Chinnor Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Chinnor, Oxfordshire. They are currently playing in the 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) and Paul Volley (Harlequins). 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. [1] The club gained a further promotion from National League 3 South West in 2012.
Current standings
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Club |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points For |
Points Against |
Points Difference |
Try Bonus |
Losing Bonus |
Points |
| 1 | Hartpury College | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 746 | 443 | 303 | 15 | 3 | 86 |
| 2 | Canterbury | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 535 | 463 | 72 | 13 | 4 | 69 |
| 3 | Ampthill & District | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 659 | 403 | 256 | 11 | 2 | 67 |
| 4 | Clifton | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 528 | 511 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 63 |
| 5 | Cambridge | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 535 | 451 | 84 | 10 | 6 | 60 |
| 6 | Bishop's Stortford | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 512 | 493 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 60 |
| 7 | Taunton Titans | 21 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 521 | 541 | –20 | 6 | 3 | 57 |
| 8 | Shelford | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 483 | 440 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 56 |
| 9 | Southend | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 471 | 504 | –33 | 9 | 6 | 55 |
| 10 | Redruth | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 470 | 508 | –38 | 10 | 4 | 52 |
| 11 | Cornish All Blacks | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 411 | 479 | –68 | 4 | 1 | 49 |
| 12 | Dings Crusaders | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 471 | 552 | –81 | 6 | 7 | 49 |
| 13 | Chinnor | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 443 | 460 | –17 | 5 | 6 | 47 |
| 14 | London Irish Wild Geese | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 496 | 530 | –34 | 8 | 6 | 46 |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 390 | 638 | –248 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| 16 | Exmouth | 19 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 373 | 628 | –255 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
- If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- Difference between points for and against
- Total number of points for
- Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
- Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
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Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 8 February 2014
Source: NCA Rugby |
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