Gus Jones (St Catherine’s) helped England U20’s retain their World Championship Crown when they overcame South Africa by 21 points to 20 in a titanic final at Eden Park, Auckland on Friday morning. Unfortunately Gus enjoyed mixed fortunes as he had ten minutes in the blood bin in the first half to have five stitches […]
Month: June 2014
Osler House 2nd Team Capture O2 Touch League Title
This weekend saw the culmination of a 6 week touch league at Oxford University. The league was run as a slightly adapted version of the RFU O2 Touch program, pushing for novice particpation in the game. 26 teams entered into 5 leagues with promotion and relegation week on week. Teams were mixed and had to […]
Memorial Service For Joe McPartlin
A Memorial Service to celebrate the life of Joe McPartlin (St Edmund Hall), who gained three Blues for rugby in 1960, 1961 & 1962, the final year as captain, will be held in the Chapel of St Edward’s School, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 7NN on Friday 20th June 2014 at 2.30pm. The service will be followed by a reception in the school […]
Sir Ivor Roberts Elected OURFC President
At the AGM in May, Sir Ivor Roberts KCMG, FCIL was elected as OURFC President as successor to Mr Peter Bridges MBE, JP, DL who stood down after a combined 10 years as Chairman and then President. Sir Ivor is a former British diplomat who served in eight countries culminating in appointments as the British […]