Eastern Europe Greece •
University of Macedonia and
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in
Thessaloniki.
Turkey •
Middle East Technical University and
Boğaziçi University •
Faculty of Law and Faculty of Political Sciences of
Ankara University -The two faculties are situated side by side. When İnek Bayramı (literal meaning,
The Cow Festival, idiomatic meaning:
The Nerd festival), the traditional festival of the Faculty of Political Sciences is being celebrated, the booing from the Faculty of Law is also a long tradition.
Western Europe Belgium •
Université catholique de Louvain and
Université Libre de Bruxelles. •
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and
Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Rivalry started in the 1830s when the
Free University of Brussels was established as a
non-religious and
freethinking university whereas the old
Catholic University of Leuven – refounded in 1835 – remained under Church control. The rivalry survived the division of the two original foundations into separate Dutch-speaking and French-speaking establishments, in 1968 and 1970 respectively. Nowadays control of the Church over the two catholic universities has diminished and they are largely pluralist, accepting students and professors from all religions and backgrounds, but the rivalry with the two secular universities in Brussels continues. This rivalry finds expression mainly among academics and traditional student activities as intercollegiate sports remain largely developed in Belgium.
France High schools & Preparatory classes:
Lycée Louis-le-Grand and
Lycée Henri IV in Paris, which are commonly seen as the most prestigious public high schools.
Business Schools: ESSEC Business School and
HEC Paris have been fierce rivals with HEC topping most rankings and ESSEC often coming second. However, ESSEC has long been considered an entrepreneurial powerhouse, more dynamic and open-minded than HEC, whilst the latter has constantly been accused of snobbish attitudes due to the elitist mindset of its student population. Whether either assumptions are true or false, those two schools have produced the elite of French business circles, alongside the other "Parisian" business school
ESCP Europe, which is usually ranked third in France.
Engineering Schools: The famous engineering schools, such as
ParisTech members, usually compete in national sports tournaments, but also in technological competitions such as the French Robotics Cup or the Mash Marathon. In these situations some of the schools chose to form alliances, like
Supélec and
Arts et Métiers ParisTech that build common robots.
Other Schools: The "Critérium" of the
Institut d'études politiques (IEP) is an annual multi-sport competition between the 9 IEPs. It is traditionally held on the last weekend of March with the host city changing every year. It is the occasion for the IEPs located in French regions to challenge the more prestigious
IEP Paris (known as "Sciences Po"). A final opposing Paris to, for example, Lyon would see students from all over France cheering for Lyon, especially with the anthem "Province unie, tous contre Paris !" ("Province united, all against Paris !", the "province" being a somewhat pejorative term used to designate any place in France outside of Paris). The Paris students would respond by boasting their status as a Grande école and élite institution.
Ireland •
University College Dublin and
Trinity College Dublin • See
The Colours Match Italy •
University of Pisa and
University of Pavia – the annual Pisa-Pavia Regatta, the second oldest in Europe after the
Oxford Cambridge boat race. •
Scuola Normale Superiore and
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies,
Pisa •
Ghislieri College and
Borromeo College,
Pavia United Kingdom Universities Oxford and
Cambridge universities (
Oxbridge) have
a rivalry which dates back to the 13th century. The two universities award
Blues for participation in varsity matches in major sports including the
University Match (since 1927), the
Boat Race (since 1829 for men and 1927 for women),
The Varsity Match in rugby union (since 1872), the
University Golf Match (since 1878),
The Varsity Polo Match (1878), the
Ice Hockey Varsity Match (1885), the
University Hockey Match (since 1890 for men and 1898 for women),
The Varsity Game (since 1921), the skiing
Varsity Trip (since 1922), the
Rugby League Varsity Match (since 1981), and
The Varsity Yacht Race (since 2003).
Colleges within each university are also known to nurture keen rivalries, such as that between
Oriel College, Oxford and
Pembroke College, Oxford, centred on rowing; that between
Exeter College, Oxford and
Jesus College, Oxford, which are directly opposite each other on Turl Street; or that between
Brasenose College, Oxford and
Lincoln College, Oxford, one of two pairs of "
semi-detached" colleges in Oxbridge – the other being
Balliol College and
Trinity College in Broad Street, Oxford. Another keen rivalry is that between
St Edmund Hall, and
the Queen's College, Oxford, dating back to the time when the Queen's College owned St Edmund Hall. In Cambridge, rivalries exist between
St John's and
Trinity, two of the richest colleges of the university and all of Oxbridge. Rivalries have also been established between colleges in Oxford and Cambridge, such as that between
Robinson College, Cambridge and
St Catherine's College, Oxford.
