The Whippets finished their season on a high with a comprehensive 52 points to 7 victory over Oxford RFC at Iffley Road on Saturday afternoon to lift the Oxfordshire County Shield for the second time in three years. The young students proved far too strong for the local club side as they ran in seven […]
Month: March 2019
Whippets squad announced for County Shield Final
On Saturday afternoon at Iffley Road the Whippets will contest their second Oxfordshire County Shield Final in three seasons after claiming the trophy at the first time of asking in March 2017. This season’s campaign has seen the Whippets beat three local club sides on route to the final, Faringdon, Wheatley and Abingdon and now […]
Women’s Blues come agonisingly close to Cup Final victory
The Women’s Blues produced an outstanding second half come-back against Swansea University in the BUCS Vase Final at Nottingham on Wednesday, but ended running out of time to end up runners-up by 20 points to 17. The early start to the day, a 7am departure from Iffley road, appeared to have an adverse effect on […]
Women’s Blues squad announced to face Swansea University in BUCS Vase Final
On Wednesday 27th March the Women’s Blues will play their final match of the 2018/19 season and have the opportunity to finish on a high with some silverware as they take on Swansea University in the final of the BUCS Vase. The fixture is part of BUCS Big Wednesday being held at Nottingham University, the […]
Women’s Blues Reach BUCS Vase Final
The Women’s Blues traveled to Birmingham on Wednesday afternoon for their BUCS Vase semi-final and came away with a hard earned, yet deserved 12 points to 10 victory. They will now face Swansea University in the Final next Wednesday at Nottingham University, as part of ‘BUCS Big Wednesday’, kick-off time is 11am. The Blues have faced Swansea […]
Women’s Blues Squad announced to face Birmingham University
On Wednesday 20th March the Women’s Blues travel to the Midlands to face Birmingham University in the semi-final of the BUCS Trophy, kick off at 6.15pm at Bournbrook Campus Pitches, Edgbaston Park Road, Bournbrook, B15 2TT. The winners will progress to the final where they will face the winners of Swansea and Newcastle at Nottingham University […]
Whippets to face Oxford RFC in Shield Final
Chipping Norton have conceded their semi-final and as such the Whippets will face Oxford RFC in the Oxfordshire County Shield Final on Saturday 30th March, kick-off 2.00pm at Iffley Road. The Whippets will be trying to reclaim the trophy they last won in March in 2017 and also cap off a successful season where they […]
Women’s Blues to face Birmingham University in BUCS Vase
The Women’s Blues have been drawn against Birmingham University in the semi-final of the BUCS Vase competition, the match will take place on Wednesday 20th March, kick-off 6.15pm at Bournbrook Campus Pitches, Edgbaston Park Road, Bournbrook, B15 2TT. Should they win at Birmingham, they would face the winners of Swansea and Newcastle at Nottingham University on […]
2019 Cuppers update
The end of Hilary term has seen the 2019 Cuppers reach the semi-final stage with four men’s teams left in each of the Cup, Plate and Bowl competitions and four in the women’s Cup competition. The Semi-Final line are: Men’s Cuppers Keble v St Edmund Hall CCC/Somerville v St Anne’s/St John’s Men’s Plate Magdalen v […]
Greyhounds and West Point share the spoils
At a sunny but very windy Iffley Road on Sunday afternoon an OU Greyhounds XV and the West Point Military Academy from the US, put on a fine spectacle of attacking rugby which ended an honorable 22 points all draw. This was the first of three matches for the US Military students on their UK […]