Oundle RFC
| 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Albanian | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 566 | 357 | +209 | 12 | 1 | 57 | Promotion place |
| 2 | Oundle | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 492 | 419 | +73 | 12 | 1 | 55 | |
| 3 | Bury St Edmunds | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 488 | 413 | +75 | 10 | 3 | 51 | |
| 4 | Dorking | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 440 | 246 | +194 | 7 | 3 | 50 | |
| 5 | Canterbury | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 445 | 374 | +71 | 9 | 2 | 47 | |
| 6 | Barnes | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 377 | 295 | +82 | 8 | 3 | 45 | |
| 7 | Westcombe Park | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 437 | 373 | +64 | 11 | 5 | 44 | |
| 8 | Esher | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 441 | 476 | −35 | 10 | 2 | 36 | |
| 9 | London Welsh | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 393 | 473 | −80 | 10 | 5 | 35 | |
| 10 | Guernsey Raiders | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 376 | 469 | −93 | 7 | 1 | 34 | |
| 11 | Sevenoaks | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 444 | 472 | −28 | 7 | 3 | 30 | |
| 12 | Havant | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 446 | 496 | −50 | 10 | 1 | 29 | |
| 13 | Henley Hawks | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 336 | 391 | −55 | 6 | 6 | 26 | Relegation place |
| 14 | Oxford Harlequins | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 286 | 713 | −427 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 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
- 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
- ^ › 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.