Banbury Rugby Football Club is an English

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football club based in

Bodicote Bodicote is a village and civil parish in North Oxfordshire, approximately south of the centre of Banbury. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 2,126. The Church of England parish church of Saint John the Baptist is a Grade II* ...

, near

Banbury Banbury is an historic market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. The parish had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census. Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding ...

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire ( ; abbreviated ''Oxon'') is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Glouceste ...

. The club currently participate in the fifth tier of English club rugby,

Regional 1 Midlands Regional 1 Midlands (until 2021–22 known as Midlands Premier and up until 2016–17 known as National League 3 Midlands) is a level five semi-professional league in the English rugby union system. It is one of six leagues at this level. When ...

following their sideways transfer from

Regional 1 South West Regional 1 South West (formerly South West Premier and National League 3 South West) is a level five league in the English rugby union system. It is one of six leagues at this level. When this division began in 1987 it was known as South West D ...

. The club run seven senior sides, and a full range of junior sides from aged 5 upwards. The club has achieved notable success in the

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 played during the 1970–71 season, with the inaugural winners being Oxford. It is the most impor ...

, 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

which is a village approximately south of the centre of

. The ground capacity is 2,500, with 250 seats.

Honours

Men's 1st XV

* Midlands 2 champions: ''1996–97'' * Midlands 2 East (South) champions: ''2009–10'' * Midlands 2 West (South) champions: ''2015–16'' *

winners (7): ''1989–90'', ''1997–98'', ''1999–2000'', ''2015–16'', ''2016–17'', ''2017–18'', ''2018–19''

Men's 2nd XV

* 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''

Men's 3rd XV

* Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 (North) champions: ''2006–07'' * Berks/Bucks & Oxon 4 champions: ''2011–12'' * Wadworth Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 (North) champions: ''2019–20''

Men's Vets (Old Nicks)

* Oxfordshire RFU Vets County Cup champions: ''2024-25''

Men's 1st XV previous seasons

1990/91–1999/2000

2000/01–2009/10

2010/11–2019/20

2020/21–

References

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