Oakthorpe Invitational

Coordinates: 54°45′33″N 1°34′44″W / 54.75917°N 1.57889°W / 54.75917; -1.57889

Oakthorpe Invitational

Full name	Oakthorpe Invitational Rugby Football Club
Founded	2006
Location	Oxford, England
Ground(s)	The Keble College KFC Bucket Bowl/ The St. Edward's Silk Cocoon Cocoon
Chairman	Joseph Bullmore
President	Jonathan Bayfield
Captain(s)	Parathan Rabindran
League(s)	North Oxford Invitational Classic Super Series
2010-2011	TBC
1st kit 2nd kit
Official website
facebook.com/oakthorpe

Oakthorpe Invitational Rugby Football Club, or ‘Oakthorpe‘ to its friends, is an invitational rugby club based in Oxfordshire, founded by a group of Rugby enthusiasts hailing various academic institutions amid the partisan climate of the summer of 2006. Since then the club has become an official ORFU recognised side, playing invitational exhibition fixtures against clubs and touring old boy sides and entering 7s, 10s and 15s competitions across the UK. Drawing from various sources, most notably FC Barcelona of Catalonia and the Vorticists of London, Oakthorpe aims to be more than a club.

A book is currently being compiled by the club's scribes that will be released when the members of the club feel the world is ready.

Sponsors

The Development and Chase-Hughes Fund (Platinum) - The Old Abingdonian Club [1]

The Memorium Fund (Silver) - Silk Cocoon [2]

William of Wykham Kit Supplier Title (Iron) - Samurai [3]

Season Summary 2009

Date	Time	Venue	Competition	Opponent	Result	Scorers
08/08/2009	14:30	Gosford All Blacks Sports Complex	North Oxford Classic	Gosford All Blacks Development XV	12-8 (W)	Tries:Wilson, Daily Cons: Rabindran
22/10/2009	09:30	Abingdon RFC	Abingdon RFC Annual 7s Plate Final	Oxford Harlequins Rugby Football Club	19-24 (L)	N/A

Season Summary 2010

Date	Time	Venue	Competition	Opponent	Result	Scorers
20/03/2010	14:30	Abingdon School	Griffen 7s Plate Final	St Edward's Martyrs	24-12 (W)	Tries: Fairburn, Fletcher, Bayfield, Williams. Conversions: Fairburn (2)
17/04/2010	15.30	Silhillians Rugby Union Football Club	Public School Boy 7s Plate Final	Old Bromsgrovians	24-21 (W)	Tries: East (2), Bayfield, Williams. Conversions East (2)
12/08/2010	19:30	Gosford All Blacks Sports Complex	North Oxford Classic	Gosford All Blacks 1st XV	31-8 (W)	Tries: Bullmore, Partridge, Woods, Rabindran. Conversions: Pursell (2), Cook
28/09/2010	09:30	Abingdon RFC	Abingdon RFC Annual 7s Bowl Final	Blue Boar RFC	29-14 (W)	Tries: Linscott, Wilson (2), Fairburn, Norville. Conversions: Fairburn
04/09/2010	09:30	St Edward's School, Oxford	St Edwards Martyrs 7s Plate Semi-Final	St Edward Martyrs	12-19 (L)	Tries: Partridge, Norville. Conversions: Rabindran

Season Summary 2011

Date	Time	Venue	Competition	Opponent	Result	Scorers
12/03/2011	14:30	Gosford All Blacks Sports Complex	William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire Bowl	Eastbourne Stags XV	29-12 (W)	Tries: Hewes, Bullmore, Rabindran, Cook, Norville Cons: Rabindran (2)
19/03/2011	09:30	Caterham RFC	Old Cats RFC Annual 7s Plate Semi-Final	Old Reigatians Rugby Football Club	19-24 (L)	N/A
19/03/2011	09:30	Loughborough RFC	Robbie Anderson Cancer Research Trust Annual 10s Bowl Final	Vipers RFC	7-12 (L)	N/A

Team Executive Committee 2011/12

• President - Jonathan Bayfield
• Chairman - Joseph Bullmore
• First XV Captain - Parathan Rabindran
• Social Secretary - Benj Norville
• Treasurer - Usman Nizami
• Director of Marketing and HR - Alexander Groves
• Club Secretary - Guy Fairburn
• Tour Secretary - Seb Wilson
• Director of Photography - Robert Woods
• Chairman of Supporters Club - Max Quigley

