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Oxfordshire RFU County Cup

For the football competition, see Oxfordshire Senior Cup.

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.

Oxfordshire RFU County Cup
SportRugby Union
Instituted1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Number of teams10
CountryEngland
HoldersOxford Harelquins (2022-23)
Most titlesHenley Hawks / Oxford (11 titles)
WebsiteOxfordshire RFU website

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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Oxfordshire RFU County Cup Finals MOST RECENT TITLE
Season  Winner Score Runners–up  Title Number Venue
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

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Club Wins Runners-up Winning Seasons Last Win
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

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Notes

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  1. ^ Includes 3 wins by the Henley 2nd XV.
  2. ^ Includes 2 wins by the Chinnor 2nd XV.
  3. ^ Includes Walkover win in 2019-20.
  4. ^ Oxford Harlequins have 10 cup wins if you count the 3 titles won by Oxford Old Boys (who would merge with Oxford Marathon to form the Harlequins in 1996).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Oxfordshire RFU County Cup". Oxfordshire RFU. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Banbury capture second county rugby cup". Oxford Mail. 25 March 1998.
  3. ^ "Chinnor are rugby champs". Oxford Mail. 31 March 1999.
  4. ^ "RUGBY: BULLS WIN COUNTY CUP". Banbury Guardian. 6 April 2000.
  5. ^ "Rugby: Henley step on the gas to land trophy". Oxford Mail. 11 April 2001.
  6. ^ "Rugby: Matt proves he's no McWally!". Oxford Mail. 24 April 2002.
  7. ^ "CUP PROGRAMMES". Rugby Relics. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Rugby: Quins top in classic final". Oxford Mail. 30 March 2004.
  9. ^ "Rugby: Holders crushed as Chinnor reach final". Oxford Mail. 8 March 2005.
  10. ^ "RUGBY: Underdogs Witney edged out in final". Witney Gazette. 19 April 2006.
  11. ^ "RUGBY UNION: Quins urged to make impact". This is Oxfordshire. 23 March 2007.
  12. ^ "Quins win Oxfordshire Cup final". BBC Sport. 5 April 2008.
  13. ^ "RUGBY UNION: Cup records for Quins". Oxford Mail. 27 April 2009.
  14. ^ "RUGBY UNION: Coach Harper stays upbeat". Oxford Mail. 28 April 2010.
  15. ^ "RUGBY UNION: Chinnor edge it". Oxford Mail. 25 April 2011.
  16. ^ "Chinnor seconds leave Henley gutted". Chinnor RFC (Pitchero). 7 April 2012.
  17. ^ "Job well done". Chinnor RFC (Pitchero). 21 April 2013.
  18. ^ "Quins look very professional as they take Oxfordshire County Cup Final spoils". Banbury RUFC (Pitchero). 7 May 2014.
  19. ^ "Grove win the Oxfordshire Cup at their 1st attempt, after 43 years". Grove RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  20. ^ "Oxfordshire Cup Final Oxford Harlequins V Grove". Oxford Harlequins RFC (Pitchero). 1 April 2015.
  21. ^ "Bulls thrash Henley to lift County Cup". Banbury RUFC (Pitchero). 23 March 2016.
  22. ^ "Banbury Bulls retain Oxfordshire Cup!". Banbury RUFC (Pitchero). 13 April 2017.
  23. ^ "RUGBY UNION: Banbury beat Witney to win Oxfordshire Cup". Oxford Mail. 29 March 2018.
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