Oxfordshire RFU County Cup

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SportRugby Union
Instituted1970; 56 years ago (1970)
Number of teams10
CountryEngland
Oxfordshire RFU County Cup
SportRugby Union
Instituted1970; 56 years ago (1970)
Number of teams10
CountryEngland
HoldersOxford Harelquins (2022-23)
Most titlesHenley Hawks / Oxford (11 titles)
WebsiteOxfordshire 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 played during the 1970–71 season, with the inaugural winners being Oxford.[That's not what the table says.] It is the most important rugby union cup competition in Oxfordshire, ahead of the Oxfordshire RFU County Shield, It is currently held by Wallingford RFC.

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 Finals MOST RECENT TITLE
Season 1st place, gold medalist(s)Winner Score Runners–up2nd place, silver medalist(s) Title Number Venue
1970–80
1970–71Henley Hawks29–28OxfordHenley Hawks 1st TitleIffley Road, Oxford
1971–72Oxford Old Boys11–7Henley HawksOxford Old Boys 1st title
1972–73Oxford24–12Oxford MarathonsOxford RFC 1st Title
1973–74Oxford Old Boys18–6OxfordOxford Old Boys 2nd title
1974–75Oxford22–3Oxford MarathonsOxford RFC 3rd Title
1975–76Oxford University Greyhounds18–6OxfordOxford University RFC 1st Title
1976–77Chinnor9–6Henley HawksChinnor RFC 1st Title
1977–78Oxford10–7BanburyOxford RFC 4th Title
1978–79Henley Hawks9–3Oxford University GreyhoundsHenley Hawks 2nd Title
1979–80Oxford13–6BanburyOxford RFC 5th Title
1980–90
1980–81Oxford10–6Henley HawksOxford RFC 6th Title
1981–82Oxford7–6Oxford Old BoysOxford RFC 7th Title
1982–83Henley Hawks8–7BicesterHenley Hawks 3rd Title
1983–84Oxford Old Boys20–11BicesterOxford Old Boys 3rd title
1984–85Henley Hawks17–12ChinnorHenley Hawks 4th Title
1985–86Oxford9–7Henley HawksOxford RFC 8th Title
1986–87Oxford21–7Oxford Old BoysOxford RFC 9th Title
1987–88Oxford15–6BanburyOxford RFC 10th Title
1988–89Oxford29–16BanburyOxford RFC 11th Title
1989–90Banbury16–9BicesterBanbury RUFC 1st Title
1990–2000
1990–91Henley Hawks13–10OxfordHenley Hawks 5th Title
1991–92Henley Hawks34–23OxfordHenley Hawks 6th Title
1992–93Henley Hawks13–3OxfordHenley Hawks 7th Title
1993–94Henley Hawks13–12BanburyHenley Hawks 8th Title
1994–95Henley Hawks28–0OxfordHenley Hawks 9th Title
1995–96Bicester22–21Henley HawksBicester RUFC 1st Title
1996–97Bicester22–19BanburyBicester RUFC 2nd Title
1997–98[2]Banbury13–0ChinnorBanbury RUFC 2nd Title
1998–99[3]Chinnor8–5BanburyChinnor RFC 2nd Title
1999-00[4]Banbury20–19ChinnorBanbury RUFC 3rd Title
2000–10
2000–01[5]Henley II36–9BanburyHenley Hawks 10th Title
2001–02[6]Chinnor17–13BanburyChinnor RFC 3rd Title
2002–03[7]Henley II29–19Oxford HarlequinsHenley Hawks 11th Title
2003–04[8]Oxford Harlequins35–30ChinnorOxford Harlequins 1st Title
2004–05[9]Henley II20–18ChinnorHenley Hawks 12th Title
2005–06[10]Oxford Harlequins19–12WitneyOxford Harlequins 2nd Title
2006–07[11]Oxford Harlequins36–13WitneyOxford Harlequins 3rd Title
2007–08[12]Oxford Harlequins30–20ChinnorOxford Harlequins 4th Title
2008–09[13]Oxford Harlequins57–18BanburyOxford Harlequins 5th Title
2009–10[14]Chinnor68–0WitneyChinnor RFC 4th Title
2010–20
2010–11[15]Chinnor19–9Oxford HarlequinsChinnor RFC 5th Title
2011–12[16]Chinnor II13–10Henley IIChinnor RFC 6th Title
2012–13[17]Chinnor II27–19Oxford University GreyhoundsChinnor RFC 7th Title
2013–14[18]Oxford Harlequins21–3BanburyOxford Harlequins 6th Title
2014–15[19][20]Grove24–22Oxford HarlequinsGrove 1st Title
2015–16[21]Banbury28–5Henley IIBanbury RUFC 4th Title
2016–17[22]Banbury17–12Oxford University GreyhoundsBanbury RUFC 5th Title
2017–18[23]Banbury44–8WitneyBanbury RUFC 6th Title
2018–19Banbury20–5ChinnorBanbury RUFC 7th Title
2019–20ChinnorWalkoverOxford HarlequinsChinnor RFC 8th Title
2020–30
2020–21COVID-19
2021–22No Competition
2022–23Oxford Harlequins33–15WitneyOxford Harlequins 7th Title
2023–24
2024–25Wallingford RFC48-12OxfordWallingford RFCs 1st TitleBanbury
2025–26
2026–27
2027–28
2028–29
2029–30

Winners and runners up

Club Wins Runners-up Winning seasons Last win
Banbury RUFC7111997–98 1999-00 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2018–19
Bicester231995–96 1996–97 1996–97
Chinnor871976–77 1998–99 2001–02 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2019–20 2019–20
Grove102014–15 2014–15
Henley1271970–71 1978–79 1982–83 1984–85 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 2000–01 2002–03 2004–05 2004–05
Oxford1171972–73 1974–75 1977–78 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1988–89
Oxford Harlequins742003–04 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2013–14 2022–23 2022–23
Oxford Marathons02N/A N/A
Oxford Old Boys321971–72 1973–74 1983–84 1983–84
Oxford University131975–76 1975–76
Wallingford RFC 1 0 2024–25 2024–25
Witney05N/A N/A
  • 2020–21 - No Competition due to COVID-19
  • 2021–22 - No Competition

Number of wins

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