Oxfordshire Rugby Football Union

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Oxfordshire RFU
Full nameOxfordshire Rugby Football Union
Union RFU
Founded1931;94 years ago (1931)
Region Oxfordshire
ChairmanPeter Bramley
PresidentStuart Mount
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Official website
oxfordshirerfu.com

The Oxfordshire Rugby Football Union is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in the county of Oxfordshire in England. The union is the constituent body of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) for Oxfordshire, and administers and organises rugby union clubs and competitions in the county. It also administers the Oxfordshire county rugby representative teams.

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History

The Oxfordshire RFU was first formed during the 1931–32 season with L.C. Gower being the first ever president. There is little of note of the county's early history although a county cup competition was introduced for local clubs during the 1970s. [1] In 2003 the men's senior team reached the final of the County Championship Shield (now Plate) losing 8–27 to Northumberland at Twickenham Stadium. [2] In 2006 they made Twickenham for second time, this time in the final of the County Championship Plate (now Shield), losing 17–21 to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire. [3] [4] In 2017 the county made it third time lucky in the 2017 County Championship Shield final, edging Sussex by virtue of tries scored after the game finished 29–29. [5]

Oxfordshire senior men's county side

The Oxfordshire seniors men's team currently play in Division 2 of the County Championship.

Honours:

Affiliated clubs

There are currently 17 clubs affiliated with the Oxfordshire RFU, with teams at both senior and junior level. [6]

County club competitions

The Oxfordshire RFU currently helps run the following club competitions:

Leagues

Since 2000–01 the league system in this region is combined between three rugby football unions – Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. Prior to this Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire had run a combined league, while Berkshire had been grouped with Dorset & Wilts. Currently there are several divisions for first teams in the region including:

Leagues breakdown

CLUB 1ST XV
CLUB 2ND XV
CLUB 3RD XV
CLUB 4TH XV
LeagueTierNumber of ClubsClubs
Championship21Chinnor RFC 1st XV
National League East41Henley Hawks 1st XV
41Oxford Harlequins RFC 1st XV
Regional 1 Midlands51Banbury RUFC 1st XV
Regional 2 Tribute Severn61Witney RFC 1st XV
Counties 1 Tribute Southern North75Bicester RUFC 1st XV
7Chinnor Rugby Club 3rd XV
7Grove RFC 1st XV
7Oxford Harlequins RFC 2nd XV
7Wallingford RFC 1st XV
Counties 2 Tribute Berks/Bucks & Oxon North89Abingdon RUFC 1st XV
8Chipping Norton RFC 1st XV
8Didcot RUFC 1st XV
8Faringdon RUFC 1st XV
8Gosford All Blacks RFC 1st XV
8Oxford RFC 1st XV
8Wheatley RUFC 1st XV
8Witney RFC 2nd XV
Counties 2 Tribute Berks Bucks & Oxon South81Henley Hawks 2nd XV
Counties 3 Tribute Berks/Bucks & Oxon North99Banbury RUFC 2nd XV
9Bicester RUFC 2nd XV
9Grove RFC 2nd XV
9Harwell RUFC 1st XV
9Oxford Harlequins RFC 3rd XV
9Oxford RFC 2nd XV
9Wallingford RFC 2nd XV
9Witney RFC 3rd XV
Counties 3 Tribute Berks Bucks & Oxon South81Henley Hawks 3rd XV
Counties 4 Tribute Berks Bucks & Oxon North1010Abingdon RUFC 2nd XV
10Banbury RUFC 3rd XV
10Chinnor Rugby Club 4th XV
10Chipping Norton RFC 2nd XV
10Didcot RUFC 2nd XV
10Gosford All Blacks RFC 2nd XV
10Littlemore RFC 1st XV
The HALBRO Raging Bull Shield Division 1N/A1Chinnor RFC 2nd XV

Cups

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Oxfordshire RFU Handbook 2016–2017". Oxfordshire RFU. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Guthrie beats Twickers jinx". Chronicle Live. 26 May 2003.
  3. ↑ "County Championship Plate Final 2006". englandrugby.com. 29 May 2006.
  4. ↑ "RUGBY: Lions man scores try at Twickenham". Portsmouth News. 30 May 2006.
  5. ↑ "OXFORDSHIRE BECOME DIVISION THREE COUNTY CHAMPIONS". England Rugby. 28 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Oxfordshire Rugby Clubs". Oxfordshire RFU (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Oxfordshire RFU County Cup". Oxfordshire RFU (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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