Banbury Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union football club based in Bodicote, near Banbury in Oxfordshire. The club currently participate in the fifth tier of English club rugby, Regional 1 Midlands following their sideways transfer from Regional 1 South West. The club run seven senior sides, and a full range of junior sides from aged 5 upwards.[1]
The club has achieved notable success in the Oxfordshire RFU County Cup, winning on seven occasions, including four times in a row in the late 2010s, as well as being runner-up on eleven occasions.
Ground
Banbury play their home games at Bodicote Park (The Graf UK Stadium), in Bodicote which is a village approximately 2 miles (3 km) south of the centre of Banbury. The ground capacity is 2,500, with 250 seats.
Honours
Men's 1st XV
Men's 2nd XV
- Midlands 3 East (South) champions: 2008–09
- Midlands 2 East (South) champions: 2009–10
- Midlands 2 West (South) champions: 2015–16
- Oxfordshire RFU County Shield champions: 2024-25
- Counties 2 Tribute Ale Berks/Bucks & Oxon West champions: 2025-26
Men's 3rd XV
- Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 (North) champions: 2006–07
- Berks/Bucks & Oxon 4 champions: 2011–12
- Wadworth Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 (North) champions: 2019–20
Men's Vets (Old Nicks)
- Oxfordshire RFU Vets County Cup champions: 2024-25
Men's 1st XV previous seasons
1999–2000
| Season
|
League
|
Position
|
Number of teams
|
Tier
|
| 1998–99
|
Midlands 1
|
4th
|
17
|
5
|
| 1999–00
|
Midlands 1
|
6th
|
17
|
5
|
2001–2010
| Season
|
League
|
Position
|
Number of teams
|
Tier
|
| 2000–01
|
Midlands 1
|
8th
|
12
|
5
|
| 2001–02
|
Midlands 1
|
12th
|
12
|
5
|
| 2002–03
|
Midlands 2 East
|
7th
|
12
|
6
|
| 2003–04
|
Midlands 2 East
|
11th
|
12
|
6
|
| 2004–05
|
Midlands 3 East (South)
|
6th
|
12
|
7
|
| 2005–06
|
Midlands 3 East (South)
|
2nd
|
12
|
7
|
| 2006–07
|
Midlands 3 East (South)
|
2nd
|
12
|
7
|
| 2007–08
|
Midlands 2 East
|
11th
|
12
|
6
|
| 2008–09
|
Midlands 3 East (South)
|
5th
|
12
|
7
|
| 2009–10
|
Midlands 2 East (South)
|
1st
|
12
|
6
|
2011–2020
| Season
|
League
|
Position
|
Number of teams
|
Tier
|
| 2010–11
|
Midlands 1 West
|
13th
|
14
|
6
|
| 2011–12
|
Midlands 2 West (South)
|
10th
|
12
|
7
|
| 2012–13
|
Midlands 2 West (South)
|
9th
|
12
|
7
|
| 2013–14
|
Midlands 2 West (South)
|
2nd
|
12
|
7
|
| 2014–15
|
Midlands 2 West (South)
|
3rd
|
12
|
7
|
| 2015–16
|
Midlands 2 West (South)
|
1st
|
12
|
7
|
| 2016–17
|
South West 1 East
|
6th
|
14
|
6
|
| 2017–18
|
Wadworth 6X South West 1 East
|
2nd
|
14
|
6
|
| 2018–19
|
Wadworth 6X South West 1 East
|
3rd
|
14
|
6
|
| 2019–20
|
Wadworth 6X South West 1 East
|
3rd
|
14
|
6
|
2021–
| Season
|
League
|
Position
|
Number of teams
|
Tier
|
| 2020–21
|
COVID-19
|
| 2021–22
|
Tribute South West 1 East
|
2nd
|
14
|
6
|
| 2022–23
|
Regional 1 South Central
|
10th
|
12
|
5
|
| 2023–24
|
Regional 1 Midlands
|
8th
|
12
|
5
|
| 2024–25
|
Regional 1 Midlands
|
7th
|
12
|
5
|
| 2025–26
|
Regional 1 Midlands
|
8th
|
12
|
5
|
| 2026–27
|
Regional 1 Midlands
|
|
|
5
|
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