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Bottle Match
Formerly	The Miners Cup
Sport	Rugby Union
Founded	1902
No. of teams	2
Competitors	CSM vs RSM
Country	United Kingdom
Venue(s)	Penryn (Cornwall) or Kensington (London)
Most titles	RSM (46)
Official website	Bottle Match
Notes
	Also includes subsidiary competitions – Hockey, Football, Squash, Golf and Lacrosse

The Bottle Match is a varsity match played between the Camborne School of Mines (CSM) of Exeter University and the Royal School of Mines (RSM) of Imperial College London. The first recorded match between the two sides took place on 16 December 1902.

The Bottle Match started as a rugby union match, but as the schools sporting interests diversified, other sports began to be played as part of the match. Since 2006, the match has included 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 2017, mixed-gender Lacrosse was added to the list of sports.

The Bottle Match is traditionally held in February, normally on the third weekend of the month. The match reflects a long-standing rivalry between the RSM and CSM.^[1]

Trophies

The winner of the Bottle trophy itself hinges entirely on the outcome of the rugby match. The winning team takes 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	–	–	J.E. Sharpley	Golder Associates

Bottle Match results

Date	Winner	Score	Venue	RSM Wins	CSM Wins	Draws
16 December 1902	Draw	–	London	0	0	1
Results missing
1932	RSM	8–20	Cornwall	–	–	–
Results missing
1946	CSM	–	–	–	–	–
1947	RSM	5–8	–	–	–	–
Results missing
1950	RSM	–	–	–	–	–
1951	CSM	–	–	–	–	–
1952	CSM	–	–	–	–	–
1953	CSM	–	–	–	–	–
1954	CSM	–	–	–	–	–
1955	RSM	0–3	–	–	–	–
Results missing
1980	RSM	–	–	–	–	–
1981	CSM	–	–	–	–	–
1982	RSM	–	–	–	–	–
Results missing
1985	RSM	–	Exeter	–	–	–
1986	CSM	–	–	–	–	–
1987	CSM	–	–	–	–	–
1988	CSM	–	–	–	–	–
1989	RSM	–	–	–	–	–
Results missing
1992	CSM	–	–	29	28	–
1993	CSM	–	–	29	29	–
1994	CSM	–	–	29	30	–
1995	CSM	–	–	29	31	–
1996	CSM	–	Cornwall	29	32	6
1997	RSM	–	London	29	32	6
1998	RSM	26–0	Cornwall	30	32	6
1999	RSM	–	London	31	32	6
2000	RSM	22–10	Cornwall	32	32	6
2001	RSM	–	London	33	32	6
2002	RSM	29–17	Cornwall	34	32	6
2003	RSM	12–5	London	35	32	6
2004	RSM	10–22	Cornwall	36	32	6
2005	RSM	17–15	London	37	32	6
2006	RSM	11–29	Cornwall	38	32	6
2007	CSM	3–5	London	38	33	6
2008	RSM	10–13	Cornwall	39	33	6
2009	RSM	14–10	London	40	33	6
2010	CSM	13–0	Cornwall	40	34	6
2011	RSM	25–20	London	41	34	6
2012	RSM	22–0	Cornwall	42	34	6
2013	RSM	24–8	London	43	34	6
2014	Draw*	6–6	Cornwall	43	34	7
2015	RSM	19–7	London	44	34	7
2016	CSM	14–5	Cornwall	44	35	7
2017	RSM	36–19	London	45	35	7
2018	CSM	35–5	Cornwall	45	36	7
2019	RSM	15–5	London	46	36	7
2020	CSM	10-7	Cornwall	46	37	7
2021	CSM	7-52	London	46	38	7
2022	CSM	17-10	Cornwall	46	39	7
2023	Draw*	17-17	London	46	39	8
2024	RSM	3-12	Cornwall	47	39	8

Total wins

Total matches	RSM victories	CSM victories	Draws
116	47	39	8

Note that there are 28 missing years from the tally.

