Oundle Rugby Club is an English

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club based in

Oundle Oundle () is a market town and civil parish on the left bank of the River Nene in North Northamptonshire, England, which had a population of 6,254 at the time of the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census. It is north of London and south-wes ...

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire ( ; abbreviated Northants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshi ...

. The first XV team currently play in

National League 2 East National League 2 East is a rugby union league at level four in the English rugby union system and provides semi-professional competition for teams in London, South East England and the East of England. The remainder of England is covered by t ...

- tier 4 of the

English rugby union system Men's Rugby union in England consists of 106 leagues, which includes professional leagues at the highest level, down to amateur regional leagues. Promotion and relegation are in place throughout the system. Women's Rugby union in England consi ...

- following promotion from

Regional 1 South East Regional 1 South East (formerly known as London & South East Premier and National League 3 London & South East) 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 ...

at the end of the 2024–25 season. The club also runs 2nd and 3rd XVs, an Oundle Vets XV, under-18s and a range of junior teams. The club was formed in 1976, and in the early years of the league system the club played in the lower levels of the East Midlands leagues. The club won promotion from

Midlands 4 East (South) Counties 3 Midlands East (South North) / (South South) (formerly Midlands 4 East (South) area level 9 English Rugby Union leagues and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including ...

in 2014 and this saw the start of the club's rise to the fifth tier of the

Current standings

Honours

Midlands 3 East (South) Counties 2 Midlands East (South) (formerly Midlands 3 East (South)) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Bedfordshi ...

champions 2015–16 * Midlands 2 East play-off winners 2016–17

References

External Links

Official Club Website
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