Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier
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Sport | Rugby union |
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Number of teams | 10 |
Country |
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Holders |
Slough (1st title) (2017–18) (promoted to Southern Counties North) |
Most titles | Newbury Stags (2 titles) |
Website | englandrugby.com |
Berks, Bucks & Oxon Premier is a division at level 8 of the English rugby union system featuring teams from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Promoted teams usually move up to Southern Counties North while relegated teams drop to the Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship.
The league was set up originally for teams from Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire ut expanded to include teams from Berkshire (who had been playing teams from Dorset and Wiltshire) from the 2001–02 season onwards.
Teams 2018–19
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Tadley
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Teams 2017–18
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Abingdon Didcot Littlemore Wheatley Crowthorne Hungerford Slough Tadley
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Teams 2016–17
- Abingdon
- Alcester
- Chesham
- Crowthorne
- Didcot (promoted from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship)
- Drifters (relegated from Southern Counties North)
- Hungerford
- Phoenix (promoted from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship)
- Risborough
- Slough
- Swindon College Old Boys (relegated from Southern Counties North)
- Tadley
2015–16
The 2015–16 Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier consisted of twelve teams; five from Oxfordshire, four from Berkshire and three from Buckinghamshire. The season started on 12 September 2015 and the last league matches were played on 23 April 2016.
Participating teams and location
Seven of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions Reading Abbey were promoted to the Southern Counties North along with runner-up, Swindon College Old Boys, while Phoenix were relegated to the Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship.
Team | Ground | Capacity | Town/Village | Previous season |
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Abingdon | Southern Sports Park | Abingdon, Oxfordshire | 4th | |
Alchester | Fritwell Playing Fields | Fritwell, Oxfordshire | relegated from Southern Counties North (11th) | |
Chesham | Chiltern Hills Academy Playing Fields | Chesham, Buckinghamshire | 8th | |
Chipping Norton | Greystones | Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire | 6th | |
Crowthorne | The Crows New Nest | Reading, Berkshire | promoted from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship (runner-up) | |
Driftera | One Pin Lane | As many as you like. | Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire | relegated from Southern Counties North |
Gosford All Blacks | Stratfield Brake | Kidlington, Oxfordshire | 3rd | |
Hungerford | Triangle Field | Hungerford, Berkshire | 5th | |
Milton Keynes | Emerson Valley | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire | Relegated from Southern Counties North (12th) | |
Risborough | Princes Risborough School Playing Fields | Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire | promoted from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship (champions) | |
Slough | Tamblyn Fields | Slough, Berkshire | 9th | |
Tadley Tigers | Red Lane | Aldermaston, Berkshire | relegated from London 2 South West (12th) & level transferred to league | |
Wheatley | Holton Playing Fields | Holton, Wheatley, Oxfordshire | 7th | |
2014–15
Participating teams
- Abingdon (promoted from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship)
- Aylesbury Athletic
- Chesham
- Chipping Norton
- Gosford All Blacks
- Littlemore
- Phoenix
- Reading Abbey (relegated from Southern Counties North)
- Slough
- Swindon College Old Boys (relegated from Southern Counties North)
- Wheatley (promoted from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship)
2013–14
Participating teams
- Aylesbury Athletic
- Bicester
- Chesham (promoted from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship)
- Chipping Norton
- Farnham Royal (promoted from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship)
- Gosford All Blacks
- Hungerford
- Littlemore
- Phoenix
- Slough (relegated from Southern Counties North)
- Tadley (relegated from Southern Counties North)
2012–13
Participating teams
- Aylesbury Athletic
- Bicester
- Chipping Norton
- Gosford All Blacks
- Harwell
- Hungerford
- Littlemore
- Phoenix
- Risborough
- Stow-on-the-Wold
- Swindon College Old Boys
2011–12
Participating teams
Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier honours
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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1998–99[4] | 7 | Witney | Drifters | No relegation[a 1] | Bucks/Oxon | |||||||||
