Historic Old Blues’ RFC 1940s–1950s
OBRFC 1950–51 1st XV
Back: WA Woodhall (Referee), RA Leach, DM Bateson, DR Silk, RW Freeman, FW Tayler, GSF Ashby, JM Murphey, JJ Redman (Hon Sec)
Front: F Grant, JH Dutton, GA Smith (Captain), M Phillips, D Stephenson
On Ground: G Macpherson, PD Allen, AJL Gayfer
A bit of OBRFC history… If you have any photos to add, please email the Web Editor.
OBRFC 1949–50 1st XV
Back: JH Darville (Referee), GSF Ashby, RA Leach, JA Bailey, RW Freeman, HG Brodie, F Grant, CJ Clarke
Seated: D Stephenson, M Fulford, M Phillips, FW Tayler, JH Dutton
On Ground: GWA Shiells, SW Keeping, RA Jones (Hon Treasurer), PD Allen
Absent: G Smith (Captain), PJ Willett, C Steane
OBRFC 1948–49 1st XV
Photo taken during Easter Tour, 1949
Back: WBS Newling, DA Rayner, D Stephenson, DA Johnson, EGU band, AC Breden, GA Cox, FW Tayler, HG Brodie, J Thompson (Referee)
Seated: PJ Willett, JH Dutton (Vice-Captain), G Smith (Captain), M Phillips, DJ Smith
On Ground: SW Keeping, DM Bateson, RA Jones, C Steane, HW Stiff
OBRFC 1947–48 1st XV
Back: HE Glassborow, GA Cox, GSF Ashby, AEM Barton, PJ Willett, RD Baynes, RE Ayrton, RA Jones, AL Sloper
Seated: DJ Smith, G Smith, JH Dutton, AH Mortimer, CG Down, JM Gilham, NL Ilett
On Ground: AJL Gayfer, RG Adams, AE Ransom
OBRFC 1946–47 Tour XV
Back: JA Gilmour, JH Dutton, GSF Ashby, DJ Smith, PJ Willett, WH Hill, EGU Band, VE Grenfell, PE Scroggs, HW Stiff
Seated: G Smith, DL Marriott, HE Glassborow, AH Mortimer, GH Ross-Goobey, RA Jones, GHT Shrimpton, JM Gilham, WBS Newling
On Ground: AE Ransom, AJL Gayfer, RG Adams