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***Season 2010/11***

Keep up to date with EURFC's fixtures and results here.

26/01/2011 -

After beating Hartpury 1st XV 23-13 away in Gloucestershire in the quarter finals of the BUCS Championship Knockouts, EURFC 1st XV are drawn against UWIC 1st XV at the neutral venue of Dudley Kingswinford RFC. The address of which is: Heathbrook, Swindon Road, Wall Heath, Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6 0AW

This match is scheduled to go ahead on Wednesday 09/03/2011 with a 12pm Kick-off. There will be a 'Supporters Club' bus departing Exeter Wednesday morning for anyone who's keen to show their support. Contact Chris Grant or Kit Muir for more information. Their details are available on the 'Contacts' page.

24/1/2011 -

A recent article on EURFC's softer side by our own James Iman in Exeter's Expose Newspaper:

The best ideas are always the simplest ones. Take one gregarious university sports club that loves their Wednesday nights and match them up with one charity shop on the high street; the end result being a very keen bunch of lads ready to spend their pennies on charity shop items (they were told to make their purchases as ridiculous as possible) in turn making £449.50 for SCOPE! The charity shop social has now become an annual venture for the EURFC. The idea stemmed from a wise old clubman that thought it ridiculous that we had so many fancy dress socials without some degree of uniformity. Why not combine this process with a contribution to charity? However, that is not to say that the EURFC does not have a proud philanthropic tradition; the Varsity match, avid undertaking of ‘Movember’ along with a number of individual contributions to charities are just some of many ways in which the EURFC seeks to benefit the wider community. Although, there is something rather special about supporting a local branch of a nationwide charity, and it cannot be recommended enough for other clubs to try. So why not tell your club to get themselves down to a pre-arranged charity shop and start cultivating those outfits! Aside from the EURFC’s contributions to charity over the past month, the season has also been progressing in a highly pleasing manner. The 1st XV put on a fantastic show for all who attended the Varsity extravaganza at Sandy Park earlier in the month. An unfortunate loss to UWIC two weeks later followed, with injuries and mid-season fatigue beginning to set in. Nevertheless, the team look strongly placed to compete effectively in the knockout stages of BUCS. Further down the club the 2nd, 3rd and 4th XVs have all been playing well, with some very encouraging results throughout. The 2’s win over Exeter’s arch- rivals Hartpury deserves a special mention. Unfortunately the weird and wonderful weather we experienced meant that the final games of November had to be cancelled, to the dismay of all. Sporting success and contribution to charity have always been mutually beneficial and the EURFC intends to uphold this tradition. Whether it be dressing up in old clothes, growing ridiculous, and occasionally disgusting, facial hair or even sitting in Nandos peddling a bike for Local Hospice Care, this energetic bunch are willing to do whatever it takes.

October 2010

EURFC has signed up a record breaking number of players this season, which we hope will translate into on-the-pitch success.

***Season 2009/10***

17/3/2009 -
EURFC 3rd XV vs Plymouth 1st XV (Away)
Score: 48 - 5
Result: Win
EURFC 4th XV vs Cardiff 3rd XV (Away)
Score: 46 - 17
Result: Win

  • Two strong wins today for the 3rd and 4th teams, putting the 3rd XV third in their league. The 4th XV are now second in their league, pushing for a promotion playoff with top of the league Bournemouth 2nd XV.

10/3/2009 -
EURFC 2nd XV vs Cardiff 1st XV (Away)
Score: 25 - 24
Result: Loss

  • The 2nd XV are knocked out of their playoffs to a strong Cardiff 1st XV.

3/3/2009 -
EURFC 1st XV vs Durham 1st XV (Home)
Score: 13 - 15
Result: Loss
EURFC 2nd XV vs Imperial Medics 1st XV (Home)
Score: 82 - 0
Result: Win
EURFC 3rd XV vs Marjon 1st XV (Away)
Score: 14 - 6
Result: Loss

  • The 1st and 2nd XV's both have home fixtures in the first round of their respective knockout competitions. The 1st XV narrowly lost to Durham with a try in the last play of the game. While the 2nd XV demolished a ropey Imperial Medics 1st XV, putting 82 points on the board.

