Oxford University women's rugby union team strip off for naked charity calendar

The female varsity match against Cambridge will be held at Twickenham for the first time this year when the two sides clash on December 10

 

Bring all: Oxford University women's rugby team 

The Oxford University women's rugby union team have bared all for charity with the release of a naked calendar. 

In a series of rugby-related nude poses, the girls have stripped off to raise money ahead of their Twickenham bow next month. 

They will take on Cambridge in the traditional varsity clash on December 10, and the match will be hosted at the spiritual home of rugby for the first time in the fixture's history. It will precede the men's clash later that day. 

Money raised from the calendar will be donated to charity Beat, which helps those affected by eating disorders or difficulties with weight or shape. 

Oxford University women's rugby players strip off for charity 

Oxford University women's rugby players strip off for charity 

Oxford captain Carly Bliss revealed the team had to keep going inside to keep warm while shooting the calendar. 

She told the Daily Mail: "The calendar shoot was great fun for the whole squad. 

"Not only was it a great team building exercise but knowing we were raising money for our club and for such an amazing charity spurred us all on the brave the chilly October afternoon. 

Oxford University women's rugby players strip off for charity 

 

"The shoot did take some time: we wanted the photographs to be technically accurate from a rugby point of view, in addition to underpinning the important messages we want to spread on behalf of OURFC Woman and Beat." 

Members of the squad were shot wearing just their rugby socks and boots, while launching themselves into tackle bags and being lifted for lineouts.