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Oxford University RFC
The Oxford University Rugby Football Club (Oxford University RFC or OURFC) is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford. The club contests The Varsity Match every year against Cambridge University at Twickenham. History Men's team The University of Oxford RFC was founded in 1869, fifteen months before the creation of the Rugby Football Union. 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 Parker's Piece. 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 England in 1873, one season before Cambridge University. In 1951 OURFC became the first Western rugb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford
Oxford () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest university in the English-speaking world; it has buildings in every style of Architecture of England, English architecture since late History of Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon. Oxford's industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, science, and information technologies. Founded in the 8th century, it was granted city status in 1542. The city is located at the confluence of the rivers Thames (locally known as the Isis) and River Cherwell, Cherwell. It had a population of in . It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. History The history of Oxford in England dates back to its original settlement in the History of Anglo-Saxon England, Saxon period. The name †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford Against South Africa 1906
Oxford () is a cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world; it has buildings in every style of English architecture since late Anglo-Saxon. Oxford's industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, science, and information technologies. Founded in the 8th century, it was granted city status in 1542. The city is located at the confluence of the rivers Thames (locally known as the Isis) and Cherwell. It had a population of in . It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. History The history of Oxford in England dates back to its original settlement in the Saxon period. The name “Oxford” comes from the Old English ''Oxenaforda'', meaning “ford of the oxen,” referring to a shallow crossing in the river where oxen could pass. The town was of strategic significan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Kyrke
Gerald Venables Kyrke (7 September 1882 – 8 March 1932) was an English international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Marlborough Nomads and was selected for the 1908 Anglo-Welsh tour of New Zealand and Australia. Rugby career Kyrke played much of his rugby with Marlborough Nomads, one of the earliest English rugby clubs, based in London. When Kyrke was offered a place on a tour with invitational team, the Barbarians in 1903 he was already a Nomads player, and was still with the club at the age of 26 when he was invited to tour with the 1908 Anglo-Welsh team. The Anglo-Welsh was an early incarnation of the British Lions and the 1908 team was assembled to tour New Zealand and Australia. Kyrke played twelve games for the Anglo-Welsh team, including one Test Match. His first game for the team was on 25 May 1908, facing Wairarapa on the opening game of the tour. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Gubb
Thomas Witheridge Gubb (23 March 1908 – 19 November 1978) was a South African businessman and an early twentieth century rugby union international who is known as one of the "lost lions" due to his participation on the 1927 British Lions tour to Argentina which, although retrospectively recognised as a Lions tour, did not confer test status on any of the four encounters with the Argentina national rugby union team. Early life Gubb was born on 23 March 1908''Who's who of Southern Africa'', Vols. for 1967–70 include as a section: Who's who of Rhodesia, Mauritius, Central and East Africa, Argus Printing & Publishing Co., 1974 in Uitenhage, Cape Colony. He was the son of Thomas Witheridge Gubb the cricketer and businessman, (21 March 1875 – 10 October 1922) who had played first class cricket for the Eastern Province. He was also therefore the nephew of Albert J Gubb who had also played cricket for the Eastern Province. Like his father before him, he attended St. Andrew's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percy Robert Diggle
Percy Robert Diggle was an English sportsman who played rugby union at an international level, touring Argentina with the 1910 Combined British rugby union side, an early incarnation of the British and Irish Lions. Early life Percy Robert Diggle was born on 27 November 1887, the son of the Venerable Archdeacon, the Right Reverend John William Diggle, who would later become the Bishop of Carlisle and his second wife Edith Moss, (the daughter of Gilbert Winter Moss and Eliza Seilliere Zwilchenbart whom he married on 23 April 1884). He attended Marlborough College where he featured as captain of the School's second fifteen rugby squad, though he did not play in the first fifteen.Marlborough College, ''Marlborough College register from 1843 to 1904 inclusive'', Edition 5, (H. Hart, printer), 1905 He went on to Oxford University where he received his blue for rugby. Rugby union Diggle played rugby at school, though did not feature in the first choice fifteen. However, he did repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Carey
The Rt Revd Walter Julius Carey (12 July 1875 – 17 February 1955) was an English Anglican clergyman and author who served as Bishop of Bloemfontein in South Africa from 1921 to 1935. Carey was a rugby union forward who played club rugby for Oxford University RFC, Oxford University and Blackheath F.C., Blackheath and played international rugby for the British and Irish Lions, British Isles XV in their 1896 British Lions tour to South Africa, 1896 tour of South Africa. Personal history Carey was born in Billesdon, Leicestershire, in 1875 to Alfred Henry Carey, who was an Oxford-educated priest, and was educated at Bedford Grammar School, Bedford School before gaining entry to Hertford College, Oxford, in 1894 He received his BA in 1896 and by 1899 he was the curate at the The Ascension, Lavender Hill, Church of the Ascension in Lavender Hill, London, a post he held until 1908. In 1908 Casey became the librarian for Pusey House, Oxford, Pusey House, a college of Oxford; and rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Brett (rugby Union)
