Oundle RFC
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| Full name | Oundle Rugby Club |
|---|---|
| Union | East Midlands Rugby Football Union |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Location | Oundle, Northamptonshire |
| Ground | Occupation Road |
| League | Regional 1 South East |
| 2024–25 | 1st (promoted to National League 2 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 run 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 | Old Albanian | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 325 | 188 | +137 | 7 | 1 | 36 | Promotion place |
| 2 | Barnes | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 247 | 164 | +83 | 5 | 1 | 32 | |
| 3 | Bury St Edmunds | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 298 | 272 | +26 | 7 | 2 | 29 | |
| 4 | Oundle | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 256 | 267 | −11 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
| 5 | Guernsey Raiders | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 252 | 274 | −22 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
| 6 | Dorking | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 266 | 160 | +106 | 4 | 2 | 26 | |
| 7 | Westcombe Park | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 269 | 212 | +57 | 7 | 3 | 26 | |
| 8 | Esher | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 239 | 281 | −42 | 6 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | Canterbury | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 242 | 246 | −4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | |
| 10 | Henley Hawks | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 214 | 216 | −2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| 11 | Havant | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 289 | 303 | −14 | 8 | 1 | 17 | |
| 12 | London Welsh | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 225 | 289 | −64 | 6 | 3 | 17 | |
| 13 | Sevenoaks | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 241 | 290 | −49 | 4 | 2 | 14 | Relegation place |
| 14 | Oxford Harlequins | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 163 | 364 | −201 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 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]
- Regional 1 South East champions: 2024–25
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.
