List of sports rivalries

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A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes. This pressure of competition is felt by players, coaches, and management, but is perhaps felt strongest by the fans. The intensity of the rivalry varies from a friendly competition on one end to serious violence on the other that, in one case (the Football War), was suggested to have led to military conflicts. Owners typically encourage rivalries as they tend to improve game attendance and television ratings for rivalry matches, but a rivalry that gets out of control can lead to fighting, hooliganism, rioting and some, with career-ending or even fatal consequences.

Rivalries stem from various sources. Simple geographic proximity as well as frequent meetings in important games can lead to rivalries. Games between two rivals of close geographical proximity are usually called a local derby, or simply just derby (UK: /ˈdɑːrbi/; DAR-bee or US: /ˈdɜːrbi/; DER-bee); a sporting fixture between two teams from the same town, city or region, particularly in association football. The phrase most likely originated from The Derby, a horse race in England, founded by the 12th Earl of Derby in 1780, since at least as early as 1840 'derby' has been used as a noun in English to denote any kind of sporting contest.^[1] It was renowned as the site of a chaotic and exuberant game that involved the whole town and often resulted in fatalities. The goals were at Nuns Mill in the north and the Gallows Balk in the south of the town, and much of the action took place in the River Derwent or the Markeaton Brook. Nominally the players came from All Saints' and St Peter's parishes, but in practice the game was a free-for-all with as many as 1,000 players. A Frenchman who observed the match in 1829 wrote in horror, 'if Englishmen call this play, it would be impossible to say what they call fighting'. The traditional Shrovetide football match is commonplace in the town of Ashbourne, Derbyshire."^[2]

Alpine skiing

1st party	2nd party	timespan	article	Source
Austria	Switzerland	–	—	[3]
Lindsey Vonn	Maria Höfl-Riesch	–2014	—	[4][5]
Maria Walliser	Michaela Figini	–	—	[6]
Marc Girardelli	Pirmin Zurbriggen	–	—	[7]
Janica Kostelić	Anja Pärson	2001–2006	—	[8][9]
Ted Ligety	Marcel Hirscher	–	—	[10]
Katja Seizinger	Picabo Street	1992–1998	—	[11]
Renate Götschl	Michaela Dorfmeister	–	—	[12]

American football

National Football League

Individual

1st party	2nd party	timespan	article	Source
Jerry Rice	Deion Sanders	1989–1996	—	[13]
Tom Brady	Peyton Manning	2000–2016	Brady–Manning rivalry

Lafayette won the 142nd edition of "The Rivalry" against Lehigh

College football

Mexican football

ONEFA/CONADEIP (National College Association of American Football/National College Sports Comision of Private Institutions)^[14]

• Clásico Estudiantil (Student Derby): Pumas Dorados de la UNAM vs Águilas Blancas del IPN^[15]
• Clásico Estudiantil Regiomontano (Monterrey's Student Derby): Borregos Salvajes ITESM vs UANL Tigres^[16]

Australian rules football

Athletics

Individual

1st party	2nd party	timespan	article	Source
Steve Ovett	Sebastian Coe	—		[17]
Usain Bolt	Tyson Gay	—		[18]
Asafa Powell	Tyson Gay	—		[19]
Dayron Robles	Liu Xiang	2007–2015		[20]
Joan Benoit	Grete Waitz	—		[21]
Usain Bolt	Justin Gatlin	—		[22]
Usain Bolt	Yohan Blake	—		[23]
Ben Johnson	Carl Lewis	–1988		[24]
Veronica Campbell-Brown	Allyson Felix	2004–		[25]
Ondina Valla	Claudia Testoni	1932–1940	Testoni–Valla rivalry	[26]
Luigi Facelli	David Burghley	1927–1933		[27]
Kirani James	LaShawn Merritt	–		[28]
Paul Tergat	Haile Gebrselassie	–		[29]
Daley Thompson	Jürgen Hingsen	–		[30]

Team

1st party	2nd party	timespan	article	Source
Finland	Sweden	1925–	Finland-Sweden athletics international
Jamaica	United States	—		[31][32][33]
Kenya	Ethiopia	1968–		[34][29]

Association football

Bandy

In Swedish bandy, derby games are often played on Saint Stephen's Day.^[35]

