IT ALWAYS saddens me when organisations, in any context, are forced to merge due to dwindling resources and the Harlequins / Oxford imminent merger is yet another example.
Oxford Harlequins merged with Oxford Marathon in 1997, yet further consolidation and concentration is considered necessary.
The memory of Oxford RFC playing Bath in the old RFU Cup must be painful at present for Oxford rugby fans, but down the A40 in Cheltenham, the rugby community is buoyant.
If you drive down Marston Ferry Road on a Sunday, you will witness the hard work of the local clubs in promotion of the best team game.
I believe that the demise of the game in Oxford is due to the neglect of the sport in Oxford schools in the 1980s and 1990s.
In a normative sense, education provides choice and opportunity, but the PE advisory service within Oxfordshire LEA in the 1970s must have gone AWOL.
If you love something, nurture it.
Ian Roblin, Cardiff
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