Photo Credit: Nick Browning As the Men*s Blues prepare to face Trinity College Dublin, I sat down with Reed Prinsep, the first recipient of the Liddell Oxford Rugby Scholarship, to talk about his rugby career and his journey to Oxford and OURFC. A native of Christchurch New Zealand, Reed began playing rugby at nine years old after his friends began transitioning from football into rugby; ‘rugby was always a part of my life’ commented Reed, but ‘I followed my mates into football until they...

As the academic year draws to a close and students all over Oxford begin packing away their belongings for the long-awaited summer holiday, Oxford University RFC is proud to announce the election of its 2026/27 Blues Captains. The elections of the OURFC Blues Captains and the Committees is first step in building a successful season. Elected to captain the Men*s Blues for the 26/27 season is Oriel College’s Māori All-Black forward Reed Prinsep (#1324). Selected to lead the Women*s Blues to...

Men’s Cuppers Final [Written by Hugo Walsh, St Edmund Hall] It had been three long years since Teddy had made a rugby Cuppers Final. The 2023/24 season ended in the first round with a heartbreaking loss to St Peter’s. The 2024/25 season was slightly more successful, with Teddy reaching the semi-final before losing to Magdalen/St Hilda’s in an incredibly close contest. Having fallen to them the year before, we knew Saturday’s final was going to be a real battle if we wanted to get across the...