Baseball

Major League Baseball

Mexico

Mexican Baseball League

• Diablos Rojos del México (Mexico City Red Devils) vs. Tigres de Quintana Roo (Tigers) on a game named "Civil War Derby" ("Guerra Civil" in Spanish).^[36]
• Saraperos de Saltillo (Saltillo Sarapemaker's) vs. Vaqueros Laguna (Torreon Lagoon Cowboys) on a game named "Coahuila's Metropolitan Derby" ("Clásico metropolitano de Coahuila" in Spanish).^[37]
• Pericos de Puebla (Puebla Parakeets) vs. Rojos del Águila de Veracruz (Veracruz Red Eagles) on a game named "Center rivalry" ("Rivalidad del centro" in Spanish).^[38]
• Diablos Rojos del México (Mexico City Red Devils) vs. Péricos de Puebla (Puebla Parakeets) on a game named "Anahuac Derby" ("Clásico de Ánahuac" in Spanish).^[39]

Mexican Pacific League

• Naranjeros de Hermosillo (Hermosillo Orange) vs. Tomateros de Culiacán (Culiacan Tomatoes) on a game named "Derby of the Pacific Coast" ("Clásico del pacifico" in Spanish).^[40]
• Charros de Jalisco (Jalisco Charros) vs. Venados de Mazatlán (Mazatlan Deers) on a game named "Rivalry of the west" ("Rivalidad de Occidente" in Spanish).^[41]

Basketball

Germany

• German Classic: Alba Berlin vs Bayern Munich vs Brose Bamberg

Greece

• Derby of the eternal enemies: Panathinaikos vs. Olympiacos

Israel

• Tel Aviv derby: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv^[42]
• Derby of Israel: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Hapoel Jerusalem
• Haifa vs Tel Aviv: Maccabi Tel Aviv or Hapoel Tel Aviv vs Maccabi Haifa

Italy

• Bologna Derby: Fortitudo Bologna vs Virtus Bologna
• Lombardy Derby: Olimpia Milano vs Varese vs Cantù
• Veneto Derby: Treviso vs Reyer Venezia
• Rome Derby: Virtus Roma vs Stella Azzurra Roma

Lithuania

• Lietuvos Rytas vs Žalgiris^[43]

Macedonia

• Skopje basketball derby: Rabotnički vs. MZT Skopje^[44]

Philippines

• Manila Clasico: Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs. Star Hotshots
• Alaska-San Miguel rivalry: Alaska Aces vs. San Miguel Beermen

Poland

Russian Federation

• Moscow Derby: Khimki vs CSKA Moscow

Serbia

• Eternal Derby: Partizan vs. Crvena Zvezda
• Derby of Serbia: Vojvodina vs. Partizan or Crvena Zvezda

Spain

• El Clásico: FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid
• Basque derby: Baskonia vs. Bilbao^[45]
• Canary Island Derby: Canarias vs Gran Canaria
• Madrid Derby: Real Madrid vs Estudiantes
• Catalan Derby: Joventut Badalona vs FC Barcelona
• Andalusan Derby: Sevilla vs Málaga

United States & Canada

National Basketball Association

Individuals

1st party	2nd party	timespan	article	Source
Bill Russell	Wilt Chamberlain	1959–1969	—	[46]
Larry Bird	Magic Johnson	1979–1991	—	[46]

United Kingdom

• Yorkshire Derby: Leeds Force vs Sheffield Sharks

Turkey

• Istanbul Derby: Galatasaray vs Fenerbahçe, can also include Darüşşafaka, Anadolu Efes, Istanbul BB and Beşiktaş
• Ankara Derby: Türk Telekom Ankara vs TED Ankara Kolejliler

Bobsleigh

1st party	2nd party	timespan	article	Source
Switzerland	East Germany	1976—1990	—	[47]

Bodybuilding

1st party	2nd party	timespan	article	Source
Arnold Schwarzenegger	Sergio Oliva		—	[48]

Boxing

Individual

1st party	2nd party	timespan	article	Source
Sugar Ray Robinson	Jake LaMotta	1942-1951
Muhammad Ali	Joe Frazier	1971–1975	Fight of the Century Ali-Frazier II Thrilla in Manila	[49]
Sugar Ray Leonard	Roberto Duran	1980–1989	The No Mas Fight	[50]
Manny Pacquiao	Floyd Mayweather, Jr.	1999–2015	Mayweather vs. Pacquiao

