The Oxfordshire RFU County Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Oxfordshire Rugby Football Union. It was first played during the 1970–71 season, with the inaugural winners being Oxford. It is the most important rugby union cup competition in Oxfordshire, ahead of the Oxfordshire RFU County Shield, It is currently held by Wallingford RFC.

The County Cup is open to club sides based in Oxfordshire playing in tier 6 (South West 1 East) and tier 7 (Southern Counties North) of the English rugby union system, 2nd teams of higher ranked clubs in the county (tiers 3–4), as well as invitee sides from outside of the league structure (e.g. university representative sides). The current format is a knock-out competition with a preliminary round, first round, semi-finals and a final played at Iffley Road in Oxford in March–April.

Oxfordshire RFU County Cup winners Oxfordshire RFU County Cup FinalsMOST RECENT TITLESeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upTitle NumberVenue 1970–71 Henley Hawks 29–28 Oxford Henley Hawks 1st Title Iffley Road, Oxford 1971–72 Oxford Old Boys 11–7 Henley Hawks Oxford Old Boys 1st title 1972–73 Oxford 24–12 Oxford Marathons Oxford RFC 1st Title 1973–74 Oxford Old Boys 18–6 Oxford Oxford Old Boys 2nd title 1974–75 Oxford 22–3 Oxford Marathons Oxford RFC 3rd Title 1975–76 Oxford University Greyhounds 18–6 Oxford Oxford University RFC 1st Title 1976–77 Chinnor 9–6 Henley Hawks Chinnor RFC 1st Title 1977–78 Oxford 10–7 Banbury Oxford RFC 4th Title 1978–79 Henley Hawks 9–3 Oxford University Greyhounds Henley Hawks 2nd Title 1979–80 Oxford 13–6 Banbury Oxford RFC 5th Title 1980–81 Oxford 10–6 Henley Hawks Oxford RFC 6th Title 1981–82 Oxford 7–6 Oxford Old Boys Oxford RFC 7th Title 1982–83 Henley Hawks 8–7 Bicester Henley Hawks 3rd Title 1983–84 Oxford Old Boys 20–11 Bicester Oxford Old Boys 3rd title 1984–85 Henley Hawks 17–12 Chinnor Henley Hawks 4th Title 1985–86 Oxford 9–7 Henley Hawks Oxford RFC 8th Title 1986–87 Oxford 21–7 Oxford Old Boys Oxford RFC 9th Title 1987–88 Oxford 15–6 Banbury Oxford RFC 10th Title 1988–89 Oxford 29–16 Banbury Oxford RFC 11th Title 1989–90 Banbury 16–9 Bicester Banbury RUFC 1st Title 1990–91 Henley Hawks 13–10 Oxford Henley Hawks 5th Title 1991–92 Henley Hawks 34–23 Oxford Henley Hawks 6th Title 1992–93 Henley Hawks 13–3 Oxford Henley Hawks 7th Title 1993–94 Henley Hawks 13–12 Banbury Henley Hawks 8th Title 1994–95 Henley Hawks 28–0 Oxford Henley Hawks 9th Title 1995–96 Bicester 22–21 Henley Hawks Bicester RUFC 1st Title 1996–97 Bicester 22–19 Banbury Bicester RUFC 2nd Title 1997–98 Banbury 13–0 Chinnor Banbury RUFC 2nd Title 1998–99 Chinnor 8–5 Banbury Chinnor RFC 2nd Title 1999-00 Banbury 20–19 Chinnor Banbury RUFC 3rd Title 2000–01 Henley II 36–9 Banbury Henley Hawks 10th Title 2001–02 Chinnor 17–13 Banbury Chinnor RFC 3rd Title 2002–03 Henley II 29–19 Oxford Harlequins Henley Hawks 11th Title 2003–04 Oxford Harlequins 35–30 Chinnor Oxford Harlequins 1st Title 2004–05 Henley II 20–18 Chinnor Henley Hawks 12th Title 2005–06 Oxford Harlequins 19–12 Witney Oxford Harlequins 2nd Title 2006–07 Oxford Harlequins 36–13 Witney Oxford Harlequins 3rd Title 2007–08 Oxford Harlequins 30–20 Chinnor Oxford Harlequins 4th Title 2008–09 Oxford Harlequins 57–18 Banbury Oxford Harlequins 5th Title 2009–10 Chinnor 68–0 Witney Chinnor RFC 4th Title 2010–11 Chinnor 19–9 Oxford Harlequins Chinnor RFC 5th Title 2011–12 Chinnor II 13–10 Henley II Chinnor RFC 6th Title 2012–13 Chinnor II 27–19 Oxford University Greyhounds Chinnor RFC 7th Title 2013–14 Oxford Harlequins 21–3 Banbury Oxford Harlequins 6th Title 2014–15 Grove 24–22 Oxford Harlequins Grove 1st Title 2015–16 Banbury 28–5 Henley II Banbury RUFC 4th Title 2016–17 Banbury 17–12 Oxford University Greyhounds Banbury RUFC 5th Title 2017–18 Banbury 44–8 Witney Banbury RUFC 6th Title 2018–19 Banbury 20–5 ChinnorBanbury RUFC 7th Title 2019–20 Chinnor Walkover Oxford Harlequins Chinnor RFC 8th Title 2020–21 COVID-19 2021–22 No Competition 2022–23 Oxford Harlequins 33–15 Witney Oxford Harlequins 7th Title 2023–24 2024–25 Wallingford RFC 48-12 Oxford Wallingford RFCs 1st TitleBanbury 2025–26 2026–27 2027–28 2028–29 2029–30

Winners and runners up Club Wins Runners-upWinning seasons Last win 7 11 1997–98 1999-00 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2018–19 2 3 1995–96 1996–97 1996–97 8 7 1976–77 1998–99 2001–02 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2019–202019–20 1 0 2014–15 2014–15 12 7 1970–71 1978–79 1982–83 1984–85 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 2000–01 2002–03 2004–05 2004–05 11 7 1972–73 1974–75 1977–78 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1988–89 7 4 2003–04 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2013–14 2022–23 2022–23 0 2 N/A N/A 3 2 1971–72 1973–74 1983–84 1983–84 1 3 1975–76 1975–76Wallingford RFC102024–252024–25 0 5 N/A N/A

2020–21 - No Competition due to COVID-19 2021–22 - No Competition

Number of wins Henley Hawks (12) Oxford (11) Chinnor (8) Banbury (7) Oxford Harlequins (7) Oxford Old Boys (3) Bicester (2) Grove (1) Oxford University Greyhounds (1)

Notes

See also Oxfordshire RFU Oxfordshire RFU County Shield English rugby union system Rugby union in England

References

External links Oxfordshire RFU website