Oxfordshire RFU County 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.

For the football competition, see Oxfordshire Senior Cup.
Oxfordshire RFU County Cup
SportRugby Union
Instituted1970 (1970)
Number of teams10
CountryEngland
HoldersBanbury (6th title) (2017–18)
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
Oxfordshire RFU County Cup Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1970–71Oxford28–29Henley HawksIffley Road, Oxford
1971–72Oxford Old Boys11–7Henley Hawks
1972–73Oxford24–12Oxford Marathons
1973–74Oxford Old Boys18–6Oxford
1974–75Oxford22–3Oxford Marathons
1975–76Oxford University Greyhounds18–6Oxford
1976–77Chinnor9–6Henley Hawks
1977–78Oxford10–7Banbury
1978–79Henley Hawks9–3Oxford University Greyhounds
1979–80Oxford13–6Banbury
1980–81Oxford10–6Henley Hawks
1981–82Oxford7–6Oxford Old Boys
1982–83Henley Hawks8–7Bicester
1983–84Oxford Old Boys20–11Bicester
1984–85Henley Hawks17–12Chinnor
1985–86Oxford9–7Henley Hawks
1986–87Oxford21–7Oxford Old Boys
1987–88Oxford15–6Banbury
1988–89Oxford29–16Banbury
1989–90Banbury16–9Bicester
1990–91Henley Hawks13–10Oxford
1991–92Henley Hawks34–23Oxford
1992–93Henley Hawks13–3Oxford
1993–94Henley Hawks13–12Banbury
1994–95Henley Hawks28–0Oxford
1995–96Bicester22–21Henley Hawks
1996–97Bicester22–19Banbury
1997–98[2]Banbury13–0Chinnor
1998–99[3]Chinnor8–5Banbury
1999-00[4]Banbury20–19Chinnor
2000–01[5]Henley II36–9Banbury
2001–02[6]Chinnor17–13Banbury
2002–03[7]Henley II29–19Oxford Harlequins
2003–04[8]Oxford Harlequins35–30Chinnor
2004–05[9]Henley II20–18Chinnor
2005–06[10]Oxford Harlequins19–12Witney
2006–07[11]Oxford Harlequins36–13Witney
2007–08[12]Oxford Harlequins30–20Chinnor
2008–09[13]Oxford Harlequins57–18Banbury
2009–10[14]Chinnor68–0Witney
2010–11[15]Chinnor19–9Oxford Harlequins
2011–12[16]Chinnor II13–10Henley II
2012–13[17]Chinnor II27–19Oxford University Greyhounds
2013–14[18]Oxford Harlequins21–3Banbury
2014–15[19][20]Grove24–22Oxford Harlequins
2015–16[21]Banbury28–5Henley II
2016–17[22]Banbury17–12Oxford University Greyhounds
2017–18[23]Banbury44–8Witney
2018–19Banbury20–5Chinnor
2019–20ChinnorWalkover
2020–21COVID-19XCOVID-19
2021–22
2022–23Oxford Quins33–15Witney

Number of wins

Notes
  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

References
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  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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