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the ground. Later that season their attempt to land a hat-trick of East
Midlands Cup wins was dashed at the last when they fell to Stockwood Park in the final. A fifth place in their first league campaign was a disappointing return for a season that had started with such promise. However this disappointment was tempered slightly by the RFU's decision to expand the entry to the following season's National Cup, now to be called the
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in the 2014 Varsity Match when the Dark Blues scored their record win (43β6) and in doing so notched a fifth consecutive win for the first time in the fixture. He was elected OURFC captain for the 2015β16 season but was prevented from taking part in Oxford's record sixth consecutive Varsity Match
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