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Match Postponed - Preston Lodge v Orkney 2-12-23

1/12/2023

Unfortunately due to a frozen pitch the 1st XV game v Preston Lodge has been called off. Please pass the word. There’s still plenty of rugby action for you to watch this weekend with the U14s, 16s & 18s all in action at home:

Saturday 2 Dec

U16s v Shetland - 12;00 at K.G.S

Sunday, 3rd

U14s HOME v Huntly - 11:00 at KGS
U18s HOME v Moray/Huntly - KO 12:00 at Picky centre pitch

Fixtures 2-3 December 2023

28/11/2023

The First XV are off to East Lothian on Saturday for a vital top of the table clash against Preston Lodge. K.O. is 14:30 in Prestonpans.

Back at home the U16s host Shetland at noon while on Sunday the U14s play Huntly at KGS at 11am & the U18s take on Moray/Huntly at noon on the centre pitch at Picky

What's On?

27/11/2023

What's On 4-10 December

Monday, 4th December

Girls Training: U12/14s - 17:45-18:45 & U16/18s 18:15-19:45 at ORFC. Beginners & returning players from P6-U18 welcome.
Senior Women's training 18:15-19:45 at ORFC

Tuesday, 5th

Senior Men’s training 19:30-21:00 at KGS 3G

Wednesday, 6th

EGM - 19:30 in the clubhouse
Youth Rugby Joint Training 17:30/18:00-19:30 at KGS/ORFC. Please check for updates

Thursday, 7th

Senior Men’s training 18:30-20:00 at KGS 3G

Friday, 8th

Senior Women's training 19:30-21:00 at KGS

Saturday, 9th

Kirkwall Rookies 10:00-11:00 in Picky Arena
Kirkwall Minis 10:00-11:00 at ORFC
U18s HOME v Moray/Huntly - KO TBC
1st XV HOME v Boroughmuir - KO 13:00 at Picky

Sunday, 10th

East Rookies 10:30-11:15 at Burrayfield
East Minis 10:30-11:30 at Burrayfield
West Rookies 11:00-12:00 at Dounby Primary School
West Minis 11:00-12:30 at Dounby Primary School
U16s AWAY v Highland RFC in Inverness

Check Fixtures Page / Calendar for future events & directions to games

Click here for SRU Fixtures Page

E.G.M. - Wednesday 6 December 2023

21/11/2023

EGM
Wednesday, 6th December 7.30pm in clubrooms
Adoptions of club accounts before committee meeting.
All members welcome

Orkney RFC welcomes first ‘home-grown’ Development Officer

15/11/2023

Orkney Rugby Club welcomes Sean Corrigall as our fourth RDO and the first home-grown one having started his rugby in West minis & served as the club’s Community Rugby Coach for the past year.

He takes over the role from John Cairns, who held the post from November 2016.

Sean is a talented sportsman having rowed to Under 23 British Champion level and is Scottish Indoor record holder at 2000m and 500m, and coached junior members of Molesey Boat club in London.

Having retired from elite rowing due to injury, Sean returned to rugby and played for a season with Bay of Plenty in New Zealand and then with US Avignon Le Pontet, a club based in the South of France close to Toulon, who start their players at three years of age!

Sean also had a spell at Boroughmuir RFC, coached U12s in N.Z. and U18s in France.

Willie Stewart
Chairman, ORFC

Team News | Saturday 11 November 2023

11/11/2023

5 Orkney teams in action this weekend!…

2nd XV AWAY v Fraserburgh - KO 12:00 in Fraserburgh
Orkney Vikings AWAY - Vets Tournament at Aberdeenshire RFC from 13:00
U18s HOME v Deeside Garioch - KO 13:00 in Dounby
Dragons HOME v Aberdeenshire Quines - KO 13:00 at Picky
1st XV HOME v West of Scotland - KO 14:00 at Picky

Orkney Sports Awards Nominations 2023/24

7/11/2023

Orkney Sports awards is set to take place on Friday, January 27, 2024, at Kirkwall Grammar School. The search is now on for the county’s most outstanding athletes, teams and coaches.

The categories are:

Sportsperson of the year.
Young sportsperson of the year.
Team of the year.
Young team of the year.
Coach of the year.

Official of the year.
Volunteer of the year.
Young volunteer of the year.
School Sports volunteer of the year.
Hall of fame.

Nomination forms can be found here until midnight on 19 November when the voting window closes. Forms can be sent to the Active Schools team by post, email or online via social media. Full details are on the Orkney Islands Council website

Make a Nomination

Nomination Criteria

Results Roundup | 4-5 November 2023

6/11/2023

Saturday 4th November:

U18s 10-22 Deeside/Garioch
Peterhead Ladies 24-17 Dragons
1st XV 36-10 Cartha QP

Sunday 5th November:

Ross Sutherland U16s 24-33 Orkney U16s

Team News | Weekend 4-5 November 2023

3/11/2023

Here are your teams for the weekend…

The U14s are up in Lerwick for 2 games against Shetland on Friday and the U18s are up at KGS on Saturday with a 12:30 KO against Deeside/Garioch.

The Dragons are down at Ross Sutherland for a Double Header against Peterhead at 12:30 on Saturday, while the men welcome Cartha Queens Park to Picky at 2pm.

On Sunday, the U16s make the trip to Invergordon to play Ross Sutherland. The game kicks off at 14:00
If you’re able to make it to any of the games please get along and cheer on the teams - your support is always greatly appreciated!

Sports First Aid Course 18-19 Nov at KGS

2/11/2023

There are spaces remaining on the Community Sports first aid course which will be delivered on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th November.

The course covers sports related injuries and is SYFA approved. Please see full details below: