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
1Rosslyn Park1311024252351909255
2Sale FC131003357266916147
3Cinderford13904382291918347
4Caldy13823326295315142
5Chinnor126153502876310541
6Cambridge13634325270558240
7Rams12705257247105336
8Taunton Titans13517309389−807332
9Blackheath14509306332−264832
10Darlington Mowden Park13517311342−314329
11Birmingham Moseley12507207298−912224
12Plymouth Albion12408262324−625223
13Leeds Tykes12408249378−1294323
14Bishop's Stortford12318277297−204220
15Tonbridge Juddians132110260352−923518
  • 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. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 11 December 2021
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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    4. "Trelawny's Army Final League Tables 2007-2008".
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