Oxfordshire RFU County Cup
Sport | Rugby Union |
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Instituted | 1970 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Country | England |
Holders | Oxford Harelquins (2022-23) |
Most titles | Henley Hawks / Oxford (11 titles) |
Website | Oxfordshire RFU website |
The Oxfordshire RFU County Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Oxfordshire Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 1970–71 season, with the inaugural winners being Oxford. It is the most important rugby union cup competition in Oxfordshire, ahead of the Oxfordshire RFU County Shield.
The County Cup is open to club sides based in Oxfordshire playing in tier 6 (South West 1 East) and tier 7 (Southern Counties North) of the English rugby union system, 2nd teams of higher ranked clubs in the county (tiers 3–4), as well as invitee sides from outside of the league structure (e.g. university representative sides). The current format is a knock-out competition with a preliminary round, first round, semi-finals and a final played at Iffley Road in Oxford in March–April.[1]
Oxfordshire RFU County Cup winners
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Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up | Title Number | Venue | ||||||
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1970-80 | |||||||||||
1970–71 | Henley Hawks | 29–28 | Oxford | Henley Hawks 1st Title | Iffley Road, Oxford | ||||||
1971–72 | Oxford Old Boys | 11–7 | Henley Hawks | Oxford Old Boys 1st title | |||||||
1972–73 | Oxford | 24–12 | Oxford Marathons | Oxford RFC 1st Title | |||||||
1973–74 | Oxford Old Boys | 18–6 | Oxford | Oxford Old Boys 2nd title | |||||||
1974–75 | Oxford | 22–3 | Oxford Marathons | Oxford RFC 3rd Title | |||||||
1975–76 | Oxford University Greyhounds | 18–6 | Oxford | Oxford University RFC 1st Title | |||||||
1976–77 | Chinnor | 9–6 | Henley Hawks | Chinnor RFC 1st Title | |||||||
1977–78 | Oxford | 10–7 | Banbury | Oxford RFC 4th Title | |||||||
1978–79 | Henley Hawks | 9–3 | Oxford University Greyhounds | Henley Hawks 2nd Title | |||||||
1979–80 | Oxford | 13–6 | Banbury | Oxford RFC 5th Title | |||||||
1980-90 | |||||||||||
1980–81 | Oxford | 10–6 | Henley Hawks | Oxford RFC 6th Title | |||||||
1981–82 | Oxford | 7–6 | Oxford Old Boys | Oxford RFC 7th Title | |||||||
1982–83 | Henley Hawks | 8–7 | Bicester | Henley Hawks 3rd Title | |||||||
1983–84 | Oxford Old Boys | 20–11 | Bicester | Oxford Old Boys 3rd title | |||||||
1984–85 | Henley Hawks | 17–12 | Chinnor | Henley Hawks 4th Title | |||||||
1985–86 | Oxford | 9–7 | Henley Hawks | Oxford RFC 8th Title | |||||||
1986–87 | Oxford | 21–7 | Oxford Old Boys | Oxford RFC 9th Title | |||||||
1987–88 | Oxford | 15–6 | Banbury | Oxford RFC 10th Title | |||||||
1988–89 | Oxford | 29–16 | Banbury | Oxford RFC 11th Title | |||||||
1989–90 | Banbury | 16–9 | Bicester | Banbury RUFC 1st Title | |||||||
1990-00 | |||||||||||
1990–91 | Henley Hawks | 13–10 | Oxford | Henley Hawks 5th Title | |||||||
1991–92 | Henley Hawks | 34–23 | Oxford | Henley Hawks 6th Title | |||||||
1992–93 | Henley Hawks | 13–3 | Oxford | Henley Hawks 7th Title | |||||||
1993–94 | Henley Hawks | 13–12 | Banbury | Henley Hawks 8th Title | |||||||
1994–95 | Henley Hawks | 28–0 | Oxford | Henley Hawks 9th Title | |||||||
1995–96 | Bicester | 22–21 | Henley Hawks | Bicester RUFC 1st Title | |||||||
1996–97 | Bicester | 22–19 | Banbury | Bicester RUFC 2nd Title | |||||||
1997–98[2] | Banbury | 13–0 | Chinnor | Banbury RUFC 2nd Title | |||||||
1998–99[3] | Chinnor | 8–5 | Banbury | Chinnor RFC 2nd Title | |||||||
1999-00[4] | Banbury | 20–19 | Chinnor | Banbury RUFC 3rd Title | |||||||
2000-10 | |||||||||||
2000–01[5] | Henley II | 36–9 | Banbury | Henley Hawks 10th Title | |||||||
2001–02[6] | Chinnor | 17–13 | Banbury | Chinnor RFC 3rd Title | |||||||
