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.

#495

REID

George Aitken

1935 1936

#494

OBOLENSKY

Alexander

1935 1937

#493

HUGHES

Harold Mervyn

1935 1936

#492

HARDING

Robert Frederick

1935

#491

DISNEY

Patrick Canning Wemyss

1935

#490

BRETT

John Alfred

1935 1936 1937

#489

MCGRATH

Noel Fitzgerald

1934 1935 1936

#488

JAMES

Austin Ingram

1934

#487

GUY

John Cragge

1934

#486

GRIEVE

Charles Frederick

1934 1935 1936

#485

COOPER

Malcolm McGregor

1934 1935 1936

#484

BUSH

Alan

1934

#483

BLOXHAM

Charles Tom

1934 1935 1936 1937

#482

WRAY

Martin Osterfield

1933 1934

#481

WARR

Anthony Lawley

1933 1934

#480

REES-JONES

Geoffrey Rippon

1933 1934 1935

#479

PIENAAR

Johannes Hendrik

1933 1934 1935

#478

PHILLIPS

Edward Leigh

1933

#477

MCSHANE

Jan Melville Swain

1933 1935

#476

MATHER

Ernest Gordon Stewart

1933

#475

LOW

Robert Carmichael Stuart

1933

#474

CRANMER

Peter

1933 1934

#473

BURROW

Kenneth Cooke

1933

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