Team

1st party	2nd party	timespan	article	Source
Mexico	Puerto Rico	1930s–2010s	Puerto Rican-Mexican boxing rivalry

Canadian football

1st party	2nd party	timespan	article	Source
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Toronto Argonauts	1873–present	Harold Ballard Trophy	[51][52]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1936–present	Banjo Bowl	[53]
Edmonton Eskimos	Calgary Stampeders	1949–present	Battle of Alberta	[54]

College sport

Cricket

International

1st party	2nd party	timespan	article	Source
Australia	England	1877–present	The Ashes	[55]
India	Pakistan	1947–present	India–Pakistan cricket rivalry	[56][57]
India	England	1932–present	Pataudi Trophy	[58]
Australia	South Africa	1902–present	N/A	[59]
Australia	India	1947–present	Border–Gavaskar Trophy	[60][61][62]
Australia	New Zealand	1946–present	Chappell–Hadlee Trophy	[63]
USA	Canada	1844–present	Auty Cup
Australia	West Indies	1960–present	Frank Worrell Trophy

Other

1st party	2nd party	timespan	article	Source
Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai Indians	2008–2014	Chennai Super Kings–Mumbai Indians rivalry
Chennai Super Kings	Royal Challengers Bangalore	2008–2014	Chennai Super Kings–Royal Challengers Bangalore rivalry
Karachi Kings	Lahore Qalandars	2016-Present
Peshawar Zalmi	Quetta Gladiators	2016-Present
Karnataka	Tamil Nadu	1947–present	South Indian Derby	[64]
Royal College, Colombo	S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia	1879–present	Royal–Thomian	[65]
Middlesex	Surrey		London derby	[66]
Lancashire	Yorkshire		War of the Roses	[67]
Warwickshire	Worcestershire		West Midlands derby	[68]

Cue sports

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	timespan	Source
Willie Mosconi	Rudolph Wanderone, Jr.	Pool		[69][70][71]

Curling

1st party	2nd party	timespan	article	Source
Glenn Howard	Kevin Martin	—		[72]
Jennifer Jones	Kelly Scott	—		[73]

Cycling

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	timespan	Source
Gino Bartali	Fausto Coppi	road racing	1940–1956	[74]
Jacques Anquetil	Raymond Poulidor	road racing	—	[75]
Eddy Merckx	Roger De Vlaeminck	road racing	1969—1978	[76][77]
Greg LeMond	Bernard Hinault	road racing	1984–1986	[78]
Greg LeMond	Laurent Fignon	road racing	—	[79]
Graeme Obree	Chris Boardman	track cycling	—	[80]
Francesco Moser	Beppe Saronni	road racing	1978–1986	[81][82]
Lance Armstrong	Marco Pantani	road racing	2000	[83][84]
Anna Meares	Victoria Pendleton	track cycling	–2012	[85][86][87]
Alberto Contador	Andy Schleck	road racing	—	[88][89][90]
Fabian Cancellara	Tom Boonen	road racing	2006—	[91]
Chris Hoy	Grégory Baugé	track cycling	2009–2012	[92]
Laura Trott	Sarah Hammer	track cycling	2012—	[93]
Mark Cavendish	Marcel Kittel	road racing	—	[94]
Chris Froome	Alberto Contador	road racing	2013—	[95]

Darts

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Source
Jocky Wilson	Eric Bristow	1980–1989	[46]
Phil Taylor	Raymond van Barneveld	2006–	[30]

Diving

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Article	Source
Qiu Bo	Tom Daley			[96]

Field hockey

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Article	Source
India	Pakistan	1947–present	India–Pakistan field hockey rivalry	[97]

Figure skating

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Source
Maya Usova Alexander Zhulin	Oksana Grishuk Evgeny Platov	1992–1994	[98]
Nancy Kerrigan	Tonya Harding	?–1994	[46]
Kim Yuna	Mao Asada	2004–present	[99]

