find your blues number

OURFC has a long and illustrious history, having acted as the training ground for many internationals and great premiership players. On this page, for the first time, you will also be able to find a full list of Blues since 1869, including a full list of those members of OUWRFC who have donned the Dark Blue shirt but were not awarded a Blue by the University for this achievement.

men*s Blues Numbers

Notes:

William Octavus Moberly has been given #1 as he was captain of the first Varsity match in 1872.

Replacements have been inserted alphabetically unless the times of their entry onto the field is known.

Duncan Pearce (27) has been allocated a number having played in the 1873 match despite being from Cambridge University.

#735

ROBERTS

Michael Gordon

1968

#734

MULVEY

Rodney Sean

1968

#733

LAIDLAW

Christopher Robert

1968 1969

#732

JOHNSON

Peter Michael

1968 1970

#731

COOKE

Jeremy Lionel

1968 1969

#730

CARROLL

Peter Robert

1968 1969 1970

#729

BEHN

Alan Richard

1968 1969

#728

BARRY

David Martin

1968 1969 1970

#727

BAKER

Richard Thomas

1968

#726

WILSON

Nigel Grahame Chesney

1967

#725

WILSON

James

1967 1968

#724

THORNILEY-WALKER

Michael James

1967

#723

SPEED

Rodney Randell

1967 1968 1969

#722

PAINTER

Philip Alan

1967

#721

MCFARLAND

Patrick Robert Emmett

1967

#720

DIXON

Peter John

1967 1968 1969 1970

#719

DAVEY

Philip

1967

#718

BOYLE

Douglas Stuart

1967 1968 1969

#717

PHILLIPS

Robert Hugh

1966 1967 1968

#716

MOORCROFT

Erroll Knott

1966

#715

JAMES

Stephen John Barnes

1966

#714

HOLROYD

Christopher Allen

1966

#713

CROKER

John Richard

1966 1967

women*s Blues Numbers

Notes:

Heather Bunting has been given #1 as the Captain of Oxford in the very first match.

Replacements have been inserted alphabetically unless the times of their entry onto the field is known.

The list is based on all players being awarded a Blue, despite women’s rugby union not being awarded full Blue status until the 1995/96 season.

#6

JORDAN

Lindy

1988 1989

#5

DEVINE

Heather

1988

#4

CAMPBELL-SMITH

Clare

1988 1989 1990

#3

BOTTING

Anna

1988 1989

#2

BEARDSMORE

Jackie

1988

#1

BUNTING

Heather

1988