Month: October 2015

The Blues travel to play the Croatian National team in Zagreb on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on Tuesday nights performance at Blackheath. Whilst the squad is still missing some familiar faces to return from injury, there are ten Blues in the travelling party. The two teams have met just once before, an exciting 17 […]

OURFC visited Agnes Court care home in Banbury, Oxfordshire on Saturday to meet some of the people the forthcoming Varsity Match will support. The 134th Varsity Match will take place at Twickenham Stadium on Thursday 10th December, with Oxford renewing their age-old rivalry with Cambridge. “Meeting the residents was as enjoyable for me and the players as we expect playing […]

The Blues travelled the relatively short distance to Blackheath on Tuesday night,however not a  journey to be recommend on a midweek evening, looking to build on the strong second half showing against Worcester two weeks ago. However, because of 3.5 hour bus trip and KO not being delayed the squad had just 35 minutes preparation […]

Injuries and academic commitments have disrupted Captain George Messum and Head Coach James Wade’s selection option for the Blues visit to Blackheath for tonight’s fixture. However, with a short turn around to the Croatia fixture this Saturday it gives them the opportunity to look at players knocking of the door of Blues selection. They will […]

The Whippets travelled to Moseley on Saturday for their first match of the season and secured a well deserved 20 points to 10 victory over the Birmingham based club’s Academy team. Try scorers for Oxford were  back row forwards Sam Behagg ad Michael Price, centre James Povey and wing Alex Grundmann, unfortunately it was not […]

If you still thought rugby was just a sport for men, think again. Participation in women’s rugby has doubled in the past 10 years and, of course, England Women are 15-a-side world champions. Keen to attract even more women to the game, Oxford University Rugby Football Club in partnership with England Rugby will be launching their […]

Sean Morris, three times Blue (2008, 2010 & 2011) and former OURFU Rugby Development Officer has signed a one year contract with Super League Club Wakefield Wildcats. Last season Sean played for the London Broncos in the Kingstone Press Championship having had two seasons with the Oxford Rugby League team in Championship 1. Having scored […]

The Greyhounds lost their County Cup tie to Witney on Friday night at Hailey Road by 16 points to 13. The home side started strongly and were ten points ahead after just 10 minutes through a try from their flanker and a conversion and penalty from the fly-half. The Hounds then came to life and […]

The Greyhounds travel to local club side Witney RFC on Friday night to play in the first round of the Oxfordshire County Cup. Last season the Hounds made it through to the quarter-finals before losing to Oxford Harlequins, but following two successive victories over Queensland University and Kew Occasionals they will travel in good heart. […]

The Blues faced their sternest test so far in the 2015 Varsity Campaign when they entertained a young but strong Worcester side at Iffley Road on Tuesday night. Unfortunately the starting XV was depleted in the 24 hours prior to kick off when three backs were forced to pull out with minor injuries, centre Matt […]