Congratulations to U15s who today beat Oxford in the season’s last, but most important, match – both teams vying for the single remaining place in Division 1.

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Marston Ferry on Saturday afternoon was the setting for the last U13s fixture of the season.  The final challenge: an accomplished and skilful touring side from Warlingham in Surrey, supported by a considerable and boisterous entourage.

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Yesterday our children were completely up for it after their heroics at Banbury.  They feared nobody, their defence was superb and our pack intimidating. 

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The ‘Quins U13 side continued their winning ways with a comprehensive 64-19 against a talented and spirited High Wycombe side.

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It felt odd going to rugby on a Saturday but the weather and the location could not fail to impress as we turned up at Henley for the south eastern tag championship.

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All in all, fantastic weather, a superbly organised competition, two games to forget, several to remember and a piece of silverware that the boys can be proud of.

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We had a strange tournament at the Oxfordshire. The first thing that happened was a great big volcano went off in Iceland and stranded three of our A team players overseas.

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Oxford Harlequins U15s had a great day at the Aylesbury festival winning 3 of their 4 group matches, beating Beaconsfield, Aylesbury and Chipping Norton.

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The Oxford Harlequins U13 side revived its season with a solid display at yesterday Oxfordshire Tens Tournament held in Wallingford, placing second overall.

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A good morning's rugby at Chinnor: both clubs fielded two teams (with a bit of help from Chinnor - we borrowed 2 Chinnor players to make up an U7 B team).

Lions: Played 2, Won 2; Tigers (half of them): Played 2, Won 1, Lost 1

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After a bit of shuffling around OHRFC eventually mustered 10 players and in the face of adversity, relying on the goodwill and generosity of other teams, in the true spirit of Rugby, our depleted team were truly magnificent, superbly marshalled by Ryan, our new U11's coaching star, Ryan.

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Harlequins started the tournament in style, piling up tries like Tory votes in Surrey in their first three matches, all of which were won by the maximum score line of six tries to nil before the end of normal time. Unfortunately, the team failed to contest the key marginals and, in an object lesson to those who aspire to power, whether in rugby or in any other context, ended up coming second in the Plate Final by two tries to one.

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A first tournament for all the players in the U7 Tigers - they applied themselves really well and the coaching team was very proud of the application and particularly the concentration across the 5 games.

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Under 14's edge Witney 14-12 to claim County third place spot.

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The Quins U13 side lost yesterday to a spirited visiting Reading Abbey side, the final score 36-29. 

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We went to Banbury Festival with high hopes having only dropped only one competitive match this season.

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Many thanks to all who came along to Banbury today to brave the somewhat chilly conditions, the very large pitches and some high quality opposition. All the kids worked really hard, gave huge effort and commitment, and kept fighting to the end.

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A very strong win from the U15s at Marston Ferry ground against a very big and powerful Witney team.

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Well done to all the boys that took part in the three-way match with Wallingford and Shipston on Stour at Cherwell on Sunday. The boys played three matches …

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Yesterday, the sun  shone and my old bones did not feel as cold as of late as we had a three-way game v Shipston on Stour and Wallingford, two sides at opposite ends of the Rugby playing spectrum.  

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Oxford Harlequins U7s performed well in the Wallingford / Shipston triangular and the Tigers in particular really lifted their game to pull two great performances out of the bag.

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Sunday 21 March 2010

Chinnor 5 – 31 Oxford Harlequins U14
 
Tries: Chen (3), Rees, Lee
Conversions: Todd (3)

Match report may follow....

Following last weeks disappointment at Henley we played as we know we can, fast flowing exciting rugby, and defended well.

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“We always have a challenging match with these guys and this time was no different “

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The A team put in three good performances against Fairford, Grove and Witney. The pitches were compact which generally ruled out a glut of solo tries by our speedsters but did allow for some frenetic defence and intelligent use of space. 

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A good show on a freezing cold day....

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Harlequins took a big squad of 19 players to Witney and came away as well-deserved winners of the mini-festival, with four victories out of four.

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The top of the league clash certainly lived up to expectations with a very fiery encounter at Henley.

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After a long delay brought about by both U13s and U14s having to use pitch 2 in turn as the main pitch resembled a coastal mudflat (complete with seagulls), the Oxfordshire U13s Plate semi-final eventually kicked off at 12pm.

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Having narrowly missed beating Bicester earlier in the month and dropping into the Plate competition as a result, a seventeen-strong Harlequins U13s squad travelled to Abingdon to settle the Plate competition quarter final.

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With both squads depleted with County commitments, Half term absentees and ski trips this turned into a close and hard fought match albeit rather messy with slippy underfoot conditions not helping.

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Tackling, tackling, tackling....

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Sunday was cold and miserable but the children arrived in high spirits for our three way v Gosford and Stratford.

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As anticipated the match with Gosford was a tough encounter …especially as the U10s played in probably the muddiest section of Gosford’s already muddy set of pitches.

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The Lions narrowly won, the Tigers battled but went down 9-7 and the Green Bogeys were rampant. All in all it was a great fixture and many thanks to Gosford for accommodating us.

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It was a close, hard fought match with good loose play and running by the Harlequins against a much larger Bicester side. Departure from the game plan was Harlequins undoing but each player played with commitment and energy and should be proud of their performance in that respect.

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Having missed out on a visit to Winchester just before Christmas due to the weather Quins were looking forward to playing Winchester for the first time. 

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In Quins first evening floodlit fixture on Thursday night the twice postponed cup quarter final was finally played in muddy damp conditions on a pitch quite cut up from the weather.