Golf

1st party	2nd party	3rd party	timespan	Article	Source
United States	Europe		—	Ryder Cup	[100]
Arnold Palmer	Jack Nicklaus		1958–1980		[100]
Ben Hogan	Sam Snead		1938–		[100]
Tiger Woods	Phil Mickelson		—		[100][101][102]
Walter Hagen	Bobby Jones		1914–1930		[100]
Jack Nicklaus	Tom Watson		1977–1982		[100]
Mickey Wright	Kathy Whitworth		1958–1973		[100]
Ben Hogan	Byron Nelson		—		[103]
Greg Norman	Tim Finchem		—		[103]
Oklahoma State Cowboys	Houston Cougars		—		[103]
J.H. Taylor	Harry Vardon	James Braid	—	Great Triumvirate	[103]
Glenna Collett Vare	Joyce Wethered		—		[104]
Walter Hagen	Gene Sarazen		—		[104]
Greg Norman	Nick Faldo		—		[104]
Lee Trevino	Jack Nicklaus		—		[104]
Pádraig Harrington	Sergio García		—		[105]
Annika Sörenstam	Karrie Webb		—		[105]
Paul Runyan	Sam Snead		—		[105]
Seve Ballesteros	Paul Azinger		—		[105]
Willie Park, Sr.	Tom Morris		—		[106]
Ben Hogan Byron Nelson	Harvie Ward Ken Venturi		—		[106]
Tom Watson	Gary McCord		—		[107]
Tom Kite	Ben Crenshaw		—		[107]
Seve Ballesteros	Deane Beman		—		[107]
Louise Suggs	Babe Zaharias		1948–1954		[107]
Jack Nicklaus	Tom Weiskopf		—		[108]
Johnny Miller	Nick Faldo		—		[108]
Rory Sabbatini	Ben Crane		—		[108]
Colin Montgomerie	Sandy Lyle		—		[108]

Gymnastics

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Source
United States	China	—	[109]
Japan	China	—present	[110]

Horse racing

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Source
Seabiscuit	War Admiral	1938	[111]
Affirmed	Alydar	1978–1979	[112]
Sunday Silence	Easy Goer	1989	[113]

Hurricane Fly `Jezki 2014

Ice hockey

National Hockey League

Kontinental Hockey League

European leagues

Czech Republic

• Prague derby: Slavia Prague vs. Sparta Prague
• LHK Jestřábi Prostějov vs. AZ Havířov^[114]
• HC Pardubice vs. HC Hradec Králové^[115]
• HC Poruba vs. Zubr Přerov^[116]

Finland

• HIFK Helsinki vs Espoo Blues
• HIFK Helsinki vs Helsinki Jokerit — no longer played; Jokerit withdrew from the Finnish Liiga after the 2013–14 season to join the KHL
• Tampere Ilves vs Tampere Tappara

Poland

Slovakia

• HKm Zvolen vs. MsHK Zilina^[117][118]
• MsHK Žilina vs. MHC Martin^[119]

Sweden

• Stockholm derby - AIK vs. Hammarby IF vs. Djurgårdens IF^[120]

Switzerland

• Derby of Switzerland: HC Davos vs. EHC Kloten^[121]

United Kingdom

International

1st party	2nd party	timespan	article	Source
Canada	Russia	1954, but especially after 1972, to present	Soviet Union national ice hockey team	[122]
Canada men	USA men	1920 to present	Canada–United States sports rivalries	[123]
Canada women	USA women	1990 to present	Canada–United States sports rivalries	[124]
Finland	Sweden	1932 to present		[125][126]
Czech Republic	Russia	1954, but especially after 1968, to present		[127]

Lacrosse

1st party	2nd party	timespan	article	Source
Cornell	Princeton	1922–present	Cornell–Princeton lacrosse rivalry	[128]
Johns Hopkins	Loyola (MD)	1939–present	Johns Hopkins–Loyola rivalry	[129][130][131]
Johns Hopkins	Maryland	1895–present	Johns Hopkins–Maryland rivalry	[132]

Luge

1st party	2nd party	timespan	article	Source
Markus Prock	Georg Hackl	–	–	[133]

Martial arts

Judo

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Article	Source
Kim Jae-Bum	Ole Bischof	2008–		[21]
Anton Geesink	Akio Kaminaga	1964		[21]

