Bottle Match

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.

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

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

Men's

Women's

Men's

Men's

Women's

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.

See also

• Rugby union in England

External links

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