Oxford Rugby Football Club is a

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club based in

Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

. The club was founded in 1909 as "Oxfordshire Nomads RUFC".Oxford RFC history
(archived, 8 Mar 2013)

History

The club was established in 1909 as "Oxfordshire Nomads RUFC". The club wound up in 1919 after 18 members were killed in the

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, but Oxfordshire recovered and were back to field two years later. The club changed to "Oxford RFC" after a merger in 1948,RUGBY UNION: Oxford history worth a read
by Ed Mezzetti on Oxford Mail, 19 Dec 2007 and moved to Southern Bypass, in 1951. During the seventies the club were known as Oxford City RFC and competed in the 1971–72 John Player Cup which today is known as the

Anglo-Welsh Cup The Anglo-Welsh Cup (), was a cross-border rugby union knock-out cup competition that featured the 12 Premiership Rugby clubs and the four Welsh regions. It was a created as a replacement for the RFU Knockout Cup, which featured only English clubs ...

. Their most famous player was arguably Michael James Parsons known as Jim Parsons who was capped by England four times in the 1968 Five Nations Championship , after joining

Northampton Saints Northampton Saints (officially Northampton Rugby Football Club) is a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. They were formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. James", ...

. In the 1988–89 Pilkington Cup they did well to progress to the third round but were then drawn away to four time winners and England's leading club at the time Bath, which resulted in an 82-9 hammering.

Current situation

The club runs 2 Senior teams, a Colts. The 1st XV currently play in the Berks, Bucks and Oxon 2 North after demotion from BBO Premiership in the 2019/2020 season. This level 8 team play their home games at North Hinksey Park in North Hinksey Village. The club colours are Green, Black & Silver Hoops.

Honors

Oxfordshire RFU County Cup The Oxfordshire RFU County Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Oxfordshire Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 1970–71 season, with the inaugural winners being Oxford. It is the mos ...

winners (11): 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 * Bucks/Oxon 1 champions: 2000–01 * Southern Counties Cup Winners 2017–18 * Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 North Champions: 2021 - 2022

References

External links

* {{official website English rugby union teams Sport in Oxford Rugby union in Oxfordshire