Month: January 2019

The Men’s Blues will travel for the second week in a row, this time to Aldershot to face the might of the British Army on Wednesday night, kick off 7.15pm at the Army Rugby Stadium, Queen’s Avenue, Aldershot, GU11 2DT. Following last week’s tight victory over Bristol University, the squad will be looking to make […]

This afternoon’s women’s Blues BUCS league fixture against Hartpury has been moved to the Artificial pitch at Horspath Rd, full address below, kick off at 1430. Oxford Harlequins RFC, Oxford Road, Horspath, Oxford, OX4 2RR.

The Men’s Blues were on the road for the second week in a row, this time a trip to Aldershot the destination to take on the might of the British Army who are preparing for the forthcoming Inter-Services Competition and thus present a significant challenge for the Dark Blues. The groundsman had done a fantastic […]

With the Iffley Road pitch frozen after the heavy overnight frost, Wednesday afternoon’s BUCS league fixture for the Women’s Blues against Hartpury was switched to the AGP at Horspath Road, thus preventing a second postponement of this match. The home side started strongly and were 5 nil ahead with a try from wing Zoe Nunn, […]

On Wednesday afternoon the Women’s Blues host Hartpury University at Iffley Road, kick-off 2.30pm, in the match postponed from last Wednesday. In the absence of Captain Abby D’Cruz, the experienced Sophie Trott will lead the side. With the forecast once again predicting snow and freezing temperatures for Tuesday and Wednesday, please check the website for […]

Anna Bidgood who started at hooker in the 2018 Varsity Match at Twickenham for the Women’s Blues made history on Saturday by becoming the first female to referee a men’s college league match. For the full story, please click on the link below: http://oxfordbluebird.com/anna-bidgood-makes-history-by-becoming-the-first-woman-to-referee-a-college-rugby-match/?fbclid=IwAR2ctOi2qCNSj2aM4n8GnfZsjyxRqXBLeoCzP6kTZ69bNEh2-rSOPH2V_WE OURFC would like to congratulate Anna on her achievement an wish […]

On Friday night OURFC once again showed it’s ability to adapt to change as the 2018 Men’s Blues Varsity squad met to elect the new Men’s Team Secretary. For the first time in 150 years the role will be split between two people as the electorate agreed to Seb Haddock and Sam Miller sharing the […]

The Panthers travelled to face a Bath University XV on Thursday evening for their second match of Hilary Term, and were delighted to come away with a 10 points to 5 victory.Meg Wellens and Milly Cohen scored tries for the Panthers, while Nina Jenkins was voted Back of the Match and Milly Cohen Forward of […]

On a bitterly cold Wednesday evening in Bristol, the Men’s Blues had their first outing of 2019 and scrapped their way to a win against a a determined and gritty Bristol University team. The match was played on the AGP at Coombe Dingle which should have allowed for a fast open game, however the referee […]

This afternoon’s Women’s Blues BUCS league match at home to Hartpury has been postponed because of the snow and a frozen pitch. Please look out for details of the rearranged date.