*** UPDATE *** Helen Nelson will be joining Jade Konkel at ORFC on Tuesday evening.
Come and give rugby a try with Jade and Helen at 6pm tomorrow night on the all weather pitch at Picky 🐲
#bethebestyou

​🐲 We have some exciting news 🐲

Jade Konkel will be leading a training session here in Orkney!! Jade was Scotland’s first full-time professional rugby player and is currently playing for Scotland Women in the Six Nations.
Jade was starting prop in a VERY close game against Wales last weekend - looking forward to watching the Scotland v France game this weekend. Tune in and watch Jade in action

On Tuesday 27th February there will be two sessions on the all weather pitch at The Pickaquoy Centre

6pm - 7pm: Open to ALL secondary girls and senior women (non contact and suitable for beginners)
7pm - 8pm: Senior Orkney Women only for positional play.
Spectators also welcome.
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This is the perfect opportunity for anyone who has ever had any interest in trying rugby to come along. The Orkney Women are passionate about assuring the team continues and establishing a girls rugby squad in Orkney.

​For more information, please contact Gary Nicolson or Jo Inkster

​​Last weekend the Orkney contingent of the Under 18 team who combine with Caithness Rugby Club to compete in Caledonia Competitions travelled south to play Montrose in the first round of the Caledonia Shield. This being the team’s first game for five month due to previous fixtures having to be called off due to weather and travel problems the coaches had reservations concerning the effect of such a long layoff.
The concerns proved to be unfounded as the game commenced with the team showing skill and commitment against a well organised side containing a number of large players.

Orkney didn’t get off the bus today for 30 minutes. Dalziel put out a strong side that matched Orkney in the tight and in the line out turnovers in crucial areas of the pitch ie the oppositions 22!

Orkney once they got off the bus started to put their phases together but Dalziel’s defence was resolute especially at the end of the 1st half after a sustained attack from Orkney which was held up on the line as the full time whistle was blown which stopped Orkney’s momentum unfortunately.

The start of the 2nd half was when the game changed direction, Dalziel scored near enough from the kick off and heads dropped.

Graham Poke & Scott Rendall with help from Danny Bain rallied the team and Orkney were firing on 3 cylinders which almost broke the Dalziel back, unfortunately for Orkney there were to many handling errors in crucial areas of the pitch which helped Dalziel gain the momentum!

I cannot say that the Orkney side did not give 110% as that’s what they did, unfortunately it was basic skills that let us down, there are 19 disappointed players travelling home tonight and they know that they threw an opportunity out of the window which we should have taken. All I ask is the support of the Orkney RFC family to support this young squad who are trying their hardest to keep Orkney RFC in National 3 rugby.

Final score Dalziel 36 Orkney 19

Try by Scott Rendall
Conversion by Danny Bain
4 Penalties by Danny Bain

MOM - Danny Bain deserved due to hard work & attitude.
P.L.

​Hi folks,

Unfortunately we have not been able to get the last two internal games played due to a mixture of bad weather and lack of players

How would you feel about playing an internal game on 24 February in Kirkwall with a kick off at 1130?
​As the 6 Nations games are on that weekend we could watch Ireland v Wales at 1415 that day and Scotland v England at 1645 in the ORFC Clubhouse.

Norman Sinclair, Managing Director of ORFC's main sponsor Orkney Brewery, along with his two sons enjoyed a close up view of Scotland's thrilling victory over France on Saturday. #AsOne