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.

#334

MOORE

Humphrey Bateman

1912 1913

#333

MONTEATH

James Guthrie

1912

#332

HANDS

Kenneth Charles Myburgh

1912

#331

DICKSON

Walter Michael

1912

#330

BROSTER

Lennox Ross

1912

#329

BOYD

Edward Fenwick

1912

#328

THOMAS

Walter Eric

1911 1912

#327

STEYN

Stephen Sebastian Lombard

1911 1912

#326

GILMOUR

Allan

1911

#325

DONALD

David Grahame

1905 1912 1913

#324

DINGLE

Arthur James

1911

#323

SHARP

Harold Sidney

1910 1911

#322

SAMPSON

Harold Fehrsen

1910 1911

#321

KNOTT

Frederick Hammett

1910 1911 1912 1913

#320

HANDS

Philip Albert Myburgh

1910

#319

GEEN

William Purdon

1910 1911 1912

#318

CHEESMAN

William Inkersole

1910 1911

#317

BULLOCK

Howard

1910 1911

#316

BROWN

Leonard Graham

1910 1911 1912

#315

BAIN

David McLaren

1910 1911 1912 1913

#314

ALLEN

Wilfrid Castledine

1910

#313

POULTON

Ronald William

1909 1910 1911

#312

LAGDEN

Ronald Owen

1909 1910 1911

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