The Oxford University Rugby Football Club (Oxford University RFC or OURFC) is the

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club of the

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. The club contests

The Varsity Match The Varsity Match is an annual rugby union fixture played between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England. The event began in 1872 with the first men's match, with interruptions only for the two World Wars and the COVID-19 pandemic ...

every year against

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History

Men's team

The University of Oxford RFC was founded in 1869, fifteen months before the creation of the

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. The first Varsity Match was played in February 1872 in Oxford at ' The Parks', the following year the return game was played in Cambridge on

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. In 1874 it was decided that the game be played on a neutral ground. Oxford, like rivals Cambridge, have supplied hundreds of players to national teams, and was key in spreading the sport of rugby throughout Britain as past students brought the game back to their home counties. The very first international player to be capped whilst at Oxford was Cecil Boyle, who represented

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1873 Events January * January 1 ** Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar. ** The California Penal Code goes into effect. * January 17 – American Indian Wars: Modoc War: First Battle of the Stronghold – Modoc Indians defeat the Unit ...

, one season before Cambridge University. In 1951 OURFC became the first Western rugby team to tour

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after

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. OURFC currently has 3 Men's teams: 1st XV Blues, 2nd XV Greyhounds and 3rd XV Whippets. All three teams play Varsity matches against their respective Cambridge opponents. Additionally, there is also a Men's U20s squad which contest their own Varsity Match alongside the Women's 2nd XV.

Major Stanley's Match

Source: Major R. V. Stanley was an Oxford local who took a hearty interest in the development of OURFC, becoming its first representative on the RFU Committee 1903–27. The first recorded Stanley's Match took place in 1919, after the 1914 match was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War I. An invitational squad, similar to the Barbarians, the Major Stanley's XV historically drew in big name players such as Thomas Voyce and William Wavell Wakefield. Major Stanley's Match is an annual fixture played in preparation of

the Varsity Match The Varsity Match is an annual rugby union fixture played between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England. The event began in 1872 with the first men's match, with interruptions only for the two World Wars and the COVID-19 pandemic ...

and recent Stanley's XVs have included

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. In 2019, the centenary year of the first Major Stanley's fixture, the Women's Blues faced the first ever Major Stanley's Women's XV.

Women's team

Oxford University WRFC was founded in 1988 and has been playing Cambridge University WRUFC annually since. The first women's Varsity was won by Cambridge; Oxford currently have 20 Varsity victories to Cambridge's 13. Notable players include Sue Day (St John's), who has won 59 England caps. As of May 2015, Oxford University RFC and Oxford University WRFC have officially merged into one University RFC. 2015 also marked the first year that the women's Varsity Match was held at Twickenham on the same day as the men's game. OURFC Women's 1st XV compete in

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Premiership South.

Honours

* Hawick Sevens ** Champions (1): 1925 Oxford University Greyhounds: * Oxfordshire RFU County Cup winners: 1976 Oxford University Women's Blues: * BUSA Champions 1998/1999 season * BUCS Vase Champions 2017 * BUCS Vase Runners Up 2019

Notable former players

Oxford University RFC has fielded over 300 international rugby players, many of whom were first Capped during their time playing for the club.

Internationals

The following former Oxford University players have been capped at full international level. Blues are listed in brackets: British & Irish Lions * – John Brett * –

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(1894, 95, 96, 97) * – Percy Diggle (1908, 09) * – Thomas Gubb (1926, 27, 28, 29) * – Gerald Kyrke (1902, 03) * –

Cuth Mullins Reginald Cuthbert Mullins (28 June 1873 – 15 June 1938) was a South African rugby union forward and medical doctor. Mullins played club rugby for Oxford University and played international rugby for the British Isles XV in their 1896 tour of ...

