Bottle match

The Bottle Match is a varsity match played between the Camborne School of Mines (CSM) and the Royal School of Mines (RSM), Imperial College London. The first recorded match between the two sides took place on 16 December 1902, making it the second oldest rugby varsity match in the world.

The Bottle Match started as a rugby union match but as the schools sporting interests diversified other sports began to be played and from 2006 is now made up of six games played between the two institutions: men's rugby union, football, men's and women’s hockey, squash and golf. As of 2010 Netball has been included as an event. In 2012 the game of Lacrosse is due to be added for the Friday before the main event.

The Bottle Match is traditionally held during the month of February normally on the last weekend of the month. Ancient rivalry between the RSM and CSM ensures that the competition gets fiercer by the year.

Trophies

The winner of the Bottle trophy itself hinges entirely on the outcome of the rugby match, ultimately making the other events completely pointless. The winning team take home the 'Bottle', a 3-ft tall tin beer bottle adorned with the two crests of the institution, which was acquired in 1926 by a number of RSM students from the top of a Bass lorry. Since the 1950s, players on the winning side were presented with personal tankards from the South African based company Union Corporation/Gencor. This tradition continues with the tankards provided by Michael West and the Mining Journal. There is also a trophy awarded to the Man of the Match. The Centenary Bottle Match was held in Cornwall in 2002, with RSM being victorious, and Anton Griffiths from CSM winning the man of the match trophy.

The winners of the men's hockey take the Sharpley Cup, a silver cup presented by J.E. Sharpley, an RSM alumnus, in the 1950s.

The winners of the women's hockey take the Golders Cup, a small silver cup presented By Golder Associates the 1990s.

Sport	Rugby	Football	Hockey, Men's	Hockey, Women's
Name	The Bottle	-	Sharpley Cup	Golders Cup
Trophy			-	-
Dated(Apx)	1920s	-	1950s	1990s
Presented by	Bass	-	J.E. Sharpley	Golder Associates

Bottle Match Results

Date	Winner	Score	Venue	RSM Wins	CSM Wins	Draws
01902-12-16 16 December 1902	Draw	-	London	0	0	1
Results missing
01932 1932	RSM	8 - 20	Cornwall	-	-	-
Results missing
01946 1946	CSM	-	-	-	-	-
01947 1947	RSM	5 - 8	-	-	-	-
Results missing
01950 1950	RSM	-	-	-	-	-
01951 1951	CSM	-	-	-	-	-
01952 1952	CSM	-	-	-	-	-
01953 1953	CSM	-	-	-	-	-
01954 1954	CSM	-	-	-	-	-
01955 1955	RSM	0 - 3	-	-	-	-
Results missing
01980 1980	RSM	-	-	-	-	-
01981 1981	CSM	-	-	-	-	-
01982 1982	RSM	-	-	-	-	-
Results missing
01988 1988	CSM	-	-	-	-	-
Results missing
01996 1996	CSM	-	Cornwall	29	32	6
01997 1997	RSM	-	London	29	32	6
01998 1998	RSM	-	Cornwall	30	32	6
01999 1999	RSM	-	London	31	32	6
02000 2000	RSM	22 - 10	Cornwall	32	32	6
02001 2001	RSM	-	London	33	32	6
02002 2002	RSM	-	Cornwall	34	32	6
02003 2003	RSM	12 - 5	London	35	32	6
02004 2004	RSM	10 - 22	Cornwall	36	32	6
02005 2005	RSM	17 - 15	London	37	32	6
02006 2006	RSM	11 - 29	Cornwall	38	32	6
02007 2007	CSM	3 - 5	London	38	33	6
02008 2008	RSM	10 - 13	Cornwall	39	33	6
02009 2009	RSM	14 - 10	London	40	33	6
02010 2010	CSM	13 - 0	Cornwall	40	34	6
02011 2011	RSM	25 - 20	London	41	34	6
02012 2012	RSM	22 - 0	Cornwall	42	34	6

Total wins

Total matches RSM victories CSM victories Draws 110 42 34 6 Note there are 28 missing years from the tally. Where matches are drawn, the trophy is retained by the winning team from the previous year Bottle Match Weekend Results Where scores are available: 1955 53rd Bottle First Association football varsity match Sport Gender Score CSM-RSM Winner Rugby Men's 0-3 RSM Football men's 1-4 RSM Date Number Venue Rugby Football Hockey Squash Golf Netball Basketball Men's Women's Men's Men's Women's Results missing 01955 1955 53rd Cornwall 0 - 3 RSM 1 - 4 RSM Results missing 01996 1996 94th Cornwall 10 - 22 CSM Results missing 01997 1997 95th Cornwall - RSM Results missing 01998 1998 96th Cornwall 10 - 22 RSM Results missing 01999 1999 97th Cornwall - RSM Results missing 02000 2000 98th Cornwall 10 - 22 RSM Results missing 02001 2001 99th London - RSM Results missing 02002 2002 100th Cornwall - RSM 5 - 2 CSM - CSM - CSM - CSM 02003 2003 101st London 12 - 5 RSM 1 - 0 RSM 2 - 3 CSM 1 - 1 CSM 3 - 2 RSM 02004 2004 102nd Cornwall 10 - 22 RSM 5 - 5 RSM 6 - 2 CSM 8 - 0 CSM 4 - 1 CSM 02005 2005 103rd London 17 - 15 RSM 5 - 2 RSM 1 - 3 CSM 1 - 4 CSM 3 - 2 RSM 02006 2006 104th Cornwall 11 - 29 RSM - CSM 2 - 1 CSM 3 - 0 CSM 5 - 0 CSM 1 - 4 RSM 02007 2007 105th London 3 - 5 CSM 5 - 15 CSM 1 - 6 CSM 1 - 5 CSM 1 - 5 CSM 5 - 0 RSM CSM 02008 2008 106th Cornwall 10 - 13 RSM 6 - 0 CSM 3 - 4 RSM 3 - 2 CSM 5 - 0 CSM CSM 02009 2009 107th London 14 - 10 RSM 0 - 4 CSM 0 - 5 CSM 0 - 5 CSM 0 - 5 CSM CSM 02010 2010 108th Cornwall 13 - 0 CSM No game 7 - 0 CSM 5 - 1 CSM 3 - 0 CSM 4 - 1 CSM 2 - 2 Draw 15 - 4 RSM 02011 2011 109th London 25 - 20 RSM - 2 - 3 CSM 1 - 4 CSM 5 - 3 RSM 3 - 2 RSM 2.5 - 0.5 RSM 34 - 15 RSM 40 - 64 CSM See also Royal School of Mines Imperial College London Camborne School of Mines Rugby union in England References External links CSMSSwebsite RSM Union website Camborne School of Mines at the University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus.