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2011-2012 Turkish Rugby Season

Dear Istanbul Ottomans supporters and Rugby fans, please visit Turkish Rugby Federation's website to check the results. We are looking forward to seeing you in Season 2012 - 2013.

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Upcoming Events

Ottomans v.s London London Irısh Amateur RFC

The London Irısh Amateur R.F.C. is coming to Istanbul for a match with Ottomans on 26th of May 2012. This match is a part of Licor Beirao European Veteran Rugby Series. Please check our website regularly to learn the whereabouts of the match and the after match events.

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Marc Mercier's Corner

Marc Mercier, one of the founding fathers of the Istanbul Ottomans R.F.C. back in 1999, passed away on June 13, 2009, at the age of 41. Although he may not be among us anymore, his spirit, and especially his dreams that we all share, will live forever.
This is the reason why we've a special place for this remarkable man...

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Welcome to the home of The Ottomans

The founding fathers of the Istanbul Ottomans R.F.C. - Marc Mercier, Dennis Ponds de Vier and Chris Skirrow - decided in 1999 to write history in Turkey. Being in a country where sports like football, basketball, wrestling, and weightlifting are very popular, it must have been odd enough that there was no rugby at all in this country. Soon they realized that they've made the right choice. Not only became the Ottomans a full team, they've also inspired others to team up as well
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London Irish Veterans are coming for Ottomans

Turkish Rugby action is full steam ahead. One of the important events is the visit of London Irish Vets team's to Ottomans. On 26th of May 2012 they are going to come for a match to Istanbul. The time and place of the match and the schedule of the visit is not fix yet. For updates please visit our website again.
 
After a Great Tournament

The Istanbul 7's Tournament is over. It was a beautiful weekend of Rugby with players around the globe.
Big big thanks to the referees Mike Hoyer, Gary Allen, Dave Smith, David Kilick, Matej Razga and Oytun Çölok, who all did an excellent job as referees during this weekend!!

The end result of the tournament:
1. Ottoman 7s German Hoops (INT)

2. Olymp (KAZ)

3. Bahrain RFC (BAH)

The result of the Women's Tournament:

1. Turkish National 7s Women (TUR)

2. Cairo RFC Women (EGY)

3. Amazon Baa-Baas (TUR)

The MVPs - as chosen by the referees - are as follows:
- Most Valuable Woman Player: Eda of the Turkish National 7s Women's Team
- Most Valuable Turkish Player: Kemal Ege Gürkan of METU
- Most Valuable Player of the Tournament Overall: Fabien from the Ottoman 7s German Hoops!!

We are looking forward to meeting you all in next year’s Tournament.

 

 

 
 

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