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Volunteers Required - Youth Rugby Runathon 31 Jan 2026

18/12/2025

3-hour sponsored track run on 31st January 2026

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Did you know – laundry it takes 3 cool washes to keep the logo on the team strips from fading – this costs Youth Teams matches are almost £1700!

Thak you in advance!

For more information, please contact Karen Scott (email / phone)

ORFC Youth Teams Sponsored Runathon - Sat 31 Jan 2026

10/12/2025

3-hour sponsored track run

On Saturday 31st January 2026, prior to the 1st XV game, approximately 200 youth members will take to the track at Pickaquoy in a three hour sponsored “Runathon” to raise some much needed funds for the club.

With a dozen teams competing in leagues, friendlies and festivals throughout Scotland, costs for the Orkney RFC Youth Section alone is approaching £90k annually which is only partially funded through grants and sponsorship.

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Two senior games are taking place on the same day, with opposing teams visiting from Preston Lodge and Stornoway, making this a great day of fun, fundraising and rugby for ORFC.

Mother and daughter time is well spent on the pitch for six rugby lovers

6/12/2025

Gary Heatly

We know that families love gathering and spending time with other families during December in the lead up to Christmas, but three local rugby loving mothers and daughters met up on the pitch at the end of November to spread some good will and share in a great experience.

For hosts Turriff in the Arnold Clark Women’s Caledonia North Two stage two match which they won 31-19 last Saturday, mother Lyndsey Hester and her daughter Bella Hester and mother Bobbie Jack and her daughter Isla Geddes were playing.

Bobbie Jack, Isla Geddes, Cailynn Williamson, Charlene Nicolson, Lyndsey Hester and Bella Hester - Photo: Gary Heatly

And mother Charlene Nicolson and her daughter Cailynn Williamson were lining up for opponents Orkney Dragons…
…Read the full story at GH Media

Match Report | Turriff v Orkney Dragons 29-11-25

2/12/2025

Turriff 31, Orkney Dragons 19
Turriff, Saturday 29 November 2025

It was back on the road for the Orkney Dragons as they travelled to Turriff for their final match of the season.

Photo: Nickie Milne

Turriff kicked off, and despite a strong defensive effort from Orkney—with early tackles from Sandra Davey, Nikita Scollie, and Cailynn Williamson, plus turnover ball won by Nikita and Angie Shearer—it was Turriff’s No. 8 Emma Riach who crossed the line first. Isla Jack added the conversion to give the home side an early lead.

Youth Rugby Match Report | U18s v Strathmore 29-11-25

2/12/2025

Inspiresport Boy's U18 Caledonia Youth League (Phase 1 &2) League Decider
Pickaquoy, 29 November 2025
Orkney 20 – 8 Strathmore
Man of the Match - Ben Sinclair

The decider for the league was to be played in Orkney after our U18s had finished top of pool 1 in the youth league and Strathmore had done the same in pool 2.

Photo: Darren McGee

Both teams have had a great run in their respective pool matches so what better way to decide the league with a contest of the 2 top teams.

It has been a wet week and the Picky outfield pitches were soft to say the least. It was going to be a mucky affair. Both teams have met over the years and the matches are always very even so we knew it was going to be a hard match to win.