University College London and
King's College London have a
rivalry that has been a part of London life for nearly two centuries. It can be traced to their foundation in the 1820s when King's College was established as an
Anglican alternative to the secular University College. The
third-oldest university in England debate between the two universities and other parties continues to this day.
King's College London and
University of Bradford also have a departmental rivalry. King's College London's
War Studies department faces Bradford University's
Peace Studies department, in an annual football match for the '
Tolstoy Cup'. The rivalry between 'War' and 'Peace' studies teams is one of the great sporting rivalries, being featured at number four on the Financial Times list of "Great College Sports Rivalries".
Lancaster University and
University of York have a rivalry which has lasted since the formation of the universities at similar times in the 1960s. There is an annual sports competition between the university named the
Roses Tournament. The name derives from the
War of the Roses, and English civil war fought in the 15th century between the
House of York and the
House of Lancaster. The first event was held in 1965 and has been an annual tradition ever since.
Northumbria University and
Newcastle University, both in
Newcastle upon Tyne, have a rivalry based upon the extreme geographical proximity between them. In 1994 the
Stan Calvert Cup was instituted as a multi-sport competition between the two universities; but in 2018 Newcastle University decided to withdraw from the cup for the foreseeable future.
University of Liverpool and
Liverpool John Moores University have a rivalry: they are the city's two principal universities; there is a battle for the "Varsity Cup" every year when over 1,000 students from both universities compete in over 15 different sports.
University of Essex and
University of East Anglia have an annual competition known amongst the students as "Derby Day", as well as competing academically.
Schools •
Eton v Harrow, an annual cricket match between
Eton College and
Harrow School that has been held at
Lord's Cricket Ground since 1805. •
Merchant Taylors' School and
Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, both in south
Hertfordshire: annual sports fixtures played, with cricket matches played at
Lord's. •
The Perse School and
The Leys School Annual matches in all sports. Until The Perse moved site in 1960 the two schools were situated about 500 metres apart, joined by Lensfield Road. •
Lancaster Royal Grammar School and
Kirkham Grammar School, the two dominating
rugby grammar schools in North
Lancashire, although
Kirkham has since become
independent. •
Royal Grammar School Worcester and
King's School, Worcester in the "
Modus Cup". •
Westminster School and
St. Paul's School •
City of London School and
St Paul's School •
Bablake School and
King Henry VIII School, Coventry as sister schools have annual sporting competitions which culminate in the annual rugby match played at Butts Park. •
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls and
Invicta Grammar School, Maidstone •
St. Paul's School and
King's College School, primarily in rugby but also in other sports including football (soccer) and cricket. •
King's College School and
Royal Grammar School, Guildford, primarily in rugby where they compete for the Hillers-Hutchison Shield. •
The King's School, Canterbury and
King's College School, one of the oldest fixtures in each school's fixture list. •
Tonbridge School and
Wellington College, more prominently in rugby, the rugby season finishes with the annual fixture between the two schools. •
Ravensbourne School, Bromley,
Bishop Justus Church of England School and
Ravens Wood School •
The Skinners' School and
The Judd School, both founded by the Honorable Skinners' Company, rivalry in rugby and academia •
George Heriot's School and
George Watsons College, rivalry between schools extends back to the 1700s due to the schools being on opposite sides of Lauriston Road from each other. The rivalry was at a high during the mid 1800s with parties from both schools conducting raids on each other and a wave of "thefts, violence, mass riots and bullying". This violence and rivalry subsided with the relocating from Watson's and the change to both School becoming day schools rather than boarding. Today the rivalry extends only to the sports pitch although there is rumour of a raid in the 1970/80s of a group of Watsonian finding themselves in the Heriots cafeteria with several stink bombs. •
Epsom College and
St John's School, Leatherhead, have a rivalry in sports, especially rugby and hockey. ==Oceania==