Varsity is the annual sports competition between City St George’s and another London university, delivered through City St George's Students' Union.
The competition usually takes place in March of each year and students compete over a number of days both at CitySport and other venues.
Varsity 2025-26
City St George’s make history with Varsity win!
Day one: A powerful opening on the field
First up, City St George’s American Football team set the tone for the entire tournament. With intensity and precision, they delivered a dominant 12–0 victory, putting City St George’s firmly on the front foot from the very start.
Day two: Taking to Greenwich with badminton, netball, basketball, rugby, hockey, and football
City St George’s continued their strong form with a 3–0 victory in badminton, while a hard-fought contest in mixed hockey saw them come out on top 5–3.
Greenwich responded with key wins in cricket, volleyball and men’s football, keeping the overall score tight and the pressure high.
As the day progressed, several defining performances shifted momentum back in City St George’s favour:
- Netball 1’s delivered a nail-biting 46–45 victory, one of the closest matches of the tournament
- Men’s basketball dominated with a 74–53 win
- Men’s rugby secured a decisive 36–10 victory
Greenwich continued to challenge across multiple fixtures, including women’s football, ensuring everything remained in the balance heading into the final day.
By the end of day two, City St George’s held a narrow 9–6 lead, setting up a decisive final day at CitySport.
Day three: Deciding the champions at CitySport
With everything still to play for, the final day brought the competition back home. The atmosphere inside CitySport was electric, with supporters packing the venue and driving teams forward.
Greenwich continued to push, with a dramatic futsal win decided by penalty shootout (7–6) and a strong performance in netball, but it wasn’t enough to overturn City St George’s lead.
Three action-packed days led to a brilliant victory for City St George’s sports teams, who lifted the trophy at CitySport and made it ten Varsity wins in a row, following nine previous victories against Kingston University.
Huge congratulations to the sports teams and massive thanks to the fans who cheered each team on across all three days!
Previous Event Reports
2024-25
The two-day event took place on 25-26th March. CitySport held the home fixtures on the Tuesday. Hundreds of spectators cheered on the teams, dressed up in the event day merchandise and fuelled on popcorn. City St George’s took a valuable lead into day 2, after wins in the badminton and volleyball fixtures.
The winning ways continued on day 2 and the final match – men’s rugby – ensured the trophy returned to City St George’s. Victory again crowned City St George’s sports teams winners for the 8th year in a row.