Merger Cup

Merger Cup

The Merger Cup is a series of annual sporting fixtures played between Queen Mary, University of London and its medical school Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. The event has taken place since the merger of the two institutions in 1995.

The results of a number of matches, normally played on the same day, are combined to determine the overall winner. Among the sports played are rugby, football, hockey, rowing, tennis, badminton, netball, squash, and basketball.

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Results

Despite the difference in student numbers between the two establishments (Queen Mary has almost 25,000 students[1] while Barts and The London has 1,600[2]), the medical school has tended to dominate the cup in the past. However, more recently Queen Mary have won the cup in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. 2009 saw the cup return to the medical school with a 9-7 victory over Queen Mary, but a close 10-9 win brought it back to Queen Mary in 2010. In 2011, Barts & The London were Merger Cup winners.

Contributions to society

After the Barts and the London win of 2011, the phrase "Where's the merger cup, where's the merger cup?" came in to popular use amongst most of Europe, Asia, and Texas. This adds on to all previous contributions Barts and the London have made to society so far. E.g. The game "cock or ball."

References

  1. ^ http://www.studentadmin.qmul.ac.uk/mis-section/2007stats.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.smd.qmul.ac.uk/about/history/index.html

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