Big Blue Challenge

Big Blue Challenge

Big Blue Challenge

The Big Blue encapsulates the sporting rivalry between Victoria’s two largest Universities, Melbourne and Monash.

Rivals on and off the sporting field, the matches are played at Melbourne’s Parkville Campus or Monash’s Clayton Campus during Semester and offer a chance for students to represent their University in a local and competitive setting, at no cost.

A winner is declared at the conclusion of Semester 2 when the head-to-head results are tallied up.

Big Blue Challenge Overall Champions 2024

University of Melbourne

Get involved in the Big Blue Challenge

Register your interest

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Trial for a team

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  • "Register your interest" form will be sent to the Team manager
  • Team managers will contact you with trial dates and useful information
  • Dates for trials will also be advertised on the Intervarsity website
  • Attend the trial in your chosen sport
  • You must be an enrolled University of Melbourne student in 2025 to compete
  • You do not have to be a members of a Melbourne Uni Club team to qualify

Semester 1 - Big Blue Challenge 2025

Big Blue T20 Cricket - Tuesday 18th March - Men

Fixtures: Melbourne Uni Parkville Campus, Cricket Oval

Men's T20 match

Match will start at 4pm, and competition finishes by 8.00pm
Big Blue AFL - Wednesday 16th April - Men and Women

Fixtures: Monash Campus Clayton

  1. Men AFL
  2. Women AFL

All Matches start between 5pm- 6pm, and competition finishes by 8.30pm
Big Blue Basketball - Monday 28th April - Men and Women

Fixtures: Melbourne Uni Parkville Campus, Nona Lee Stadium

Men's Basketball

Women's Basketball

All Matches start between 5pm- 6pm, and competition finishes by 8.30pm
Big Blue Multi Event - Monday 5th May - Monash Campus

Fixtures: Monash Campus Clayton

  1. Men Soccer -
  2. Women Soccer -
  3. Men Touch -
  4. Women Touch -
  5. Women Hockey -
  6. Men Tennis -
  7. Men Squash -
  8. Mixed Roundball -

All Matches start between 5pm- 6pm, and competition finishes by 8.30pm
Big Blue Multi Event - Monday 12th May - Melbourne Campus

Fixtures: Melbourne Parkville Campus

  1. Mx Netball -
  2. Mx Ultimate -
  3. Men Hockey -
  4. Women Tennis -
  5. Women Squash -
  6. Men Volleyball -
  7. Women Volleyball -

All Matches start between 5pm- 6pm, and competition finishes by 8.30pm
Semester One Results
Sport Date Venue Scores Winners
T20 cricket Mon 18th March Melb Monash 134-10 Melb 137-4 Melb
Basketball - M Wed 28th April Melb Melbourne 65 - 71 Monash Monash
Basketball - W Wed 28th April Melb Melbourne 52 - 41 Monash Melb
AFL - M Wed 16th April Monash Melbourne 95 -17 Monash Melb
AFL - W Wed 16th April Monash Melbourne 13 - 34 Monash Monash
Football - M Mon 5th May Monash Melbourne 4-2 Monash Melb
Football - W Mon 5th May Monash Melbourne 1-3 Monash Monash
Hockey - W Mon 5th May Monash Melbourne 5-1 Monash Melb
Touch - M Mon 5th May Monash Melbourne 2-3 Monash Monash
Touch - W Mon 5th May Monash Melbourne 2-9 Monash Monash
Tennis - M Mon 5th May Monash Melbourne 1-2 Monash Monash
Squash - M Mon 5th May Monash Melbourne 2-2 Monash (8-6 games) Monash
Ultimate - MX Mon 12th May Melb Melbourne 14-7 Monash Melb
Hockey - M Mon 12th May Melb Melbourne 1-1 Monash (Pens 4-2) Melb
Squash - W Mon 12th May Melb Melbourne 4-0 Monash Melb
Tennis - W Mon 12th May Melb Melbourne 1-2 Monash Monash
Volleyball - M Mon 12th May Melb Melbourne 2-0 Monash Melb
Volleyball - W Mon 12th May Melb Melbourne 0-2 Monash Monash
Melbourne 9 wins vs Monash 9 Wins

Semester 2 - Big Blue Challenge 2025

Big Blue Multi Event - Friday 5th Sept - Melbourne Campus

Fixtures: Melbourne Parkville Campus, Nona Lee Stadium

Men's and Women's Badminton

Men's and Women's Table tennis

All Matches start between 5pm- 6pm, and competition finishes by 8.30pm
Complete this form if selected for an Intervarsity team Winged Victory Participation Agreement

Big Blue Challenge

Historical Results

Results

The Big Blue Challenge has been contested since 2014, between the University of Melbourne and Monash University. Below are the historical results of the competition.

  1. Overall Champions
  2. Big Blue results 2024
  3. Big Blue results 2023
  4. Big Blue results 2022