(1894) * – Donald Troup (1928) Australia * – Thomas Baxter (1958, 59) * – Bill Calcraft (1986, 87) * – Bill Campbell (1987) * –

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(1988, 89) * – Philip Crowe (1981, 82, 83) * – Roger Davis (1974,75) * – Bob Egerton (1987, 88) * –

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(1921, 22, 23) * – Brendan Nasser (1992) * – Roland Raymond (1924) * – Brett Robinson (2000, 01) * –

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(2006, 07) * – Bill Ross (1980) * –

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(1958) * – Ian Williams (1988) Canada * – Andrew Bibby (1980, 81) * – Rob Brewer (1965) * – Alan Douglas (1970, 71) * – Sean Fauth (2005) * – Dan Moor (2017) * – Stan McKeen (2008, 09, 10) * –

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(1995, 96) * – Gareth Rees (1993, 94) * – Karl Svoboda (1995) * –

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(2001, 02, 03) England * – Harry Alexander (1897, 98) * – Edward Baker (1893, 94, 95) * – Doug Baker (1952) * –

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(1981, 82, 83) * – Lancelot Barrington-Ward * – Tremlett Batchelor (1906) * – Harold Bateson (1874, 75, 77) * –

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* – Brian Black (1929) * – Charles Bolton * – Edgar Bonham-Carter (1890, 91) * – Brian Boobbyer (1949, 50, 51) * – Ian Botting (1949, 50) * – Cecil Boyle * – William Bromet (1889) * –

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(1873) * – Henry Brougham * – Bruno Brown (1910, 11, 12) * – Tony Bucknall (1965, 66) * – Richard Budworth (1887, 88, 89) * – Lewis Cannell (1948, 49, 50) * – Godfrey Carey (1891, 92, 93, 94) * – Vincent Cartwright (1901, 02, 03, 04) * – Richard Cattell (1893) * – William Cheesman (1910, 11) * – Ernest Cheston * – Percy Christopherson (1886, 87, 88) * – Charles Cleveland (1885, 86) * – William Collins * –

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(1936, 37) * – Edward Court (1882, 83) * – Peter Cranmer (1933, 34) * – Gordon Cridlan (1928, 29, 30) * –

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(1874) * – John Currie (1954, 55, 56, 57) * – Alfred Davenport * –

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(1990) * – Robert de Winton (1888, 89, 90) * – Ted Dillon * – Arthur Dingle (1911) * –

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(1967, 68, 69, 70) * – Denys Dobson (1899, 1900, 01) * – Martin Donnelly (1946) * – Aubrey Dowson (1896) * – John Dugdale * –

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(1880, 81) * – Frank Evershed * – William Fletcher (1972, 73, 74) * – Howard Fowler (1877, 78) * – Edward Fraser (1873, 74, 75) * – Hubert Freakes (1936, 37, 38) * – Harold Freeman * –

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* – Arthur Gibson * – Simon Halliday (1979, 80, 81) * – Curly Hammond (1899, 1900) * – Reginald Hands (1908, 09) * – Charles Harper (1897, 98) * – Danny Hearn (1964) * –

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(1875, 77, 78, 79) * – Anthony Henniker-Gotley (1909) * – Ronald Hillard (1923, 24) * –

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(1965) * – Harold Hodges (1905, 06, 07, 08) * – Murray Hofmeyr (1948, 49, 50) * – Peter Hordern (1928) * – Peter Howard (1929, 30) * –

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(1883, 84) * – Francis Isherwood (1872) * – Jake Jacob (1923, 24, 25) * –

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(1948, 49) * – Charles Kent (1972, 73, 74, 75) * – Richard Kindersley (1882, 83) * – Harold Kittermaster (1922, 24) * – Ronald Lagden (1909, 10, 11) * – Archibald Law (1875) * – Frederic Lee (1874, 75, 76, 77) * – Frederick Leslie-Jones (1894, 95, 96) * – Mike Marshall (1936, 37, 38) * – John Maxwell-Hyslop (1920, 21, 22) * – Laurence Merriam (1913) * – Arthur Michell (1872, 73, 74) * – William Moberly (1872, 73) * – Edward Moore (1882, 83) * – Philip Moore (1945, 46) * – Maurice McCanlis (1926, 27) * – Edward Nash (1874, 75) * – Syd Newman (1946, 47) * – Philip Newton (1879, 80) * – Ossie Newton-Thompson (1945, 46) * – Philip Nicholas (1897, 98, 99) * – Ernie Nicholson (1931, 32, 33, 34) * – Eustace North (1888, 89, 90) * –

