English rugby union football club based in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
Rugby team
Banbury RUFC Full name Banbury Rugby Union Football Club Union Oxfordshire RFU Nickname The Bulls Founded 1925; 101 years ago (1925 ) Location Banbury , England Region Oxfordshire Ground Bodicote Park (The Graf UK Stadium) (Capacity: 2,500 (250 seats)) Chairman President Coach Captain League Regional 1 Midlands 2024–25 7th
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
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] 2018–19
Midlands 3 East (South) champions: 2008–09
Midlands 2 East (South) champions: 2009–10
Midlands 2 West (South) champions: 2015–16
Oxfordshire RFU County Shield champions: 2024-25
Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 (North) champions: 2006–07
Berks/Bucks & Oxon 4 champions: 2011–12
Wadworth Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 (North) champions: 2019–20
Oxfordshire RFU Vets County Cup champions: 2024-25
Season
League
Finish
Number of Teams
1998-99
Midlands 1
4th
17
1999-00
Midlands 1
6th
17
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
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
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
7th
12
References
^ "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.
External links
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