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Summer 2026 Week 8 Results

Match Results

P/A – Abingdon Conservative Club 4 – College Oak A 2; Legs (27-14, 18-25, 19-14)

P/A – Abingdon United A 1 – Berinsfield SC A 5; Legs (19-19, 17-22, 20-23)

P/A – Croft Nomads 1 – Stanford-in-the-Vale FC 5; Legs (18-18, 16-19, 15-20)

P/A – Steventon Sports SC A 6 – Red Lion Drayton A 0; Legs (20-19, 24-16, 26-23)

P/A – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 2 – Plum Pudding 4; Legs (15-19, 15-26, 20-17)

B – Royal Oak Didcot 1 – Abingdon RBL 5; Legs (11-11, 12-13, 11-14)

B – The Bear and Ragged Staff 4 – Fleur De Lys B 2; Legs (8-11, 16-12, 16-15)

B – The Fox Denchworth 0 – The Croft Bar 6; Legs (10-17, 12-15, 6-14)

B – The Plough W.Hanney 3 – Abingdon Utd C 3; Legs (13-17, 13-13, 17-14)

B – WADS Bar A 4 – The Vine 2; Legs (10-20, 15-14, 23-11)

C – Fleur De Lys A 4 – Marcham Centre A 2; Legs (11-16, 18-14, 21-15)

C – Grove RFC 4 – The Earl of Abingdon B 2; Legs (14-7, 17-15, 13-17)

C – The Boundary House 6 – Harwellian B 0; Legs (12-7, 11-6, 13-11)

C – The Plough Long Wittenham 1 – The Bell Grove B 5; Legs (10-10, 14-16, 9-12)

D – North Star 3 – Prince of Wales Shippon 3; Legs (9-10, 15-11, 11-11)

D – The Bell Grove A 2 – Steventon Sports SC B 4; Legs (9-12, 13-8, 8-11)

D – The College Oak B 2 – Long Wittenham AC 4; Legs (4-15, 8-10, 11-8)

D – The Earl of Abingdon A 6 – WADS Bar B 0; Legs (13-9, 14-12, 17-9)

D – The Fox Boars Hill 3 – The Black Horse E.Hanney A 3; Legs (6-10, 10-10, 15-6)

E – Berinsfield SC B 0 – Eight Bells Eaton 6; Legs (5-13, 6-13, 8-9)

E – Hanney RBL 2 – The Ladygrove 4; Legs (10-8, 10-13, 12-13)

E – Red Lion Drayton B 3 – The Lamb Wantage B 3; Legs (10-11, 11-10, 7-7)

F – Harwellian A 2 – The George Sutton Courtenay 4; Legs (8-11, 11-9, 6-15)

F – RAL SC 0 – The White Hart Harwell A 6; Legs (6-10, 6-15, 7-8)

F – The Lamb Wantage A 2 – The Crown Marcham B 4; Legs (4-10, 9-9, 6-6)

G – Oxford RFC 5 – The Red Lion Northmoor 1; Legs (9-3, 9-9, 8-5)

G – The Plough Appleton 1 – The Old Anchor 5; Legs (7-8, 9-9, 5-9)

G – The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 6 – The Horse and Jockey Stanford 0; Legs (17-5, 11-9, 13-3)

G – The White Hart Harwell B 4 – The Black Swan 2; Legs (11-9, 10-9, 9-10)

Blobbers

Adam Challenger (The Plough Long Wittenham), Adrian Carey (The Plough Appleton), Alanah Watson-Harrison (The Lamb Wantage B), Ant Preston (WADS Bar B), Caroline Baker (Red Lion Drayton B), David Baker (Harwellian B), Hannah Pannell (The Horse and Jockey Stanford), Jenny Lister (Prince of Wales Shippon), Joe Bowler (Eight Bells Eaton), John Colgrave (North Star), Nick Blacow (The George Sutton Courtenay), Pete Hogan (C) (The Lamb Wantage A), Raj Ram (The Red Lion Northmoor), Richard Clarkson (Long Wittenham AC), Sean Smith (Oxford RFC), Sid Smith (Berinsfield SC B), Simon Hedges (The Red Lion Northmoor), Tess Beasant (The Black Horse E.Hanney A), Trevor Pannell (S) (The Horse and Jockey Stanford).

Sixers

David Dix (Abingdon Conservative Club), Dean Bowler (Red Lion Drayton A), Mick Neal (The Earl of Abingdon A), Tom Lach (Abingdon Conservative Club).

Fivers

Andy Hallett (C) 5-2-2 (The Croft Bar) – Week 8

Ben Green 5-3-4 (The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon) – Week 8

David Dix 5-5-6 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 8

Dean Costar 1-5-3 (The Earl of Abingdon B) – Week 8

Derek Fletcher 3-3-5 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 8

John Mackay (C&S) 1-3-5 (WADS Bar B) – Week 8

Matthew Rushton 2-3-5 (Fleur De Lys B) – Week 8

Richard Jones 2-5-3 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 8

Robert Glen 1-2-5 (Stanford-in-the-Vale FC) – Week 8

Stuart Wilson 3-2-5 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 8

Terry Downes 2-5-2 (Plum Pudding) – Week 8

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Summer 2026 Week 7 – Top 20 Players by Average per Section

 