Mixed martial arts

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Article	Source
Fedor Emelianenko	Rodrigo Minotauro			[134]
Matt Hughes	B.J. Penn			[134]
Chuck Liddell	Tito Ortiz		Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz	[134]
Chuck Liddell	Randy Couture		Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell	[134]
Tito Ortiz	Ken Shamrock			[134]
Jose Landi Wanderlei Silva Maurício Shogun Anderson Silva (Chute Boxe)	Rodrigo Minotauro Murilo Bustamante Vitor Belfort Rogério Minotouro (Top Team)			[134]
Quinton Jackson	Wanderlei Silva		Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson	[134]
Brock Lesnar	Frank Mir			[135]
Dominick Cruz	Urijah Faber			[135]
Ronda Rousey	Miesha Tate			[135]
Chael Sonnen	Anderson Silva			[135]
Michael Chandler	Eddie Alvarez			[135]
Frankie Edgar	Gray Maynard			[135]
Gilbert Melendez	Josh Thomson			[135]
Tim Sylvia	Andrei Arlovski			[135]
Cain Velasquez	Junior dos Santos			[135]
Matt Serra	Georges St-Pierre			[135]
Conor McGregor	José Aldo			[136]

Motorsport

Manufacturers, cars, teams

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	timespan	Article	Source
Bugatti	Bentley	Sports car racing	—		[137]
Mercedes-Benz	Auto Union	Grand Prix	1934–1939	Silver Arrows	[138]
Ferrari	Alfa Romeo	Formula One	—		[139]
Jaguar Cars	Mercedes-Benz	Sports car racing	1955, 1988—1991	See also: 1955 Le Mans disaster	[140][141][142]
Ford	Ferrari	Sports car racing	1962–1967		[143]
Shelby Cobra	Ferrari 250 GTO	Sports car racing	1963–1965		[137]
Ford Mustang	Chevrolet Camaro	Trans-Am Series	—		[144]
Petty Enterprises	Wood Brothers Racing	Sprint Cup Series	—		[145]
Nissan Skyline GT-R	Mazda R100 and RX-3	Touring car racing	1969–1973		[146]
McLaren	Ferrari	Formula One	1966–Present		[137][147][148]
Bigfoot	Grave Digger	monster truck	—		[149]
Chip Ganassi Racing	Penske Racing	CART IndyCar Series Sprint Cup Series	—		[150]
Ford Galaxie and Ford Falcon	Mini	British Touring Car Championship	1960s		[151]
Team Losi	Team Associated	Radio controlled car racing	1988—		[152]
Hendrick Motorsports	Penske Racing	Sprint Cup Series	1989—		[153]
Holden	Ford Australia	Australian Touring Car Championship V8 Supercars	—		[154]
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth	BMW M3	Touring car racing	1987–1992		[137]
Spirit of America Formula Shell LSRV	ThrustSSC	Land speed record	1996−1997		[155]
Audi	Peugeot	Sports car racing	2007–2011		[156]

