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Full-bore · Target Rifle VIII

Chancellors’

The Target Rifle varsity match against Cambridge, first contested in 1862.

Latest result · 2025

Victor: Cambridge won

Oxford

1133.109v

Cambridge

1137.99v

Source

National Rifle Association (2025). "Imperial Meeting Results". Archived from the original on 2025-07-28.

Results

1862–2025

Scores and match formats vary across the archive. A dash indicates an unrecorded score.

  1. 2025
    Oxford1133.109v
    Cambridge1137.99v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association (2025). "Imperial Meeting Results". Archived from the original on 2025-07-28.

  2. 2024
    Oxford1100.83v
    Cambridge1137.98v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association (2024). "Imperial Meeting Results".

  3. 2023
    Oxford1127.88v
    Cambridge1121.93v
    Oxford
    Source

    National Rifle Association (2023). "Imperial Meeting Results". Archived from the original on 2024-07-27.

  4. 2022
    Oxford1101.93v
    Cambridge1163.128v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  5. 2021
    Oxford1149.112v
    Cambridge1141.116v
    Oxford
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  6. 2020
    Oxford1000.97v
    Cambridge1024.125v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

    ↑ Seven firers per team only, so maximum possible score is 1050.210v rather than 1200.240v.

  7. 2019
    Oxford1152.115v
    Cambridge1158.111v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  8. 2018
    Oxford1104.62v
    Cambridge1155.116v
    Cambridge
    Source

    Oxford University Rifle Club (2018). "Oxford University Rifle Club: Annual Newsletter 2017–2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-26.

  9. 2017
    Oxford1079.76v
    Cambridge1120.82v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  10. 2016
    Oxford1118.123v
    Cambridge1166.128v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  11. 2015
    Oxford1096.83v
    Cambridge1148.102v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  12. 2014
    Oxford1141.99v
    Cambridge1111.91v
    Oxford
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  13. 2013
    Oxford1115.93v
    Cambridge1142.86v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  14. 2012
    Oxford1127.91v
    Cambridge1141.100v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  15. 2011
    Oxford1126.85v
    Cambridge1149.107v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  16. 2010
    Oxford965.75v
    Cambridge1153.125v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  17. 2009
    Oxford1133.96v
    Cambridge1157.126v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  18. 2008
    Oxford1127.96v
    Cambridge1141.99v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  19. 2007
    Oxford1066.64v
    Cambridge1133.106v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  20. 2006
    Oxford1109.83v
    Cambridge1122.80v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  21. 2005
    Oxford1155.112v
    Cambridge1142.115v
    Oxford
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  22. 2004
    Oxford1142.111v
    Cambridge1143.108v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  23. 2003
    Oxford1164.132v
    Cambridge1170.126v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

    ↑ Record score. Total recorded as 1170.125v but the individual scores add up to 1170.126v.

  24. 2002
    Oxford1146.105v
    Cambridge1164.116v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  25. 2001
    Oxford1129.110v
    Cambridge1142.108v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  26. 2000
    Oxford1111.93v
    Cambridge1157.123v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  27. 1999
    Oxford1120.88v
    Cambridge1143.107v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  28. 1998
    Oxford1112.80v
    Cambridge1150.106v
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association — Imperial Meeting results

  29. 1945
    Oxford—
    Cambridge—
    Not held
    —Source not yet recorded
  30. 1944
    Oxford—
    Cambridge—
    Not held
    —Source not yet recorded
  31. 1943
    Oxford—
    Cambridge—
    Not held
    —Source not yet recorded
  32. 1942
    Oxford—
    Cambridge—
    Not held
    —Source not yet recorded
  33. 1941
    Oxford—
    Cambridge—
    Not held
    —Source not yet recorded
  34. 1940
    Oxford—
    Cambridge—
    Not held
    —Source not yet recorded
  35. 1929
    Oxford1029
    Cambridge1028
    Oxford
    Source

    "Disastrous Experiment". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 1929-07-17. p. 7.

  36. 1927
    Oxford—
    Cambridge—
    Oxford
    Source

    "Bisley: Wonderful Shooting, St George's First Stage". The Scotsman. 1927-07-13. p. 7.

  37. 1925
    Oxford—
    Cambridge—
    Cambridge
    Source

    "Bisley". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 1925-07-15. p. 8.

  38. 1919
    Oxford—
    Cambridge—
    Not held
    —Source not yet recorded
  39. 1918
    Oxford—
    Cambridge—
    Not held
    —Source not yet recorded
  40. 1917
    Oxford—
    Cambridge—
    Not held
    —Source not yet recorded
  41. 1916
    Oxford—
    Cambridge—
    Not held
    —Source not yet recorded
  42. 1915
    Oxford—
    Cambridge—
    Not held
    —Source not yet recorded
  43. 1914
    Oxford724
    Cambridge751
    Cambridge
    Source

    "Bisley Rifle Meeting". Gloucestershire Echo. 1914-07-18. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.

  44. 1913
    Oxford—
    Cambridge—
    Cambridge
    Source

    "The Bisley Meeting". Western Gazette. 1913-07-25. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.