section ranking player_name team_name average games_played
Prem 1 David Dix Abingdon Conservative Club 3.94 6
Prem 2 Paul Barrett Abingdon Conservative Club 3.24 7
Prem 3 Richard Jones Berinsfield SC A 3.24 7
A 4 Colin Brind (S) Steventon Sports SC A 3.22 6
A 5 Dean Bowler Red Lion Drayton A 3.20 5
Prem 6 Phil Adams Abingdon Conservative Club 3.11 3
A 7 Robert Glen Stanford-in-the-Vale FC 2.94 6
Prem 8 Alan Bell Croft Nomads 2.90 7
Prem 9 Barry Townsend Croft Nomads 2.83 6
Prem 10 Jack Hawkins Berinsfield SC A 2.80 5
Prem 11 Stuart Wilson Berinsfield SC A 2.80 5
Prem 12 Chris Jenkins Croft Nomads 2.76 7
Prem 13 Ian Brook (S) Croft Nomads 2.71 7
Prem 14 Leigh Clapton Abingdon Conservative Club 2.67 7
Prem 15 Terry Downes Plum Pudding 2.67 7
Prem 16 Jason Bowler Abingdon United A 2.67 6
A 17 Scott Humphries Steventon Sports SC A 2.67 6
Prem 18 Steven Martin (C) Abingdon United A 2.67 6
Prem 19 Steve Enock (C) Croft Nomads 2.57 7
Prem 20 David Mott Abingdon United A 2.53 5
B 1 Matt Dingle The Vine 3.17 2
B 2 Jeremy  Brandish The Vine 2.60 5
B 3 Derrick Brown WADS Bar A 2.50 4
B 4 Dan Hamilton The Vine 2.48 7
B 5 Paul Ealey (S) Abingdon RBL 2.48 7
B 6 Stephen J Fisher Royal Oak Didcot 2.33 4
B 7 John Pownceby The Vine 2.28 6
B 8 Russell Flower Fleur De Lys B 2.22 6
B 9 Paul Topping The Bear and Ragged Staff 2.22 3
B 10 Darryl Justice The Bear and Ragged Staff 2.19 7
B 11 Richard Wilsden The Bear and Ragged Staff 2.17 6
B 12 Jono Warrell Abingdon Utd C 2.11 6
B 13 Stephen Lambert The Fox Denchworth 2.10 7
B 14 Nick Ridge The Croft Bar 2.08 4
B 15 David Bartlett (C) Fleur De Lys B 2.07 5
B 16 Joe Hamilton The Vine 2.07 5
B 17 Ethan Taylor The Vine 2.06 6
B 18 Kevin Sanders (C&S) The Plough W.Hanney 2.05 7
B 19 Mark McCracken The Bear and Ragged Staff 2.00 6
B 20 Bob Faulkner The Bear and Ragged Staff 2.00 2
C 1 Liam Brooks The Bell Grove B 2.56 6
C 2 Brian Boseley (C) Marcham Centre A 2.56 3
C 3 Gary Daluz Veira Harwellian B 2.44 3
C 4 Andrew Wilson The Plough Long Wittenham 2.33 6
C 5 Keith Ricketts Marcham Centre A 2.33 1
C 6 Andrew Stoter Grove RFC 2.28 6
C 7 Dave Collett The Plough Long Wittenham 2.27 5
C 8 Andrew Luker (C) Grove RFC 2.22 6
C 9 Tom Ricketts Marcham Centre A 2.22 6
C 10 John Corcoran Fleur De Lys A 2.22 3
C 11 Mark O’Neill Grove RFC 2.11 6
C 12 Mike Phipps Waggon and Horses 2.11 6
C 13 Clive Brooks The Bell Grove B 2.08 4
C 14 Jack Rhodes Marcham Centre A 2.08 4
C 15 Dennis Smith Waggon and Horses 2.07 5
C 16 Matthew Cook The Boundary House 2.06 6
C 17 Billy Collett (C) The Plough Long Wittenham 2.00 6
C 18 Steve Soden The Earl of Abingdon B 2.00 6
C 19 Danny Towlerton Fleur De Lys A 2.00 5
C 20 Dave Kidd Waggon and Horses 2.00 5
D 1 Steve Browning The Bell Grove A 3.17 4
D 2 Rory Mangan The Fox Boars Hill 2.53 5
D 3 Steve Fernback (C&S) The Fox Boars Hill 2.33 6
D 4 Matt Davies WADS Bar B 2.33 1
D 5 Tom Swinney The Bell Grove A 2.22 6
D 6 Declan O’Neill The Earl of Abingdon A 2.22 3
D 7 Dan Essen The Fox Boars Hill 2.17 6
D 8 Dave Harris (C) Prince of Wales Shippon 2.13 5
D 9 Mick Brown (C) The Earl of Abingdon A 2.11 6
D 10 Michael Rainbow Long Wittenham AC 2.08 4
D 11 Derek Newman WADS Bar B 2.05 7
D 12 Ian Matten The Fox Boars Hill 2.00 6
D 13 Shaun Dominic Prince of Wales Shippon 2.00 5
D 14 Mark Newman (S) Prince of Wales Shippon 2.00 3
D 15 Rick Selby The College Oak B 1.95 7
D 16 Scott Hetherington The Bell Grove A 1.94 6
D 17 Steve Weeks The Bell Grove A 1.86 7
D 18 Kieran Murphy (C) Long Wittenham AC 1.83 6
D 19 Wayne Waldron The Earl of Abingdon A 1.83 6
D 20 Martin Neal The Earl of Abingdon A 1.83 2
E 1 Jerry Salmon Eight Bells Eaton 2.33 5
E 2 Andrew Farrant Eight Bells Eaton 2.22 3
E 3 John Gould (C&S) Red Lion Drayton B 2.20 5
E 4 Jason Greenaway Berinsfield SC B 2.00 3
E 5 Paul Smith Eight Bells Eaton 2.00 3
E 6 Shaun Hamilton (C&S) Hanney RBL 2.00 3
E 7 Gareth Thomas (C) Berinsfield SC B 2.00 1
E 8 Paul Taylor Eight Bells Eaton 1.92 4
E 9 Pete Fryett (C) The Midget @Roaring Raindrop 1.89 6
E 10 Spencer Walton Berinsfield SC B 1.89 6
E 11 Nick Hill The Crown Marcham A 1.87 5
E 12 Robert Bartholomew The Lamb Wantage B 1.83 6
E 13 Kai Dean The Lamb Wantage B 1.83 4
E 14 Tyrone McGill (C) The Ladygrove 1.83 2
E 15 Paul Alder The Crown Marcham A 1.80 5
E 16 Richard Carter The Midget @Roaring Raindrop 1.80 5
E 17 John Talbot Red Lion Drayton B 1.73 5
E 18 Richard Farmer (C) Challow and Childrey CC 1.71 7
E 19 Barry Sutton Hanney RBL 1.67 4
E 20 John Thomas (S) Berinsfield SC B 1.67 4
F 1 Dean Cheshire Queens Arms Didcot 2.42 4
F 2 Matthew Heritage The Brewery Tap 2.33 3
F 3 Ben Newman The George Sutton Courtenay 2.27 5
F 4 Ian Cooksley Harwellian A 2.22 6
F 5 Kenny Moore The Brewery Tap 2.17 2
F 6 Woody Reizner (C) Harwellian A 2.13 5
F 7 Nathan Hamilton The George Sutton Courtenay 2.00 5
F 8 Jonathan Hutt The Brewery Tap 1.93 5
F 9 Sam Coughlan The Crown Marcham B 1.93 5
F 10 Nick Moore RAL SC 1.89 3
F 11 Joe Moxon (C) RAL SC 1.87 5
F 12 Denzil Uffington The Lamb Wantage A 1.83 4
F 13 Ian Kelly The George Sutton Courtenay 1.78 6
F 14 Doreen Richens The Lamb Wantage A 1.78 3
F 15 Colin Scrivens The Lamb Wantage A 1.76 7
F 16 Ashley Jerome Harwellian A 1.67 6
F 17 Alan Wherry The White Hart Harwell A 1.67 2
F 18 Nick Pearce The Brewery Tap 1.67 2
F 19 Ian Northover The Brewery Tap 1.67 1
F 20 Simon Williams The Crown Marcham B 1.58 4
G 1 Ben Green The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 2.39 6
G 2 Adey Green The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 2.33 3
G 3 Peter Brooke The White Hart Harwell B 2.22 3
G 4 Steve Knight The White Hart Harwell B 2.17 2
G 5 Max Wheatley Oxford RFC 2.00 6
G 6 Andy Rainer The Red Lion Northmoor 1.83 6
G 7 David Frankum The Old Anchor 1.83 6
G 8 Gary Kaveaney The Old Anchor 1.83 4
G 9 Patrick Sear The Plough Appleton 1.78 3
G 10 Jon Steele (C) The Old Anchor 1.72 6
G 11 Dale Oram The Old Anchor 1.67 6
G 12 Paul Parlett The White Hart Harwell B 1.67 2
G 13 Craig Watts The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 1.58 4
G 14 Matthew Jelley (C) The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 1.56 6
G 15 Tony Shayler The Red Lion Northmoor 1.56 3
G 16 Jim Barker The White Hart Harwell B 1.53 5
G 17 Gareth Wyatt Oxford RFC 1.50 6
G 18 Steve Hardwick Oxford RFC 1.50 4
G 19 Julian Morgan-Barrett The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 1.44 6
G 20 Liam Priest (C) Oxford RFC 1.43 7
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Summer 2026 Week 7 Results