Non Executive Committee Members 2011/12 - Isaac Simon, Andrew Partridge, William Hammond, Chris Williams, Andrew Cook, Tom Loake, Nick Gardener

Current core match day squad

Player	Nationality	Position	School	Year of Leaving School	University	Year of Leaving University
Andrew Partidge		Hooker	Abingdon School	2009	University of Leeds	2013
Nicholas Gardener		Hooker	Magdalen College School, Oxford	2008	University of Birmingham	2012
Dominic Daly		Prop	Magdalen College School	2008	Durham University	2012
William Symmonds		Prop	Royal Latin School	2009	University of Birmingham	2012
Timothy Morgan		Prop	St Edwards School	2010	University of Edinburgh	2014
Squiff Wordsworth		Prop	Magdalen College School	2007	University of the Arts London	2009
Richard Moore		Prop / Flanker	Abingdon School	2008	Swansea University	2012
James Hunter		Lock / Prop	Cherwell School	2006	University of Manchester	2009
Fredrick Wheeler-Booth		Lock / Prop	Magdalen College School	2009	University of Bristol	2012
Seamus Gregan		Lock / Prop	Magdalen College School	2008	University College London	2011
Tom Loake		Lock	St Edwards School	2008	University of Exeter	2011
Alex Babalool		Lock	Abingdon School School	2009	University of Birmingham	2013
Sam Fletcher		Lock / Flanker	Abingdon School	2008	[University of Bath]]	2013
Alexander Groves		Flanker / Lock / Hooker	Magdalen College School	2009	Durham University	In Perpetuum
Isaac Simon		Flanker	St Edward’s School	2009	University of York	2012
Usman Nizami		Flanker	Magdalen College School	2008	Durham University	2012
Harry Moore		Flanker / No. 8	Abingdon School	2007	University of Exeter	2012
Simon Edwards		No. 8 / Flanker	Abingdon School	2008	King’s College London	2012
Greg Palmer		No. 8 / Flanker	Abingdon School	2007	University of Exeter	2011
Alec Plint		Scrum Half / 1st 5/8	Abingdon School	2008	University College London	2011
Robert Woods		Scrum Half / 1st 5/8	Dean Close School	2008	American Academy of Dramatic Arts	2011
Parathan Rabindran		Scrum Half / 1st 5/8	Abingdon School	2009	University of Birmingham	2013
George Meagher		Scrum Half / 1st 5/8	D'Overbroeck's College	2009	University of Bath	2013
George Badger		Scrum Half / Centre	Magdalen College School	2009	University of Bath	2012
Matthew Pursell		1st 5/8	Abingdon School	2009	Cardiff University	2013
Jamie Graves		Centre / 1st 5/8	Abingdon School	2008	University of Bristol	2012
Guy Fairburn		Centre / Full Back / Scrum Half / Flanker	Magdalen College School	2008	University of Glasgow	2013
William Hammond		Centre / Full Back	Magdalen College School	2008	University of Bristol	2012
Joseph Bullmore		Wing / Centre	Magdalen College School	2008	Durham University	2012
Jonathan Bayfield		Wing / Centre	Abingdon School	2008	University College London	2012
Chris Williams		Wing	Cherwell School	2009	University of Bath	2014
Laurie Pritchard		Wing	Cherwell School	2007	City University London / National University of Singapore	2012
Benj Norville		Wing/ Fullback	D’Overbrooks College	2008	Durham University	2012
Tom Burrows		Full Back / Centre	Magdalen College School	2008	University of Bristol	2012
Andrew Cook		Full Back / Wing	Abingdon School	2009	University of Leeds	2013
Sebastien Wilson		Full Back / Wing	Abingdon School	2008	King’s College London / University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne	2012
Sam Hewes		Full Back / Centre	Magdalen College School	2010	London School of Economics	2013

Former Players

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.

Player Position Union Max Quigley Fullback Ireland Nicholas Croft-Simon Scrum-half William Roome Scrum-half England Alexander Green Centre England Ben Whinney Hooker England

Notable Firsts and Achievements

• Red Card -
• Drop Goal -
• Kissing Emma Watson -
• Obese BMI
• Team GB
• Played Glastonbury

Honours

Player Honours