17/2/2009 -
EURFC 1st XV vs Bristol 1st XV (Away)
Score: 8 - 13
Result: Win
EURFC 2nd XV vs Hartpury 3rd XV (Away)
Score: 20 - 25
Result: Win
EURFC 3rd XV vs Bath 2nd XV (Home)
**POSTPONED**
EURFC 4th XV vs Plymouth 2nd XV (Home)
**POSTPONED**

  • These two wins for EURFC were the last in the regular season for both the 1st and 2nd XV's. The 1st XV finished third in the BUCS Premier South league, only 1 point behind arch rivals Hartpury, with UWIC coming top. The 1st XV have drawn Durham at home in the next round (last 16) of the Premier Division BUCS knockouts. The 2nd XV have finished their regular season second in their league, Western 1A, on the same number of points as Gloucestershire 1st XV (league winners) and Glamorgan 1st XV (third place). Final league positions were determined in the BUCS office. The 2nd XV will now play Imperial Medics at home in the next round of the BUCS Knockout Trophy (last 32). The 3rd and 4th XV fixtures were cancelled due to waterlogged pitches.

10/2/2009 -
EURFC 1st XV vs St Mary's 1st XV (Home)
Score: 23 - 25
Result: Loss
EURFC 2nd XV vs Gloucestershire 1st XV (Home)
Score: 25 - 12
Result: Win
EURFC 4th XV vs Bristol 4th XV (Away)
Score: 6 - 43
Result: Win

3/2/2009 -
EURFC 1st XV vs Hartpury 1st XV (Away)
Score: 12 - 13
Result: Win
EURFC 2nd XV vs Glamorgan 1st XV (Away)
Score: 13 - 10
Result: Loss
EURFC 3rd XV vs UWE 2nd XV (Home)
Score: 26 - 3
Result: Win
EURFC 4th XV vs Marjon 2nd XV (Home)
Score: 35 - 0
Result: Win

27/1/2009 -
EURFC 1st XV vs UWIC 1st XV (Away)
Score: 28 - 8
Result: Loss
EURFC 2nd XV vs RAC 1st XV (Home)
Score: 19 - 12
Result: Win
EURFC 4th XV vs Bournemouth 2nd XV (Away)
Score: 13 - 10
Result: Loss

20/1/2009 -
EURFC 3rd XV vs Bournemouth 1st XV (Home)
Score: 28 - 3
Result: Win
EURFC 4th XV vs Glamorgan 3rd XV (Home)
Score: 43 - 5
Result: Win

  • The third and fourth teams returned to action today after the Christmas break, both winning comfortably. This places them both third in their respective leagues Western 2A and 4A. As it stands the 1st Team are second in BUCS Premier Division and the 2nd Team are top of their league, Western 1A.

9/12/2009 -
EURFC 1st XV vs Swansea 1st XV (Away)
Score: 11 - 10
Result: Loss
EURFC 2nd XV vs UWIC 3rd XV (Away)
Score: 10 - 41
Result: Win
EURFC 3rd XV vs Southampton 2nd XV (Away)
Score: 5 - 44
Result: Win

  • These were EURFCs last fixtures before the Christmas break. We look forward to seeing everyone back in the new year.

2/12/2009 -
EURFC 1st XV vs Bath 1st XV (Home)
Score: 20 - 13
Result: Win
EURFC 2nd XV vs Bristol 2nd XV (Home)
Score: 22 - 6
Result: Win
EURFC 3rd XV vs Plymouth 1st XV (Away)
Score: 34 - 5
Result: Loss
EURFC 4th XV vs Cardiff 3rd XV (Home)
Score: 31 - 0
Result: Win

  • This week EURFC participated in a Charity 'STOP AIDS' Netball Tournament, enterting two teams. One reached the quarter finals, with the other loosing in the semi final, after several dubious decisions from the referee.

