Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 2011 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Country | England |
| Holders |
Risborough (2nd title) (2017–18) (promoted to Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier) |
| Most titles | Littlemore, Risborough, Wheatley (2 titles) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
Berks, Bucks and Oxon Championship is a division at level 9 of the English rugby union system featuring teams from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Promoted teams move up to the Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier and there is no relegation.
Originally the league was set up as Bucks & Oxon 2 and then Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 before being disbanded in 2003–04 as the league was restructured to cater for the joining of a large number of 2nd, 3rd and 4th teams and was split into regional divisions. The league returned in 2011–12 to contain only first teams (along with Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier) while the 2nd, 3rd and 4th teams were transferred to newly created regional leagues with Berks/Bucks & Oxon 1 at the pinnacle and no possibility of promotion to the championship or the league system above it.
Teams 2018–19
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  Abingdon Chipping Norton Faringdon Harwell Locations of the 2018-19 Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship teams in Oxfordshire  Aldermaston Shire Hall Locations of the 2018-19 Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship teams in Berkshire
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 Phoenix Farnham Royal Winslow Locations of the 2018-19 Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship teams in Buckinghamshire
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Teams 2017–18
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Locations of the 2017-18 Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship teams in Oxfordshire Aldermaston Shire Hall Locations of the 2017-18 Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship teams in Berkshire
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Phoenix Farnham Royal Risborough Locations of the 2017-18 Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship teams in Buckinghamshire
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Participating clubs
2016–17
- Aldermarston
- Berkshire Shire Hall
- Chipping Norton (relegated from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier)
- Faringdon
- Farnham
- Harwell
- Littlemore
- Oxford
- Wheatley (relegated from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier)
2015–16
The 2015–16 Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship consisted of nine teams; five from Oxfordshire and two each from Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. The season started on 12 September 2015 and was due to end on 23 April 2016.
Participating teams and location
Six of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions Risborough were promoted to the Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier along with runners up, Crowthorne while Oxford are new to the league having previously been playing friendly matches over the past season. As the basement league in Berks/Bucks & Oxon there was no relegation - although there are a number of leagues below it, mainly for second teams.
Locations of the 2015-16 Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship teams in Oxfordshire
Aldermaston
Shire Hall
Farnham Royal
Phoenix
Locations of the 2015-16 Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship teams in Berkshire & Buckinghamshire
| Team | Ground | Capacity | Town/Village | Previous season |
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| Aldermaston | AWE Recreation Society | Aldermaston, Berkshire | 7th | |
| Berkshire Shire Hall | Berkshire County Sports Club | Sonning, Reading, Berkshire | 5th | |
| Didcot | Edmunds Park | Didcot, Oxfordshire | 4th | |
| Faringdon | Folly Sports Park | Faringdon, Oxfordshire | 8th | |
| Farnham Royal | Farnham Park | Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire | 6th | |
| Harwell | AEA Sports Ground | Harwell, Oxfordshire | 3rd | |
| Littlemore | Oxford Academy Playing Fields | Oxford, Oxfordshire | Relegated from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier (11th) | |
| Oxford | St. Peter's Recreation Ground | North Hinksey, Oxford, Oxfordshire | N/A - joined league | |
| Phoenix | The Sports Ground | Taplow, Buckinghamshire | Relegated from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier (10th) | |
2014–15
- Aldermaston
- Berkshire Shire Hall
- Crowthorne
- Didcot
- Faringdon
- Farnham Royal (relegated from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier)
- Harwell
- Risborough
2013–14
- Abingdon
- Aldermaston
- Berkshire Shire Hall
- Crowthorne
- Didcot
- Faringdon
- Harwell (relegated from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier)
- Kingsclere
- Risborough (relegated from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier)
- Wheatley
- Winslow
2012–13
Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship Honours
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | League name | |||||||||
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| 1998-99[2] | 6 | Wheatley | Didcot[a 1] | No relegation | Bucks & Oxon 2 | |||||||||
| 1999-00 | No competition | |||||||||||||
| 2000-01[3] | 8 | Wheatley | Henley Wanderers | No relegation | Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2[a 2] | |||||||||
| 2001-02[4] | 7 | Littlemore | Aldermaston | No relegation | Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 | |||||||||
| 2002-03[5] | 8 | Bletchley | Chesham | No relegation | Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 | |||||||||
| 2003-04[6] | 9 | Drifters | Harwell [a 3] | Winslow, Berkshire Shire Hall, Abingdon, Wheatley[a 4] | Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2[a 5] | |||||||||
| 2005-10 | No competition | |||||||||||||
| 2011-12[7] | 12 | Harwell | Aylesbury Athletic | No relegation | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship | |||||||||
| 2012-13[8] | 11 | Farnham Royal | Chesham | No relegation | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship | |||||||||
| 2013-14[9] | 10 | Abingdon | Wheatley | No relegation | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship | |||||||||
| 2014-15[10] | 8 | Risborough | Crowthorne | No relegation | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship | |||||||||
| 2015-16[11] | 9 | Phoenix | Didcot | No relegation | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship | |||||||||
| 2016-17[12] | 9 | Littlemore | Wheatley | No relegation | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship | |||||||||
| 2017-18[13] | 9 | Risborough | Oxford | No relegation | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship | |||||||||
| 2018-19 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Littlemore (2)
- Risborough (2)
- Wheatley (2)
- Abingdon (1)
- Bletchley (1)
- Drifters (1)
- Farnham Royal (1)
- Harwell (1)
- Phoenix (1)
Notes
- ↑ Bucks & Oxon 2 and the league above merged into one division – Bucks & Oxon – for the following season.
- ↑ The division was split back into two leagues and was also renamed as teams from Berkshire joined from the Dorset & Wilts league.
- ↑ Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 would be split into regional divisions for the next season - the top 5 teams (Drifters, Harwell, Gosford All Blacks, Farnham Royal and Littlemore) would be promoted up to the newly named Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier.
- ↑ Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 would be split into regional divisions for the next season - 4 teams would be relegated to one of the newly created divisions - what is now Berks/Bucks & Oxon 1.
- ↑ This would be the last season of Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 until it was resurrected as the Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship a number of years later.
See also
References
- ↑ Rugby First Archived October 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "1998-99 South West Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "2000-01 South West Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "2001-02 South West Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "2002-03 South West Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "2003-04 South West Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "2011-12 South West Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "2012-13 South West Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "2013-14 South West Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "2014-15 South West Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "2015-16 South West Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "2016-17 South West Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "2017-18 South West Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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