Month: December 2014

OURFC would like to wish all our sponsors, partners, supporters and everyone else associated with this great club a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The first home game of 2015 will see the Blues take on the RAF on Wednesday 21st January, we look forward to welcoming you back to Iffley Road […]

A recent article in New Zealand highlights the potential downside of professional rugby and how it can leave players unprepared for life after rugby. OURFC strongly believe that there is an alternative route into the professional game, which will also better prepare players for what comes after rugby. OURFC has many examples of players who […]

The Dark Blues made the 133rd Varsity Match one to remember as they thrashed Cambridge University 43-6 at Twickenham to achieve an Oxford record of five consecutive Varsity victories. In an historic afternoon in front of more than 25,000 supporters at Twickenham, Oxford also broke the record for the highest winning margin which stretched back to […]

At a sunny Iffley Road on Wednesday morning the 2014 Blues squad put the finishes touches to their Varsity preparation with a final Captains Run at the historic Oxford ground. The squad will depart for their Twickenham hotel at lunchtime with the kickers enjoying a 30 minute session at the stadium in the afternoon. It’s […]

Last Friday, members of the 2014 Blues squad visited local Oxford primary school, St Mary and St John – just a 3 minute walk form the rugby ground at Iffley Road.  The school have been taking part in an art project based around the 55 Oxbridge Blues who lost their lives in World War I. […]

The Sunday before the Varsity Match is traditionally a busy day for the Blues squad as they continue to make final preparations before heading to Twickenham on Wednesday lunchtime. The day begins with the official team photos, both formal and slightly more informal! This is followed by an afternoon training session before adjourning to the […]

Blues prop, Lewis Anderson, is on the brink of Oxbridge rugby history. Should Oxford win at Twickenham in the 133rd Varsity match against Cambridge, Anderson will become the most decorated rugby Blue of all time with five wins in five appearances. With the Dark Blues on track to break an Oxford record of five consecutive […]

Captain Jacob Taylor has announced his 23 man squad to take on Cambridge in the 133rd Varsity Match at Twickenham on Thursday 11th December, kick off 2.30pm. He was able to select from an almost full strength squad, which is reflected in the starting XV containing 12 returning Blues with a further 2 among the […]

The Greyhounds travelled to Grange Road on Wednesday afternoon to try and add the Whippets win the previous day, but unfortunately they came back to Oxford empty handed as a well drilled but limited Cambridge LX Club took the spoils in a tense match 27 points to 20. The Cambridge game plan was based on […]

After a rather disjointed season, with cancelled fixtures and injuries disrupting their preparation, the Oxford U21’s have announced their squad to take on their Cambridge counterparts at Twickenham on Thursday 11th December, kick off at 11.30am. The coaching team have been able to call upon just two of last year’s starting XV and a further […]