Banbury Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union football club based in Bodicote, near Banbury in Oxfordshire. The club currently participate in the fifth tier of English club rugby, Regional 1 Midlands following their sideways transfer from Regional 1 South West. 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, 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 Bodicote which is a village approximately south of the centre of Banbury. 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 Oxfordshire RFU County Cup 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 Counties 2 Tribute Ale Berks/Bucks & Oxon West champions: 2025-26
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 1999–2000 Season League Position Number of teams Tier 1998–99 Midlands 1 4th 17 5 1999–00 Midlands 1 6th 17 5
2001–2010 Season League Position Number of teams Tier 2000–01 Midlands 1 8th 12 5 2001–02 Midlands 1 12th 12 5 2002–03 Midlands 2 East 7th 12 6 2003–04 Midlands 2 East 11th 12 6 2004–05 Midlands 3 East (South) 6th 12 7 2005–06 Midlands 3 East (South) 2nd 12 7 2006–07 Midlands 3 East (South) 2nd 12 7 2007–08 Midlands 2 East 11th 12 6 2008–09 Midlands 3 East (South) 5th 12 7 2009–10 Midlands 2 East (South) 1st 12 6
2011–2020 Season League Position Number of teams Tier 2010–11 Midlands 1 West 13th 14 6 2011–12 Midlands 2 West (South) 10th 12 7 2012–13 Midlands 2 West (South) 9th 12 7 2013–14 Midlands 2 West (South) 2nd 12 7 2014–15 Midlands 2 West (South) 3rd 12 7 2015–16 Midlands 2 West (South) 1st 12 7 2016–17 South West 1 East 6th 14 6 2017–18 Wadworth 6X South West 1 East 2nd 14 6 2018–19 Wadworth 6X South West 1 East 3rd 14 6 2019–20 Wadworth 6X South West 1 East 3rd 14 6
2021– Season League Position Number of teams Tier 2020–21COVID-19 2021–22 Tribute South West 1 East 2nd 14 6 2022–23 Regional 1 South Central 10th 12 5 2023–24 Regional 1 Midlands 8th 12 5 2024–25 Regional 1 Midlands 7th 12 5 2025–26 Regional 1 Midlands 8th 12 5 2026–27 Regional 1 Midlands 5
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