ing , ▁golf , ▁basketball , ▁football , ▁American ▁football , ▁ult imate ▁fr is be e , ▁net ball , ▁vol ley ball , ▁f encing ▁and ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁other ▁sports . ▁Prof its ▁go ▁to ▁char ity . ▁The ▁event ▁is ▁held ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁a ▁week , ▁with ▁some ▁sports ▁compet ing ▁over ▁a ▁week end ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁sport . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁games ▁are ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁Wed nes day ▁afternoon , ▁with ▁the ▁cent rep ie ce ▁rugby ▁union ▁match ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁sides ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁and ▁often ▁attended ▁by ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁ 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁supp or ters . ▁ ▁Rugby ▁union ▁ ▁The ▁show pie ce ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁V ars ity ▁is ▁the ▁rugby ▁union ▁fi xture ▁played ▁between ▁the ▁men ' s ▁teams ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁univers ities . ▁The ▁event ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁years ▁altern ated ▁ven ues ▁between ▁the ▁Card iff ▁Ar ms ▁Park ▁and ▁St . ▁Helen ' s ▁in ▁Sw anse a . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁Bre wer y ▁Field , ▁home ▁of ▁Br id g end ▁R FC , ▁half way ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁cities . ▁It ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Ar ms ▁Park ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁followed ▁by