Chinnor R.F.C.

Chinnor Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Thame, Oxfordshire. They currently play in the third tier of the English league system, National League 1 following their promotion from National League 2 South via the promotion play-off win the end of the 2017–18 season. 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), Paul Volley (Wasps), and Sam Jones (Wasps). Chinnor became the first club in Oxfordshire or Buckinghamshire to establish an under-19 academy.

Chinnor
Full nameChinnor Rugby Football Club
UnionRFU
Nickname(s)The Villagers
Founded1962 (1962)
RegionOxfordshire Rugby Football Union
Ground(s)Kingsey Road, Thame (Capacity: 2,000)
ChairmanSimon Vickers
PresidentJohn Ashfield
Director of RugbyRichard Thorpe
Captain(s)Bertie Hopkins
League(s)National League 1
2019–204th
Team kit
Official website
www.chinnor-rfc.com

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 Oxfordshire Cup. When the English league system started the club was placed in Bucks and Oxon Division 1 and have progressed through the Southern Counties section to gained promotion to the National Leagues in 2006; the youngest club to do so.[1] The club gained a further promotion from National League 3 South West in 2012.

During the 2016–17 National League 2 South season, the club achieved a record attendance at Kingsey Road of 1,580 during a top of the table clash against Bishop's Stortford, a game Chinnor won 27–25.[2]

Honours

1st team:

2nd team:

3rd team:

Current standings
2021–22 National League 1 Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points Points deducted
1Caldy (Ch)282323752538214151111
2Sale FC282206812558254144106
3Rosslyn Park281918869556313186102
4Cambridge28183776254821418399
5Cinderford27180977055421614793
6Rams281701171860011815790
7Chinnor2812115757770−1318770−5
8Taunton Titans2810216741952−21117465
9Bishop's Stortford2810216651686−3512662
10Birmingham Moseley2812016549732−1839461
11Plymouth Albion289118684779−9517760
12Darlington Mowden Park2811116656763−1078559
13Leeds Tykes279018603757−15411956
14Blackheath (R)287021580712−13271550
15Tonbridge Juddians (R)285122517916−3995835
  • 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 will be promoted to the RFU Championship.
Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 30 April 2022
Source: "National League 1". RFU.

Notes

    References
    1. "Club History" by former player John Gardner, at official website
    2. "Bittersweet victory for Chinnor in pulsating match". Chinnor RFC (Pitchero). 1 April 2017.
    3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    4. "Trelawny's Army Final League Tables 2007-2008".
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