Bottle Match weekend results

Where scores are available:

Date	Number	Venue	Rugby
Date	Number	Venue	Men's
1902	1st	London	Draw
Results missing
1932	30th	Cornwall	8–20 RSM
Results missing
1946	45th	–	CSM
1947	45th	Cornwall	5–8 RSM
Results missing
1950	48th	–	RSM
1951	49th	–	CSM
1952	50th	–	CSM
1953	51st	–	CSM
1954	52nd	–	CSM
1955	53rd	Cornwall	0–3 RSM
Results missing
1980	78th	–	RSM
1981	79th	–	CSM
1982	80th	–	RSM

Results Missing	84th 85th th4	Cornwall London rnwallo	CSM CSM
869	th4	rnwallo	MS
879	th5	ndono	MS
889	86th	Cornwall	CSM
Results missing
1992	90th	–	CSM
1993	91st	–	CSM
1994	92nd	–	CSM
1995	93rd	–	CSM
1996	94th	Cornwall	CSM
1997	95th	London	RSM
1998	96th	Cornwall	0–26 RSM
1999	97th	London	RSM
Date	Number	Venue	Rugby		Football	Hockey		Squash'	Golf	Netball	Badminton	Tennis	Lacrosse	Basketball
Date	Number	Venue	Men's	Women's	Men's	Men's	Women's	Squash'	Golf	Netball	Badminton	Tennis	Lacrosse	Basketball
2000	98th	Cornwall	10–22 RSM		Results missing
2001	99th	London	– RSM		Results missing
2002	100th	Cornwall	17–29 RSM		5–2 CSM	– CSM	– CSM	– CSM
2003	101st	London	12–5 RSM		1–0 RSM	2–3 CSM	1–1 Draw	3–2 RSM
2004	102nd	Cornwall	10–22 RSM		5–5 Draw	6–2 CSM	8–0 CSM	4–1 CSM
2005	103rd	London	17–15 RSM		5–2 RSM	1–3 CSM	1–4 CSM	3–2 RSM
2006	104th	Cornwall	11–29 RSM		- CSM	2–1 CSM	3–0 CSM	5–0 CSM	1–4 RSM
2007	105th	London	3–5 CSM	5–15 CSM	1–6 CSM	1–5 CSM	1–5 CSM	5–0 RSM	– CSM
2008	106th	Cornwall	10–13 RSM		6–0 CSM	3–4 RSM	3–2 CSM	5–0 CSM	– CSM
2009	107th	London	14–10 RSM		0–4 CSM	0–5 CSM	0–5 CSM	0–5 CSM	– CSM
2010	108th	Cornwall	13–0 CSM		7–0 CSM	5–1 CSM	3–0 CSM	4–1 CSM	2–2 Draw	15–4 RSM
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
2012	110th	Cornwall	0–22 RSM		0–0 Draw	3–1 CSM	2–1 CSM	0–5 RSM	2–2 Draw	39–27 CSM
2013	111th	London	24–8 RSM		0–4 CSM	0–1 CSM	1–1 Draw	5–0 RSM	3–1 RSM	27–25 RSM
2014	112th	Cornwall	6–6 Draw		3–0 CSM	0–3 RSM	2–3 RSM	2–3 RSM	– CSM	55–19 CSM
2015	113th	London	19-7 RSM		0–3 CSM	4–2 RSM	1–10 CSM	5–0 RSM		– CSM	6–12 CSM
2016	114th	Cornwall	14-5 CSM		3–0 CSM	3–3 Draw	12–0 CSM	5–0 CSM
2017	115th	London	36-19 RSM		1–1 Draw	3–1 RSM	0–6 CSM	0-4 CSM	2-1 RSM	11–50 CSM	9–0 RSM	0–4 CSM	10–3 RSM
2018	116th	Cornwall	35-5 CSM		3–1 CSM	3-3 Draw	- CSM			14–31 CSM	1–8 CSM		10–3 RSM
2019	117th	London	15-5 RSM		1–0 RSM	1-4 CSM	2-7 CSM	2–3 CSM		2–88 CSM	2–8 CSM	1–7 CSM	12–6 RSM
2020	118th	Cornwall	7-10 CSM		0–2 CSM	2-1 RSM	0-21 CSM	0–3 CSM		2–109 CSM	5–4 RSM	0–12 CSM	3-28 CSM
2022	119th	Cornwall	17-10 CSM		2-1 CSM	0-1 RSM	2-0 CSM	4–0 CSM		82–5 CSM	3–5 RSM	12–0 CSM
2023	120th	London	17–17 Draw		0-2 CSM	1-2 CSM	2–0 RSM			62–9 CSM	6–19 CSM	0–3 CSM	6–11 CSM

Note that when matches are drawn, the trophy is retained by the previous winners. The "2021 Bottle Match" was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

^ "Anger at Cornish 'inbreds' remark". BBC News. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2013.

External links

"The Bottle Match | RSM | The Royal School of Mines".

[1] "Anger at Cornish 'inbreds' remark". BBC News. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2013.

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