First XV

1st Home Match - 23/24

This weekend sees the 1st XV kick their season off against Henley Hawks in our first home match of the new season in National Leagu

1st XV 2023/24 Update

It feels like we’ve blinked and we’re no longer at the end of 22/23 season but the start of the 23/24 edition! Despite what fee

OAs vs Bishop's Stortford

OA's Mens' launch the 23/24 season!

OA Centenary Ball

OARFC Centenary Ball, 29^th June 2024

At Woollams, watch this

Westcliff Postponed, Lunch Still ON

** 1st vs Westcliff postponed, pre-match lunch STILL ON. **

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to everyone at Old Albanian RFC!

Fixtures following the Queen's passing

Following the sad news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, we have received guidance from England Rugby that fixtures this weeken

2022 Ali Mills Cup

1st XV vs Harpenden, KO 7.45pm @ Harpenden.

Romans fixture at home to Hemel has been CANCELLED.

Adrian Tominey

It’s with great sadness that we have to announce the passing of our former President Adrian Tominey.

Adrian was a long

OA's host 1st Herts Youth Cups since Lockdown

OA’s are delighted to confirm that they were able to organize and host the Herts Youth Cup finals and it was great that after 2 d

Leicester Lions 35 Old Albanian 14

Statistics, as we know, can be made to prove anything. But one of the more interesting numbers emerging from this match was the num

Car Parking at Woollams 3rd to 14th April

The main car park at Woollams is being used by Netflix as a base location whilst they film at Chidwickbury during the above period.

Early Kick Off for Guernsey Match

The match at home to Guernsey on Saturday 9th April will kick off at 2:00pm to fit in with their travel arrangements.

The pr

Old Albanian 31 Esher 40

Old Albanian Head Coach Dan George, a participant for much of the second half, pronounced himself disappointed that the result had

Barnstaple 12 Old Albanian 36

A five hour drive does not well prepare one for possibly the worst first half of rugby in recent memory. But the vicious wind which

Old Albanian 14 Westcliff 18

Westcliff will probably say they have underperformed many times this season and this may account for their lowly league status. Thi

Dings Crusaders 46 Old Albanian 41

Lets get the grumpy stuff out of the way first.

Too often Albanians approach a situation in a game with a certain amount of

Old Albanian 7 Clifton 52

When a tight head prop scores a hattrick these days he receives congratulation rather than the opprobrium he would have encountered

Rochford 27 Old Albanian 31

There is, these days, normally a surprise in store when watching OAs. This week onlookers watched a demonstration of, ultimately, w

Bury St Edmunds 44 Old Albanian 43

There should be another statistic in the headline: namely the number of needless mistakes perpetrated by both sides last Saturday.

Three Former Old Albanians Start for England

Former OAs Maro Itoje, Nick Isiekwe and Max Malins are all in the starting lineup for England in the Calcutta Cup match at Murrayfi

Old Albanian 21 Redruth 28

Were it not for stubborn Albanian defence throughout Redruth would have amassed a cricket score at Woollams.

Were it not for

Worthing 31 Old Albanian 7

The writing was probably on the wall in the first 5 minutes when the visitors butchered a credible attacking chance in the hosts’

Herts Youth Cup - Results and Fixtures

All results and fixtures are on the Hertfordshire Web Site – https://hertsrugby.co.uk/herts-comps/#JBC

Old Albanian 26 Hinckley 28

It was said at the prematch lunch that Hinckley like to give their opponents a handy lead before taking command; the match transpir

M&J Lunch is Sold Out

With 140 tickets sold, Saturday’s lunch before the Hinckley game has sold out.

