. ▁The ▁ven ue ▁for ▁the ▁boat ▁race ▁has ▁histor ically ▁been ▁the ▁River ▁T aff , ▁but ▁the ▁ven ue ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁was ▁the ▁River ▁Ta we . ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁histor ically ▁held ▁on ▁a ▁Wed nes day ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁V ars ity ▁games ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁increasing ▁popular ity ▁from ▁al umn i , ▁parents ▁and ▁the ▁general ▁public , ▁the ▁event ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁week end . ▁ ▁V ars ity ▁Sh ield ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁several ▁sports ▁are ▁cont ested , ▁with ▁a ▁point ▁awarded ▁for ▁each ▁event ▁won . ▁The ▁university ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁points ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁is ▁awarded ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁V ars ity ▁Sh ield . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁shield ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Sw anse a ▁University ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁Cover age ▁The ▁Wel sh ▁V ars ity ▁event ▁is ▁covered ▁in ▁its ▁entire ty ▁by ▁both ▁univers ities ' ▁student ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁radio ▁stations ▁( Card iff ' s ▁X press ▁Radio ▁and ▁Sw anse a ' s ▁X tre me ▁Radio ). ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁covered ▁by ▁Card iff ▁Union ▁Television ▁( C UT V ). ▁The ▁men ' s ▁rugby ▁union ▁match ▁is ▁also ▁broadcast ▁live ▁nation ally ▁by ▁the ▁Wel sh - language ▁channel ▁S 4 C . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁Wel