Chinnor R.F.C.

Chinnor
Full name Chinnor Rugby Football Club
Union RFU
Nickname(s) The Villagers
Founded 1962 (1962)
Region Oxfordshire Rugby Football Union
Ground(s) Kingsey Road, Thame
Chairman Doug Humphries
President John Ashfield
Captain(s) Ian Stock
League(s) National League 2 South
2014–15 6th
Team kit
Official website
www.chinnor-rfc.com

Chinnor Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Thame, Oxfordshire. They currently play in the fourth tier of the English league system, National League 2 South. The club regularly runs five senior teams as well as a full youth setup from age 5 upwards. Chinnor's youth setup is widely thought of as one of the best in the country having produced top Premiership players such as Tom Varndell (Leicester Tigers), Tom Johnson (Exeter Chiefs), Dave Seymour (Saracens), Paul Volley (Harlequins) and Sam Jones (rugby union) (Wasps). Chinnor became the first club in Oxfordshire or Buckinghamshire to establish an under-19 academy.

History

Chinnor RFC was formed in 1962 and played their first game the following year. The 1970s saw the club expand to include junior and youth teams and in 1976 the club won the County Cup. The club was placed in Bucks and Oxon Division 1 and have progressed through the Southern Counties section and gained promotion to the National Leagues in 2006 and became the youngest club ever to do so. In 2015 Chinnor RFC became the home of the wildboys who have quickly established themselves as the best team in the club.[1] The club gained a further promotion from National League 3 South West in 2012.

Club honours

1st Team:

2nd Team:

3rd Team:

Current standings

2015–16 National League 2 South Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Cambridge (C) 30 25 2 3 1029 532 497 25 1 130
2 Old Albanian 30 25 1 4 1040 468 572 23 3 128
3 Bishop's Stortford 30 22 1 7 912 436 476 21 5 116
4 Redruth 30 22 1 7 752 547 205 16 4 110
5 Taunton Titans 30 20 1 9 896 611 285 16 5 103
6 Chinnor 30 13 0 17 802 748 54 13 8 73
7 Bury St Edmunds 30 13 0 17 735 753 -18 12 7 71
8 Redingensians Rams 30 13 1 16 670 746 -76 12 5 71
9 Old Elthamians 30 13 2 15 669 770 -101 8 6 70
10 Canterbury 30 13 0 17 700 871 -171 12 6 70
11 Worthing Raiders 30 13 1 16 636 684 -48 10 5 69
12 Clifton 30 11 2 17 732 749 -17 12 6 66
13 Barnes 30 10 4 16 677 827 -150 15 3 66
14 Dorking (R) 30 10 0 20 598 822 -224 9 7 56
15 Southend Saxons (R) 30 7 3 20 574 845 -271 8 4 46
16 Launceston (R) 30 0 1 29 290 1303 -1013 2 6 5[b 1]
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 30 April 2016
Source: "National League 2 South". NCA Rugby. 
Notes
  1. ↑
    • Launceston were deducted 5 points for playing an unregistered player against Bury St Edmunds on 19th March 2016.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Club History" by former player John Gardner, at official website
  2. ↑ http://www.hampshirerugby.co.uk/component/content/355.html?task=view
  3. ↑ http://www.trelawnys-army.org.uk/ta/tables078.html
  4. ↑ "Club Discipline Season 2015-2016". NCA. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

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