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Oxford Brookes vs Reading Property Rugby Match

Oxford Brookes vs Reading inaugural rugby match on 20 October attracted 360 guests (students and alumni) and raised £5,000 for charity.

Students and alumni from OBREMS, RREF and Oxford Brookes and Reading Universities locked horns in October for the debut of the Alumni Reading vs Brookes Charity Rugby Match organised this year by Reading Real Estate Foundation with the assistance of OBREMS. The event offered current students and past students the chance to mingle and for alumni to catch up with friends, colleagues and industry peers.

Over 360 alumni from the past ten years, together with current students, convened at Richmond Athletics Rugby Club to support the players and watched Oxford Brookes win by a convincing margin of 36-15.

The evening was generously sponsored by Allsop and Knight Frank as event partners, who, along with CBRE as event supporter, used the event as an opportunity to meet potential students for their graduate programmes next year.

Despite the bitterly cold weather, the crowds managed to be corralled from the bar into the stands as the rugby kicked off. It was anything but a dull game with chances at both ends. However, when the going got tough it was Brookes who emerged victorious!

Next years match is to be organised by OBREMS, please contact a committee member if you are interested in playing or sponsorship.