Match Results

P/A – Berinsfield SC A 2 – Croft Nomads 4; Legs (20-17, 20-22, 13-24)

P/A – Plum Pudding 2 – Abingdon United A 4; Legs (17-24, 16-23, 25-15)

P/A – College Oak A 4 – Steventon Sports SC A 2; Legs (16-25, 25-22, 20-17)

P/A – Stanford-in-the-Vale FC 0 – Abingdon Conservative Club 6; Legs (16-19, 17-19, 14-19)

B – Abingdon RBL 4 – WADS Bar A 2; Legs (13-11, 17-10, 8-14)

B – Abingdon Utd C 2 – Royal Oak Didcot 4; Legs (8-16, 12-8, 12-14)

B – Fleur De Lys B 6 – The Fox Denchworth 0; Legs (11-8, 11-8, 18-11)

B – The Croft Bar 5 – The Plough W.Hanney 1; Legs (10-10, 15-6, 11-10)

B – The Vine 3 – The Bear and Ragged Staff 3; Legs (21-20, 17-17, 17-18)

C – Harwellian B 0 – Grove RFC 6; Legs (10-16, 13-17, 14-16)

C – Marcham Centre A 4 – The Boundary House 2; Legs (17-13, 9-11, 19-17)

C – The Bell Grove B 3 – Waggon and Horses 3; Legs (12-12, 7-11, 13-11)

C – The Earl of Abingdon B 4 – The Plough Long Wittenham 2; Legs (14-9, 16-15, 12-15)

D – Long Wittenham AC 1 – The Fox Boars Hill 5; Legs (11-11, 9-13, 9-10)

D – Prince of Wales Shippon 6 – The College Oak B 0; Legs (11-9, 11-9, 15-9)

D – Steventon Sports SC B 4 – North Star 2; Legs (11-6, 9-11, 9-6)

D – The Black Horse E.Hanney A 0 – The Earl of Abingdon A 6; Legs (8-18, 10-12, 10-17)

D – WADS Bar B 2 – The Bell Grove A 4; Legs (11-13, 15-14, 11-16)

E – Eight Bells Eaton 1 – Red Lion Drayton B 5; Legs (12-12, 13-14, 11-12)

E – The Ladygrove 2 – The Crown Marcham A 4; Legs (14-11, 10-11, 10-15)

E – The Lamb Wantage B 3 – Challow and Childrey CC 3; Legs (10-10, 13-13, 10-10)

E – The Midget @Roaring Raindrop 4 – Berinsfield SC B 2; Legs (10-12, 12-8, 16-3)

F – The Crown Marcham B 2 – Harwellian A 4; Legs (13-10, 10-16, 9-12)

F – The George Sutton Courtenay 5 – Marcham Centre B 1; Legs (6-6, 10-8, 10-9)

F – The White Hart Harwell A 0 – The Lamb Wantage A 6; Legs (5-8, 12-13, 9-10)

G – The Black Swan 6 – The Black Horse E.Hanney B 0; Legs (4-1, 10-8, 8-7)

G – The Horse and Jockey Stanford 5 – The Plough Appleton 1; Legs (5-5, 8-6, 9-3)

G – The Old Anchor 4 – Oxford RFC 2; Legs (11-10, 15-6, 10-12)

G – The Red Lion Northmoor 0 – The White Hart Harwell B 6; Legs (8-10, 4-11, 9-11)

Blobbers

Angela Barry (Harwellian A), Clive Filer (Berinsfield SC B), George Walters (Steventon Sports SC B), Joe Bowler (Eight Bells Eaton), Liz Dowthwaite (The Plough Appleton), Mackenzie Godfrey (Stanford-in-the-Vale FC), Max Pannell (The Horse and Jockey Stanford), Nick Blacow (The George Sutton Courtenay), Phil Neale (The Plough Appleton), Rhys Lewis (The Plough Appleton), Richard Clarkson (Long Wittenham AC), Steve Salter (The Lamb Wantage A), Tez Bowler (Eight Bells Eaton), Toby Merridan (C) (The Red Lion Northmoor).

