Benson leads the way for Cambridge

CAMBRIDGE, with their ‘big names’ leading the way, dismissed Oxford with an eight-try demolition to mark the first occasion this game has been played at the StoneX. It is the highest score and biggest margin of victory in the fixture’s history.

- BRENDAN GALLAGHER

Harlequins and former England U20 fly-half Jamie Benson was a commanding figure throughout while Scotland’s GB sevens star James Farndale lit up proceedings with his running skills.

Not to be outdone, in possibly his last senior game, was Japanese No.8 Makoto Tosa who was playing for the Dark Blues 15 years ago when he first appeared in this game. Tosa, who has suffered a brain tumour in the interim which interrupted his professional career in Japan, was an abrasive presence in the loose and was still going strong at the end despite his 37 years.