Drivers and riders

1st party	2nd party	Discipline	timespan	Article	Source
Malcolm Campbell	Henry Segrave	Land speed record	1926–1930		[157][158]
John Cobb	George Eyston	Land speed record	1937–1939		[159][160]
Tazio Nuvolari	Achille Varzi	Grand Prix	—		[161]
Juan Manuel Fangio	Stirling Moss	Formula One	1954–1957		[162]
Piero Taruffi	Felice Bonetto	Formula One Grand Prix Sports car racing	–1953		[163]
Tommy Sopwith	Jack Sears	British Saloon Car Championship	1958		[151]
Art Arfons	Craig Breedlove	Land speed record	1964–1966		[164][165][166]
Phil Read	Bill Ivy	Grand Prix motorcycling	1968		[167]
Giacomo Agostini	Mike Hailwood	Grand Prix motorcycling	1965–1967		[168]
Jo Siffert	Pedro Rodríguez	Formula One Sports car racing	1970–1971		[169]
Niki Lauda	James Hunt	Formula One	1976–1977		[170]
Ayrton Senna	Terry Fullerton	Karting World Championship	1978–1980		[171][172][173]
Barry Sheene	Kenny Roberts	Grand Prix motorcycling	1978–1982		[174]
Alan Jones	Carlos Reutemann	Formula One	1981		[175]
Didier Pironi	Gilles Villeneuve	Formula One	1982		[176]
Nigel Mansell	Nelson Piquet	Formula One	1986–1987		[46]
Wayne Rainey	Kevin Schwantz	Grand Prix motorcycling	1986–1993		[177]
Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna	Formula One	1988–1991, 1993		[178][179]
Rod Millen	Nobuhiro Tajima	Hillclimbing	1990s–2000		[180][181]
Carl Fogarty	Scott Russell	Superbike World Championship	1992–1994		[182]
Damon Hill	Michael Schumacher	Formula One	1994–1996		[137]
Loris Capirossi	Tetsuya Harada	Grand Prix motorcycling	1998		[167]
Niall Mackenzie	Steve Hislop	British Superbike Championship	1998		[167]
Neil Hodgson	Aaron Slight	Superbike World Championship	1998		[167]
Matt Neal	Jason Plato	British Touring Car Championship	—		[183]
Mika Häkkinen	Michael Schumacher	Formula One	1998–2001		[184]
Lewis Hamilton	Fernando Alonso	Formula One	2007		[185]
Dario Franchitti	Scott Dixon	IndyCar	2007, 2009–2013		[186]
Sebastian Vettel	Fernando Alonso	Formula One	2010–2013		[187]
Lewis Hamilton	Nico Rosberg	Formula One	2014—Present		[188]
Chris Walker	Neil Hodgson	British Superbike Championship	2000		[167]
Ben Spies	Mat Mladin	AMA Superbike Championship	2000–2008		[167]
Valentino Rossi	Max Biaggi	Grand Prix motorcycling	2000–2006		[189]
Valentino Rossi	Sete Gibernau	Grand Prix motorcycling	—		[190]
Richard Petty	David Pearson	Winston Cup	1960—1980		[191][192]
Richard Petty	Bobby Allison	Winston Cup	1970's		[193]
Richard Petty	Cale Yarborough	Winston Cup	Late 1970's	1979 Daytona 500	[13]
Cale Yarborough	Bobby Allison Donnie Allison	Winston Cup	1979 Daytona 500		[194]
Darrell Waltrip	Cale Yarborough Bobby Allison	Winston Cup	Early 1980's		[195]
Jeff Gordon	Dale Earnhardt	Winston Cup	1994—2001		[196]
Dale Earnhardt	Geoff Bodine	Winston Cup	1980's		[197]
Bobby Allison	Junior Johnson	Winston Cup	Late 1960's		[198]
Jimmy Spencer	Kurt Busch	Winston Cup	2002—2003		[198]
Jeff Gordon	Jimmie Johnson	Sprint Cup Series	2002—2015		[199]
Carl Edwards	Brad Keselowski	Sprint Cup Series	2009—2010		[200]
Kurt Busch	Jimmie Johnson	Sprint Cup Series	2004		[201]
A. J. Foyt	Mario Andretti	American Championship Car Racing	—		[202]
Don Prudhomme	Tom McEwen	NHRA funny car drag racing	—		[203]
Gary Bettenhausen	Larry Dickson	USAC Sprint Car Series USAC Championship Car Series	—		[204]

Netball

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Article	Source
Australian Netball Diamonds	New Zealand Silver Ferns	1963–, especially 1996–present		[205]

Rugby league

South Africa & New Zealand

National Rugby League

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Article	Source
Brisbane Broncos	North Queensland Cowboys	1995 to present	Queensland derby	[206]
Brisbane Broncos	Gold Coast Titans	2007 to present	South East Queensland derby	[207]
Canberra Raiders	Wests Tigers	1989 to present		[208]
Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs	Parramatta Eels	1970s to present		[209]
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	Wests Tigers	1970s to present		[210]
Melbourne Storm	St George Illawarra Dragons	1998 to present		[211]
Melbourne Storm	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	1998 to present	Manly–Melbourne NRL rivalry	[212]
Melbourne Storm	New Zealand Warriors	1998 to present		[213]
Newcastle Knights	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	1988 to present		[214]
South Sydney Rabbitohs	Sydney Roosters	1908 to present	Ron Coote Cup	[215]

State of Origin

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Article	Source
Queensland Maroons	New South Wales Blues	First Rivalry Era 1908 to 1979, Modern Rivalry Era 1980 to present		[216]

United Kingdom

International Rugby League

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Article	Source
Australian Kangaroos	New Zealand Kiwis	1908 to present	Australia vs New Zealand in rugby league	[217]
Australian Kangaroos	Great Britain Lions	1908 to present		[218]
New Zealand Kiwis	Great Britain Lions	1895 to present		[219]

Individual

1st party	2nd party	timespan	article	Source
Paul Gallen	Nate Myles	1988–1996	—	[220]
Tohu Harris	Sonny Bill Williams	1988–1996	—	[220]
Sam Burgess	James Graham	1988–1996	—	[220]

