Some of the players have decided to strip off as they raise money for charity with a naked calendar.
The captain of the team, Carly Bliss, in an interview, said it was a great day for her and her team-mates.
'The calendar shoot was great fun for the whole squad!' she said. '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.
'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.'
The 2016 calendar, which the group are selling to members of their university and the general public, is all about body positivity.
The club's president, Helen Lamb said, 'The message that Beat promotes really fits with the positive body image and confidence that we promote at OURFC Women. Our calendar highlights the variety of women that play rugby and we hope it will encourage and inspire more women to try out rugby.
'The majority of the team had never considered doing a naked calendar before but it was obvious that everyone was really keen to give it a go.'
Along with money from every calendar sold being donated to charity, the initiative will also seek to help promote grassroots rugby within the university, with all the remaining profits being invested into the club.
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