Jamie Roberts to start Varsity for Cambridge

Jamie Roberts has been named in 's starting XV for this year's Varsity against Oxford.
The Welsh centre, who has 77 Test caps, will start at inside centre at Twickenham next Thursday as the Light Blues look to stop Oxford from winning a record sixth success.
“I'm immensely proud and honoured to be awarded a Blue and everything has come together for me. The Cambridge season culminates in the Varsity Match and we have been building nicely towards it,” Roberts said.
“We have got some good momentum going into the game off the back of three successive victories and we have really started to gel.
“There has been a consistency in selection and come the big day it is going to be all about keeping cool under pressure. It is all about not day dreaming or losing focus. There is a lot of fine tuning to be done between now and he next Thursday, but I am hugely excite about the whole event.
“It is going to be a unique experience for me and something that will be different to any other game I've played at Twickenham – it's a different group of players, a different standard and different prize. But it is still a very, very important rugby match.
“It won't be like playing for against in the , the against or in an EDF Energy Cup Final for as I've done in the past. But I can't wait!
“To win a Blue or Cambridge in a rugby context is a great honour and something I will cherish on my CV.”
Cambridge: Simon Davies (Jesus); Ilia Cherezov (St John's), Oliver Clough (St Edmund's), Jamie Roberts (Queens'), Andy Rees (St Catharine's); Fraser Gillies (Hughes Hall), Don Stevens (St Edmund's, captain); Will Briggs (Magdalene), Max Montgomery (Emmanuel), Dave Spelman (Jesus), Rob Hall (Downing), Ian Nagle (Hughes Hall), James Kilroe (Robinson), Daniel Dass (St Catharine's), Sam Farmer (Wolfson).
Replacements: Paddy Calvert (St John's), Jacob Poulton (Clare), Demitri Moros (St John's), Lola Erogbogbo (Clare), Stephen Leonard (Emmanuel), Seb Tullie (Emmanuel), Mike Phillips (Emmanuel), George Williams (Clare).
Oxford: Matt Geiger (St Catherine's); Henry Hughes (Magdalen), Matt Janney (Oriel), Henry Lamont (New), Tom Stileman (St Peter's); George Cullen (Kellogg), Henry de Berker (Green Templeton); Lewis Anderson (Trinity), Richie Halpin (Lady Margaret Hall), Ian Williams (Kellogg); Fergus Taylor (St Catherine's), Andrew Grant (Kellogg); Nic Roberts-Huntley (Green Templeton),Will Wilson (Keble), Fraser Heathcote (St Edmund Hall).
Replacements: Will Thornton (Lady Margaret Hall), Hugo Lu (University), Kieran Ball (Trinity)/James Scaife (Linacre), Graeme MacGilchrist (University), Will Thomas (Wadham), James Faktor (Kellogg), Andrew Abraham (Regent's Park), Ed David (St Hilda's).

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