Sixers

David Dix (Abingdon Conservative Club), Ian Brook (S) (Croft Nomads).

Fivers

Barry Townsend 2-5-2 (Croft Nomads) – Week 7

Chris Jenkins 3-1-5 (Croft Nomads) – Week 7

Colin Brind (S) 5-5-4 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 7

Colin Scrivens 2-5-1 (The Lamb Wantage A) – Week 7

Darryl Justice 1-5-2 (The Bear and Ragged Staff) – Week 7

Jack Hawkins 5-3-1 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 7

Jason Bowler 3-5-2 (Abingdon United A) – Week 7

Martin Manion (S) 5-0-2 (The Vine) – Week 7

Mick Brown (C) 5-1-2 (The Earl of Abingdon A) – Week 7

Richard Jones 5-2-2 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 7

Richard Whittaker 2-2-5 (Marcham Centre A) – Week 7

Richard Wilsden 2-5-3 (The Bear and Ragged Staff) – Week 7

Steve Weeks 1-5-2 (The Bell Grove A) – Week 7

Steven Martin (C) 4-5-1 (Abingdon United A) – Week 7

Woody Reizner (C) 2-5-3 (Harwellian A) – Week 7

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Summer 2026 Week 6 Results

Match Results

P/A – Abingdon Conservative Club 6 – Berinsfield SC A 0; Legs (20-19, 19-15, 18-16)

P/A – Croft Nomads 2 – Plum Pudding 4; Legs (15-22, 18-15, 14-21)

P/A – Red Lion Drayton A 0 – College Oak A 6; Legs (16-17, 19-22, 19-22)

P/A – Steventon Sports SC A 4 – Stanford-in-the-Vale FC 2; Legs (17-19, 24-19, 30-21)

P/A – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 3 – Abingdon United A 3; Legs (14-21, 18-17, 19-19)

B – Abingdon Utd C 2 – The Croft Bar 4; Legs (13-10, 8-13, 8-11)

B – Royal Oak Didcot 2 – WADS Bar A 4; Legs (8-12, 12-8, 8-9)

B – The Bear and Ragged Staff 2 – Abingdon RBL 4; Legs (15-11, 12-15, 9-11)

B – The Fox Denchworth 1 – The Vine 5; Legs (16-16, 8-16, 11-19)

B – The Plough W.Hanney 4 – Fleur De Lys B 2; Legs (17-14, 11-15, 12-4)

C – Fleur De Lys A 2 – The Bell Grove B 4; Legs (16-8, 11-17, 8-10)

C – Grove RFC 3 – The Plough Long Wittenham 3; Legs (9-12, 10-10, 11-9)

C – Harwellian B 2 – Marcham Centre A 4; Legs (11-14, 10-13, 7-5)

C – Waggon and Horses 2 – The Earl of Abingdon B 4; Legs (12-16, 20-13, 11-12)

D – The Bell Grove A 6 – North Star 0; Legs (11-9, 16-10, 13-7)

D – The College Oak B 6 – Steventon Sports SC B 0; Legs (13-11, 9-8, 16-10)

D – The Earl of Abingdon A 4 – Long Wittenham AC 2; Legs (16-9, 12-14, 14-7)

D – The Fox Boars Hill 4 – Prince of Wales Shippon 2; Legs (13-10, 18-13, 11-14)

D – WADS Bar B 4 – The Black Horse E.Hanney A 2; Legs (9-8, 12-6, 13-14)

E – Berinsfield SC B 3 – Red Lion Drayton B 3; Legs (13-13, 12-11, 7-11)

E – Challow and Childrey CC 2 – Eight Bells Eaton 4; Legs (6-10, 18-8, 8-9)

E – Hanney RBL 0 – The Lamb Wantage B 6; Legs (7-11, 9-10, 6-10)

E – The Midget @Roaring Raindrop 5 – The Ladygrove 1; Legs (11-8, 9-8, 8-8)

F – Marcham Centre B 4 – The Crown Marcham B 2; Legs (9-9, 11-11, 16-6)

F – The Brewery Tap 6 – The George Sutton Courtenay 0; Legs (10-9, 13-9, 7-5)

F – The Lamb Wantage A 3 – Harwellian A 3; Legs (6-6, 9-10, 11-6)

F – The White Hart Harwell A 1 – Queens Arms Didcot 5; Legs (9-9, 11-12, 7-12)

G – Oxford RFC 6 – The White Hart Harwell B 0; Legs (9-7, 12-11, 10-9)

G – The Black Horse E.Hanney B 0 – The Red Lion Northmoor 6; Legs (6-7, 5-12, 4-7)

G – The Old Anchor 6 – The Horse and Jockey Stanford 0; Legs (8-6, 8-3, 10-9)

G – The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 6 – The Black Swan 0; Legs (13-10, 11-7, 8-6)

Blobbers

Adam Hopcraft (The Crown Marcham B), Alan Jensen (The Plough Long Wittenham), Chris Judkins (Hanney RBL), Clive Filer (Berinsfield SC B), Dawn Pannell (The Horse and Jockey Stanford), Gary Smith (Hanney RBL), Graham Jelley (The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon), Justin New (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Ken Smith (The Old Anchor), Lizzie Hines (The Red Lion Northmoor), Matt Hill (Steventon Sports SC B), Michael Barry (Harwellian A), Paul Davies (The Crown Marcham B), Peter Haydon (The Black Horse E.Hanney A), Richard Cook (Harwellian A), Sharon Hayward (C) (The White Hart Harwell A), Terry Doughty (Harwellian A), Tim Dalby (The George Sutton Courtenay).

Once again no sixers this week so here are the best of the rest.