Well done to all the M&J age groups

Canterbury 3 Old Albanian 12

Neither side took the obvious option of using the wind and slope to advantage in a match which should have been dominated by both e

Herts Youth Cup Draw

Under 14 Cup

Chess Valley v Hemel

BS A v Harpenden A

Tring v OAs A

Hertford v Barnet A

Under 14

Bury Match Postponed

Old Albanian’s game at Bury St Edmunds on Saturday 18th December has been postponed. It is yet another casualty of the covid

Old Albanian 19 Barnes 35

As is often the case in OA’s roller-coaster season a good performance (as last week) is followed by something which leaves mu

Guernsey 7 Old Albanian 38

Elliott McPhun scored two tries for the second week running as Old Albanian romped to a bonus point win in the Channel Islands. Unl

Old Albanian 14 Leicester Lions 16

The wind blew straight from the Ural Mountains during this furiously contested match and both sides will wonder why they didn’

Saints Double Header

Sunday at Woollams was certainly a day to remember. A day to both make and celebrate history, as OA Saints new and old came togethe

Esher 41 Old Albanian 21

Recent results, media reports and conversations with mutual opponents have indicated that the men from Surrey are, to say the least

Old Albanian 45 Barnstaple 21

This was a match which put Albanians in a stronger position than they had enjoyed before. Yet it took a full hour of intense  acti

Westcliff 0 Old Albanian 89

Probably nobody likes to preside over a mismatch but the truth is you can only play what’s in front of you and most of what f

Dings Match Report

Neither side seemed to have any particular game plan to take this pulsating match by the throat so

Clifton 32 Old Albanian 33

Morgan Thompson’s one handed chargedown of Jack Lloyd’s third conversion attempt of the afternoon ultimately settled matters in

Old Albanian 21 Rochford 22

A worthwhile journey from Essex for Rochford Hundred as fly half Sam Cappaert kicked a penalty in injury time from OAs’ thirty me

Early Start for Memorial Lunch

Memorial Lunch  (1215hrs for 1245hrs sit-down)

On Saturday It will be 565 days since the 23^rd March 2020

Redruth 22 Old Albanian 21

It’s a very long way to go only to return with a solitary bonus point but Albanians were just three minutes away from a famous vi

Worthing Match Report

It does not do to be over confident or complacent in a sporting situation. It also does not help matters, when you are under the co

Hinckley 26 Old Albanian 32

It would be kindest to the selection team to say there were several changes to the side this week as Albanians continued their succ

Old Albanian 29 Canterbury 21

Naturally, after the sad events at Dry Leas last week, proceedings started with a minutes silence in memory of Henley’s David Hyd

Buddy an OA player season 2021/22

BUDDY AN OA PLAYER 2021/22

The new season is just around the corner and, with the help of our loyal support

Henly Hawks 19 Old Albanian 25

It should have been a joyous occasion for Old Albanian, the visitors to  Dry Leas on a day perfect for the League re

11/09/21 Canterbury & Bruce Millar Lunch

Bruce Millar will be the guest of honour at the lunch preceding our first home match of the season against Canterbury on Saturday 1

03/09/2021 - 2021/22 Squad Announcement

After 18 long months we’re delighted to be back to competitive matches, starting with a trip to Henley. Behind the scenes the

Away to Henley

Our first league match of the season is on Saturday 4th September away to Henley.  The kick off is 3pm.

Old Albanian 38pts  Harpenden 14pts

A pleasant Autumn evening attended rugby’s return to Woollams after an absence of a season and a half and the two sides attended

Harpenden match at Woollams on Friday August 27

Our final friendly before the season starts is at home to near neighbours Harpenden with the kick off at 7.30pm.
There is no

Rosslyn Park Cancelled

The friendly match at Rosslyn Park on Saturday 14th August has been cancelled due to an outbreak of covid in the OAs squad. Five pl

OAs away to Rosslyn Park 14/8/21

OAs first XV continue their preparations for the new season with a trip to National 1 side Rosslyn Park on Saturday.
The Kick

Watch the Lions Series Decider

The deciding test in the series will be shown in the clubhouse on Saturday 7th August. The kick-off is at 5.00 pm but the bar and f

02/08/2021 - TJs Game Cancelled

Unfortunately the preseason game against Tonbridge Juddians, due to have been held on the 7th August has been cancelled.

