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Blindern Rugbyklubb

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Blindern Rugbyklubb
Full nameBlindern Rugbyklubb
Founded10 December 2010
LocationOslo, Norway
Ground(s)Voldsløkka (map)
PresidentBen Whitehouse
Coach(es)Tom "Captain Rubberfingers" Reilly
Captain(s)Magnus Mjaaland-Lewis
League(s)Norway Rugby Union Championship 15s and 7s
Team kit

Blindern Rugbyklubb is a Norwegian rugby club based in Oslo. They currently compete in the Norway Rugby Championship across Rugby Union, Rugby Sevens and Snow Rugby. Today, they're one of the more international teams in Norway with 20 different nationalities represented and are very inclusive.

History

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The club was founded on 10 December 2010 and is today one of the largest clubs in Norway.

The strength of the club has until now being in the 7's team, but in the recent years their 15's-team has started to contest in the top of the Norwegian Rugby 15s-championship. Most recently, they finished 3rd in the championship and the 7's in 2022/2023 and won the annual Snow Rugby in 2023.

In the early years the club logo had been from the club's time as a Student Sports Team. This was not changed until the season of 2014. The logo went from a golden harp to the antler of a deer. This was chosen to represent the club's Norwegian roots and the strength and speed of its players.

Current squad

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The squad for the upcoming 2023 season:

Name Position Nationality
Ege Akinci Back Row/8 Turkey
Johnson Baiga Flanker Uganda
Artur Bierande Lock England
Guillaume Dupuy Hooker France
Jules Bourgin Flanker/8 France
Lage Kamfjord Flyhalf Norway
Magnus Lewis Flanker Norway
Mats Larsen Prop Norway
Peder Reiersrud Lock Norway
Robert Henry Scrumhalf Republic of Ireland
Theo Romer Flyhalf France
Tom Reilly Anywhere he wants Senegal
Tore Johnsen Prop Norway
Øyvind Aavitsland Winger Norway
Jack Hobbs Centre England
Gullaume Petit Wing France
Gee Ngala Wing/Fullback Kenya
Ed Platts Fullback/Centre England
Francisco Silva Wing/Fullback Portugal
Fergus Ogden Centre/Wing Republic of Ireland
Espen Høgset Centre Norway
Elijas Paknys Back Row Lithuania
Duncan McCondochie Hooker Scotland
Declan O'Connell Lock Republic of Ireland
Constantine Sarandopoulos Prop Greece
Andre Voigt Prop Norway
Ben Whitehouse Prop England
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