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High Wycombe RFC

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High Wycombe
Full nameHigh Wycombe Rugby Football Club
UnionBuckinghamshire Rugby Football Union
Founded1929; 95 years ago (1929)[1]
LocationHigh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Ground(s)Kingsmead Road
League(s)Counties 1 Southern North
2022–2310th
Official website
highwycomberfc.rfu.club

High Wycombe Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The first XV currently play in Counties 1 Southern North and the club also operates a second team, third team, a vets side, a colts side and a women's team along with junior sides.[2]

History

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The club was formed in January 1929 when the present Club was founded as the Old Wycombiensians by a group of old boys from The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe[3]. The club's youth section was formed in 1973.[4]

When the league system was established in 1987, High Wycombe was placed in South West Division One, then the fifth tier of league rugby. After finishing as runners-up in the first two seasons of league rugby,[5] the club won promotion to Courage Clubs 4 South for the 1991/92 season. The 1993 restructure saw the club placed in Courage League Division 5 South and played in that division throughout its three season existence. However, when they were placed back in National 4 South, they were immediately relegated[6] and were relegated again the following season.[7] Since then they have moved between South West 1 East and Southern Counties North, having been promoted and relegated three times.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Official club website
  2. ^ Club website team list
  3. ^ "HWRUFC History".
  4. ^ "Youth Section History".
  5. ^ Johns, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988–89 (17th ed.). London: Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 123–139. ISBN 0-356-15884-5.
  6. ^ "Courage League - Division 4 1996/97". The Rugby Archive. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Final League Tables, 1997–98". Trelawny's Army. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  8. ^ Williams, Tony; Mitchell, Bill, eds. (1992). Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1991–92 (4th ed.). Taunton: Football Directories. ISBN 1-869833-15-5.
  9. ^ "2002-03 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  10. ^ "2004-05 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  11. ^ "2014-15 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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