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Ottoman7s Champs!

The Ottoman 7s - a spin-off from the Istanbul Ottomans R.F.C. - managed to become the Champions of the 10th edition of the Ameland Beach Rugby Festival in June 2009!

Joining Istanbul 7s

The Istanbul Ottomans R.F.C. has confirmed its place to participate to the prestigious, yet inaugural, Istanbul 7s Tournament, in August 2010!

The Forum is active!

The Forum of the Istanbul Ottomans R.F.C. has become active! Register yourself and send an e-mail to Hakan to have your account activated!

League Table

League Table

End of season 2007 / 2008

League Table season 2007 / 2008

Latest Game Report

Latest Game Report

After a 14 - 7 defeat in Norhern Cyprus, The Ottomans played a strong game in Istanbul: 28 - 0 victory against the Cyprus Pumas, gaining advantage in the race for the championship.
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Upcoming Events

Marc Mercier Challenge Day

The Istanbul Ottomans R.F.C. join the Marc Mercier Challenge Day in Vergt (France), which is a memorial event for the Ottomans' founder. This event will be held on June 12, 2010

Istanbul 7s

The Istanbul Ottomans R.F.C. will join the inaugural International Istanbul 7s Tournament, which is Turkey's first official Rugby 7s tournament. Not to forget, top class teams will be competing for the cup on August 7 and 8, 2010.

National Competition

If all goes well, the Turkish National Rugby Competition will take off again after a break of a year. The Istanbul Ottomans R.F.C. will be the defending champion in pursuit of another National Competition championship!

reMARCable

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: Kadıköy RC, Bakırköy RC, and the Cyprus Pumas followed shortly.

The year of 2007 - 2008 was the very first year that the Turkish national competition began. Till that year, the Ottomans were visiting neighbouring countries and have participated and represented Turkey in numerous tournaments (both XV as 7s) and friendly games.

Where other Turkish teams are local teams, the expats from all over the world are a significant presence for The Ottomans. The club has represented the following countries: France, Spain, Russia, England, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, Venezuela, United States, Canada, Japan, and Sri Lanka.

If you're in Turkey for a while and would like to enjoy in every aspect the world of rugby, all we can say is "welcome to the home of The Ottomans".

 

Train with us!

Rugby TrainingWe're always looking for people who'd like to join us! The trainings are on a Saturday afternoon. Contact us via the contact form!

Did you know?

image...That the Ottomans are the first rugby club in Istanbul after the IInd WW; that the Ottomans are the first team to win the Turkish National Rugby Competition; and that the Ottomans are the first Rugby team from Istanbul to have its own 7s team?

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imageSupport the Ottomans in their quest to bring Turkish Rugby to the highest level possible, both on a national level as on an international level.

Expats, gather here...

imageAll expatriate rugby lovers staying in Istanbul are gathering at The Ottomans' club. Currently we're representing eight different nationalities. Yes, our world cup is being covered ;-)

Ottomans' Calendar

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Webshop Coming Soon!!

imageSoon we will open our webshop, making it possible to order Ottomans Shirts and Goodies from all over the world. We'll keep you posted!Read More...

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Guest Hakan says:
2009-10-04 07:12:29
We will rejoin the Turkish League this year. So get going Ottomans.
Guest Ottoman says:
2009-04-02 20:53:27
Usually games are played in Kurtköy on the Asian side of Istanbul.
Guest Big Al says:
2009-03-26 15:41:01
Where is your home pitch? Is it same as practice pitch?

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