Oundle RFC
| Full name | Oundle Rugby Club |
|---|---|
| Union | East Midlands Rugby Football Union |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Location | Oundle, Northamptonshire |
| Ground(s) | Occupation Road |
| League(s) | National League 2 East |
| 2024–25 | Promoted from Regional 1 South East |
Oundle Rugby Club is an English rugby union club based in Oundle, Northamptonshire. The first XV team currently play in National League 2 East - tier 4 of the English rugby union system - following promotion from Regional 1 South East at the end of the 2024–25 season. The club also runs 2nd and 3rd XVs, an Oundle Vets XV, under-18s and a range of junior teams.[1]
The club was formed in 1976,[2] and in the early years of the league system the club played in the lower levels of the East Midlands leagues. The club won promotion from Midlands 4 East (South) in 2014[3] and this saw the start of the club's rise to the fifth tier of the English rugby union system.
Current standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion place |
| 2 | Bury St Edmunds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Canterbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Dorking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Esher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Guernsey Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Havant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Henley Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | London Welsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Old Albanian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Oundle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Oxford Harlequins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Sevenoaks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation place |
| 14 | Westcombe Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: September 2025. Source: National League Rugby [4]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- Number of matches drawn
- Difference between points for and against
- Total number of points for
- Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
- Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Honours
[edit]- Midlands 3 East (South) champions 2015–16[5]
- Midlands 2 East play-off winners 2016–17[6]
References
[edit]- ^ › teams Club website - teams
- ^ Oundale Rugby Club website - club history
- ^ "2013-2014 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "National League 2 East". NCA Rugby.
- ^ "2015-2016 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Oundle Make It To Midlands 1!". Oundle RFC (Pitchero). 29 April 2017.
