A look into Varsity 2025 – A Celebration of Sport and Academic Rivalry

Varsity 2025 did not disappoint, it was one of the best editions to date.
One city, two colors and Beckett’s purple pride

Varsity – the one time of the year when it’s OK to hate each other, when everything is a rivalry, and the streets of Leeds fill with two colours – green and purple.
Leeds Beckett triumphant over UOL in Varsity 2024 but why? And where have the gains been made from the previous years defeat.
Leeds Varsity 2024 saw Leeds Beckett University become champions for the first time with the University of Leeds being victorious in the previous two years of the competition. Beckett won with a total of 95-89 over the UOL but this was a stark contrast to the two years prior where the UOL won comfortably with […]
The “magic” of Leeds Varsity creates a tense three-day event

With 60 teams across all sports heading up against each other, Leeds Beckett and the University of Leeds battled it out in the annual Varsity in hopes of gaining the upper hand over their city rivals.
Leeds Varsity 2024: Friends or Fiends?

With Varsity drawing ever closer will friends be friends or will the long standing rivalry prevail
Leeds Beckett Rugby Union set for San Diego before Varsity

The Leeds Beckett rugby union team are going on a 10 day trip San Diego before the big Varsity game!
Has the annual Varsity feud been reignited in 2023?

Billed as the highlight event in University sport in Leeds, does the Varsity sports week between Leeds Beckett University and University of Leeds still feel like a rivalry?