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Bicester had good numbers for an away fixture and luckily the Oxford Harlequins U7s numbers have been growing recently so we were able to hold field two teams each with plenty of subs. The boys were eager to play a match after such a long spell of indoor training and put on some good rugby. Our newest players got a chance to play their first competitive fixture and acquitted themselves well, narrowly losing to a good Bicester side. The more experienced players, split into two mixed sides, played well considering the long break and comfortably won both their matches.

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Bicester turned up with two full teams and raring to go, so we decided to play as many 10 minute games as we could, with Bicester rolling one team off/one team on for each, while we shuffled players around so all our boys got a game at a level they could enjoy.

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At last the boys were back playing rugby on a Sunday morning after over a month! I anticipate that they will have all been totally exhausted after their efforts on the pitch yesterday…

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Oxford Harlequins 36 – 17 Abingdon

In a match switched to Harlequins ground as Abingdon’s ground was still flooded Quins showed very strong performances from all Squad members with a good victory in a competitive game.

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After a long Christmas break, forcibly extended by snow-covered or frosted or water-logged pitches, it was a rusty Quins side that turned out at Chipping Norton for the fourth match in our league campaign.

Chipping Norton U15s 0, Oxford Harlequins U15s 43

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Over four quarters, Quins, playing their first match in nearly two months,
were victorious with an impressive 63-12 score line.  However it wasn't
until the second half before the current county champions could demonstrate
their dominance.

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From the Headmaster’s study....

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Sunday represented a great day's rugby at our Marston Ferry ground as we hosted a visit from Newbury Rugby Club. As luck would have it we experienced probably our highest turn out to date with 16 players allowing us to field two full teams with a sub. Coincidentally Newbury, who normally have a much larger squad, had been struck with various bugs and been reduced to two teams with subs providing us with a morning of back to back matches.

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First of all well done to the team yesterday… our squad of 12 played two back to back matches against a Newbury squad of over 20 players and ended with a 5-0 victory followed by a 2-2 draw…very good against such a recognised club as Newbury

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Going into the Christmas break, this was an important fixture for Quins against old adversaries Witney.

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Suffice to say it was our most enjoyable fixture to date. All three clubs share the same ethos of making sure that rugby at this age group keeps the emphasis firmly on fun and fair play.

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With 14 boys there we had a very good attendance…and all contributed to a very successful morning.

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Oxford Harlequins U15s win with a dominant display away at Bugbrooke RFC

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Howling winds, horizontal rain and mud past the ankles - it must be another fixture at Wallingford for the U13s

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Oxford Harlequins scored 5 tries as they beat Grove by a solid margin in dreadful conditions.

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Marlow (with their three teams) and High Wycombe (with their two teams) were always going to be challenging….

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Marlow were a very good side (they knocked us for six last year), and we could be up there with them if we keep our shape and composure. 

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Abingdon U15s 7, OHRFC U15s 29
It was a shaky performance and it wasn’t until deep into the second half that the victory looked assured.

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It was a fantastic day on Sunday: the weather was almost balmy, the boys were on form and we saw some great rugby.

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Would they get 100? This was the big question in the minds of the Oxford U16 players as they recalled last season’s 98 -0 drubbing of the Quins. However, despite similar personnel, this is a new Quins team, big on heart and determination and one that is learning pride as it identifies with the wider spirit of Oxford Harlequins RFC.

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Oxford Harlequins U9s (and accompanying parents) were lucky enough to be on the receiving end of Italy at its very best - our hosts at Vicenza Rangers entertained us with ease and style.

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The boys performed really well, especially those who had not played a competitive fixture before.

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Quins v Wheatley is always a fierce contest, so it was no surprise that the competitive nature of this fixture resulted in a scrappy contest.

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The U13s demonstrated that they have the skills and drive to continue to be a force in the county and this victory puts their season back on a winning track. 

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Better organized and tougher Oxford Harlequins on top at Oxford and Wheatley triangular

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The game was mostly played between the two 22m lines as the teams sought to identify and exploit weaknesses in the other

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In dreadful conditions of wind and rain both sides tried to handle the ball... Oxford Harlequins 39 – 5 Oxford RFC

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Fantastic defence from both sides smothering some adventurous attacking play

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It may have been more than a little wet but it was great to see so much running and passing.

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Despite the deluvian weather the kids were raring to go and to keep things simple we decided, after a brief game of bulldogs, to play two games in quick succession.

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The sun never shines in Marlow....

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Small in number they may have been, but they had talent in abundance and a very positive sporting attitude.

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After the high drama of the Maidenhead tournament it was good to have the boys take part in a less formal fixture against Abingdon.

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A bag of mixed sweets: a win, a loss and a draw.

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The final result: two draws, one win, one loss, was probably a fair reflection of the overall play.

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Every player should nurse their Sunday evening bruises having played fantastically well as part of the team and earning a well deserved victory.

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You can't win without the ball….
 
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When Alex Ferguson once claimed to have the best team in the premiership, Arsene Wenger responded that every man thinks he has the prettiest wife at home. Sunday may have been only our second competitive fixture but all the U7 parents are starting to believe that we may have a special team this year. 

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"but it was in the second half that Wallingford turned the screw"

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3 games played. 3 wins. 19 tries for, 2 against. A good start to the season...

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All in all a very enjoyable morning and a great deal of promise for the future.

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Restyled U11s level against Chipping Norton and come out on top against Banbury

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U15s force Henley Hawks into a game of catch up

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Hard pitches take thier toll at Oxfordshire RFU U13s tournament at Banbury RFC

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Two great games of rugby well refereed and played in a great spirit.

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Fiery Quins U16s Frighten Banbury

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Some good rugby and a few tries but not enough to win the fixture

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Quins U15s play far better than the score suggests

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Quins Under 14’s overcome Wallingford in first game of season.

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Oxford Harlequins U15s open the season with a win at High Wycombe

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