OURFC will be running a weekly touch rugby programme with a view to attracting novices into the game and stopping the post school drop off in participation. It will be supported by O2 touch which means official touch balls and RFU/O2 branding.

• 7 a side mixed teams, of which 5 must be new to rugby or not played competitively in the last season
• Teams can represent colleges, societies, socially-binding forces... whatever you like!
• Each session will consist of a tournament, so we will be crowning a winner each week.
• There must be minimum of 1 girl per team
• The players of the winning team of each week will be given a prize each
• All participants will be given free stash!

Oxford University’s Alumni Association offers Sporting Awards to both undergraduate and graduate students at Oxford. The aim of the awards is to provide assistance to talented University sportspeople and sports clubs, helping them to excel and contribute to the success of sport at Oxford. The awards are made annually in Trinity term and this year we are pleased to be able to offer a total of £1,650 in awards, as follows:

• Individual Sporting Awards: 4 awards of £250
• Community Project Award for a sports team/club, to be used in a project that will benefit the wider community: 1 award of £325
• Overseas Travel Award for sports team/club wishing to travel abroad: 1 award of£325

• Final year students are not eligible to apply
• Students can only apply for one award
• These awards are available to Oxford University students who have exhibited particular skill in sport
• Applicants must specify how they will use the award; how it will make a difference to the Oxford sporting community and to their own sporting career
• Applicants for a Community Project Award must outline the nature of the project and how the project will benefit the wider community
• Applicants for an Overseas Travel Award must specify the details and purpose of the trip, and how the award will assist the team in its travels
• Individual applicants must have the support of their college tutor; teams/clubs must have the support of their coach, or the Sports Federation if they do not have a coach. Final approval for the award is subject to having written consent of the tutor/coach.
• Successful applicants will be asked to submit a report to the Alumni Office to demonstrate how the award assisted in their sporting endeavours
• Successful applicants must allow the Alumni Office to include pictures and information relating to them and the award, both on our website and in printed publications

The annual MRFC Summer 5-a-side Tournament will be held on Saturday 1st June at the University Club pitches. As with previous years, there will be separate men’s and women's tournaments throughout the afternoon. This is always a great day of football. The entry cost is £25 per team. If you would like to enter a team, please email as soon as possible to confirm the entry of your team at stuartwhigham@hotmail.co.uk If you know anyone else who would be interested in entering a team then please forward this email on to them - the more the merrier!