Please make a note in your diary of Saturday 16th May as the conclusion to the club’s 150th Anniversary season celebrations when the Women’s Blues will play the Penguins in their inaugural women’s fixture and the Men’s Blues will play the Barbarians, both matches at Iffley Road followed by a dinner in the Oxford Town Hall. […]
Month: December 2019
Tough day at Twickenham for the Dark Blues
On a miserably wet day at Twickenham last Thursday both the Men’s and Women’s Blues teams suffered their own disappointments in the 2019 Varsity Matches, but both sets of players and coaches can be rightfully proud of their efforts and can hold their heads high as they head into the Christmas holidays. The women having […]
Double delight for dogs teams
On Wednesday afternoon at Iffley Road, the Greyhounds extended their current winning run in the Men’s 2nd XV Varsity Match to five and at the same time made it fifteen wins in the last eighteen years. The Cambridge LX Club coaches must wonder what they have to do to secure the win in this fixture, after […]
Colleges XV edged out in first match of Varsity series
In the first match of the 2019/20 Varsity series, it was the Light Blues who grabbed the spoils as their Lions XV beat the Oxford Colleges XV by 29 points to 26 at Grange Road on Tuesday afternoon. The Cambridge side put in a strong first half to lead 19 – 5 at the interval, […]
Women’s Blues Squad announced for the 31st Women’s Varsity Match
On Sunday night at Vincent’s Club, Captain Hazel Ellender announced her squad to face Cambridge in the 31st Women’s Varsity Match at Twickenam on Thursday 12th December, kick off 11.30am. She has fortunate to be able to name ten former Blues in her starting XV with a further two on the bench. It will be […]
Greyhounds and Whippets squads announced for Varsity and Oxford Derby
On Wednesday 4th December Iffley Road will play host to the Men’s 2nd XV Varsity Match between the OU Greyhounds and CURUFC LX Club, kick off at 2.00pm which will be followed by the ‘Oxford Derby’ between the OU Whippets and an Oxford Brookes XV at 5.00pm. Both Oxford teams will be looking to end the […]
Men’s Blues squad announced for the 137th Varsity Match
On Sunday night at Vincent’s Club, Captain Ed David announced his squad to face Cambridge in the 137th Varsity Match at Twickenam on Thursday 12th December, kick off 3.00pm. He is fortunate to be able to name twelve former Blues in his starting XV with a further two on the bench, but has also been deprived of […]
Colleges XV Varsity squad announced
Tuesday 3rd December sees the start of the 2019 Varsity Series as the OURFU Colleges XV head to Grange Road to take on their counterparts in the annual Colleges XV Varsity Match. A win for Oxford will see their winning streak stretch to five in row, which would be the longest series of back to back […]