1999–00[5] | 11 | Phoenix | Grove | Gosford All Blacks, Harwell, Abingdon, Didcot, Wheatley[a 2] | Bucks/Oxon | |||||||||
2000–01[6] | 8 | Oxford | Milton Keynes | Berkshire Shire Hall, Littlemore | Bucks/Oxon 1 | |||||||||
2001–02[7] | 10 | Bicester | Wallingford | Wheatley, Chesham, Bletchley | Berks/Bucks & Oxon 1[a 3] | |||||||||
2002–03[8] | 10 | Henley Wanderers | Phoenix | Farnham Royal, Littlemore, Drifters | Berks/Bucks & Oxon 1 | |||||||||
2003–04[9] | 9 | Bletchley | Beaconsfield | No relegation[a 4] | Berks/Bucks & Oxon 1 | |||||||||
2004-05[10] | 12 | Swindon | Chipping Norton | Thatcham, Harwell | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier | |||||||||
2005–06[11] | 12 | Newbury Stags | Milton Keynes | Farnham Royal, Chesham, Littlemore | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier | |||||||||
2006–07[12] | 11 | Wallingford | Slough | Swindon College Old Boys | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier | |||||||||
2007–08[13] | 12 | Chipping Norton | Bicester | Wheatley, Farnham Royal, Crowthorne | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier | |||||||||
2008–09[14] | 11 | Newbury Stags | Amersham & Chiltern | No relegation | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier | |||||||||
2009–10[15] | 11 | Crowthorne | Oxford | Abingdon, Harwell | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier | |||||||||
2010–11[16] | 10 | Alchester | Slough | No relegation | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier | |||||||||
2011–12[17] | 11 | Drifters | Thatcham | Phoenix | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier | |||||||||
2012–13[18] | 11 | Stow-on-the-Wold | Swindon College Old Boys | Risborough, Harwell | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier | |||||||||
2013–14[19] | 11 | Tadley | Bicester | Farnham Royal, Aylesbury Athletic | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier | |||||||||
2014–15[20] | 10 | Reading Abbey | Swindon College Old Boys | Phoenix | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier | |||||||||
2015–16[21] | 12 | Gosford All Blacks | Milton Keynes | Chipping Norton, Wheatley | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier | |||||||||
2016–17[22] | 11 | Swindon College Old Boys | Drifters | Phoenix, Risborough | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier | |||||||||
2017–18[23] | 10 | Slough | Littlemore | Abingdon, Hungerford | Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier | |||||||||
2018–19 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Number of league titles
- Newbury Stags (2)
- Alchester (1)
- Bicester (1)
- Bletchley (1)
- Chipping Norton (1)
- Crowthorne (1)
- Drifters (1)
- Gosford All Blacks (1)
- Henley Wanderers (1)
- Oxford (1)[a 5]
- Phoenix (1)[a 6]
- Reading Abbey (1)
- Slough (1)
- Stow-on-the-Wold (1)
- Swindon (1)
- Swindon College Old Boys (1)
- Tadley (1)
- Wallingford (1)
- Witney (1)[a 7]
Notes
- ↑ No relegation as Bucks & Oxon would merge with Bucks & Oxon 2 to form one league - Bucks & Oxon - for the following season.
- ↑ There were a lot of relegated teams as Bucks Oxon would split back into two divisions for the following season.
- ↑ The league was renamed this season as teams from Berkshire joined from the Dorset & Wilts league.
- ↑ No relegation as league would expand to 12 teams for the next season.
- ↑ Oxford's title was won back when the league was known as Bucks/Oxon 1.
- ↑ Phoenix's title was won back when the league was known as Bucks/Oxon.
- ↑ Witney's title was won back when the league was known as Bucks/Oxon.
See also
References
- ↑ Drifters RFC
- ↑ Gosford All Blacks RFC
- ↑ Stow-on-the-Wold and District RFC
- ↑ "1998-99 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "1999-00 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "2000-01 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "2001-02 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "2002-03 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "2003-04 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "2004-05 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "2005-06 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "2006-07 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "2007-08 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "2008-09 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "2009-10 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "2010-11 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "2011-12 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "2012-13 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "2013-14 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "2014-15 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "2015-16 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "2016-17 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "2017-18 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 April 2018.