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Otley 23 London Scottish 34 02/010/2010

By pat_mccauley at 08:22 on 06/10/10

After last year's thrilling encounter we were all looking forward to the visit of London Scottish to Cross Green. Yesterday, Scottish arrived on time, with a number of visiting fans, but with no bagpiper; even the most musical of Otley fans were not entirely inconsolable! Otley made a few changes from the team that gained a bonus point away to Blackheath. Nelson came back in at stand-off, with Manupena moving to the centre. Twomey was...
Wharfedale RUFC 17, Otley RUFC 13 11/09/10

By pat_mccauley at 10:11 on 13/09/10

On Saturday Otley supporters enjoyed what must surely be the most beautiful rugby trip in the world – up through the dale to Grassington to see Otley take on local rivals Wharfedale. Their lovely ground was packed. Anyone hoping for a seat in the stand had to arrive very early. It's a pleasure to do so as you can spend the time before kick-off absorbing the atmosphere as you look up towards Cracoe Fell and Ellbolton –...
Blaydon RUFC 25, Otley RUFC 23 Sat 04th September 2010

By pat_mccauley at 09:08 on 07/09/10

Saturday marked the start of the "proper" rugby union season; after the pre-season friendlies, the league matches began in earnest with Otley playing hosts to Blaydon. There's always a buzz of anticipation to greet a new season and Otley's strong finish to the 2010 campaign justifies a fair degree of optimism. It's a pity there was only a very sparse crowd at Cross Green to welcome the new season in. Only a few days...
Gloucester pair can’t prevent England defeat

By Otley People at 07:00 on 26/07/10

ENGLAND U-18s 17 SOUTH AFRICA U18s 23 THE presence of Gloucester's Dan Robson and Koree Britton was not enough to extend England's three-year winning streak at Under-18 International level with victory against South Africa. England scored three tries to one with wing Mark Jennings and centres Tommy Bell and Elliot Daly touching down with Bell adding a conversion. But despite dominating the game they failed to put away...
Gloucester duo Robson, Britton in England defeat

By Otley People at 07:00 on 26/07/10

ENGLAND U-18s 17 SOUTH AFRICA U18s 23 THE presence of Gloucester's Dan Robson and Koree Britton was not enough to extend England's three-year winning streak at under-18 international level. England scored three tries to one with wing Mark Jennings (Lymm HS and Sale Sharks) and centres Tommy Bell (Bacup and Rawtenstall GS and Sale Sharks) and Elliot Daly (Whitgift and London Wasps) touching down and Bell adding a conversion. But...

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Otley 28 Launceston 25 18/09/2010

By Otliensian

Best game of rugby I've seen at Cross Green in a very long time, though the score was clearly 30-25...

By pat_mccauley at 08:50 on 27/09/10

Otley's first two league matches of the season had been close and tense affairs with the result in serious doubt right up to the final whistle. Launceston came into this match with a record of one victory and one defeat and so we could probably expect another close encounter. Alas for Launceston, they have had 20 points deducted from them since they went into administration as a result of over-testing the legendary patience of...
England v. Ireland, 27th February, 2010

By WGraham

Great to see Prince Henry ex pupil Danny Care have another fine game for the red rose, in a...

By pat_mccauley at 19:56 on 01/03/10

(As Otleypeople's usual rugby correspondent was away in London this week watching England vs Ireland at Twickers we bring you a report of that match instead of Otley's 22-20 home win against Redruth. The Redruth game is covered here.) It was great to see that Otley had not only beaten Redruth but also gained a very welcome bonus point into the bargain. I was otherwise engaged at Twickenham, cheering on Ireland, not only last...
Otley RUFC supporter in Exile

By Seamus_McC

Hi there - Robin Hood's Bay is one of my favourite parts of Yorkshire but it's not a hotbed of rugby...

By Otleybythesea at 15:48 on 04/01/10

Just joined this group as an Otley RUFC supporter in Exile in Robin Hood's Bay (thank goodness for the good old Monday YP Sports pages). Looking forward to catching up on all the Cross Green gossip & possibly even seeing comments from friends I made there when a regular between 1992 & 2002 before I moved over to this beautiful part of the East Coast. Hope to be at Cross Green for a game later in the year & see you all...
Otley RUFC vs Cambridge 24/10/09

By bobandneil

And I saw Wharfedale went down 21-17 away to Newbury - not a good week for rugby in the valley!

By pat_mccauley at 07:05 on 04/11/09

Otley 17 Cambridge 12 Before the game, few pundits could have given Otley much chance of victory. Cambridge lay second in the league with 27 points from 7 matches. Otley, after last week's disappointing defeat at lowly Cinderford, were languishing in 11th place, just four points above the relegation zone. Even the weather contrived to be against Otley. It poured with rain all morning and the conditions looked unlikely to favour Otley's...
Free Classes in October: Chinese Exercise in Otley Civic Centre

By pbrwa

Through Lishi exercises, I’ve learned to breathe deeper, to relax and to use my energy...

By theresemaini at 17:18 on 11/10/09

There is a Free Introductory course in Taichi, Qigong, Daoist Yoga and "Hand of the Wind" Soft Kungfu in October in Otley Civic Centre, on Thursday from7 to 9pm in room 4. Learn how to cultivate and use your Qi to boost your energy levels, health and all-round well-being by practising this ancient system of movement and exercise. The Daoist sage Laozi said : "A...