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The Bootleggers RFC

Is a social rugby club formed in 2008 from current university students and recent graduates. It is also an officially chartered rugby club based in Oxfordshire, UK and is affiliated with the Oxfordshire Rugby Football Union. They play a combination rugby sevens and rugby tens variations of Rugby Union. Having been founded in 2008 they have enjoyed a successful three seasons of rugby, travelling to tournaments in Sweden, South Africa and all over the UK.

The Bootleggers RFC was created in July 2008 in order to play in its inaugural tournament: The Stockholm International 10's.

One of The Bootleggers RFC's founding principles and is a driving force behind its progression is the charitable incentives of the club. They have successfully supported both The Oxford Cancer Centre and The Backpack's, Cape Town, community projects.

The Club's Objectives

The objectives of the Bootleggers RFC are to form friendships and to compete to the best of our ability in a positive playing style, while creating good impressions amongst our hosts and opponents. Over time, they plan to raise the reputation of the club and to become the leading invitational 10s team for players of university age.

The Bootleggers RFC have adopted a motto, it is indicative of the Club's mantra and is a fair reflection of how the Bootleggers RFC operate both in the UK and on Tour: “Building Memories” – once quoted by a Guinness Premiership coach who recently described his attitude to rugby with these words.

Tournaments:

2008: The Stockholm 10's, Sweden: Quarter Finalists.

2009: Littlemore 10's, UK: Finalists; Stockholm 10's, Sweden: Finalists; Newquay Surf 7's, UK: Quarter Finalists.

2010: Castle Cape Town10's, South Africa: Quarter Finalists.

In July 2008 we played in our inaugural rugby 10’s tournament in Stockholm. We reached the Quarter final.

On 2 May 2009 we entered the Littlemore 10’s Cup, losing narrowly in the Final.

We took two squads to the Newquay Surf Sevens Championships on the 18/19 July 2009, entering both the Open and President’s Cup, reaching the Quarter final of the Open.

Stockholm 10s 2009 we lost out 19-7 to the Olorun Sharks in the Final after leading the game for the first half, and playing some cracking rugby.

Travelling to the Castle Cape Town 10's in February 2010. We took Western Province to a 2 point deficit, unfortunately losing 14-12 with one man down. The Bootleggers took Hamilton's RFC to the Quarter Final dominating for most of the game but narrowly conceding a try in the closing seconds to lose 19-14 Hamilton's went on to the final and were pipped by the Stellenbosch "Maties". A Great tournament.

As of yet the Bootleggers RFC’s Open team have never failed to reach the quarter final stages of a tournament in both 7s 10s.