25/11/2009 -
EURFC 2nd XV vs UWIC 4th XV (Home)
Score: 33 - 7
Result: Win
EURFC 3rd XV vs Southampton 2nd XV (Away)
**POSTPONED**
EURFC 4th XV vs Bristol 4th XV (Away)
**POSTPONED**

  • At the EURFC "Charity Social" the club raises over £1000 for the charity 'Scope' by purchasing all of their costumes from the charity shop on Sidwell Street, Exeter.

18/11/2009 -
EURFC 1st XV vs Bristol 1st XV (Home)
Score: 39 - 25
Result: Win
EURFC 2nd XV vs Hartpury 3rd XV (Home)
Score: 26 - 0
Result: Win
EURFC 3rd XV vs Bath 2nd XV (CUP) (Away)
Score: 14 - 32
Result: Win
EURFC 4th XV vs Marjon 1st XV (CUP) (Home)
Score: 7 - 16
Result: Loss

11/11/2009 -
EURFC 1st XV vs St Mary's 1st XV (Away)
Score: 6 - 36
Result: Win
EURFC 2nd XV vs Gloucestershire 1st XV (Away)
Score: 38 - 17
Result: Loss
EURFC 3rd XV vs Marjon 1st XV (Home)
Score: 10 - 0
Result: Win

4/11/2009 -
EURFC 1st XV vs Hartpury 1st XV (Home)
Score: 20 - 7
Result: Win
EURFC 2nd XV vs Glamorgan 1st XV (Home)
Score: 22 - 0
Result: Win
EURFC 3rd XV vs Bath 2nd XV (Away)
Score: 40 - 5
Result: Loss
EURFC 4th XV vs Plymouth 2nd XV (Away)
Score: 15 - 13
Result: Loss

28/10/2009 -
EURFC 1st XV vs UWIC 1st XV (Home)
Score: 0 - 16
Result: Loss
EURFC 2nd XV vs RAC 1st XV (Away)
Score: 11 - 21
Result: Win
EURFC 3rd XV vs Southampton 1st XV (Away)
Score: 15 - 30
Result: Win

  • EURFC host around 3000 fans for our annual varisty match at Sandy Park, unfortunately we loose in a tough games vs UWIC.

21/10/2009 -
EURFC 1st XV vs Swansea 1st XV (Home)
Score: 20 - 10
Result: Win
EURFC 2nd XV vs UWIC 3rd XV (Home)
Score: 26 - 6
Result: Win
EURFC 3rd XV vs UWE 2nd XV (Away)
Score: 32 - 5
Result: Loss
EURFC 4th XV vs Marjon 2nd XV (Away)
Score: 6 - 26
Result: Win
EURFC 5th XV vs Channings Wood Prison (Away)
Score: 5 - 46
Result: Win

14/10/2009 -
EURFC 1st XV vs Bath 1st XV (Away)
Score: 31 - 14
Result: Loss
EURFC 2nd XV vs Bristol 2nd XV (Away
Score: 3 - 38
Result: Win
EURFC 3rd XV vs Southampton 1st XV (Home)
Score: 22 - 21
Result: Win
EURFC 4th XV vs Bournemouth 2nd XV (Home)
Score: 12 - 29
Result: Loss

7/10/2009 -
EURFC 2nd XV vs UWIC 4th XV (Away)
Score: 0 - 24
Result: Win
EURFC 3rd XV vs Bournemouth 1st XV (Away)
Score: 10 - 27
Result: Win
EURFC 4th XV vs Glamorgan 3rd XV (Away)
Score: 3 - 44
Result: Win

  • First games of the season and the club gets off to an excellent start with all three teams coming home with wins.

4/10/2009

  • EURFC sign up over 210 club members at the Freshers Squash for the season 2009/10.