Named after our year of foundation, the 1869 Society was founded in 2017 to create a community of supporters to the OURFC. The aim of the Society is to produce a vital additional stream of regular and dependable funding in order to support our vision for the future, enabling us to plan ahead with certainty and confidence.
Anyone can be a Member of The 1869 Society by committing to a minimum donation of £18.69 per month, whereas current students and those aged under 25 can join for just £18.69 per annum. Donors giving £1,869 or more per annum will become a Patron of The 1869 Society for that year. All donations will go into OURFC’s General Fund to support the current area(s) of greatest need.
In recognition, all Patrons and Members of The 1869 Society will:
- receive an exclusive pin badge which can be worn with pride as a visible symbol of investing in the Club and supporting its future;
- be invited to an annual reception in Oxford with the OURFC President and current players;
- be listed as a Patron or Member in all home match programmes (including the Major Stanley’s Match), in the Club’s annual report and on the OURFC website; and
- receive regular updates from the Club with news of upcoming events and fixtures.
To become a Patron or Member of the 1869 Society, please email the club at ourfc@sport.ox.ac.uk or visit our secure online giving page at https://www.campaign.ox.ac.uk/club/rugby-union
Or, download the relevant donation forms.
Donation Forms
UK form
Hong Kong form
USA form
OURFC would like to thank the donors listed below who have generously supported the club via the 1869 Society
1869 Founding Patrons
Dr David F Badenoch
Mr Peter Bridges MBE JP DL
Mr Jeremy D Charles
Dr Dermot J Coleman
Sir Ewen Fergusson
Mr Ian Hudson
Mr Mark Houghton-Berry
Dr Heather B Lawrence
The Luscinus Trust
Mr Christopher Millerchip
Mr Stephen Pearson
Mr Robert A Rydon
Mr Cecil Shaw
Dr Kate Tiller DL
Sir Christopher Wates FCA
Mr John G M Webster
Mr Stephen H Wilcock
Mrs Maria Willetts and Mr David Willetts
1869 Members
Mr Simon Ackroyd
Mrs Sarah Adams
Mr Alastair Adams-Cairns
Mr Jonathan Anelay
Mr Nick Avery
Dr David Badenoch
Mr Stephen Barclay
Mr Graham Barr
Mr Anthony Beare
Mr Peter Bentley
Mr Andrew Bevan
Mr Peter Binham
Mr Jonan Boto
Mr Sean Brassill
Mr Robert Brewer
Mr William Browne
Lord Butler of Brockwell
Mr William Calcraft
Mr Peter Carroll
Mr Thomas Chambers
Mr Mark Charnock
Mr Peter Clarke
Mr Max Cole
Mr John Collingwood
Mr John Cook
Mr Freddie Craig
Mr Simon Davies
Mr Chris Davies
Mr Phil Davies
Mr Philip De Glanville
Sir James Dingemans
Mr John Dorman
Mr Richard Dudley
Mr Paul Eldridge
Mr Wyn Ellis
Mr Peter Enevoldson
Mr James S Espey OBE
Mr Dafydd Evans
Mr Andrew Everett
Mr Timothy Faithfull
Mr Chris Finch
Mr Sebastian Fitzwater
Mr Nick Fitzwater
Mr Simon Fraser
Mr William Frewen
Mr Nicholas Gardner
Mr Frank Gargent
Mr Christopher Gee
Mr Mark Gibson
Mr Anthony Gibson
Mr Victor Glynn
Mr Richard Graham
Mr Edward Grant
Mr Richard Griffiths
Mr Tessa Gulley
Mr Edward Hart
Mr Mark Hathaway
Mr Richard Hefford-Hobbs
Mr Iain Henderson
Mr Andrew Hobart
Mr Tony Hobbs
Mr Graham Howell
Mr Henry Hughes
Mr Michael Humphreys
Mr Martin Jackson
Mr Stephen James
Mr John Jones
Dr Mark Kenny
Mr Nicholas Kuenssberg
Mr Graham Lewis
Mr Cad Lion-Cachet
Prof David Lubans
Mr Richard Luddington
Mr Stephen Macklow-Smith
Mr John S Madgwick
Mr Nicholas P W Marsh
Mr Niall McBain
Mr Ross McCaskill
Ms Blathanid McCullagh
Mr Patrick McFarland
Mr Brendan McKerchar
Mr Craig McMahon
Mr Anthony Moody
Mr Andrew Moore
Mr Bryan Morgan
Mr David J Morgan
Mr Robert Morgan
Mr David Morton
Ms Rachel Murphy
Mr Paul Murray
Mr Robert Newey
Mr Edward P Parker
Mr Brian Parsons
Mr Robert Payne
Mr Andrew Peck
Dr Robert Phillips
Mr Ian Potts
Mrs Tessa Prodger
Mr Jon Purcell
Mr Paul Quinnen
Mr Robert Read
Mr John Risman
Mr Hamish Ritchie
Sir Ivor Roberts KCMG
Mr John Rosier
Ms Katherine Sage
Mr Chris Sheehan
Mr Matthew Shorthose
Mr Tim Stevens
Mr Paul Stewart
Mr Christopher Stone
Mr Kevin Street
Mr Michael Sutton MC
Mr Benjamin Symington
Mr Vance Tan GMICE PBICSc
Mr Harry Thomas
Mr Nick Thorn
Miss Jenny Tudge
Mr Ronald Tudge
Mr Martin Vessey
Dr Rupert Vessey
Mr Jonathan Walton
Mr Chris White
Mr John White
Mr Jonathan Wilkins
Mr Andrew Wilkinson
Mr Peter Wright
Mr Derek M Wyatt
Mr Thomas Yusef