2002–03[7] | Henley II | 29–19 | Oxford Harlequins | Henley Hawks 11th Title | |||||||
2003–04[8] | Oxford Harlequins | 35–30 | Chinnor | Oxford Harlequins 1st Title | |||||||
2004–05[9] | Henley II | 20–18 | Chinnor | Henley Hawks 12th Title | |||||||
2005–06[10] | Oxford Harlequins | 19–12 | Witney | Oxford Harlequins 2nd Title | |||||||
2006–07[11] | Oxford Harlequins | 36–13 | Witney | Oxford Harlequins 3rd Title | |||||||
2007–08[12] | Oxford Harlequins | 30–20 | Chinnor | Oxford Harlequins 4th Title | |||||||
2008–09[13] | Oxford Harlequins | 57–18 | Banbury | Oxford Harlequins 5th Title | |||||||
2009–10[14] | Chinnor | 68–0 | Witney | Chinnor RFC 4th Title | |||||||
2010-20 | |||||||||||
2010–11[15] | Chinnor | 19–9 | Oxford Harlequins | Chinnor RFC 5th Title | |||||||
2011–12[16] | Chinnor II | 13–10 | Henley II | Chinnor RFC 6th Title | |||||||
2012–13[17] | Chinnor II | 27–19 | Oxford University Greyhounds | Chinnor RFC 7th Title | |||||||
2013–14[18] | Oxford Harlequins | 21–3 | Banbury | Oxford Harlequins 6th Title | |||||||
2014–15[19][20] | Grove | 24–22 | Oxford Harlequins | Grove 1st Title | |||||||
2015–16[21] | Banbury | 28–5 | Henley II | Banbury RUFC 4th Title | |||||||
2016–17[22] | Banbury | 17–12 | Oxford University Greyhounds | Banbury RUFC 5th Title | |||||||
2017–18[23] | Banbury | 44–8 | Witney | Banbury RUFC 6th Title | |||||||
2018–19 | Banbury | 20–5 | Chinnor | Banbury RUFC 7th Title | |||||||
2019–20 | Chinnor | Walkover | Oxford Harlequins | Chinnor RFC 8th Title | |||||||
2020-2030 | |||||||||||
2020–21 | COVID-19 | ||||||||||
2021–22 | No Competition | ||||||||||
2022–23 | Oxford Harlequins | 33–15 | Witney | Oxford Harlequins 7th Title | |||||||
2023–24 | |||||||||||
2024–25 | |||||||||||
2025–26 | |||||||||||
2026–27 | |||||||||||
2027–28 | |||||||||||
2028–29 | |||||||||||
2029–30 |
Winners & Runners Up
Club | Wins | Runners-up | Winning Seasons | Last Win |
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Banbury RUFC | 7 | 11 | 1997–98 1999-00 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 | 2018-19 |
Bicester | 2 | 3 | 1995–96 1996–97 | 1996–97 |
Chinnor | 8 | 7 | 1976–77 1998–99 2001–02 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2019–20 | 2019–20 |
Grove | 1 | 0 | 2014–15 | 2014–15 |
Henley | 12 | 7 |
1970–71 1978–79 1982–83 1984–85 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 2000–01 2002–03 2004–05 |
2004–05 |
Oxford | 11 | 7 | 1972–73 1974–75 1977–78 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 | 1988–89 |
Oxford Harlequins | 7 | 4 | 2003–04 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2013–14 2022–23 | 2022–23 |
Oxford Marathons | 0 | 2 | N/A | N/A |
Oxford Old Boys | 3 | 2 | 1971–72 1973–74 1983–84 | 1983–84 |
Oxford University | 1 | 3 | 1975–76 | 1975–76 |
Witney | 0 | 5 | N/A | N/A |
- 2020–21 - No Competition due to COVID-19
- 2021–22 - No Competition
Number of wins
- Henley Hawks (12)[a 1]
- Oxford (11)
- Chinnor (8)[a 2] [a 3]
- Banbury (7)
- Oxford Harlequins (7)[a 4]
- Oxford Old Boys (3)
- Bicester (2)
- Grove (1)
- Oxford University Greyhounds (1)
Notes
See also
References
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- ^ "Job well done". Chinnor RFC (Pitchero). 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Quins look very professional as they take Oxfordshire County Cup Final spoils". Banbury RUFC (Pitchero). 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Grove win the Oxfordshire Cup at their 1st attempt, after 43 years". Grove RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Oxfordshire Cup Final Oxford Harlequins V Grove". Oxford Harlequins RFC (Pitchero). 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Bulls thrash Henley to lift County Cup". Banbury RUFC (Pitchero). 23 March 2016.
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