Month: November 2017

On another busy day of rugby at Iffley Road, it was a double delight for OURFC teams as the Greyhound secured their third Varsity victory in a row with an impressive 24 points to 7 win over the Cambridge LX Club, followed by the Whippets who downed local rivals Oxford Brookes by 34 points to […]

At Vincent’s Club on Sunday evening, Captains Conor Kearns and Sophie Behan announced the squads for their respective Varsity Matches to be played at Twickenham Stadium on Thursday 7th December.  Each Captain has been able to call upon eight players who have played in at least one previous Varsity Match, an experience that could prove […]

On Wednesday afternoon at Iffley Road the OU Greyhounds will take on the Cambridge LX Club in the Men’s 2nd Varsity Match, KO at 1430 and this will be followed almost immediately by the ‘Oxford Derby’ when the Whippets host Oxford Brookes 2nd XV, KO at 1700. Entry to the second game will be £2pp. Greyhounds: 1. […]

The Men’s Blues played their final game before the 136th Varsity Match and for the second time this term came off second best to a strong Richmond side on Saturday afternoon at Iffley Road. The good news fro Captain Conor Kearns was that everyone came through unscathed leaving the Irishman with a few selection headaches […]

On Friday 24th November at Grange Road, Cambridge the 2017 Varsity Match series commenced when the OURFU Colleges XV took on their Cambridge counterparts and secured their 3rd consecutive win in this fixture by 27 points to 7. Man of the Match: Oliver Quinn (Somerville) Scorers and report to follow. Peter Doane (Magdalen) Angus McCance (St […]

Conor Kearns has announced his squad to play the final match before the sqaud head to Twickenham for the 136th Varsity Match, when they host Richmond on Saturday 25th November, kick off 2.00pm. Richmond are the only team to so far defeats the Blues, so the sqaud will be looking to reverse that result from back […]

Oxford 39 Gloucestershire 7 Match report to follow Scores

The weekend saw a win and a loss for the Dogs squads. On Saturday in the rain, the Whippets secured a 17 points to 12 win over Bath University Freshers scoring a try with the last play of the game to give them a morale boost prior to the ‘Oxford Derby’ against Brookes on Wednesday […]

Another busy weekend of rugby for OURFC teams begins tomorrow afternoon when the Whippets host Bath University Freshers at Iffley Road, kick off 2.00pm, in their final ‘hit out’ before the eagerly anticipated Oxford Derby against local rivals Oxford Brookes on Wednesday 19th November. Then on Sunday Iffley Road sees a repeat of the 2017 […]

Oxford University and Cambridge University will be battling it out for The Rhino Trophy when they come face-to-face at Twickenham at The Varsity Match next month. Already the official teamwear, match ball, equipment and mouthwear supplier to the prestigious fixtures, it’s fitting that one of the world’s fastest growing rugby brands will now also be […]