Oxford University captain Nick Haydon today named ten new Blues in his side to face Cambridge in the 129th Nomura Varsity Match.

Four of Oxford’s back line and six of their pack will win their first Blues when they take the field at Twickenham next Thursday.

And Oxford could have two brothers winning Blues together for the first time since 1976 with Dan Guinness starting at blindside flanker and Harry Guinness named as a replacement.

The other new Blues selected by Haydon to start are full back James Crozier, wings Luke Fenwick and Luke Jones, fly half Charlie Marr, props Hamish Macdonald and Will Kane, hooker Gov Oliver, lock Tom Evans, and openside flanker Louis Mather.

Only scrum half Haydon, inside centre Alex Cheesman and No 8 Stan McKeen starrted in last year’s 31-27 defeat, while lock Karl Outen came off the bench and outside centre Sean Morris started in 2008.

See Friday’s Oxford Mail for full story.

Oxford University: Crozier, Fenwick, Morris*, Cheesman*, Jones, Marr, Haydon* (capt), Macdonald, Oliver, Kane, Evans, Outen*, D Guinness, L Mather, McKeen*# (vice-capt). Reps: Connor, Anderson, Rowe, Swan, J Mather, H Guinness, Yusef, Wisson. * denotes Blue. # denotes international.