The Buckinghamshire Rugby Football Union is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in the county of

Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...

in England. The union is the constituent body of the

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(RFU) for Buckinghamshire, and administers and organises rugby union clubs and competitions in the county. It also administers the Buckinghamshire county rugby representative teams. The union was founded at a meeting at High Wycombe on 16 July 1949 during a drinking session at one of the founders house.

Senior county team

Buckinghamshire has a county rugby team that has taken part in the County Championships since 1966. They currently play in

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of the County Championship, and as of 2017 have yet to receive any county honours although they have reached several semi-finals in recent years. Bucks County Senior Women were promoted to the Division 1 after winning the Gill Burns Country Championship Division 2 title in 2018/19 season.

Affiliated clubs

There are currently 16 clubs affiliated with the Buckinghamshire RFU, with teams at both senior and junior level. * Amersham & Chiltern *

Aylesbury Aylesbury ( ) is the county town of Buckinghamshire, South East England. It is home to the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery, David Tugwell`s house on Watermead and the Waterside Theatre. It is in central Buckinghamshire, midway between High Wy ...

Beaconsfield Beaconsfield ( ) is a market town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Buckinghamshire, England, west-northwest of central London and south-southeast of Aylesbury. Three other towns are within : Gerrards Cross, Amersham and High W ...

* Bletchley *

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* Chesham * Drifters * Farnham Royal * High Wycombe * Marlow *

Milton Keynes Milton Keynes ( ) is a city and the largest settlement in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of London. At the 2021 Census, the population of its urban area was over . The River Great Ouse forms its northern boundary; a tributary ...

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* Phoenix * Risborough *

Slough Slough () is a town and unparished area in the unitary authority of the same name in Berkshire, England, bordering west London. It lies in the Thames Valley, west of central London and north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4 ...

* Winslow

County club competitions

The Buckinghamshire RFU currently helps run the following club competitions:

Leagues

Since 2000-01 the league system in this region is combined between three rugby football unions - Buckinghamshire,

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...

and

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...

. Prior to this Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire had run a combined league, while Berkshire had been grouped with Dorset & Wilts. Currently there are several divisions for first teams in the region including: * Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier - league ranked at tier 8 of the English rugby union system *

Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship Berks, Bucks and Oxon Championship was a division at level 9 of the English rugby union system featuring teams from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Promoted teams moved up to the Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier and there was no relegatio ...

- league ranked at tier 9 As well as leagues for second and third teams (currently no promotion into the English league system): * Berks/Bucks & Oxon 1 * Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 *

Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 Berks, Bucks and Oxon Division 3 is an English rugby union league featuring teams from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. As with all of the divisions in this area at this level, the entire league is made up of second, third and fourth t ...

* Berks/Bucks & Oxon 4 (North)/(South)

Discontinued competitions

In the past there were several cup competitions but these appear to have been discontinued since 2013. * Buckinghamshire County Cup * Buckinghamshire County Shield * Buckinghamshire County Bowl * Buckinghamshire County Vase

Notes

References

External links

Official website
Rugby union governing bodies in England 1949 establishments in England Rugby union in Buckinghamshire {{Rugbyunion-stub