Fivers

Andy Morton 1-3-5 (Abingdon United A) – Week 6

Colin Brind (S) 3-3-5 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 6

Dan Hamilton 3-4-5 (The Vine) – Week 6

David Dix 5-4-4 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 6

Jimmy Lister 1-5-1 (North Star) – Week 6

Joe Hamilton 2-5-1 (The Vine) – Week 6

Richard Farmer (C) 1-5-3 (Challow and Childrey CC) – Week 6

Terry Downes 3-3-5 (Plum Pudding) – Week 6

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Week 6 Summary

Last year’s Premier division champions were able to field a full strength side for the first time and narrowed the gap to just 1 point with a 6-0 win against current leaders Berinsfield with skipper Dave Dix leading the way for the Con Club with 13 dolls ably supported by the returning Phil Adams with 9 dolls and Leigh Clapton weighing in with 9 of his own. Stuart Wilson top scoring for Berinsfield also with 9 dolls.

Croft Nomads, for the second successive week were beaten by a side seeking their first win of the season. This time it was the Plum Pudding for whom Terry Downes led the way with 11 dolls ably supported by Simon Winterbourne and Paul Longford. For the Croft Steve Enock, Martin Robinson and Alan Bell all contibuted in vain with 9 dolls each, but the Croft were let down with Tosh Wooloff having an off night and a truly dismal display by yours truly! 

In the A section Steventon Sports had a 4-2 victory over Stanford FC Colin Brind leading the way for Stivie with 11 dolls and the College Oak had a welcome and perhaps surprising maximum points haul against the Red Lion, a loss which means that Steventon Sports retain the lead position from the Lion in the section. 

The B section saw wins for league leaders The Vine for whom Danny Hamilton scored 12 (a commendable 3-4-5 flush) in their 5-10 win against The Fox, Denchworth and all of the other fixtures in this section ended in 4-2 wins for the Croft Bar, Abingdon RBL, WADS Bar, and The Plough West Hanney.

The C section produced a 3-3 result with league leaders Grove RFC being matched by The Plough, Long Wittenham which means only 1 p0int separates the top 3 teams in this section again in this section tight games resulted in all the other results ending 4-2.

The D section produced the first win of the season for the College Oak B over Steventon Sports B both without a win in their previous games. The Fox B retained top spot with another 6-0 against The Prince of Wales for whom the climb up to Boars Hill obviously proved too arduous!! Declan O Neill led the Earl of Abingdon A to a 4-2 win over Long Wittenham AC and The Bell Grove A enjoyed a 6-0 win against the North Star for whom Jimmy Lister notched a 5 doll leg. For the Bell both Steve Browning and Tom Swinney hit 9 apiece. Richard Farmer also had a 5 doll leg against the Eight Bells, but it was not enough as the Eight Bells returned to Appleton with 4 points and Jerry Salmon top scorer with 8 dolls. Hanney RBL who have had a good start to their season went down to their first loss against The Lamb B.

The F section saw The George fall to their first loss of the season on their travel to league leaders Brewery Tap whose 32 points is the best in the league to date. The G section saw 4 games played and all resulted in convincing 6-o wins for Oxford RFC, The Red Lion, Northmoor, The Seven Stars, Marsh Baldon and The Old Anchor.

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Summer 2026 Week 5 Results

Match Results

P/A – Abingdon United A 4 – Croft Nomads 2; Legs (15-20, 18-16, 21-20)

P/A – Berinsfield SC A 5 – Steventon Sports SC A 1; Legs (24-22, 20-18, 20-20)

P/A – Plum Pudding 0 – Abingdon Conservative Club 6; Legs (21-22, 13-16, 19-24)

P/A – College Oak A 2 – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 4; Legs (16-15, 18-20, 17-19)

P/A – Stanford-in-the-Vale FC 1 – Red Lion Drayton A 5; Legs (18-21, 19-22, 19-19)

B – Abingdon RBL 4 – The Fox Denchworth 2; Legs (14-11, 7-11, 16-12)

B – The Croft Bar 2 – Royal Oak Didcot 4; Legs (11-12, 7-17, 12-10)

B – The Vine 6 – The Plough W.Hanney 0; Legs (11-9, 23-13, 18-11)

B – WADS Bar A 4 – The Bear and Ragged Staff 2; Legs (9-9, 10-10, 14-13)

C – Marcham Centre A 2 – Grove RFC 4; Legs (15-12, 13-15, 12-13)

C – The Bell Grove B 2 – The Boundary House 4; Legs (11-13, 12-15, 13-9)

C – The Earl of Abingdon B 3 – Fleur De Lys A 3; Legs (13-12, 8-16, 13-13)

C – The Plough Long Wittenham 2 – Waggon and Horses 4; Legs (12-7, 12-13, 8-11)

D – Long Wittenham AC 6 – WADS Bar B 0; Legs (15-13, 12-4, 10-8)

D – North Star 4 – The College Oak B 2; Legs (10-9, 10-9, 4-14)

D – Prince of Wales Shippon 0 – The Earl of Abingdon A 6; Legs (10-15, 7-9, 8-10)

D – Steventon Sports SC B 0 – The Fox Boars Hill 6; Legs (5-12, 5-14, 10-13)

D – The Black Horse E.Hanney A 0 – The Bell Grove A 6; Legs (8-12, 11-16, 15-17)

E – Eight Bells Eaton 0 – Hanney RBL 6; Legs (10-15, 9-10, 14-18)

E – Red Lion Drayton B 3 – Challow and Childrey CC 3; Legs (6-6, 8-10, 10-6)

E – The Lamb Wantage B 0 – The Crown Marcham A 6; Legs (9-10, 10-11, 9-12)

F – Harwellian A 4 – Marcham Centre B 2; Legs (8-8, 5-5, 12-5)

F – Queens Arms Didcot 4 – The Lamb Wantage A 2; Legs (11-10, 7-10, 16-10)

F – The Crown Marcham B 0 – The Brewery Tap 6; Legs (10-12, 11-12, 14-15)

F – The George Sutton Courtenay 6 – RAL SC 0; Legs (9-7, 10-7, 14-10)

G – The Black Swan 2 – The Plough Appleton 4; Legs (9-4, 3-8, 3-6)

G – The Horse and Jockey Stanford 1 – Oxford RFC 5; Legs (6-6, 1-8, 5-9)

G – The Red Lion Northmoor 2 – The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 4; Legs (10-11, 6-8, 10-7)

G – The White Hart Harwell B 4 – The Black Horse E.Hanney B 2; Legs (7-5, 5-6, 13-6)

