Banbury RUFC
| Full name | Banbury Rugby Union Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Oxfordshire RFU | |
| Nickname(s) | The Bulls | |
| Founded | 1925 | |
| Location | Banbury, England | |
| Region | Oxfordshire | |
| Ground(s) | Bodicote Park (The Graf UK Stadium) (Capacity: 2,500 (250 seats)) | |
| Chairman |  Mark Boland | |
| President | Phil 'Monty' Montanaro | |
| Coach(es) |  Soane Tongaʻuiha | |
| Captain(s) | Jacob Turner | |
| League(s) | Regional 1 Midlands | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
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
[edit]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
[edit]Men's 1st XV
- Midlands 2 champions: 1996–97[2]
- Midlands 2 East (South) champions: 2009-10
- Midlands 2 West (South) champions: 2015-16
- Oxfordshire RFU County Cup winners (7): 1989–90, 1997–98,[3] 1999–2000,[4] 2015–16,[5] 2016–17,[6] 2017–18[7]
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Club website". banburyrufc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997-98. Headline. pp. 156–159. ISBN 0-7472-7771-0.
- ^ "Banbury capture second county rugby cup". Oxford Mail. 25 March 1998.
- ^ "RUGBY: BULLS WIN COUNTY CUP". Banbury Guardian. 6 April 2000.
- ^ "Bulls thrash Henley to lift County Cup". Banbury RUFC (Pitchero). 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Banbury Bulls retain Oxfordshire Cup!". Banbury RUFC (Pitchero). 13 April 2017.
- ^ "RUGBY UNION: Banbury beat Witney to win Oxfordshire Cup". Oxford Mail. 29 March 2018.