Friday 16th October, 7:15pm Iffley Road is stocking up on tiger food in preparation for the Men's Blues' season opener, as the Leicester Tigers come for tea in search of victory next Friday. After hosting 2,000 spectators for St. Edwards vs. Abingdon in September, week 1 of Michaelmas term opens the Oxford sporting calendar by welcoming to Iffley Road the first of various Prem Rugby sides to take on the Dark Blues this season, and welcoming back University students and Oxford residents alike...

On Friday 25th September 2026, St. Edwards School, Oxford (affectionately known as Teddy’s), and Abingdon School are enacting the newest chapter in an Oxfordshire Rugby rivalry, with Iffley Road as its backdrop. The hotly-anticipated fixture between the two kicks off at 6:45pm, and gates will open at 5:30. Last year’s fixture, in the opening round of the National Cup, resulted in a 40-15 win for Abingdon, so Teddy’s will be out for blood in what promises to be a fiery matchup. Teddy’s last...

Brian Smith gliding through Scotland and Lion Rob Wainwright during Varsity 1988, Twickenham Everyone at OURFC is saddened to hear of the passing of Brian Smith, Blue #910, who died on 12 August following a short illness. A wonder try! Brian Smith spots space in the backfield and dots down himself. Brian came up, or rather across, to St. Anne’s from his home of Queensland in 1988, to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics. Brian was educated at Brisbane State High School and Queensland...