On Monday night at the Rec, Wasps A just lost out in a tight A league encounter with Bath A with a strong representation of present and former OURFC Blues players. Starting in the second row was former double Blue Will Rowlands (Pembroke), on the wing last year’s Varsity Man of the Match Tom Stileman […]
Month: March 2016
Happy Easter
OURFC would like to wish all our supporters a very Happy Easter. Before the season ends in mid-May, there is still plenty of rugby to watch at Iffley Road: Sunday 10th April County Shield Final, Gosford All Blacks v Wheatley kick-off 3.00pm Wednesday 27th April Women’s Cuppers starting at 12noon Saturday 7th May Super Cuppers […]
College Rugby Update
Women’s Cuppers The 2016 OURFU’s Women’s Cuppers Tournament will take place on Wednesday 27th April, 1st week of Trinity Term at Iffley Road, 12noon to 5.00pm. Six ‘Cluster Teams’ will have the opportunity to play each other in 10-a-side games. The two teams that have won the most games on the day will progress to the Final […]
Former OURFC Player, Nick Wood, Breaks Appearance Record For Gloucester
Nick Wood who studied modern Languages at Brasenose College in the early 2000’s made his 274th club appearance and 200th Premiership appearance for Gloucester at Worcester Warriors last Saturday, and in doing so set two new club appearance records. Whilst at Oxford, Wood was very unlucky not to win a Blue, having represented the senior […]
Catherine Wilcock Elected Women’s Blues Captain
Catherine Wilcock was elected as the 2016 Women’s Blues Captain with Imogen Duffy as Team Secretary on Thursday evening in the OURFC Pavilion. Catherine is a fly-half who has won two Blues and studies History at Wadham College, whilst Imogen is an outside back who was a replacement at Twickenham winning her first Blue in […]
Matt Shorthose Elected Vincent’s President
On Monday night, Matthew Shorthose (University College) was elected the new President of The Vincent’s Club for 2016/17. Matt follows a long list of OURFC players who have also been Vincent’s President, the most reason being Marcus Alexander-Neil (St Hilda’s) in 2014/15. Matt is a 5th year medic and won his Rugby Union Blue in 2013, […]
Mixed Day As OURFC Season Ends With A Win and A Loss
OURFC’s 15-a-side season came to an end on Saturday afternoon at Iffley Road, with the Men’s Under 20’s securing a deserved 27 points to 3 victory overt their Cambridge counterpart, but unfortunately the Women’s 2nd XV, the Panthers couldn’t match that win as they went down by 24 points to 10 to the Cambridge Tigers. […]
OURFC Season Climax – Saturday 5th March
On Saturday 5th March Iffley Road will host a Varsity Double Header when the respective Men’s U20’s and Women’s 2nd XV’s will go head to head in their Varsity Matches. The day will commence at 12noon when the first ever Men’s Under 20’s Varsity Match will take place and this will be followed by the […]
OURFC Men Finish Season With A Good Win
The annual encounter between Oxford University and the Penguins at Iffley Road on Wednesday night, proved to be another compelling contest between two sides committed to keeping the ball alive and playing an expansive game. Conditions were good with a firm pitch and the afternoon’s gale having passed over and the rain staying away, so […]
OURFC Squad To Face Penguins
OURFC host the Penguin International XV at Iffley Road on Wednesday night in their final match of the 2105/16 season, kick off 7.30pm. Whilst a number of faces return to the fold after missing last weeks trip to Portsmouth, a number of others have picked up niggling injuries which rule them out of this season […]