Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier
| Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2015–16 | |
 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |
 England |
| Holders |
Gosford All Blacks (1st title) (2015–16) (promoted to Southern Counties North) |
| Most titles | Newbury Stags (2 titles) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
Berks, Bucks & Oxon Premier is an English rugby union league featuring teams from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Promoted teams tend to 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 only but expanded to include teams from Berkshire (who had been playing teams from Dorset and Wiltshire) from the 2001-02 season onwards.
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 consists of twelve teams; five from Oxfordshire, four from Berkshire and three from Buckinghamshire. The season starts on 12 September 2015 and is due to end 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 runners up, Swindon College Old Boys, while Phoenix were relegated to the Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship.
Abingdon
Alchester
Chipping Norton
Gosford AB
Wheatley
Locations of the 2015-16 Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier teams in Oxfordshire
Crowthorne
Hungerford
Slough
Tadley
Locations of the 2015-16 Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier teams in Berkshire
Locations of the 2015-16 Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier teams in Buckinghamshire
| Team | Ground | Capacity | Town/Village | Previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (runners 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 | |
Participating Clubs 2014-15
- 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)
Participating Clubs 2013-14
- 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)
Participating Clubs 2012-13
- Aylesbury Athletic
- Bicester
- Chipping Norton
- Gosford All Blacks
- Harwell
- Hungerford
- Littlemore
- Phoenix
- Risborough
- Stow-on-the-Wold
- Swindon College Old Boys
Participating Clubs 2011-12
- Bicester
- Chipping Norton
- Drifters[1]
- Gosford All Blacks[2]
- Hungerford
- Littlemore
- Phoenix
- Stow-on-the-Wold and District[3]
- Swindon College Old Boys
- Thatcham
Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier Honours
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99[4] | 7 | Witney | Drifters | No relegation[n 1] | Bucks/Oxon | |||||||||
| 1999-00[5] | 11 | Phoenix | Grove | Gosford All Blacks, Harwell, Abingdon, Didcot, Wheatley[n 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[n 3] | |||||||||
| 2002-03[8] | 10 | Henley Wanderers | Phoenix | Farnham Royal, Littlemore, Drifters | Berks/Bucks & Oxon 1 | |||||||||
| 2003-04[9] | 9 | Bletchley | Beaconsfield | No relegation[n 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 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
- ↑ 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.
See also
References
- ↑ Drifters RFC
- ↑ Gosford All Blacks RFC
- ↑ Stow-on-the-Wold and District RFC
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/1998-1999/group/9153
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/1999-2000/group/9450
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2000-2001/group/9781
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2001-2002/group/10115
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2002-2003/group/10450
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2003-2004/group/10835
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2004-2005/group/11244
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2005-2006/group/11600
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2006-2007/group/11891
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2007-2008/group/12281
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2008-2009/group/1265
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2009-2010/group/13555
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2010-2011/group/14488
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2011-2012/group/15334
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2012-2013/group/16270
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2013-2014/group/17176
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2014-2015/group/18297
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2015-2016/group/19734
External links
- South West Divisions on the RFU website
- Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier 1 North on the RFU website
- Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier 2 North on the RFU website
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