ORAFC are pleased to announce that Scott & Gemma Stoney are now the proud parents of their newborn Son ‘Noah Michael Stoney’ after he safely arrived at 22:32 on the 6th January.

We wish you all every happiness and hope that your are all doing well!!

The 1st XI are at Poplar Road v Crescent Rovers at 2.00pm

The 2nd XI – no fixture

The 3rd XI are away to Melwood FC at Nutfield Health & Wellbeing Centre,1212 London Rd,Norbury SW16 4DN at 1.30pm.

On Sunday the Vets are at home v Highfield Vets at 12.30pm

Best wishes to the teams this weekend.

The 1st XI host St.Andrews at Poplar Road at 2.00pm.

The 2nd  XI travel to Cheam Village Warriors Res. Venue: Nescot Sports Ground,Banstead Road, East Ewell KT17 3HG, also at 2.00pm.

The 3rd XI are also away in a Junior Shield match at Alliance Athletic. Venue: Croydon Postal Sports Ground,Trenham Drive,Warlingham CR6 9RU. K.O for this fixture is 1.30pm.

On Sunday the Vets host Burlington Vets at Poplar Road with a 10.30am KO.

Best wishes to all four teams this weekend. May your 2015 be happy, healthy, juicy, fruity, fun, successful and topped off with plenty of W’s on the Board.

Well done to the team today for retaining the Football President’s Cup against Merton FC XI . A close competitive match saw the Ruts win 3 – 2 thanks to a trio of headed goals. Tom Huhes levelled for the OR’s in the first half and Duncan Fraser notched a brace, firstly he put us ahead for a short lived lead and then he added the Winner late on to avoid a penalty shoot-out. I think Kyle Moore set up at least two of the goals (possibly all 3?). Well done lads.

A Ruts Club XI host a Merton XI for the Annual Cup Match at Poplar Road. 11.30am KO with post match hot buffet in the downstairs bar. Come and join us for a a few beers!.

The Ruts Christmas stocking served up the full mixed bag of results with a Win, a Draw and a Loss. Pleasingly for the 1^st XI they ended a run of three successive 2 – 1 defeats to bring all 3 points back from the League leaders Old Boys Clapham, where the Ruts won 2 – 1. A good yuletide result men and enjoy your festive cheer and beer this evening. PT notched a victorious brace.

With it being a struggle to field 3 teams today the 2nds went down 3 – 1 at home to Cheam VW. Mappy equalised with a stunning free kick, only for the visitors to grab two late goals.

The 3^rd XI drew 2 – 2 with Shaftsbury Res. OR’s goals came courtesy of Dodd and Smith.

match this sunday cancelled.

Well the plus side of today was that we fielded 3 teams.

Mini-crisis talks on Friday night continued through until lunchtime today, as chronic player availability issues left all 3 of the teams struggling to muster starting XI’s and the decision as to whether we might reluctantly have to ‘scratch’ a game went right down to the wire.

Somehow against the odds threadbare teams competed, although the horizon appeared a tad gloomy for the Ruts as Black Friday potentially appeared to be turning into an even darker Saturday!
All of that said – MASSIVE credit to those who played and a big thanks to our 2nd XI Player Manager Mike Lines for hauling a large number of his regular team up to the 1st XI starting line-up (as well as himself) for what was always going to be a tall task at the best of times for a trip to League leaders Coney Hall. The side battled valiantly and held the table toppers until the second half, before a defensive error allowed the hosts to take a 1 – 0 lead which they doubled 15 minutes later.
One of the late call-ups Dima Silenko scored late on for the Ruts to offer a potential lifeline, however the score finished 2 – 1, which was credible given the pre-match circumstances.

The ripple obviously had a knock on effect and the 2nd XI who hosted NPL Reserves went down 3 – 1 at Poplar Road with their cause blighted further by the sending off of Steve Berry and a penalty miss. Phil Lines notched for the Ruts.

1st XI Away v Cheam Village Warriors
Venue: ‘Goals Tolworth’Kingston Rd KT5 9NT
K.O: 2-00pm

2nd XI Home v London Saints
K.O: 2-00pm

3rd XI Home v Battlebridge
Nursery Rec
K.O: 2-00pm

No Game Sunday Vets.