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{{Short description|English rugby union club, based in Oxfordshire}}
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1962}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1962}}
| region = Oxfordshire Rugby Football Union
| region = Oxfordshire Rugby Football Union
| ground = Kingsey Road, [[Thame]]
| ground = Kingsey Road, [[Thame]]
| capacity = 2,000
| capacity = 2,500
| chairman = Simon Vickers
| chairman = Nick Stainton
| ceo =
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| president = John Ashfield
| president = Simon Vickers
| captain = Bertie Hopkins
| captain = Willie Ryan
| top scorer =
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| coach = Craig Hampson, Tom Cruse

| rugby director = [[Richard Thorpe (rugby union)|Richard Thorpe]]
| rugby director = [[Nick Easter]]
| url = www.chinnor-rfc.com
| url = www.chinnor-rfc.com
| league = [[National League 1]]
| league = [[RFU Championship]]
| season = [[2019–20 National League 1|2019–20]]
| season = 2023–24
| position = 4th
| position = Promoted from [[2023–24 National League 1|National League 1]]
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'''Chinnor Rugby Football Club''' is an [[England|English]] [[rugby union]] club based in [[Thame]], [[Oxfordshire]]. They currently play in the third tier of the [[English rugby union system|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 (rugby union)|Tom Johnson]] ([[Exeter Chiefs]]), [[David Seymour (rugby player)|Dave Seymour]] ([[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]]), [[Paul Volley]] ([[Wasps RFC|Wasps]]), and [[Sam Jones (rugby union)|Sam Jones]] ([[Wasps RFC|Wasps]]). [[Chinnor]] became the first club in [[Oxfordshire]] or [[Buckinghamshire]] to establish an under-19 academy.
'''Chinnor Rugby Football Club''' is an [[England|English]] [[rugby union]] club based in [[Thame]], [[Oxfordshire]]. They currently play in the second tier of the [[English rugby union system|English league system]], [[RFU Championship]] following their promotion from [[National League 1]] having won promotion in the 2023-24 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 (rugby union, born 1982)|Tom Johnson]] ([[Exeter Chiefs]]), [[David Seymour (rugby player)|Dave Seymour]] ([[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]]), [[Paul Volley]] ([[Wasps RFC|Wasps]]), and [[Sam Jones (rugby union)|Sam Jones]] ([[Wasps RFC|Wasps]]). [[Chinnor]] became the first club in [[Oxfordshire]] or [[Buckinghamshire]] to establish an under-19 academy.


==History==
==History==
Chinnor RFC was formed in 1962, by Frank Angel, Cyril Perry and Marcus Cann at the Bird in Hand pub in Chinnor, playing its first game the following year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chinnor-rfc.com/news/welcome-to-the-bird-in-hand-2606683.html |title=Welcome To The Bird In Hand |publisher=chinnor-rfc.com |date=30 March 2021}}</ref>
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.<ref>[http://www.chinnor-rfc.com/ "Club History" by former player John Gardner, at official website]</ref> The club gained a further promotion from [[National League 3 South West]] in 2012.
Norman Baldwin (the sponge) was one of the first to play for Chinnor and wrote the clubs first “song book”. 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 progressed through the Southern Counties section to gain promotion to the National Leagues in 2006; the youngest club to do so.<ref>[http://www.chinnor-rfc.com/ "Club History" by former player John Gardner, at official website]</ref> The club gained a further promotion from [[National League 3 South West]] in 2012.


During the [[2016–17 National League 2 South#Round 27|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 RFC|Bishop's Stortford]], a game Chinnor won 27–25.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinnor-rfc.com/teams/1031/match-centre/1-2146654 |title=Bittersweet victory for Chinnor in pulsating match |publisher=Chinnor RFC (Pitchero) |date=1 April 2017 }}</ref>
During the [[2016–17 National League 2 South#Round 27|2016–17 National League 2 South]] season, the club achieved a (then) record attendance at Kingsey Road of 1,580 during a top of the table clash against [[Bishop's Stortford RFC|Bishop's Stortford]], a game Chinnor won 27–25.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinnor-rfc.com/teams/1031/match-centre/1-2146654 |title=Bittersweet victory for Chinnor in pulsating match |publisher=Chinnor RFC (Pitchero) |date=1 April 2017 }}</ref>

