Captain Bob Phillips (Corpus Christi) and 12 of his 1967 Blues team returned to Oxford in early December to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of their Varsity Match. The team, many accompanied by their wives, enjoyed lunch and dinner at the Vincent’s Club, interjected with a visit to Iffley Road – for many their first return […]
Month: December 2017
Double Disappointment For Dark Blues
Both Men’s and Women’s Blues teams suffered disappointing results at Twickenham last Thursday in their respective Varsity Matches. The women arrived looking to make it two victories in a row after their memorable win last December and a promising term’s results, but ended up losing by 24 points to nil, their third Varsity without managing […]
2017 Oku Memorial Trophy
The Oku Memorial Trophy was contested for the 14th time at the Richmond Athletic Ground on Saturday 2nd December between a Hertford College Past & Present XV, London Japanese and the Kew Occasionals. The event honours the memory and celebrates the life of Ambassador Katsuhiko Oku, the first Japanese national to play for the Blues in the […]
Whippets Defence of their Oxfordshire Shield Title Ends at Wheatley
On a miserable afternoon at the Holton Playing Fields, Wheatley RFC prevented the Whippets securing back to back Oxfordshire Shield titles with a well deserved 19 points to 5 victory on Saturday. With term finishing the day before and a number of players unavailable with knocks from Wednesday nights win over Brookes, events transpired against […]