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SPORT
RUGBY
Olney U11s crowned Land Rover Premiership
Rugby Cup Champions at the Gardens
TThe Saints will be represented by Olney RFC Under-11s at the 2013 Aviva Premiership Rugby Final after they scooped the title of Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup champions on Saturday 27th October.
In all, 16 teams represented by over 200 youngsters at Franklin’s Gardens were eventually whittled down to just two. Olney’s try-scoring exploits throughout the tournament saw them crowned as Champions.As well as winning the tournament and receiving their medals on the Gardens pitch during half-time of the Saints versus Saracens clash, the young players also earned their place in the prestigious Land Rover Parade of Champions where they will be presented to a packed Twickenham during the Aviva Premiership Rugby Final next May.
Forthcoming 1st XV fixtures
08-Dec Drifters Home 15-Dec Grove Away 05-Jan Wallingford Away
We start this report with the very sad news of the death of Brian Fletcher. Brian was a great supporter of the club, and was a member of the ORFC Touring party to South Africa.
Brian passed away on the 5th November aged 73. Brian will also be remembered for his work at Bedford RFC, as secretary of the Colts from 1984-87, the 2nd XV from 1989-90 and the 1st XV from 1992-94. Our thoughts are with his son Iain and family at this sad time.
Senior Teams

at training and on match days, backed up by the hard work of volunteers and some fantastic support on a Saturday afternoon.
The 1st XV have recorded some excellent victories against Tadley, Thatcham and Aylesbury to keep the team in the top tier of the league. The recent match against Aylesbury notably saw the team
The 2nd and 3rd teams are also enjoying great runs with strong

Our Vets team also known as “The Occassionals” enjoyed a

at Richmond. Despite the long journey and tough opposition, Olney held up well and went into the 2nd half 7 points up, only to concede a couple of tries and lose the game 14-7.
Congratulations are due to Olney players Will Parkin and Jim Osborn who were selected for the Bucks U20s team to face Cambridge University U20s. Will was given the honour of leading
Keep in touch with everything at the club on our website www. olneyrfc.co.uk, facebook.com/olneyrfc and twitter @olneyrfc Minis & Juniors
The Minis & Juniors have had a great start to the season, with over 400 players registered most notably a fantastic win for the Under 11s in the Land Rover championship at Northampton Saints. In a tournament of involving 200 players, Olney were crowned champions on the Franklins Gardens pitch and now go to Twickenham in May to take part in the Land Rover parade of champions during the Premiership Final!

agents will be continuing their much valued sponsorship of the Minis & Juniors, building on a long standing commitment from Michael Graham in the development of youth rugby at Olney. Sponsorship opportunities
Many thanks to all our sponsors during 2012. There are further

instance, please contact sponsorship@olneyrfc.co.uk
Annual Saints Tournament for Olney Under 8s
The annual Saints tournament for Olney Under 8s came very early in the season this year after only one week of competitive fixtures and was hotly contested by 22 teams from around the region.
Given the lunchtime kick-off for the Saints televised Heineken Cup match versus Glasgow, all teams had to be ready to go at the unsociable hour of 8.30am on Sunday morning. Nevertheless Olney U8s were not caught napping and put in a fantastic performance with both of their teams getting to the semi-finals, with Olney 2’s unfortunately losing to Rushden but Olney 1’s beating Towcester to get to the final.
The final was a very close affair with a late turnover making the difference and Olney losing 4-2. Their performance however meant they were able to go on to the Franklin’s Gardens pitch at half time to receive their well deserved medals and runner-up trophy.”
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