… in the annual rugby clashes, held for the first time at Mattioli Woods, Welford Road.
(home of the Leicester Tigers).
Oxford University men triumph 34 – 7
There was no shortage of drama including a first minute try against the dark blues AND a red card !
1 John Aaron Henry * (Somerville) 2 Will Barker (Keble) 3 Euan Friend * (University) 4 Jasper Dix * (Oriel) 5 Piers Von Dadelszen (St Edmund Hall) 6 Sam Miller * (St Edmund Hall) 7 Andrew Durutalo # (Green Templeton) 8 Captain George Messum * (Kellogg) 9 Calum Grant (St Anne’s) 10 Tom Humberstone * (Jesus) 11 Rob Quinlan (Jesus) 12 Andrew Humberstone (Wolfson) 13 Nick Greenhalgh * (Keble) 14 Louis Jackson * (Oriel) 15 Dan Stoller * (Queen’s)
Replacements: 16 Louis Wright * (Trinity) 17 Barnaby Vaughan * (Corpus Christi) 18 Matt Dennis-Soto # (Kellogg) 19 Kearnan Myall (Kellogg) 20 Herbert Watson * (St Edmund Hall) 21 Rory Tegner (Pembroke) 22 Henry Hackett * (Christ Church) 23 Will Wright (Linacre)
Travelling reserves:Charlie Papworth (Jesus) Gus Coningham (St John’s) Oscar Marriott-Clarke (Magdalen)
[# Denotes International, * Denotes Blue.]
The games were played under Covid appropriate rules agreed by all teams.
MAN OF THE MATCH, ANDREW DURUTALO (US EAGLES )
POWERS THE DARK BLUES TO GLORY
Click to WATCH the men’s game on YouTube.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S XV played very well but had succumbed to an unlucky 5 – 10 loss, earlier in the day.
Click to WATCH the women’s game on YouTube.
CONGRATULATIONS OURFC
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Which winning player’s college is closest to the Rose and Crown?
This year, I think it might be Dr. Aaron Henry. (Somerville)
