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.

#403

MACKINTOSH

Charles Ernest Whistler

1925

#402

LANDALE

David Fortune

1925 1926

#401

DRYSDALE

Daniel

1925

#400

WESCHE

Venn Gordon

1924

#399

STRONG

William Ivar Norman

1924 1925

#398

ROUGHEAD

William Nicol

1924 1925 1926

#397

RAYMOND

Roland Lionel

1924

#396

BOYD

Arthur de Haven

1924

#395

BERKLEY

William Vaughan

1924 1925 1926

#394

VALENTINE

Alan Chester

1923 1924 1925

#393

THERON

Thomas Phillipus

1923

#392

SMITH

Ian Scott

1923

#391

PLEYDELL-BOUVERIE

Bartholomew

1923

#390

JACOB

Herbert Percy

1923 1924 1925

#389

HUMPHREY

Milner Warren

1923

#388

HILLARD

Ronald Johnstone

1923 1924

#387

FRANKLIN

Henry William Fernehough

1923

#386

DALBY

Charles

1923

#385

ABELL

George Edmund Brackenbury

1923 1924 1925 1926

#384

WORDSWORTH

Christopher Robert

1922 1923 1924

#383

WALLACE

Arthur Cooper

1922 1923 1924 1925

#382

WAKE

Hereward Baldwin Lawrence

1922

#381

SHACKSNOVIS

Arthur

1922 1923

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