  45. 1912
    Oxford—
    Cambridge750
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  46. 1911
    Oxford—
    Cambridge748
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  47. 1910
    Oxford—
    Cambridge756
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  48. 1909
    Oxford750
    Cambridge—
    Oxford
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  49. 1908
    Oxford—
    Cambridge736
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  50. 1907
    Oxford719
    Cambridge—
    Oxford
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  51. 1906
    Oxford691
    Cambridge—
    Oxford
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  52. 1905
    Oxford—
    Cambridge707
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  53. 1904
    Oxford—
    Cambridge710
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  54. 1903
    Oxford—
    Cambridge727
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  55. 1902
    Oxford—
    Cambridge736
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  56. 1901
    Oxford—
    Cambridge713
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  57. 1900
    Oxford637
    Cambridge—
    Oxford
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  58. 1899
    Oxford712
    Cambridge—
    Oxford
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  59. 1898
    Oxford—
    Cambridge724
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  60. 1897
    Oxford—
    Cambridge715
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  61. 1896
    Oxford—
    Cambridge606
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  62. 1895
    Oxford—
    Cambridge624
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  63. 1894
    Oxford—
    Cambridge665
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  64. 1893
    Oxford610
    Cambridge671
    Cambridge
    Source

    "Oxford and Cambridge". North Devon Gazette. 1893-07-25. p. 6.

  65. 1892
    Oxford—
    Cambridge611
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  66. 1891
    Oxford—
    Cambridge637
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  67. 1890
    Oxford598
    Cambridge—
    Oxford
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  68. 1889
    Oxford—
    Cambridge615
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  69. 1888
    Oxford—
    Cambridge645
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  70. 1887
    Oxford638
    Cambridge—
    Oxford
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  71. 1886
    Oxford—
    Cambridge609
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  72. 1885
    Oxford—
    Cambridge606
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  73. 1884
    Oxford—
    Cambridge607
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  74. 1883
    Oxford653
    Cambridge—
    Oxford
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  75. 1882
    Oxford471
    Cambridge—
    Oxford
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  76. 1881
    Oxford555
    Cambridge—
    Oxford
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  77. 1880
    Oxford—
    Cambridge603
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  78. 1879
    Oxford—
    Cambridge565
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  79. 1878
    Oxford—
    Cambridge621
    Cambridge
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  80. 1877
    Oxford537
    Cambridge—
    Oxford
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  81. 1876
    Oxford552
    Cambridge—
    Oxford
    Source

    Lyttelton, Robert Henry (1913). Fifty Years of Sport at Oxford, Cambridge and the Great Public Schools. Vol. 2. London: W. Southwood. OCLC 3887798.

  82. 1875
    Oxford552
    Cambridge561
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association (1875b). "Tables showing winners of principal prizes since 1860". Proceedings of the National Rifle Association: 127–209. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.

  83. 1874
    Oxford509
    Cambridge501
    Oxford
    Source

    National Rifle Association (1874). "Prize List and Details of Shooting". Proceedings of the National Rifle Association: 103–170. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.

  84. 1873
    Oxford455
    Cambridge—
    Oxford
    Source

    National Rifle Association (1875a). "Prize List and Details of Shooting". Proceedings of the National Rifle Association: 215–222. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.

  85. 1872
    Oxford—
    Cambridge520
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association (1875a). "Prize List and Details of Shooting". Proceedings of the National Rifle Association: 215–222. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.

  86. 1871
    Oxford433
    Cambridge—
    Oxford
    Source

    National Rifle Association (1875a). "Prize List and Details of Shooting". Proceedings of the National Rifle Association: 215–222. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.

  87. 1870
    Oxford—
    Cambridge410
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association (1875a). "Prize List and Details of Shooting". Proceedings of the National Rifle Association: 215–222. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.

  88. 1869
    Oxford—
    Cambridge395
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association (1875a). "Prize List and Details of Shooting". Proceedings of the National Rifle Association: 215–222. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.

  89. 1868
    Oxford—
    Cambridge424
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association (1875a). "Prize List and Details of Shooting". Proceedings of the National Rifle Association: 215–222. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.

  90. 1867
    Oxford369
    Cambridge—
    Oxford
    Source

    National Rifle Association (1875a). "Prize List and Details of Shooting". Proceedings of the National Rifle Association: 215–222. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.

  91. 1866
    Oxford412
    Cambridge—
    Oxford
    Source

    National Rifle Association (1875a). "Prize List and Details of Shooting". Proceedings of the National Rifle Association: 215–222. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.

  92. 1865
    Oxford—
    Cambridge314
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association (1875a). "Prize List and Details of Shooting". Proceedings of the National Rifle Association: 215–222. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.

  93. 1864
    Oxford—
    Cambridge415
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association (1875a). "Prize List and Details of Shooting". Proceedings of the National Rifle Association: 215–222. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.

  94. 1863
    Oxford—
    Cambridge402
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association (1875a). "Prize List and Details of Shooting". Proceedings of the National Rifle Association: 215–222. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.

  95. 1862
    Oxford—
    Cambridge372
    Cambridge
    Source

    National Rifle Association (1875a). "Prize List and Details of Shooting". Proceedings of the National Rifle Association: 215–222. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26.