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.

#564

CURTIS

Arthur Bryan

1949

#563

BOTTING

Ian James

1949 1950

#562

BOOBBYER

Brian

1949 1950 1951

#561

WILSON

Cecil Trevor Marshall

1948

#560

VINTCENT

Alwyn Nelles

1948 1949

#559

MEADOWS

Howard James

1948

#558

KENDALL-CARPENTER

John McGregor Kendall

1948 1949 1950

#557

HOFMEYR

Murray Bernard

1948 1949 1950

#556

GREEN

Ralph

1948 1949 1950

#555

CANNELL

Lewis Bernard

1948 1949 1950

#554

WYNTER

Edward Cedric Cyril

1947

#553

VAN RYNEVELD

Clive Berrange

1947 1948 1949

#552

STOBIE

William Douglas Kerr

1947

#551

STEWART

Alan

1947 1948

#550

KININMONTH

Peter Wyatt

1947 1948

#549

ILETT

Norman Leonard

1947

#548

GILL

Robin Denys

1947 198

#547

GALBRAITH

James Hunter

1947

#546

WILSON

Graham Alexander

1946 1948

#545

VAN RYNEVELD

Anthony John

1946 1947 1948

#544

TRAVERS

Basil Holmes

1946 1947

#543

SWARBRICK

David William

1946 1947 1948

#542

NEWMAN

Sydney Charles

1946 1947

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.

#19

STRINGER

L

1988

#18

ROBINSON

Nicki

1988 1989 1990

#17

HARRIS

L

1988

#16

CLAYDON

Kate

1988 1989 1990

#15

WILLIS

S

1988

#14

WILCOX

J

1988

#13

WELLS

Melanie

1988 1989

#12

WELLS

J

1988 1989

#11

SPASH

Anna

1988 1989

#10

SIMON

L

1988 1989

#9

MURPHY

L

1988 1989

#8

KIMBER

T

1988

#7

JORGENSEN

Miriam

1988 1989

#6

JORDAN

Lindy

1988 1989

#5

DEVINE

H

1988

#4

CAMPBELL-SMITH

Clare

1988 1989 1990

#3

BOTTING

Anna

1988 1989

#2

BEARDSMORE

J

1988

#1

BUNTING

Heather

1988