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Calcutta Cup Orkney Tour - 1 July 2022

23/6/2022

THE CALCUTTA CUP IS COMING TO ORKNEY!!
All boys, girls, and Adults very welcome!
It will be on show at the following locations & times on FRIDAY, 1 JULY:

Sands Hotel from 09:30 - 10:30 for Holm, Burray & the Hope boys, girls & parents
ORFC from 11:00 - Noon for Kirkwall minis, U14, U16, U18 and adults
Dounby from 14:00 - 14:45 for Firth, Dounby and Birsay minis and U14
Stromness from15:15 - 16:00 for Stromness, Orphir and Stenness minis & U14

In Dounby / Stromness the location will be at the school if it’s open, otherwise the pitch or Market Green. (Keep an eye out for updates)
Rugby coaching & small games available at each venue.
Hopefully a couple of ‘Kent Faces’ will be travelling with the cup!

What's On?

13/6/2022

What's On Over the Summer

Fridays

1st July- Calcutta cup tour from Burray- Stromness 09:00-16:00

Sundays

Women & Girls Summer Touch Rugby. 14:00 - 15:30 at ORFC from Sunday 19 June. All female players welcome from P6 up, regardless of experience!

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

Girls Rugby Awards Night 2022

23/5/2022

On Monday 16th May, the girls gathered one last time to close the season for Awards night at the club.
We were joined by president Garry Coltherd, chairman Ian Carse and DO John Cairns to present the girls with their awards and celebrate the end of the Season with pizzas provided by Box'd Orkney and games of juice pong.

Awards winners were :

U14s player of the season - Caylinn Williamson
U16s player of the season - Aleisha Womack
U18s player of the season - Catherine Green (not present on the day!)
Most improved player - Katherine Baillie
Most promising new player - Rachel McNeish

Well done to all girls who trained and played this year.
Keep an eye on the club website, social media pages and girls facebook group for summer activities and information about new season start!

T.C.

U14s player of the season Caylinn Williamson + Garry Coltherd

U16s player of the season Aleisha Womack + John Cairns

U18s player of the season Catherine Green + Gordon Wark

Most improved player Katherine Baillie + Ian Carse

Most promising new player Rachel McNeish + Florence Ungaro

ORFC AGM 2022

16/5/2022

WHEN: 19:00, Wednesday 1 June
WHERE: Orkney RFC Clubrooms

No Proxy Votes will be accepted.

A good turnout of members is required to attend

ORFC Season Review Meeting

5/5/2022

Reminder to all sections that a review meeting will take place at the Club on Sunday 8 May at 2pm to discuss all the lessons learned from the past season.

Topics:

What has been good/enjoyable/positive etc about the last season? The positives
What has not been good/enjoyable/positive etc about the last season? The frustrations
Have we missed anything?
Are there ideas that you know of both in/out Orkney and/or from other clubs you are involved with, that you think may be worth adopting by ORFC?

People can join and stay for as long or as short a period that they like as I know people will have other commitments.

If you cannot get along on the day but want to contribute, please email Ian Carse with anything you’d like to be discussed

Double success for Orkney in the 2022 7s

1/5/2022

Orkney 'A' - Winners of the 2022 Men's Tournament.

Back row, from the left: Stephen Kemp, Jon Tait, Garry Coltherd, William Thomson, Chris Guthrie, Matt Jackson, Liam Moar & Norman Sinclair. Front row, from the left: Jon Tait, Alan Brown, Philip Ross, Scott Rendall and Scott Russell.

Orkney Women won their own round robin tournament, while Orkney A beat Orkney B 42-0 in the final of the men’s cup.

The Auld Bulls were victorious in the Bowl against Corsies Commandos & Ale Stars beat Hot Tattie in the Plate final.

PLAYER AWARDS:

Jamie Flett - Grangemouth U23 Player Quaich for young player of the tournament
Matt Jackson - Keith Hutchison Memorial Trophy for best Orkney RFC player of the tournament

Congratulations to all the teams involved and big thanks to all the volunteers & spectators for making the day a success!

Orkney Women

The A Team

Auld Alliance

The three Orkney Teams who participated in the Women's 7s on the day
Photos - Orkney Photographic

First Orkney 7s Girls Tournament a great success

26/4/2022

On Saturday 23 April 2022, the first Orkney Girls 7s was a success with a day full of rugby for girls of all age groups.

Squads from Lochaber and Shetland travelled with strong numbers as well as girls from Caithness and Moray.

Orkney Rugby Sevens 2022

21/4/2022

The 53rd Annual Orkney Builders (Contractors) 7s tournament takes place at Picky on Saturday 30th April.

Mini Rugby Tournament from 10:30am
Men's & Women's tournaments kick off at 12:30pm.

Spectators are very welcome - along with the rugby, there will be music, food & refreshments available throughout the afternoon.

In the evening, the clubhouse is open with a late bar licence.

If you haven't done so, please register your team as soon as possible at: sevens@orkneyrfc.co.uk more info on the Sevens page

Orkney Girls 7s Tournament Sat 23 April

18/4/2022

Come along and cheer on the Orkney girls in their first Orkney 7s tournament at the Pickaquoy Outfield on Saturday 23 April.

10-11am Girls only p1-p7 ‘come try’ session to see if you have it in you to be a little dragon in the making. All current rookie and mini girls are welcome along. If your a current p7 girl training for ORFC, this is a perfect chance to meet some of the coaches and future team mates

11am - Team registration and warm up
12:30 - Tournament begins
3pm - Prize giving sponsored by Box’d Orkney

Caledonia League Division 1 Champions 2022!

16/4/2022

After today’s 50-7 win over Aberdeen Wanderers at Hazelhead, Orkney RFC were crowned Tennent’s Caledonia League Division 1 Champions 2021-22!

The U16s also had a 54-26 win on the road, so it should be a great trip back on the boat tonight.

Congratulations to all involved! - Watch the match video below…!