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(1927) * –

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(1935, 37) * – Sidney Osborne (1900, 01, 02) * – Tuppy Owen-Smith (1932, 33) * – Colin Payne (1960) * –

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(1889, 91) * – Malcolm Phillips (1956, 57, 58, 59) * – Charles Phillips (1876, 77, 78, 79) * – James Pitman (1921) * – Francis Poole (1891, 92, 93, 94) * – Garnet Portus * – Ronald Poulton (1909, 10, 11) * – Robin Prescott (1932) * – Leo Price (1920, 21) * – John Raphael (1901, 02, 03, 04) * – John Ravenscroft (1877, 78) * – Bill Redwood * –

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(1962) * – James Richardson (1925) * – Ryder Richardson (1881) * – Laurie Rimmer (1958) * – Chris Rittson-Thomas (1949, 50) * – Peter Robbins (1954, 55, 56, 57) * –

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(1908, 09) * – Matthew Robson (1929) * – Walter Rogers (1898, 1900) * – Alan Rotherham (1882, 83, 84) * – Ted Rudd (1963, 64) * – Joseph Sandford (1902, 03)) * – John Scott (1957, 58) * – Edward Scott * – Richard Sharp (1959, 60, 61) * – Nick Silk (1961, 62, 63) * – Harry Small (1949, 50) * – Mike Smith (1954, 55) * –

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(1965, 66) * – Eric Steinthal (1906) * – Ernest Still (1872, 73) * – Adrian Stoop (1902, 03, 04) * – Edmund Strong (1881, 83) * – David Swarbrick (1946, 47, 48) * – Deneys Swayne (1930, 31) * – Frank Tarr (1907, 08, 09) * – William Tatham (1881, 82, 83) * – Basil Travers (1946, 47) * – Henry Tristram (1882, 83, 84) * –

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(1987) * – Clive van Ryneveld (1947, 48, 49) * – Harry Vassall (1879, 80, 81, 82) * –

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(1906, 07, 08) * – Charles Wade (1882, 83, 84) * – John Walton (1900, 01) * – Antony Warr (1933, 34) * –

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(1959, 60, 61, 62) * – Rupert Williamson (1906, 07, 08) * – Chris Winn (1950) * – Alan Wood (1904) * – Charles Wooldridge (1882) * – Derek Wyatt (1981) * – John Young (1957, 58) Ireland * – Rowland Byers (1926) * –

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* – Arthur Curtis (1949) * –

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(1989) * – Niall Hogan (1996, 97) * –

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(1994, 95) * – David Humphreys (1995) * – Hugo MacNeill (1982, 83, 84) * – Niall Malone (1992) * – Brendan Mullin (1986, 87) * – Noel McGrath (1934, 35, 36) * – John Reid * – Brian Smith (1988, 89) * – Shaun Waide (1932) * – Ollie Waldron (1965, 67) Japan * – Toshiyuki Hayashi (1990) * – Takuro Miuchi (1998) New Zealand * – George Aitken (1921, 22) * –

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(1987, 88) * –

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(1968, 69) * –

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(2008) Scotland * – David Bain (1910, 11, 12, 13) * – John Bannerman (1928) * – David Bell (1970) * – William Berkley (1924, 25, 26) * – Charles Berry (1883, 84) * – William Bolton (1873, 74, 75) * –

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(1885, 86, 87) * – Fletcher Buchanan (1909, 10) * – Pat Burnet (1960) * – Alexander Cairns (1899, 1900, 01) * –

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(1946, 47) * – Paul Clauss (1889, 90, 91) * – Mac Cooper (1935, 36, 37) * – Ian Coutts (1951) * – John Crabbie (1898, 99, 1900, 01) * – Gerard Crole (1913, 19) * – George Cunningham (1907, 08, 09) * – Simon Danielli (1999, 2000) * –

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* – Maurice Dickson (1903) * – Grahame Donald (1911, 12, 13) * – Bill Donaldson (1892, 93, 94) * – Harvey Druitt (1929, 30, 31) * –