On April 13th 2024 Chinnor beat [[Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club|Birmingham Moseley]] to take the National League 1 title with a game to go.<ref>{{cite news |title=Champions! Chinnor celebrate in fine style |work=The RugbyPaper |issue=813 |date=14 April 2024 |page=28-29}}</ref> During this season, he club also smashed the previous Kingsey Road attendance with 2,270 spectators attending the top of the league clash with rivals [[Rams RFC|Rams]] on 15 December 2023, which would also be the best attended game in National League 1 that season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Results |work=The RugbyPaper |issue=796 |date=17 December 2023 |page=30-31, 41}}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
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* [[Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier|Bucks/Oxon 1]] champions: 1994–95
* [[Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier|Bucks/Oxon 1]] champions: 1994–95
* [[South West 1 East|South West 2 East]] champions: 2000–01
* [[South West 1 East|South West 2 East]] champions: 2000–01
* [[National League 3 South West|South West 1]] champions (2): 2005–06,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hampshirerugby.co.uk/component/content/355.html?task=view |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-05-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522194521/http://www.hampshirerugby.co.uk/component/content/355.html?task=view |archive-date=22 May 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> 2007–08<ref>http://www.trelawnys-army.org.uk/ta/tables078.html</ref>
* [[National League 3 South West|South West 1]] champions (2): 2005–06,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hampshirerugby.co.uk/component/content/355.html?task=view |title=South West 1 |access-date=2014-05-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522194521/http://www.hampshirerugby.co.uk/component/content/355.html?task=view |archive-date=22 May 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> 2007–08<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trelawnys-army.org.uk/ta/tables078.html|title = Trelawny's Army Final League Tables 2007-2008}}</ref>
* Oxfordshire Cup winners (3): 2010, 2011, 2012
* Oxfordshire Cup winners (3): 2010, 2011, 2012
* [[National League 3 South West#Promotion play-offs|National League 3 (south-east v south-west)]] promotion play-off winner: 2011–12
* [[National League 3 South West#Promotion play-offs|National League 3 (south-east v south-west)]] promotion play-off winner: 2011–12
* [[National League 2 South|National League 2]] (north v south) promotion play-off winner: [[2017–18 National League 2 South|2017–18]]
* [[National League 2 South|National League 2]] (north v south) promotion play-off winner: [[2017–18 National League 2 South|2017–18]]
* [[National League 1]] champions: [[2023–24 National League 1|2023–24]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Champions! Chinnor celebrate in fine style |work=The RugbyPaper |issue=813 |date=14 April 2024 |page=28-29}}</ref>


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==Current standings==
==Current standings==
{{2024–25 RFU Championship Table}}
{{2019–20 National League 1}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.chinnor-rfc.com Official website]
* {{official website}}


{{RFU Championship}}
{{National League 1}}
{{Rugby union in England}}


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[[Category:Rugby union teams in England]]
[[Category:Rugby clubs established in 1962]]
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Latest revision as of 14:44, 6 October 2024

Chinnor
Full nameChinnor Rugby Football Club
UnionRFU
Nickname(s)The Villagers
Founded1962; 62 years ago (1962)
RegionOxfordshire Rugby Football Union
Ground(s)Kingsey Road, Thame (Capacity: 2,500)
ChairmanNick Stainton
PresidentSimon Vickers
Director of RugbyNick Easter
Coach(es)Craig Hampson, Tom Cruse
Captain(s)Willie Ryan
League(s)RFU Championship
2023–24Promoted from National League 1
Team kit
Official website
www.chinnor-rfc.com

Chinnor Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Thame, Oxfordshire. They currently play in the second tier of the English league system, RFU Championship following their promotion from National League 1 having won promotion in the 2023-24 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.

History

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Chinnor RFC was formed in 1962, by Frank Angel, Cyril Perry and Marcus Cann at the Bird in Hand pub in Chinnor, playing its first game the following year.[1] Norman Baldwin (the sponge) was one of the first to play for Chinnor and wrote the clubs first “song book”. 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 progressed through the Southern Counties section to gain promotion to the National Leagues in 2006; the youngest club to do so.[2] 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 (then) 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.[3]

On April 13th 2024 Chinnor beat Birmingham Moseley to take the National League 1 title with a game to go.[4] During this season, he club also smashed the previous Kingsey Road attendance with 2,270 spectators attending the top of the league clash with rivals Rams on 15 December 2023, which would also be the best attended game in National League 1 that season.[5]

Honours

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1st team:

2nd team:

3rd team:

Current standings

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2024–25 RFU Championship table
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Coventry 6 6 0 0 198 95 +103 5 0 29 Promotion place
2 Ealing Trailfinders 6 5 0 1 310 130 +180 6 1 27
3 Bedford Blues 6 5 0 1 166 148 +18 4 0 24
4 Hartpury University 6 4 0 2 204 176 +28 5 1 22
5 Nottingham 6 3 0 3 165 119 +46 3 2 17
6 Doncaster Knights 6 3 0 3 165 159 +6 3 0 15
7 Chinnor 6 2 0 4 163 149 +14 3 2 13
8 Cornish Pirates 6 2 0 4 124 143 −19 2 3 13
9 London Scottish 6 2 0 4 132 205 −73 3 1 12
10 Ampthill 6 2 0 4 130 250 −120 3 1 12
11 Cambridge 6 2 0 4 125 231 −106 2 0 10
12 Caldy 6 0 0 6 115 192 −77 1 2 3 Relegation place
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2024. Source: Source: RFU Championship [9]
Rules for classification: 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

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome To The Bird In Hand". chinnor-rfc.com. 30 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Club History" by former player John Gardner, at official website
  3. ^ "Bittersweet victory for Chinnor in pulsating match". Chinnor RFC (Pitchero). 1 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Champions! Chinnor celebrate in fine style". The RugbyPaper. No. 813. 14 April 2024. p. 28-29.
  5. ^ "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 796. 17 December 2023. p. 30-31, 41.
  6. ^ "South West 1". Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Trelawny's Army Final League Tables 2007-2008".
  8. ^ "Champions! Chinnor celebrate in fine style". The RugbyPaper. No. 813. 14 April 2024. p. 28-29.
  9. ^ "RFU Championship". England Rugby.
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