Oundle RFC

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]

Oundle

Full name	Oundle Rugby Club
Union	East Midlands Rugby Football Union
Founded	1976; 49 years ago (1976)
Location	Oundle, Northamptonshire
Ground(s)	Occupation Road
League(s)	Regional 1 South East
2024–25	1st (promoted to National League 2 East)

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

2025–26 National League 2 East table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Barnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion place
2	Bury St Edmunds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Canterbury	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Dorking	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Esher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Guernsey Raiders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Havant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Henley Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	London Welsh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Old Albanian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Oundle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Oxford Harlequins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Sevenoaks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation place
14	Westcombe Park	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: September 2025. Source: National League Rugby ^[4]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Number of matches won
2. Number of matches drawn
3. Difference between points for and against
4. Total number of points for
5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
6. 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