16/07/21 - Return of Rugby to Woollams

The first weekend of league action for the 2021/22 season will be 4th September with the 1st XV taking a trip to Henley, to see the

2021/22 - Pre-Season Underway

With all the caution and apprehension of stepping on a zebra crossing on a busy road, knowing it should be safe for us to move full

01/07/2021 - TJs Up First in Preseason

OAs 1st XV will kick off the preseason fixtures for the 21-22 season with a match away at Tonbridge Juddians on 7th August.

2020/21 Season Preview

By mid-October in most seasons we’d be 6 weeks into league campaigns, seeing the benefit of pre-season and getting ready for

01/07/2020 - Calorie Challenge

In mid-June what started out as being a few members of the Men’s 1st XV having a bit of friendly competition snowballed into

14/05/2020 - Ali Mills

It is with great sadness that the Club announces the passing of Ali Mills, a man whose stature belied a great heart and a giant per

THANK YOU!

At this testing time we’d just like to add a THANK YOU from all of us at Old Albanian RFC to all

16/03/2020 - CORONAVIRUS STATMENT

With the situation relating to Coronavirus worsening by the day, we wanted to make sure everyone was aware of the situation at OAs.

Match Programme Online Now

Our Online Match Programme is now live.

OA players recognised by England and NCA Rugby

It has been a very positive January for the men’s first XV, with three victories and only a narrow defeat against Taunton pre

21/12/2019 - 1st XV vs Leicester Lions POSTPONED

Unfortunately due to the recent heavy rain the 1st XV match vs Leicester Lions on Saturday 21st December has been postponed until t

16/08/2019 - And we're off!!

The season starts this weekend with our first game against Bishop's Stortford!

19/06/19 - Socious Sports

Club statement on OAs link to Socious Sport and Out of Season Training Courses

Trevor Hickey

The club sadly has to announce the passing of Trevor Hickey.

10/05/2019 - AGM Update

Many thanks to those of you that attended this year's AGM last night. Here's a quick update from the meeting...

Join OAs for 2019/20

Are you looking for a Rugby Club for 2019/20 and beyond? Join OAs today!

22/04/2019 - Thank You

As we reach the end of a fantastic season that for some started way back in July of last year we wanted

10/04/2019 - Nigel Seale

With great sadness, OARFC has to advise that Nigel Seale died at his home in Henley early this morning with Jenny & his Family

02/02/2019 - Matches Postponed

Unfortunately, matches today have been postponed, but the Former Players Lunch and 6 Nations Games are still on at Woollams.

05/01/2019 - VPs Lunch

Details for our VPs lunch this weekend ahead of the match vs Barnes

03/11/2018 - OA Sport Fireworks

On the 3rd November, Woollams will host the annual OA Sport Fireworks!

18/10/2018 IHS Markit Sponsorship Renewed

Old Albanian RFC are delighted to confirm the extension of our relationship with IHS Markit as the club's main sponsor.

Old Albanians Launch the OAs Academy

Over the last 10-15 years, OAs has risen up to the National Leagues, grown the junior section of the club to nearly 1,000 players a

Join us for lunch ahead of Bury St Edmunds

After a 59-5 victory over newly promoted Guernsey, alongside a good showing in a tough triple-header vs Hemel Hempstead, we now mo

Join us for the first league match of the season

Saturday 1st September sees Old Albanian’s 1st XV kick off their bid for an immediate return to National League One with a ho

1st XV Pre-Season Update

We have been delighted with how the first few weeks of pre-season have gone, with excellent quality and application in what we are

1st XV Squad for 2018/19

As we get ready for the start of pre-season we can now confirm the make up of our 1st XV Squad for 2018/19.

OAs Squad prepared for National 2 Campaign

A tough year sees us starting the 2018/19 season in National League Two South, hoping to bounce straight back up...

Congratulations to OAs 1st XV players

Six OA 1st XV players have been provisionally selected for Herts RFU squad for 2018 County Championship campaign matches v Kent 5th