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(1925) * – Denoon Duncan (1919, 20) * – Ewen Fergusson (1952, 53) * – Charles Fleming (1887, 88, 89, 90) * – Hector Forsayth (1920, 21) * – Henry Gedge (1893) * – Colin Gilray (1908, 09) * – Augustus Grant-Asher (1881, 82, 83) * – Charles Grieve (1934, 35, 36) * – Thomas Hart * – Nelson Henderson (1886) * – John Henderson (1952) * – Gurth Hoyer-Millar (1952) * – Jo Hume (1927, 28) * – Ken Jackson (1932, 33) * – Norman Kennedy (1901) * – Peter Kininmonth (1947, 48) * – George Lindsay (1882, 83, 84) * – Bertie Lorraine (1932, 33, 34) * – Eric Loudoun-Shand (1913, 19) * – Donald MacDonald (1974, 75, 76) * – Chris Mackintosh (1925) * – Pat MacLachlan (1953) * –

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(1922, 23, 24) * –

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(1907, 08, 09) * – Patrick Munro (1903, 04, 05) * – Joe McPartlin (1960, 61, 62) * -

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(1944) * – Tommy Nelson (1897, 98) * – William Renwick (1936, 37) * –

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(1924, 25, 26) * – Douglas Schulze * – Tennant Sloan (1908) * – Allan Smith (1894, 95, 96, 97) * –

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(1926) * – Ken Spence (1951, 52) * –

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(1961, 62) * – Stephen Steyn (1911, 12) * –

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(1957) * –

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(1926, 27, 28) * – Frans ten Bos (1958, 59, 60) * – William Thomson (1895, 96) * – Bruce Thomson (1951, 52) * – Frederick Turner (1908, 09, 10) * – James Walker (1879, 80, 81) * – Mike Walker (1950, 51) * – Archibald Walker (1880) * – Johnnie Wallace (1922, 23, 24, 25) * – Donald White * – David Whyte (1963) * – Stewart Wilson (1963, 64) * – Gully Wilson (1946, 48) * – Eric Young South Africa * – Andrew Aitken (1993) * – Tommy Bedford (1965, 66, 67) * – Herbert Castens (1886, 87) * – Noel Howe-Browne (1905, 06) * – Paul Johnstone (1952, 53, 54) * – Dugald MacDonald (1974, 75) * – Nick Mallett (1979) * – Stanley Osler (1931) * – Willie Rousseau (1929) United States * – Derek Asbun (2011) * – Nick Civetta (2022) * – Andrew Durutalo (2021) * – Eric Fry (2022) * – Gary Hein (1989, 90) * – Don James (1989) * – Will Johnson (2009) * – Ray Lehner (1997, 99, 2000, 01) * – Adam Russell (1999, 2000, 02) * – Kurt Shuman (1998, 99) * –

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(1923, 24, 25) Wales * – Charles Allen (1881, 82, 83) * – Onllwyn Brace (1955, 56) * – Trevor Brewer (1951) * – Ian Buckett (1992) * – Mickey Davies * – Gareth Davies (1977) * – Robin Davies (1955, 56, 57) * – Alban Davies * – Bailey Davies (1905, 06, 07) * –

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* – Denis Evans (1959) * – David Evans (1887, 88) * – Gwyn Francis (1919) * –

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(1910, 11, 12) * – William Havard (1919) * – Hugh Ingledew * – Vivian Jenkins (1930, 31, 32) * – Ken Jones (1963) * – Ian Jones (1963, 64) * – Kenyon Jones (1931, 32) * – Charles Lewis * – Andrew Moore (1990) * – Tony O'Connor (1958) * –

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* – Aneurin Rees * – Conway Rees (1891, 92, 93) * – Geoffrey Rees-Jones (1933, 34, 35) * – Walter Rice Evans (1890) * – Bill Roberts (1928, 29, 30, 31) * – Mike Roberts (1968) * – David Roberts * – John Strand-Jones (1899, 1900, 01) * – William Thomas (1893, 94) * – Leonard Watkins (1879) * – David Wyn Evans (1988) * – Derek Williams (1945) * – Richard Wintle (1993)

SRU presidents

Former Oxford University players have been President of the SRU: * 1898–99

* 1909-10 Alexander Blair * 1910-11 Charles Fleming * 1929-30 Augustus Grant-Asher * 1936-38 Alfred Lawrie * 1939-42 Patrick Munro * 1951-52

* 1954-55 John Bannerman

References

External links

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