Cambridge have had their best spell of possession so far in the game.

The Light Blues are deep in the Oxford half and they win a penalty on the 22 in the centre of the field. - surely three easy points.

Koster shows all his experience there to force a turnover at the breakdown for Cambridge with Oxford prowling on the Light Blue 22.

Relieving the pressure again as this Oxford side try and run it through their opponents.

Cambridge are already using their skipper Nick Koster to batter the Oxford line.

The former Bath and Stormers back-row is playing his final game of rugby today.

Oxford show some good play with the ball in hand and progress into the Cambridge 22, but the Light Blues win a penalty from the line-out to relieve the pressure.

Nigel Owens blows his whistle and Oxford get us under way.

Here we go then, the two sets of players are walking out on the hallowed Twickenham turf.

Oxford have their professionals, Cambridge have their settled side going for a hat-trick.

They both have identical records in the build-up, so it should be a cracker.

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Earlier today, Cambridge won the women's Varsity match as they held off a late Oxford fightback to win 8-5 at Twickenham.

The Light Blues' victory was their 13th in the fixture, after last year's 24-0 win, bringing them closer Oxford's 19.

Cambridge went ahead when Emily Pratt crossed in the first half, before Alice Elgar's penalty made it 8-0 after the break in a dominant Cambridge display.

Late on, Oxford rallied and Katie Collis went over for a consolation try.

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Nigel Owens will referee the match, which takes place on the same ground where he took charge of the 2015 World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia.

"So many of the greatest referees have officiated at the Varsity Match at Twickenham," Owens said.

He is then due to referee the European Champions Cup tie between Racing 92 and Leicester in Paris on Sunday.

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Cambridge's line-up includes 10 players that featured in last year's fixture.

Most notable is former Bath, Bristol and Stormers back-row Nick Koster who lines up at number eight.

Away from the field Cambridge's 28-year-old captain is studying for a Masters in Social Innovation.

Another to return is former Harlequins youngster Jake Hennessey. The centre studies Greek and French and was called up to the England Sevens squad earlier this year.

Cambridge: Gatus; Baines, King, Hennessey, Story; Phillips, Bell; MacCallum, Huppatz, Dean, Eriksen, Hunter, Leonard, McMahon, Koster.

Replacements: Schusman, Somers, Dixon, Beckett, Smart, Saunders, Gnodde.

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Oxford's line-up does not have as many returning players, although they can call on plenty of professional experience.

The Dark Blue's captain is inside centre Dom Waldouck - the 31-year-old came off the bench to help Wasps win the Heineken Cup in 2007.

He is studying for an MSc in Sustainable Urban Development and is currently contracted at Newcastle Falcons.

He is joined by MBA students George Robson and Ben Ransom - the former spent time at Harlequins, London Irish and played for England Saxons while the latter had time at Saracens and London Irish.

Oxford: Ransom; Barley, Kearns, Waldouck, Stileman; Humberstone, Tresidder; Parker, Henry, Morris, Dix, Robson, Pozniak, Miller, Kerneis.

Replacements: Navarajasegaran, Hennessy, King, Warr, Jones, McGagh, Jackson, Martin.

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Oxford will be hoping it is third time lucky this afternoon as they try and get Dark Blue hands back on the trophy for the first time since 2015.

Last year Cambridge recorded a 20-10 win over their rivals - they led 13-3 through tries from Chris Bell and Archie Russell before Will Wilson reduced the deficit to three points.

But a late Charlie Amesbury try sealed victory for Cambridge to give the Light Blues back-to-back wins for the first time since 2007 when they recorded a third successive win.

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Oxford have have not won the Varsity match as many times as Cambridge (they trail 59 to 63), but they do hold the record for the most consecutive victories.

Between 2010 and 2015 they won the title an unprecedented six times in succession.

Cambridge have won five in-a-row on three occasions (1972-76, 1980-84 and 1994-98).

The Light Blues also held the title for a record eight-year spell from 1938 to losing to Oxford in 1946 - although the game was not held between 1939 and 1944 because of the Second World War.

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The first Varsity match was played in 1872, making it one of the world’s longest running sporting fixtures.

The two sides have met 136 times, Cambridge have won 63 times to Oxford's 59.

In those years some of the biggest names in rugby have competed - legendary England fly-half Rob Andrew, Wales centre Jamie Roberts and Scotland full-back Gavin Hastings have all played for Cambridge, as well as the British and Irish Lions.

Oxford can boast former England stars Phil de Glanville, Victor Ubogu and Stuart Barnes among their alumni.

Good afternoon and welcome to today's live text commentary of the 137th Varsity match between Oxford and Cambridge.

Will Cambridge make it three successive wins, or can Oxford get their first victory since 2015?

Stay tuned to find out.