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Union
  
RFU

Chairman
  
Doug Humphries

Founded
  
1962

Grounds
  
Kingsey Road, Thame

Nickname(s)
  
The Villagers

President
  
John Ashfield

League
  
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Full name
  
Chinnor Rugby Football Club

Region
  
Oxfordshire Rugby Football Union

Chinnor Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Thame, Oxfordshire. They currently play in the fourth tier of the English league system, 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), Paul Volley (Harlequins) and Sam Jones (rugby union) (Wasps). Chinnor became the first club in Oxfordshire or Buckinghamshire to establish an under-19 academy.

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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. In 2015 Chinnor RFC became the home of the wildboys who have quickly established themselves as the best team in the club. The club gained a further promotion from National League 3 South West in 2012.

Honours

1st Team:

  • South West Division 2 East champions: 2000–01
  • South West Division 1 champions (2): 2005–06, 2007–08
  • Oxfordshire Cup winners (3): 2010, 2011, 2012
  • National League 3 (south-east v south-west) promotion play-off winners: 2011–12
  • 2nd Team:

  • Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier A champions: 2005–06
  • 3rd Team:

  • Berks/Bucks & Oxon 1 North champions: 2005–06
  • Current standings

    Notes

    References

    Chinnor R.F.C. Wikipedia


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