Last November saw the club host its annual dinner at St Peter’s College with guest speaker Ben Craig. The event was a great success, with over 80 current members and alumni of both universities in attendance. This year, the dinner will be hosted at St Hilda’s College on Saturday 11th November 2023.Invitations attached in downloadable […]
Hopton On the back of a very successful Trinity Term, we had a strong showing at the main meeting of the year. Seven members shot all or part of the Hopton, while a total of fourteen current students shot in the Grand Aggregate. Match Rifle week got off to a good start with MR captain […]
Immediately after the end of Hilary Term, twenty members descended on Bisley where they enjoyed four days of TR and a further two of MR training. Much coaching and expertise was provided by alumni and friends of the club including Ben Craig, Michael Horrell, Hattie Mansell and several others. The first match of the fullbore […]
The season began in Michaelmas 2022 with a large intake of over 100 new members. Taster sessions were fully booked for ten days, allowing a vast number to try rifle shooting for the first time, before training and competition began more seriously. The development squad shot their first shoulder–to–shoulder match againstOakham School’s 1st VIII, while […]
OURC will be present at the virtual 2020 freshers fair on 07/09/20 from 8 am to 8 pm. Come along and virtually meet the committee and have any questions you have answered. If you would like to be added to the fresher’s mailing list to receive more information about the club please complete this form. […]
Against all the odds, a small coterie of Oxford shooters assembled in Bisley over the course of the last week for that highlight of any target rifleman’s year: the Imperial. Shooting kicked off for Russell Woodger, Michael Horrell and Bruce Winney with the pre-Grand on Friday 11th September, this year consisting only of the Century […]
Well, a week has passed since the end of the Hopton, and your correspondent has just about recovered enough to write up his report (if only he’d been able to phone it in…). Across a week of socially-distanced shooting — lying down outside met all the guidelines fairly easily, truth be told, though we were […]
We’ve only gone and done it! Delighted to announce that Oxford have won the Humphry for the first time since 2000, with (we think) our record, and the second-highest score ever, of 867 and 87 V-bulls! Massive thanks to our coaches, Mike Buchanan, John Webster, Mike Wentges and Dick Winney, and congratulations to the shooters, […]
The weekend was a busy one for OURC, with four different competitions taking place amid the first properly warm weather of our season in Bisley. At 8am on Saturday morning a team of six were on the range at Century for the Astor County Heats, while on the hill several members of OURC had a […]
The Annual General Meeting was held in the Hawkins Room of Merton College. Congratulations to the committee-elect, who will take office after the Imperial Meeting this year: President – Russell Woodger (Lincoln) Secretary – Dr Beverly Ridges (Christ Church) Treasurer – Katherine Lightbown (Pembroke) Match Rifle Captain – Thomas Nightingale (Merton) Social Secretary – Frances […]