Blobbers

Andrew Salmon (The Plough Appleton), Andy Latimer (North Star), Anna Antell (The Plough Appleton), Brian Murphy (The Horse and Jockey Stanford), Caroline Baker (Red Lion Drayton B), Charlie Guinan (The Wheatsheaf Didcot), Christopher Shephard (The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon), Cody Wiley (Prince of Wales Shippon), Dawn Pannell (The Horse and Jockey Stanford), Elly Reizner (S) (Harwellian A), Ian Crayford LL (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Jane Hedges (The Red Lion Northmoor), Justin New (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Lee Mercer-Rolls (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Mick Wright (Marcham Centre B), Molly Price (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Paddy Cleary (The Bell Grove B), Pri Shah (RAL SC), Richard Dunsden (The Wheatsheaf Didcot), Richard Moran (Marcham Centre B), Rick Bailey (The Bear and Ragged Staff), Russell Pugh (The Horse and Jockey Stanford), Stephen Fowler (RAL SC), Steve Salter (The Lamb Wantage A), Terry Doughty (Harwellian A).

Once again no sixers this week so here are the best of the rest.

Fivers

David Dix 5-5-4 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 5

Matt Davies 5-0-2 (WADS Bar B) – Week 5

Paul Barrett 3-4-5 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 5

Paul Brennan 5-3-1 (Hanney RBL) – Week 5

Richard Jones 5-4-5 (Berinsfield SC A) – Week 5

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Week 5 Highlights, lowlights and Competition Last shout out!

Well, the inevitable happened last week, Dave Dix hit 14 dolls for Abingdon Conservative Club as they recorded their second successive 6-0 win over Plum Pudding whose defeat continued their disappointing start to the season. Paul Barrett also continued his good form with another 12 doll haul! Paul has now hit 5, 5 doll legs in his last 4 games. Surely a maximum will soon happen!

Dave shared his best of the season with Richard Jones who also hit 14 dolls as Berinsfield SC A continued their excellent start to the season with a fifth consecutive victory as they beat the previously unbeaten Steventon Sports A 5-1.

Abingdon United A secured their first win of the season as they overcame Croft Nomads 4-2, Jason Bowler top scoring for United with 9 dolls. Ian Brook led the fight for the Nomads with 10 dolls.

Darren Bennett with 10 dolls and Martyn Bolton with 9 helped The Wheatsheaf to a 4-2 win at The College Oak and The Red Lion were also winners at Stanford FC 5-1 being the scoreline with Scott Tabor and Ian Rogers leading the way with 9 dolls apiece for the Lion. The B section saw Abingdon RBL land their first win of the season 4-2 against The Fox, Denchworth whilst the WADS Bar were 6-0 winners against The Bear & Ragged Staff. but with 23 points still trail the Vine by 1 point as they overcame The Plough, West Hanney 4-2 with a 10 doll contribution from Matt Dingle aided and abetted by 9 dolls each for Jerry Brandish and Steve Peedell and 8 dolls for Ethan Taylor making his first appearance for the Vine. The Croft Bar suffered a 4-2 defeat at the hands of the Royal Oak whose Steve Jones top scored with 10 dolls.

A first appearance of the season for skipper Brian Bosley with 8 dolls was not enough to get Marcham Centre A to stop Grove RFC landing their 5th win on the bounce as they continue to lead the C section. There were a share of the points between The Earl of Abingdon B and The Fleur de Lys A where 9 dolls was the order of the night. Russell Flower for the Earl and Darren Sargison and Danny Towlerton all falling just one doll short of making double figures. 

The D section saw The Fox Boars Hill land their 5th win on the bounce at Steventon Sports with a maximum 6 points.  The Earl of Abingdon were also 6-0 victors against The Prince of Wales despite 8 dolls scored by skipper Dave Harris for the Feathers. Craig Hillier for the Earl also hit 8. Debutant Matt Davies hit a first leg 5 dolls but it was not enough to secure a leg for the WADS Bar B as they also suffered a 6-0 loss against Long Wittenham AC for whom Michael Rainbow led the way with 9 dolls and it was a welcome 6-0 win for The Bell A in the same section for whom Steve Browning scored 11 dolls and Martin Bland added 9 more.

The E section also saw two 6-0 wins, as Hanney RBL carried on their successful start to the season at the Eight Bells and The Crown Marcham A turned over the Lamb B by the same score. Red Lion B and Challow & Childrey CC shared the points. In the F section Brewery Tap continue to lead the way and there were also wins for The George, Harwellian A and the Queens Arms.

Newcomers in the G section Oxford RFC had a 5-1 win, The Seven Stars were 4-2 winners at the Red Lion and the White Hart B side were also winners on the night.

 

Overall last week there were some good scores (maybe the warmer weather helped!) with 24 dolls being the best legs of the night, a 23 leg from the Vine in Section B and leg scores 0f 16, 17 and 18 being recorded across the B, C, D and E sections. On the night there were no sixes, lots of individaul 5’s and there were 23 “blobbers” who failed to score on the night, but not for the lack of trying!

Just a reminder about the Competitions for singles, pairs, Captains and Secretaries which officially closed yesterday. As I write this we have only received entries from 4 teams! As both Paul and I haven’t been around for a few days I think we have to extend the date until this coming weekend, but not beyond then. At the moment we do not have enough entries for any of the planned competitions so if that doesn’t change significantly this week there will be no competitions held on the planned date (28th June) and personally I think that will be tragic for a league that has 66 teams and over 600 active registered players!!!

One final note regarding fixtures on June 17th when England play Croatia in the FIFA World Cup, with a 9pm GMT kick off time. We recognise that some teams will want to change their games scheduled for that night so in the next few days the committee will issue some guidance and options for fixtures scheduled to take place on that night. The guidance and outcome will need to be mutually agreed between the competing sides and based on being reasonable.

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Another Aunt Sally Legend lost, Week 4 round up and Competition Reminder

Again with apologies for the late post again! I will try to do better after tonight’s fixtures!