Rugby union

Club Rugby Union

France

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Derby name	Source
Racing 92	Stade Français	1892–present	Paris derby	[221]
Stade Français	Stade Toulousain	1903–present	French Derby or Le derby des Stades	[222]
Bayonne	Biarritz		Basque derby	[223]
Brive	Clermont		Massif Central derby	[224]
Perpignan	Béziers		Derby du Languedoc-Roussillon	[225]

Ireland

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Article	Source
Leinster	Munster	1875–present	History of rugby union matches between Leinster and Munster	[226]

Italy

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Derby name	Source
Benetton Treviso	Zebre	2012–present	Italian derby	[227]

United Kingdom

International Rugby Union

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Article	Source
New Zealand All Blacks	South Africa Springboks	1921 to present	History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa	[228]
New Zealand All Blacks	Australia Wallabies	1903 to present	History of rugby union matches between Australia and New Zealand Bledisloe Cup	[228]
New Zealand All Blacks	Wales	1905 to present	History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and Wales	[229]
England	Wales	1881 to present	History of rugby union matches between England and Wales	[228]

Sailing

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Article	Source
Alinghi	BMW Oracle Racing	−2010	2010 America's Cup	[230]
Ben Ainslie	Jonas Høgh-Christensen	−2012		[231][232]

Speedway

Poland

Surfing

1st party	2nd party	timespan	article	Source
Kelly Slater	Andy Irons	2002–2010		[233]
Tom Curren	Mark Occhilupo	—		[233]

Swimming

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Article	Source
Eleanor Simmonds	Victoria Arlen	2012–present		[234][235]
Michael Phelps	Ryan Lochte	2004–2012		[236]
Alexander Popov	Gary Hall Jr.	1996		[21]
Kosuke Kitajima	Brendan Hansen	2001–		[237]
Leisel Jones	Rebecca Soni	2008		[21]
Shirley Babashoff	East German swimming team	1976		[21]
Michael Phelps Ryan Lochte	Tyler Clary	2008–present		[238]
Michael Phelps	Milorad Čavić	2008–2012		[239][240][241]
Cameron van der Burgh	Adam Peaty	2014–		[242]

Tennis

1st party	2nd party	timespan	Article	Source
Novak Djokovic	Rafael Nadal	2006–	Djokovic–Nadal rivalry	[243]
Roger Federer	Rafael Nadal	2004–	Federer–Nadal rivalry	[244][245][246][247][248]
Novak Djokovic	Roger Federer	2006–	Djokovic–Federer rivalry	[249]
Andre Agassi	Pete Sampras	1989–2002	Agassi–Sampras rivalry	[250]
Björn Borg	John McEnroe	1978–1981	Borg–McEnroe rivalry	[251]
Ivan Lendl	John McEnroe	1980–1992	Lendl–McEnroe rivalry	[252]
Jimmy Connors	Ivan Lendl	1979–1992	Connors–Lendl rivalry	[253]
Jimmy Connors	John McEnroe	1977–1991	Connors–McEnroe rivalry	[254]
Steffi Graf	Monica Seles	1989–1999	Graf–Seles rivalry	[255]
Chris Evert	Martina Navratilova	1975–1988	Evert–Navratilova rivalry	[256][257]
Margaret Court	Billie Jean King	1962–1973		[258]
Steffi Graf	Martina Navratilova	1985–1994	Graf–Navratilova rivalry	[259]
Chris Evert	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	1972–1983		[260]
Serena Williams	Venus Williams	1998–	Williams sisters rivalry	[261]
Kim Clijsters	Justine Henin	1998–2010	Clijsters–Henin rivalry	[262]
Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini	1985–95	Graf–Sabatini rivalry	[263]
Martina Hingis	Venus Williams	1997–2006	Hingis–V. Williams rivalry	[264]
Lindsay Davenport	Venus Williams	1997–2005		[265]
Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1988–1996		[266]
Novak Djokovic	Andy Murray	2006–	Djokovic–Murray rivalry	[267]
Rod Laver	Ken Rosewall	1968–1976		[268]
Andy Murray	Rafael Nadal	2007–	Murray–Nadal rivalry	[269]
Roger Federer	Andy Murray	2005–	Federer–Murray rivalry	[270]

See also

• Nationalism and sport
• Politics and sports
• Sociology of sport
• Nika riots

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External links

• CBS Sports Line's "7 Seven Rules for the Rivalry-Challenged"
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• The Best Rivalry – The Yankees/Red Sox Rivalry