Grizzlies

25/09/2021 - Passing of George Brignall

The club is saddened to learn and share the news of George Brignall’s passing.

George passed away on September 6th aft

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

06/09/2021 - David Hyde

As many will now be aware following our 1st XV match on Saturday against Henley Hawks one of their players, David Hyde, collapsed.

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.

10/03/2021 - Michael Kenningham Funeral

Following the sad passing of Michael Kenningham his family would like us to pass on arrangements for his funeral, which will take p

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

Gladiators 2019/20 Review

The OA Gladiators are proud and happy to have achieved a second consecutive League Championship having backed-up last year’s

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

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.

Old Albanian RFC – Net World Sports Donation

“We’d like to thank the guys at Net World Sports for their recent donation of 4 tackle Shields to Old
Albanian RF

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

29/01/2020 - OA's Thompsons Takeover Evening

Wednesday 29th January 2020 is the date for our next Takeover evening at Thompsons’ Restaurant in St Albans.

In its 3r

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

Anne Azzopardi

Funeral Service St Saviours Church 25 Sandpit Lane, St Albans, AL1 4DF, 1pm 24-Oct-2019

 A reception following the service

Grizzlies 20th Anniversary Lunch

Dear Brethren of the Ancient Order, *Ursus Arctos Horribilis

You are cordially invited to attend the first (**and last) twen

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...

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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

13/04/2019 - James Pavitt Memorial Match

Many of you will be aware of the sad passing of James Pavitt earlier this year.

Pav played for the 1st XV back in our days i

07/04/2019 - Juniors Complete Clean Sweep

A weekend of fantastic news got even better on Sunday with the news that the Under 16s secured a narrow win over Saracens to secure

25/02/2019 - Junior Saints Update

The Junior Saints sides are continuing to go from strength to strength this year with a number of the girls stepping up to county l

15/02/2019 - Summer Ball Tickets on sale

Tickets for the Summer Ball on sale now.

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.

27/03/2019 - Evening at Thompsons

Following the success of our first “Thompsons Takeover” event, we’re delighted to announce we will be holding ano

06/01/2019 - Buddy an OA

After a sound first half of the season we enter 2019 in a well deserved 6th position in what we knew would be a hugely competitive

30/11/2018 - Bobble Hats

Our 2018 Bobble Hats are in, order yours now!

28/11/2018 - U12s & U13s Schools Festival

OAs u12 and u13 age groups were proud to host a rugby festival under lights on Wednesday 28th November for over 150 senior schools

13/11/2018 - Peter Baines' Memorial

A memorial service for Peter Baines will be held later this month, please find the details here.

30/10/2018 - James Pavitt Funeral

It’s with great sadness that the club announces the passing of former player James Pavitt....

05/11/2018 - Saints Under 15 Update

So far this season building on the work from the last year or two we’ve got a squad of 19 players with around half from last

05/11/2018 - OAs represented at Saracens EPDG

OAs have had two representatives play as part of the Under 16 EPDG side run by Saracens in a match against the EPDG side from Worce

03/11/2018 - OA Sport Fireworks

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

20/10/2018 - Under 13s at Saracens

OAs U13 had a a big night on Saturday evening at the Sarries 1st Heineken Cup home game of the season v Lyon . A big group of

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.

17/10/2018 - St Albans vs St Columba's

We’re excited to announce the hosting of a fixture between St Albans School and St Columba’s College at Old Albanian RF

09/10/2018 - Kigali Sharks win National League

For 13 years, spearheaded by Darren Ead, Old Albanians have been doing what we can to support rugby in Rwanda, primarily by providi

England vs Japan Ticket Competition

We’re running a competition for a pair of tickets to the England vs Japan Autumn International on Saturday 17th November, KO

Under 13s Update

OAs u13s enter the new world of Junior rugby with a hat trick of wins….

OAs fledgling u13s started the new season with

Memorial Service for Tom Howard

Tom’s family would like to extend an invite to any and all members of the Old Albanian family who knew Tom to join them to ce

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

01/09/2018 - Club Communications

With the season now underway we wanted to provide the club with an update around communications.

During the off season we

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

2018 Old Albanian RFC AGM

On the evening of Wednesday 22nd August, the club held it’s Annual General Meeting.

Thank you to all those who were ab

2018 Club AGM

The Club will hold the 2018 AGM on Wednesday 22nd August at 8pm at Woollams.

Any fully paid-up adult member of the Club may

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

Gladiators 2018 Preview

It’s only worth summarising a season’s rugby, if, through the haze of knocks and the odd beer, you can remember what it

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 website & social media for 2018/19 launched!

Building on the great work of John Cooper and a host of others in delivering a new website during the course of the 2017/18 season

OA Tens Summer Tournament

This Summer OA RFC is hosting a club Ten-aside Rugby Tournament for current and ex players, we’re putting out an early call for p

Under 12s provide Sarries Guard of Honour

OAs U12’s joined Saracens ahead of their big Aviva Premiership final clash v Wasps at Allianz Park on Saturday 19 May 2018. The

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