Month: April 2017

Oxbridge U23’s 30 Combined Services U23’s 47 Match report to follow.

OURFC are saddened to learn of the death of former Oxford rugby Blue Sir Ewen Fergusson, who  died aged 84 on the 20th April. The Obituary below is taken from the Herald Scotland newspaper. Sir Ewen Fergusson, who has died aged 84, was a senior British career diplomat and former Scotland rugby international player who […]

On Saturday 29th April, the Oxbridge U23’s will once again take on the Combined Services U23’s at Twickenham as the curtain raiser to the Annual Army v Navy encounter as part of the 2017 Inter-services Competition. In the previous seven encounters, the Oxbridge team have emerged victorious on five occasions, losing just twice and with […]

On Saturday night at St Hilda’s college more than 100 members of OURFC gathered to celebrate another successful season and to present the end of season awards. Congratulations to all the deserved award winners: Team of the Year                             Women’s Blues Panthers Player of the Year              Carolina Matte-Gregory (Mansfield) Whippets Player of the Year             Rob Balfour […]

With Trinity Term commencing this weekend, the 2017 Cuppers competition has reached the semi-finals stage, with games as below over the next 10 days, culminating in Super Finals Day on Saturday 6th May at Iffley Road. Cup Saturday 22nd April New v Teddy Hall, University Parks KO 2.00pm Sunday 23rd April Keble v St Catz, […]

In front of a healthy partisan – Banbury dominated – crowd on Thursday night at Iffley Road, the Greyhounds put up a sterling effort against the Cup Holders, but eventually came up just short in their quest to win their second Oxfordshire County Cup title. It was the cup holders, Banbury, who started strongly, the […]

The Greyhounds take on holders Banbury RFC in the Oxfordshire County Cup Final at Iffley Road on Thursday 13th April, kick-off 7.45pm in their fourth final appearance. Their most recent appearance was in 2013 when they were beaten by Chinnor Falcons, who completed an unbeaten season with their cup victory, that day. The Greyhounds made […]

On Thursday 30th March at the BUCS Universities Finals Day at Twickenham, Charlie Stevens of the Oxford University Student Referee’s Society was awarded the 2017 Student Referee of the Year by the Students RFU. OURFU Rugby Development Officer Joe Winpenny says ‘It’s fantastic that Charlie has been recognised by the SRFU for his hard work and […]

OURFC are very sad to announce that following a long battle with illness, volunteer steward Alan Taylor passed away on Monday 20th March. For all those who entered the ground on match days via the Iffley Road pedestrian gates, Alan would have been a familiar ‘friendly’ face as he was a regular on the gate […]