Four players, who figured in Oxford's drawn Varsity Match with Cambridge at Twickenham in December, have been picked in the Dark Blues' squad for the rugby league equivalent at Richmond next Wednesday (7.30pm).

And, for the first time, the rugby league Varsity match will be televised live by Sky Sports.

The rugby union quartet seeking victory over Cambridge are half back Graham Barr, South African wing John Bradshaw and flankers Ben Durham and Peter Raftery.

There being no flankers in the 13-a-side game, both Durham and Raftery have been named as props.

In securing a double Blue, Barr follows in the footsteps of his father, Roger, who won Blues in both athletics and boxing - while at Cambridge.

Several other players who figured for the rugby union side last term are named in the Oxford squad, who will be out to repeat last year's 25-13 success over the Light Blues.

Oxford squad: L ap Gwilym (Jesus & Westminster School, London) centre; J Bradshaw, (Exeter & Rondebosch Boys HS, South Africa) wing; G Barr (St Cross & Hayden Secondary School) stand-off, D Barrett (St Anne's & Old Swinford Hosp School) second row, A Clark (Mansfield & St Paul's, London) loose forward; J Clark (Hertford & Barnard Castle) prop; J Clayton (St Peter's & Arnold School, Blackpool) wing & centre; D Cooper (Somerville & Arrow Vale HS, Redditch) second row; J Corcoran (Merton & St Benedict's, Ealing) centre; J Dieppe (St Benet's & Downside School) wing; B Dunnett (Hertford & Merchiston Castle) prop; B Durham (Keble & Pate's GS, Cheltenham) prop; A Edmonds (St Anne's & Bradford S) wing; P Fisher (St Anne's & Winstanley College) centre; C Fitzgerald (Hertford & Edward VI Camp Hill School) second row; J Gorrie (Jesus & Manchester GS) scrum half; J Hall (St John's & Guisley School) hooker; P Raftery (University & Bedford Modern) prop; M Scaife (Somerville & Edinburgh Acad) full back; J Scholes (Wadham & Manchester GS) hooker & captain.