John Alfred Brett (26 October 1915 – 10 August 1996) was an English international rugby union player. Brett, the son of a solicitor, was born in Wetherby, Yorkshire and educated at Durham School. A prop, Brett featured in eight fixtures for the British Lions on the 1936 tour to Argentina, including the one-off match against the Pumas. He captained Oxford University in the 1937 Varsity Match, while a pupil of St Edmund Hall. Brett served with the Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ... during World War II and was left with a glass eye after being badly injured in Normandy. From 1958 to 1967, Brett was the Headmaster of Durham School. See also * List of British & Irish Lions players References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brett, John 1915 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxfordshire RFU County Cup
The Oxfordshire RFU County Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Oxfordshire Rugby Football Union. It was first played during the 1970–71 season, with the inaugural winners being Oxford. It is the most important rugby union cup competition in Oxfordshire, ahead of the Oxfordshire RFU County Shield, It is currently held by Wallingford RFC. The County Cup is open to club sides based in Oxfordshire playing in tier 6 ( South West 1 East) and tier 7 ( Southern Counties North) of the English rugby union system, 2nd teams of higher ranked clubs in the county (tiers 3–4), as well as invitee sides from outside of the league structure (e.g. university representative sides). The current format is a knock-out competition with a preliminary round, first round, semi-finals and a final played at Iffley Road in Oxford in March–April. Oxfordshire RFU County Cup winners Winners and runners up * 2020–21 - No Competition due to COVID-19 * 2021–22 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawick Sevens
Hawick Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Hawick RFC, in Hawick, Scotland. The Hawick Sevens tournament started in 1886 and is the third extant oldest Sevens tournament in the world; behind Melrose Sevens (1883) and Gala Sevens (1884). Usually held around the end of every April, the tournament is part of the Kings of the Sevens competition. 2019's Hawick Sevens took place on the 20 April. The final was won by Boroughmuir. For the 2019–20 season the tournament will instead move to an August fixture. This was played on 10 August 2019. No tournament was held for 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2021–22 season event was won by Melrose. The disassociated Hawick & Wilton Sevens started in 1885. These were run by Hawick and Wilton RFC - a cricket club that branched out to rugby union and was the progenitor of the Hawick RFC club - on separate dates from the Hawick Sevens tournament. Confusingly it shared similar winners to the Hawick Sevens before the rugb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BUCS
British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS; ) is the governing body for higher education sport in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2008, BUCS is responsible for organising 54 inter-university sports in the United Kingdom, as well as representative teams for the FISU World University Championships and the FISU World University Games. It is a membership organisation of over 165 universities and colleges, with over 6,000 teams competing across 850 national and regional leagues. Anne, Princess Royal is the patron of BUCS. Loughborough is the most successful university in the history of BUCS, leading the points table in each of its 14 seasons held since 2008–09; Bath, Leeds Beckett, Birmingham, Durham, and Nottingham have all finished as runners-up. The season was suspended and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the season was cancelled. History Background (1827–1919) Varsity matches between universities in the United Kingdom—particularly between Camb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Day
Susan Margaret Day (born 29 October 1972) is an English female rugby union footballer who played fullback for London Wasps Ladies and for England. Career Day made her debut versus in 1997. She was selected for the 2006 Six Nations Squad. She appeared again for the 2007 Six Nations opener. She can play on the wing, in the centre or at fullback. Sue played in three Rugby World Cups and is England's top try scorer with 61 tries in 59 caps. Sue or 'Daisy' as she is known to her team mates is the top try scorer in IRB world cups, with 19 tries. After retiring from 15's, Sue returned to the international game, captaining Simon Amor and Mike Friday's 7's squad to the 7's world cup in March 2009. In 2013 Day became the first female president of Wasps FC in their 146-year history. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours The Queen's Birthday Honours for 2020 are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Que ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardiff RFC
Cardiff Rugby Football Club () is a rugby union club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The club was founded in 1876Parry-Jones (1989), pg 59 and played their first few matches at Sophia Gardens, shortly after which relocating to Cardiff Arms Park where they have been based ever since. They built a reputation as one of the great clubs in world rugby, largely through a series of wins against international touring sides. Cardiff have beaten both South AfricaParry-Jones (1989), pg 63 and New Zealand,Parry-Jones (1989), pg 64 and Australia have failed to beat the club in six attempts. Through its history Cardiff RFC have provided more players to the Welsh national side and British and Irish Lions than any other Welsh club. Following the 2003 regionalisation of Welsh rugby, Cardiff Rugby became the professional arm of the organisation with the team branded Cardiff RFC playing in the semi pro Welsh Premier League. The Rugby section of the Cardiff Athletic Club, run an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
