The club runs a very successful "50" Club with an average 100 members each month and this raises a sum in the region of £1,000 per annum, which helps pay for travel costs, making the "50" Club a major source of fund-raising for the club and as such the continued support of existing members is of vital importance.
We would also like to increase the number to reach the 150 if at all possible.

There is a monthly draw of the existing members which takes place at each monthly committee meeting.
Each member pays £2.00 per share per month with 50% of the income going out in prizes.
You may take as many shares as you wish.

If you are not a member please complete the bankers order below and return it to Olga Burton, Raasay, Grainpark, Kirkwall KW15 1UL or alternatively you may send a cheque for £24.00 for each share you wish, or you can set up a Standing Order, this will ensure your place in the monthly draws for one year.

Please email quantity of shares to treasurer@orkneyrfc.co.uk if not sending back the below form. Cheques should
be made payable to Orkney Rugby Football Club and sent along with the form to me.

N.B. Those who filled in a bankers order in the past need not do anything, unless of course you wish to purchase more shares.

Click below to download a suitable version of the form:

Orkney RFC has a league set up for you to join with your Fantasy Rugby team for the 6 Nations.

Click Here to sign up & join the league or use the details below at https://fantasy.sixnationsrugby.com:
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League number: 28755
League Name: Orkney RFC
Password: C3ICR

You can make as many changes as you want until kick off of the first match on Saturday, 6 February at 14:15.

The SRU have published an article about Angus Buchanan, the man who scored Scotland’s first try in an international v England.

Angus is mentioned on page 2 of the ORFC 50th Anniversary Book and he has strong Orkney connections having been posted to Orkney with his bank. His wife and two of their children are buried in the St Magnus Cathedral churchyard. Peter McKinlay, John Copland and Ian Carse contributed to the research conducted by the SRU for this article.

There is also a connection through Angus to J K Rowling’s work.

Read all about Angus’ exploits on the SRU’s website

Thanks to Rob Cliad Farm for Orkney's extreme sport challenge nomination for DoddieAid.
Here at Dragon HQ we decided to take the challenge and do something a little different.
Here is the Orkney Dragons extreme slip and slide.
It looks like a beautiful day but I can assure you it was extremely cold and windy!
Thanks to everyone involved!!

GET INVOLVED: Sign up to the North & Midlands team at https://doddieaid.com/ - log your exercise and show them how its done!

• What - Orkney Walk to Talk
• When - Sunday 13th of December, Time- 6pm-7pm
• Where - Meet at front of Rugby Club
• Who - Open to all
• Sign up via Eventbrite (before 4pm on Sunday) - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/132263037305
  

Orkney RFC are holding a "Walk to Talk" event, starting from the clubhouse from 6pm on Sunday 13th December.
The idea being to set off in pairs, have a yarn & catchup. If you are interested please register using the Eventbrite link to give us an idea of numbers & if you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact Orkney RDO, John Cairns at rdo@orkneyrfc.co.uk.
Keep an eye on the weather and check here or social media for updates.

It was a funny old day as I gathered all of my stuff and headed off to create a selling pitch at the top of Castle Street but then the heavens opened and I could not get going.

I went back when the rain stopped but by then it was a bit gloomy and it seemed that folk were scurrying home before more rain came.

However, before packing it in for the day I popped in to see our friends at The Orcadian Bookshop. Low and behold they handed me £150 from books sales in the shop!!

Needless to say I was delighted and it proves that some folk are still buying the book, perhaps, as Christmas presents, but maybe for other reasons too. Which is great news.

The Orcadian staff have been brilliant helping us with the book from start to finish of this project. It involved all of their office and production staff initially and we got good support with the promotion of the book through their journalists. Then the bookshop staff helped us to promote and sell the book. ORFC are delighted with the help we have received from all of The Orcadian staff and it is a big thank you to each and everyone of them.

Logo staff also deserve a mention too because Mary and her folk also sold books for us in the early days.

So I’m a happy man and will try again next Saturday to sell a few books for Christmas but I will move my pitch over beside the supermarkets in town as The Orcadian Bookshop is obviously doing so well for us in town.

Have a nice festive folks and call me on 878339 or 07415 680706 if you want to buy a book for a loved one or yourself – at only £25 its a bargain and its packed full of interesting stories and statistics about the development of Orkney Rugby Club over the 50 years of its existence.

Ian Carse

Are you missing rugby? Suffering from the lockdown blues?

Here’s your chance to reminisce about past adventures with a copy of the 50th Anniversary Book.

The remaining uncollected books have been returned to sale and with Christmas approaching it’s an ideal time to grab one of the last copies

There are only a few books left, so if you know someone who would like one as a Christmas, Birthday or Anniversary gift you can get one at the Orcadian Bookshop in Kirkwall or from Ian Carse.

Each book covers the full history of the club as well as all the match facts and statistics throughout its history, and there is an abundance of photos of all the Club’s teams from its inception until the end of last season.

A book only costs £25 and each purchase makes a good contribution to the Club’s funds during this trying (pun intended!) time. The books need to be all sold to avoid the club being out of pocket, so if there’s somebody you know who still doesn’t have a copy, please pop down to the Orcadian Bookshop or call or text Ian Carse on 878339 or O7415 680706 and leave your contact details. You can also reserve a book by sending Ian an email.

Help your Club, Buy a Book, and give someone a wonderful present!!