Banbury RUFC

Banbury RUFC
Full nameBanbury Rugby Union Football Club
UnionOxfordshire RFU
Nickname(s)The Bulls
Founded1925; 100 years ago (1925)
LocationBanbury, England
RegionOxfordshire
Ground(s)Bodicote Park (The Graf UK Stadium) (Capacity: 2,500 (250 seats))
ChairmanEngland Mark Boland
PresidentEngland Phil 'Monty' Montanaro
Coach(es)Tonga Soane Tongaʻuiha
Captain(s)England Jacob Turner
League(s)Regional 1 Midlands
Team kit
Official website
www.banburyrufc.com

Banbury Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union football club based in Bodicote, near Banbury in Oxfordshire. The club currently participate in the fifth tier of English club rugby, Regional 1 Midlands following their sideways transfer from Regional 1 South West. The club run seven senior sides, and a full range of junior sides from aged 5 upwards.[1]

The club has achieved notable success in the Oxfordshire RFU County Cup, winning on seven occasions, including four times in a row in the late 2010s, as well as being runner-up on eleven occasions.

Ground

Banbury play their home games at Bodicote Park (The Graf UK Stadium), in Bodicote which is a village approximately 2 miles (3 km) south of the centre of Banbury. The ground capacity is 2,500, with 250 seats.

Honours

Men's 1st XV

Men's 2nd XV

  • Midlands 3 East (South) champions: 2008-09
  • Midlands 2 East (South) champions: 2009-10
  • Midlands 2 West (South) champions: 2015-16

Men's 3rd XV

  • Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 (North) champions: 2006-07
  • Berks/Bucks & Oxon 4 champions: 2011-12
  • Wadworth Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 (North) champions: 2019-20

Men's 1st XV Previous Seasons

1990/91-1999/2000

Season League Finish Number of Teams
1998-99 Midlands 1 4th 17
1999-00 Midlands 1 6th 17

2000/01-2009/10

Season League Finish Number of Teams
2000-01 Midlands 1 8th 12
2001-02 Midlands 1 12th 12
2002-03 Midlands 2 East 7th 12
2003-04 Midlands 2 East 11th 12
2004-05 Midlands 3 East (South) 6th 12
2005-06 Midlands 3 East (South) 2nd 12
2006-07 Midlands 3 East (South) 2nd 12
2007-08 Midlands 2 East 11th 12
2008-09 Midlands 3 East (South) 5th 12
2009-10 Midlands 2 East (South) 1st 12

2010/11-2019/20

Season League Finish Number of Teams
2010-11 Midlands 1 West 13th 14
2011-12 Midlands 2 West (South) 10th 12
2012-13 Midlands 2 West (South) 9th 12
2013-14 Midlands 2 West (South) 2nd 12
2014-15 Midlands 2 West (South) 3rd 12
2015-16 Midlands 2 West (South) 1st 12
2016-17 South West 1 East 6th 14
2017-18 Wadworth 6X South West 1 East 2nd 14
2018-19 Wadworth 6X South West 1 East 3rd 14
2019-20 Wadworth 6X South West 1 East 3rd 14

2020/21-

Season League Finish Number of Teams
2020-21 COVID-19
2021-22 Tribute South West 1 East 2nd 14
2022-23 Regional 1 South Central 10th 12
2023-24 Regional 1 Midlands 8th 12
2024-25 Regional 1 Midlands TBC 12

References

  1. ^ "Club website". banburyrufc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  2. ^ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997-98. Headline. pp. 156–159. ISBN 0-7472-7771-0.
  3. ^ "Banbury capture second county rugby cup". Oxford Mail. 25 March 1998.
  4. ^ "RUGBY: BULLS WIN COUNTY CUP". Banbury Guardian. 6 April 2000.
  5. ^ "Bulls thrash Henley to lift County Cup". Banbury RUFC (Pitchero). 23 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Banbury Bulls retain Oxfordshire Cup!". Banbury RUFC (Pitchero). 13 April 2017.
  7. ^ "RUGBY UNION: Banbury beat Witney to win Oxfordshire Cup". Oxford Mail. 29 March 2018.

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