Firstly though I want to start by sharing some very sad news. Tony Ward one of the top Aunt Sally players in both our Winter and Summer Leagues over many years passed away last week. Many will know that Tony had battled against illness for several years and that illness had caused his retirement from our game in recent years. Our thoughts and sympathy go out to Doreen and all of Tony’s family and friends from all of the Aunt Sally community. Tony’s funeral will be held at the South Oxfordshire Crematorium at 1pm on Friday 19th June and will be followed by a gathering at Abingdon British Legion, just one of the venues that Tony played his Aunt Sally so successfully at.

Tony was a serial winner both as an individual and as a team member. Tony played for many teams in both our seasonal leagues including the Saxton Arms and Football Club, Abingdon Legion, Penlon, Heineken and Abingdon United. It was with the Legion that he featured in the highest single leg score in 1974 contributing 5 dolls in a 37 leg total when Abingdon Legion had 2 players who each hit maximums 3 others, who like Tony hit 5, one player with 5 and surprisingly one who managed only 1 doll. In that line up that night for the Legion were current players Dave Dix and Paul Leach and that was over 50 years ago!

Tony won the Singles title at least twice firstly whilst playing for the Saxton and also for Abingdon United and many, many other team awards for all the teams he represented.


Now, to last week’s results. In the Premier section there was a welcome return to winning ways for Abingdon Conservative Club even without the missing Dave Dix and Phil Adams. They still managed a 6-0 victory at their old stamping ground Abingdon United. Despite the margin of the win the doll difference on the night was only 7 dolls! Rolling back the years for the Con Club Brian Clapton hit 10 dolls and Paul Barrett for the 3rd successive week hit double figures. For United it was Dave Hudson leading the reply with 9 dolls. 

In the Prem/A section the clash between the 2 previously unbeaten sides was another close encounter which resulted in a 4-2 win for Berinsfield SC A courtesy of a 1 doll winning 3rd leg at the Red Lion which puts the Berinsfield boys very well placed as leaders of the Premier section. Malcolm Jones recorded a maximum for the visitors and promptly followed it with a blob in the next leg!

Croft Nomads enjoyed a very sociable evening at the Wheatsheaf Didcot, helped by a 6-0 victory with double figure contributions from Steve Enock and Barry Townsend with 11 dolls each well supported by Alan Bell and Chris Jenkins both weighing in with 10 dolls

In the A section Stanford FC continued their strong start to the season winning their game at the College Oak 4-2. Steventon Sports A strengthened their position at the top of the A section beating the Plum Pudding, Scott Humphries and Derek Fletcher top scoring for the Sports with 9 dolls apiece and Terry Downes matched that score for the Plum.

In the B section it is WADS Bar heading the table with a 4th consecutive win 4-2 against The Fox Denchworth but on the night The Fox may have felt a little disappointed as they actually scored 42 dolls against the 40 scored by the winners! Derrick Brown scored 11 dolls for WAD’s. It was a similar close encounter at the Croft Bar whose 4-2 victory over the Fleur de Lys B side only featuring 66 dolls in total across the 3 legs.

A 4-2 victory was also secured by The Plough West Hanney against Abingdon RBL for whom Paul Ealey hit a maximum, only the second one of the night throughout the league, but the home side with a strong contribution from Mark Wheeler came out with the win with only a 1 doll advantage overall and ironically that was in the leg which saw Paul hit his maximum!!

The C section saw wins for Grove RFC, Harwellian B who included an equal top scoring 11 dolls on the night from Gary Daluz Veira and The Earl Of Abingdon A, In the D section had wins for The Bell A, Earl of Abingdon B to complete a winning double for the Earl sides and The Fox, Boars Hill for whom Rory Mangan top scored with 10 dolls against the soon to be “home again” North Star. We should mention our thanks to The Plough who have kindly “hosted” the Star whilst renovations have taken place. The pub should re-open next week!

The E section saw Challow & Childrey outscored by 1 doll on the night by Berinsfield SC B, but were still able to emerge winners on the night. Eight Bells Eaton had a very welcome 6-0 win when they visited The Crown and in the section it was a 4-2 win for current leaders The Brewery Tap and The Lamb A.

The G section which is made up almost entirely of new teams this season saw The Old Anchor claim local bragging rights when they defeated near neighbours The Black Swan and fellow newcomers The Seven Stars were 4-2 victors against The White Hart B.

The G section also included something last week that is/maybe/probably is a record that is a first in all of the history. There are 6 of the 7 sections led by teams who have won all their games played so far. Interestingly 2 of the teams are Rugby Clubs, 4 are predominately social clubs and only 2 are traditional “hostelries”, that together with our 3 football club based teams is confirmation that Aunt Sally is a game for everyone. This maybe/probably is representative of our licensed premises in these times, but it is good for our game that Aunt Sally is still able to be played in so many places.

An apology from me to anyone whose individual total scores I have missed in recent weeks (including this one) which I know includes Steve Fernback of the Fox Boars Hill, Dean Bowler of the Red Lion and I am sure several more. Not deliberate I promise!!

And now for a couple of  reminders:- 

Firstly, Competition entries for the Singles, Pairs, Captains and Secretaries (all open to all registered players from any section) need to be with us by next week with a closing date of May 31st (all competitions need a minimum entry of 8 and entry is just £1 per person) and will be played at Abingdon United on Sunday 28th June.

Secondly, already a number of fixtures have been postponed for sound reasons and these need to be re-arranged. Would the Captains/Secretaries please confirm the new dates as soon as possible to me please because the re-arranged games will need to be entered by the Committee in the week when they should have originally been played. Any fixtures not mutually arranged or played by the end of June may see the points to awarded against the side who originally requested the re-arrangement.

Thirdly, On Wednesday 17th June England are in World Cup action and will almost affect out fixtures that night with, hopefully, most it not all players, wanting to watch the game live. We will within the next week issue some guidance as to what the options (again they need to be mutually agreed) for fulfilling the fixtures scheduled that night.

