JOHN CHARLES LANCELOT FARQUHARSON Born: 16 May, 1881 in Hull Died: 31 October, 1914, aged 33 School: Dulwich College College: University College, Oxford Blue: 1903 Commemorated: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (Panel 54) The military ran thick through the veins of John Charles Lancelot Farquharson, one of four brothers to serve in WW1 and […]
Month: October 2014
Greyhounds Squad To Play London Scottish Academy
The Greyhounds return to Iffley Road tonight for their fourth match of the season when they host the London Scottish Academy, kick-off at 7.30pm. With the Blues having a week off from playing, although they are still training hard, this match gives the senior coaching team an opportunity to give some players some additional playing […]
Greyhounds 37 London Scottish 22
The Greyhounds gained their first victory of the season with an excellent performance against a strong London Scottish Academy side on a damp Wednesday night at Iffley Road. Despite a ‘wobbly’ scrum the Greyhounds were able to secure enough ball from line-out and loose play to run in seven tries in this victory based on […]
Former Blue Gareth Davies Appointed Chairman of the WRU
Gareth Davies, who won a Blue in the 1977 Varsity Match has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Welsh Rugby Union. He will leave his current position as CEO of the Newport Gwent Dragons and take up the WRU role, once they have measures in place to provide stability and continuity in the […]
Greyhounds Squad To Face Henley
The Greyhounds travel to play Henley RC on Tuesday night looking to build on the success of the Blues win against Wasps at Iffley Road last night. A number of players will be looking to impress the senior coaching team and push their claims for a pale in the Blues squad for the Bristol match […]
Oxford Sting Wasps In Thrilling Game
Oxford University made the most of their numerical advantage as they came out with an impressive 24-10 victory against Premiership opposition, London Wasps in front of a great crowd on a clear autumnal Monday night. A man-of-the-match performance from the captain Jacob Taylor helped earn Oxford the win in a match that defined the saying […]
Blues Squad Announced To Face Wasps
Captain Jacob Taylor and Head Coach James Wade have selected a strong squad to face Wasp at Iffley Road on Monday night, in what they have targeted as a key fixture in their season. The starting XV includes 12 Blues with another on the bench and they have been able to select from a position […]
Blues Swamped By Northampton Saints
A much changed Blues side were taught a hard rugby lesson by a young but extremely talented Northampton Saints outfit at Iffley Road on Tuesday night. With the Oxford coaching team electing to rest some senior player and give opportunities to others, particularly with no Greyhounds fixture this week, this was always going to be […]
Blues To Face Northampton Saints On Tuesday Night
In a fixture originally to be against Leicester Tigers, who then pulled out with an injury crisis, Nottingham stepping in to fill the gap but they pulled out on Sunday with their own injury issues, luckily for OURFC Supporters, Northampton Saints have stepped into the breach and will provide a stern test for the Blues […]
OURFC Host Wellington v Millfield
On Wednesday night, Iffley Road the home of OURFC, played host to perhaps the two best schoolboy sides in the country when Wellington took on MIllfield in their eagerly awaited annual encounter. The idea of playing this prestigious fixture in Oxford was the brainchild of former OURFC Captain Kevin Brennan, who is now the 1st […]