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.

#712

BARKER

Andrew Charles

1966 1967

#711

BAIRD

John Stephen

1966 1967

#710

WALDRON

Oliver Cornelius

1965 1966

#709

STARMER-SMITH

Nigel Christopher

1965 1966

#708

SIMMIE

Michael Stewart

1965 1966

#707

READ

Robert Frederick

1965

#706

HILLER

Robert

1965

#705

GABITASS

Jonathan Roger

1965 1966

#704

COKER

John Baptist Hutchinson

1965

#703

BUCKNALL

Anthony Launce

1965 1966

#702

BROUGHTON

Robert Christopher

1965

#701

BREWER

Robert James

1965

#700

BEDFORD

Thomas Pleydell

1965 1966 1967

#699

WAKELIN

William Sam

1964

#698

THORBURN

Charles Webster

1964

#697

LLOYD

Elwyn Allden

1964 1965 1966

#696

HOUSTON

Kenneth James

1964

#695

HEARN

Robert Daniel

1964

#694

HADMAN

William Geoffrey

1964 1965 1966

#693

DORMAN

John Michael Addison

1964

#692

WILSON

Stewart

1963 1964

#691

WHYTE

David James

1963

#690

WHYTE

Alastair Graham Donald

1963

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