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Summer 2026 Week 4 Results

Match Results

P/A – Abingdon Conservative Club 6 – Abingdon United A 0; Legs (16-15, 17-15, 21-17)

P/A – College Oak A 2 – Stanford-in-the-Vale FC 4; Legs (17-19, 18-20, 19-17)

P/A – Red Lion Drayton A 2 – Berinsfield SC A 4; Legs (18-24, 20-18, 18-19)

P/A – Steventon Sports SC A 6 – Plum Pudding 0; Legs (23-19, 19-16, 20-19)

P/A – The Wheatsheaf Didcot 0 – Croft Nomads 6; Legs (14-18, 16-25, 16-24)

B – Abingdon Utd C 1 – The Vine 5; Legs (10-15, 14-17, 11-11)

B – Royal Oak Didcot 0 – The Bear and Ragged Staff 6; Legs (7-13, 8-11, 13-15)

B – The Croft Bar 4 – Fleur De Lys B 2; Legs (14-12, 11-10, 9-10)

B – The Fox Denchworth 2 – WADS Bar A 4; Legs (8-9, 19-18, 13-15)

B – The Plough W.Hanney 4 – Abingdon RBL 2; Legs (15-14, 16-16, 12-12)

C – Fleur De Lys A 3 – The Plough Long Wittenham 3; Legs (13-16, 11-11, 15-12)

C – Grove RFC 4 – Waggon and Horses 2; Legs (10-11, 14-8, 18-11)

C – Harwellian B 6 – The Bell Grove B 0; Legs (16-9, 12-8, 15-14)

C – The Boundary House 0 – The Earl of Abingdon B 6; Legs (10-15, 14-15, 14-17)

D – The Bell Grove A 5 – The College Oak B 1; Legs (9-9, 13-8, 15-7)

D – The Earl of Abingdon A 5 – Steventon Sports SC B 1; Legs (13-6, 15-6, 10-10)

D – The Fox Boars Hill 6 – North Star 0; Legs (12-6, 18-7, 18-13)

D – WADS Bar B 3 – Prince of Wales Shippon 3; Legs (12-14, 9-9, 13-7)

E – Berinsfield SC B 2 – Challow and Childrey CC 4; Legs (10-11, 11-12, 12-9)

E – Hanney RBL 6 – Red Lion Drayton B 0; Legs (16-13, 11-8, 12-10)

E – The Crown Marcham A 0 – Eight Bells Eaton 6; Legs (7-17, 7-14, 11-14)

E – The Midget @Roaring Raindrop 3 – The Lamb Wantage B 3; Legs (10-10, 10-15, 13-6)

F – RAL SC 2 – The Crown Marcham B 4; Legs (11-8, 7-8, 5-11)

F – The Brewery Tap 4 – Harwellian A 2; Legs (7-8, 12-9, 14-10)

F – The Lamb Wantage A 4 – Marcham Centre B 2; Legs (11-12, 13-6, 17-11)

F – The White Hart Harwell A 1 – The George Sutton Courtenay 5; Legs (7-11, 8-11, 5-5)

G – Oxford RFC 5 – The Black Horse E.Hanney B 1; Legs (9-0, 5-5, 13-1)

G – The Old Anchor 4 – The Black Swan 2; Legs (6-8, 12-6, 11-9)

G – The Plough Appleton 2 – The Red Lion Northmoor 4; Legs (10-10, 6-13, 8-8)

G – The Seven Stars Marsh Baldon 4 – The White Hart Harwell B 2; Legs (13-5, 10-12, 12-7)

Blobbers

Aiden Kent (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Angela Barry (Harwellian A), Ben Norton (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Caroline Shah (RAL SC), Chris Sheldon (The Old Anchor), Darren Webb (Prince of Wales Shippon), Dave Given (The Crown Marcham A), James Harvey (The Wheatsheaf Didcot), Jess Hollis (L) (The Old Anchor), John Simmons (Abingdon United A), Jon Simons (The White Hart Harwell A), Justin New (The Black Horse E.Hanney B), Marion Belcher (Marcham Centre B), Mark Pembroke (Stanford-in-the-Vale FC), Martin Day (Stanford-in-the-Vale FC), Michelle Walton (Steventon Sports SC B), Mike Russell (Red Lion Drayton B), Nick Faulkner (The College Oak B), Ricky Dodsworth (The Crown Marcham A), Ryan Frost (The Plough Appleton), Steve Winfield (The White Hart Harwell B), Stuart Brown (The Crown Marcham B).

Sixers

Malcolm Jones (Berinsfield SC A), Paul Ealey (S) (Abingdon RBL).

Fivers

Alan Bell 2-3-5 (Croft Nomads) – Week 4

Brian Clapton 2-5-3 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 4

Dave Hudson 5-3-1 (Abingdon United A) – Week 4

Derrick Brown 3-5-3 (WADS Bar A) – Week 4

Glenn Woolley 2-5-2 (Red Lion Drayton A) – Week 4

Ian Rogers (S) 5-2-2 (Red Lion Drayton A) – Week 4

Jon Steele (C) 1-5-2 (The Old Anchor) – Week 4

Mark Wheeler 5-1-3 (The Plough W.Hanney) – Week 4

Paul Barrett 2-3-5 (Abingdon Conservative Club) – Week 4

Scott Humphries 2-5-2 (Steventon Sports SC A) – Week 4

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Week 4 action

A warmer night in prospect for tonight’s fixtures with some interesting contests scheduled. A number of teams are looking to maintain their winning starts to the season and the leaders of the A section The Red Lion A entertain the leaders of the Premier, Berinsfield SC A. Both sides have won all 3 of their opening fixtures with the Lion defeating both last year’s Premier winners and runners up, with Dean Bowler in fine early season form with 2 maximums to his name already and a 3 doll team handicap advantage for the home side this should be a close encounter. There’s also a contest between 2 unbeaten sides in the E section featuring the Red Lion B side although with bye already and a deferred tie they are only defending a 1 game winning start when they travel to Hanney RBL who have got off to a 3 game winning start to their season.

The F section also has the unbeaten newcomers Oxford RFC hosting another 2026 newcomer, The Black Horse B as the Rugby Club look to build on their 3 game winning start.

A few local derbies in store later, in the Premier it’s Abingdon Con Club strengthened last week by the return of Phil Adams entertain Abingdon United A. In the D section league leaders The Prince of Wales make the short trip from Shippon to Wootton where they will face WAD’s Bar B. The G section sees another Abingdon walking distance derby with The Old Anchor making their way to The Black Swan.

With 27 matches scheduled tonight and the promise of a warmer and drier evening with over 430 of us picking up our sticks let’s look forward to a good evening of Aunt Sally. 

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