Chinnor R.F.C.

Chinnor
Full name Chinnor Rugby Football Club
Union RFU
Founded 1962
Ground(s) Kingsey Road, Thame
Chairman Paul Fincken
President Simon Vickers
Captain(s) Adam Woodliffe
League(s) National League 2 South
2013–14 13th
Team kit
Official website
www.chinnor-rfc.com

Chinnor Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Thame, 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.

Club Honours

1st Team:

2nd Team:

3rd Team:

Current standings

2014–15 National League 2 South Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Henley Hawks (C) 30 24 1 5 956 567 389 19 4 121
2 Bishop's Stortford 30 20 1 9 933 608 325 22 8 112
3 Taunton Titans 30 22 0 8 863 591 272 16 6 110
4 Dorking 30 22 2 6 852 567 285 12 4 108
5 Worthing Raiders 30 19 0 11 804 605 199 19 5 100
6 Chinnor 30 18 0 12 780 639 141 11 9 92
6 Cambridge 30 17 0 13 765 662 103 16 6 90
8 Old Elthamians 30 12 1 17 693 736 -43 9 9 68
9 Redruth 30 13 1 17 577 686 -109 6 6 66
10 Cornish All Blacks 30 12 2 16 625 595 30 3 11 66
12 Canterbury 30 11 2 17 640 721 -81 11 3 63
12 Clifton 30 11 0 19 635 837 -202 9 6 59
13 Southend Saxons 30 12 0 18 640 782 -142 6 7 56[n 1]
14 Lydney (R) 30 11 1 18 546 871 -325 5 5 56
15 Shelford (R) 30 7 0 23 579 938 -359 9 4 36[n 2]
16 Dings Crusaders (R) 30 3 1 26 526 1009 -483 5 3 22
  • 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: 11 January 2015
Source: "National League 2 South". NCA Rugby.
Notes
  1. ↑
    • Southend were deducted 5 points for playing an unregistered player against Clifton on 15 November 2014[4]
  2. ↑
    • Shelford were deducted 5 points for playing an unregistered player against Lydney on 6 September 2014[5]

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. ↑ "Down In The Dumps". Pitchero. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Shelford receive points penalty". Cambridge News. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

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