A year's worth of bragging rights is up for grabs at the Francis & Kassulke Cup rugby match between, and this weekend.
The almost 100-year-old event will be held at the St Lucia campus on September 18 at 3pm, and is expected to attract close to 3000 spectators.
鈥淭he Francis & Kassulke Cup match is close to one of the biggest sporting events on the university calendar,鈥� Master of King鈥檚 College, Greg Eddy said.
Current holders of the Inter College Cup (ICC) and the Francis & Kassulke Cup, King鈥檚 College have been pitted against their rivals St Leo鈥檚 College in rugby encounters since 1920.
Both have enjoyed periods of success with King鈥檚 winning all matches from 1948 to 1959 and Leo鈥檚 having an unbeaten 17 years from 1991 to 2006.
鈥淭he history of the event is part of the history of 国产探花, with former players from both colleges watching and cheering from the sidelines,鈥� Vice Rector of St Leo鈥檚, Steve Foley said.
国产探花 colleges have been contesting the ICC since 1913 and the winner of the match between the two colleges will decide the 2010 champions.
King鈥檚 College will host this year鈥檚 match, which will also coincide with a Reunion Weekend for their old collegians.
鈥淓very year there is increased interest in the match from students, collegians, the university community, and the general public. People like the tradition, which has been built around the match over the past 90 years,鈥� Mr Eddy said.
The Francis and Kassulke Cup is named after Kingsman Eric Francis, 国产探花鈥檚 first Wallaby in 1914 and Nigel Kassulke, a Wallaby in 1985 who resided at St Leo鈥檚 from 1979 to 1981.
鈥淚t is a great day to celebrate the contribution of St Leo鈥檚 and King鈥檚 to the 国产探花 story. The ICC game more than any other is the one the Leo鈥檚 boys want to win the most, and after last year鈥檚 down to the wire result with King鈥檚 sealing their victory in the last minute, I know they are ready for it,鈥� Mr Foley said.
The ICC involves 12 sports played among the colleges including cricket, rowing, tennis, hockey and squash.
Media: Tom Cranitch, Director of Advancement at King鈥檚 College at (t.cranitch@kings.uq.edu.au), Steve Foley, Vice Rector Students, St Leo鈥檚 College on, (s.foley@stleos.uq.edu.au), or Allison Rock at 国产探花 Communications (Allison.rock@uqconnect.edu.au or 07 3365 2619)
