Monday, March 13th 2023, it was a massive pleasure and privilege to welcome the 2023 Oxford University Rugby Football Club  (OURFC) team who’ll play in this years varsity match at Twickenham on Saturday (yes! Saturday) 25th March against ‘the other place’.
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2023:   OURFC XV –  the Jefferies Varsity Match

15

Samuel Reynolds * – Univ.

1

Tom Osborne * – Captain – Trinity

14

Thomas Johnson – St.John’s

2

Harrison Scoble – Kellogg

13

Liam Furniss * – Kellogg

3

Michael Fankah – St. Peter’s

12

Harry Parker – Lincoln

4

Edward Blake * – St. Hilda’s

11

Thomas Mewes – Brasenose

5

Eoin O’Sullivan – Oriel

10

Harry Bridgewater – Lincoln

6

George Hobbs – St. Edmund Hall

9

Vasco Faria – Exeter

7

Jack Glover – St. Peter’s

8

Piers Von Dadelszen * – St.Edmund Hall

Replacements:

16

William Thornton * – Somerville

17

Joseph McDermott – Lincoln

18

Noah Zenios – Magdalen

19

Jack Statham – Green Templeton

20

James Lloyd Williams – Worcester

21

George Fowler – St. Hilda’s

22

Alexander Jackman – University

23

Angus MacDonald – Kellogg

Travelling reserve:

Luke Wyllie – St.Hilda’s

College Tallies
3 players from Kellogg, Lincoln and St.Hilda’s colleges
2 players from St.Peter’s, St.Edmund Hall and University colleges
1 player from each of 9 colleges.

The youngest player, Harry Bridgewater, gave a rousing thank you speech, thank you.
The publican gave a few rousing words to the players and management.
The ‘Boy Band’ gave us a rousing song.
We listened to “thought of the day”.
We were given the weather forecast.

A splendid evening for the R&C management and staff, we hope the team enjoyed it too, they seemed to!

GO BLUES!                  GO BLUES!                  GO BLUES!                  GO BLUES!

HISTORY of the selection supper hosted by the Rose and Crown PH:
  In November 2004, OURFC captain, Australian David Lubans (St.Anne’s) ‘negotiated’ with us to hold a post selection, pre Varsity rugby supper.
… and it still continues.
In 2005 Andrew Dalgleish (St Anne’s),   2006 Kevin Brennan (Linacre),   2007 Joe Roff (Harris Manchester),   2008 Peter Clarke (St Cross),   2009 Daniel Rosen (Worcester),   2010 Nick Haydon (University),   2011 + 2012 + 2013 John Carter (Kellogg),   2014 Jacob Taylor (Keble),   2015 George Messum (St Anne’s),   2016 Fergus Taylor (St Cats),   2017 Conor Kearns (Jesus),   2018 Dom Waldouck (Kellogg),   2019 Ed David (St Hilda’s) 2020/21 George Messum (Kellogg) 2023
(NB: I need to amend this list slightly to allow for the Covid plague).