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MATCH REPORT | Inverness Craig Dunain Ladies v Orkney Dragons 10-11-18

12/11/2018

Tennent's Women's North League
Inverness, Saturday 10th November 2018
Inverness Craig Dunain 5, Orkney Dragons 32

First half kick off by ICD received by our girls who ran straight back at the opposition and with a good set of through the hands passing put them up to ICD’s 22 followed by a driving run from Jennifer Scott scoring the first try 0-5.

There followed a number of good defensive moves by the Dragons initiated by Beki Russell and Nikita Scollie producing good progression into the ICD half with direct running by the team allowed a driving push from Stacey Tualasea to run in try number two 0-10 the half time score.

1st XV MATCH POSTPONED | Women's Rugby | Live Autumn Internationals | Youth Rugby

9/11/2018

Unfortunately, the 1st XV match v Gordonians has been called off due to weather & travel issues.
It will be replayed at a later date.

Don't Worry! - the Ladies game against Inverness Craig Dunain is still going ahead on Saturday.
So if you're near Inverness, get along to Bught Park Pitches at 1pm (note Change of Time) and cheer on the Dragons!

Also on Saturday, the club is open for Scotland's first game in the Autumn Tests against the Fijians!

Grab a pint or share a bottle of prosecco over a hot macaroni or mince pie from 2pm!

On Sunday at Picky, come along and see the future stars of Orkney RFC as the U14s & U16s play Ross Sutherland from 12:00

MATCH REPORT | Orkney v Hillhead 3-11-18

6/11/2018

Tennent's National League Division 3
Pickaquoy, Saturday 3rd November 2018
Orkney RFC 31, Hillhead Jordanhill RFC 22

Orkney started brightly and went into an early lead against the wind with a try from Sean Cursiter which was converted by James Linklater,
Hillhead replied shortly after with a long range penalty and after thirty minutes added to their tally with a long range try.
Despite having the majority of possession for the reminder of the half Orkney could not break the Hillhead defence.

Half time 8 -7 to the visitors.

MINI RUGBY | East Minis Tournament Saturday 3rd November

5/11/2018

P4/5 Winners: West Greens

The East tournament was held on a blustery but thankfully dry day.

P4/P5 tournament :

4 teams contested this tournament with 2 from West, Kirkwall and the home team East.

West Greens started the completion with a 8-2 win over Kirkwall Whites. While losing the Whites showed good character and stuck to their task well. Next up West Blues beat East 8-4 but this was a close match with the score at 2-2 for a while before the Blues pulled away to win.

What's On?

5/11/2018

What's On: 5th - 11th November

1Monday, 5th

Girls / Senior Women's training 6:00pm-7:30pm at ORFC

Tuesday, 6th

Senior Men’s training 6:00pm-7:30pm at KGS 3G

Wednesday, 7th

Youth Rugby Joint Training 6:00pm-7:30pm at ORFC

Thursday, 8th

Senior Men’s training 6:30pm-8:00pm at Picky Astro Turf

Friday, 9th

Senior Women's training 6:00pm-7:30pm at the Riding Centre

Saturday, 10th

Dragons AWAY v Inverness Craig Dunain - K.O. 1pm *** CHANGED K.O ***
1st XV AWAY v Gordonians RFC - *** POSTPONED ***
Autumn International - Scotland v Fiji in clubhouse - 14:30 - Hot food available
Kirkwall Minis 10am to 11:30am at ORFC
Kirkwall Rookies 11am to 12 noon at ORFC

Sunday, 11th

U14s & U16s HOME v Ross Sutherland - From 12:00
East Rookies 11am - 11:45 am at St Andrews Primary School
East Minis 11am - 12.30pm at St Andrews Primary School
West Minis 11:00am to 12:30pm at Dounby Primary School
West Rookies 11:30am to 12:30pm at Dounby Primary School

Check Fixtures Page / Calendar for future events & directions | Click here for SRU Fixtures Page

CLUB MEMBERS - We want to hear from you!

4/11/2018

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Ian Carse,
Vice Chair, ORFC

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TEAM NEWS | Orkney v Hillhead Jordanhill 3-11-18

2/11/2018

Here's your Orkney RFC team to play Hillhead Jordanhill tomorrow.

The game kick off at 11:30am on the Picky infield

Weekend of fun and games at ORFC

1/11/2018

This Saturday Hillhead Jordanhill RFC, who are one point behind Orkney in the league, travel up for the first encounter of the season between the two sides. With 7 teams covered by 5 points, it's a vital game for both sides.

The match has an early kick-off of 11:30 am at Picky.

Before that, there is a mini rugby tournament at St Andrews Primary School at 10:15am.

In the afternoon, enjoy a refreshment in the clubhouse with live international rugby from 2:15pm, when Scotland take on Wales in Cardiff for the Doddie Weir Cup.

Don’t forget about Orkney RFC's Halloween games night in the evening.
£5 to enter a team - and prizes for best fancy dress!

Bring Your Boots for Movember, Saturday 24th November

31/10/2018

Internal Rugby Match
Picky, Saturday 24 November 12:30pm

An internal match has been organised for ‘Movember’, with the possibility of this being a small 10s tournament (numbers dependant).
This is suitable for old players and new.
Minimal game regulations and U19 rules will apply, with the focus being on fun.

There will be a free pint and pie for everyone taking part, and prizes for the best moustache on the day!

Watch Scotland v Argentina in the club house at 2:30 afterwards.

MATCH REPORT | Haddington v Orkney 27-10-18

29/10/2018

Tennent's National League Division 3
Haddington, Saturday 27th October 2018
Haddington RFC 0, Orkney RFC 37

On Saturday 27th October, the first XV travelled to East Lothian where they were up against a stuffy Haddington side who tackled very well in the first half, restricting Orkney to two penalties from James Linklater

Half time: 0-6.