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Home of The Bulls - RUGBY FOR ALL #ONECLUB #COYB
The Graf UK Stadium, OX15 4AF
Joined December 2011
Partnership Announcement: Oxford Cavaliers RLFC & Banbury RUFC. Oxford Cavaliers RLFC and Banbury RUFC are thrilled to announce an exciting and historic new partnership. #OxfordCavaliers #BanburyRUFC #Rugby.#Cavs ⚔️ #Bulls 🐂
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Premiership and World cup star Joins Banbury RUFC's Coaching team. Banbury RUFC are delighted to announce the signing of former Tonga international Soane Tonga'uiha as player-coach.
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Get in @ABarbeary! He's only gone and scored on his @WaspsRugby Premiership debut! He loves a try on debut 💪. #oneofourown
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Full time! Banbury 29 Bournemouth 10. What a result, the boys gave it everything and got their rewards. The Bulls are staying up! . Thank you so much for the support this afternoon. Incredible scenes!
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You bet he can! You bloody beauty! Ed Phillips adds the extras in added time for the win. Is there a better feeling? Bournemouth 20 Banbury 21 FT!. What a comeback from the Bulls. Great determination from the boys 💪
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Champions!!! Full time: Banbury 20 Chinnor 5. Incredible boys, 4 years in a row! Amazing!
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FT Banbury 28 RWB 19! What a result. The boys did us proud today. Huge roar at full-time. They had to dig deep. Most of the second half down to 14 men. 5 massive points for the Bulls!
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Fresh from his try scoring debut for Wasps, Alfie Barbeary gave up his evening to help training with our U13’s. He stayed behind to answer some questions and pass down some advice to the boys. Thank you for giving up your evening and a massive well done on last weekends debut!
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Full time! Banbury 34 Camberley 24. From 0-12 down after 6 mins to the biggest win of the season! Incredible. Lost for words. What a team performance. Roared on by the Banbury faithful. It doesn't get any better than that!
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BANBURY WIN!!!! Absolutely incredible scenes. 13 men Banbury hang on for a brilliant victory. Passion, determination. Amazing from the boys. Banbury 31 Newbury 27
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Man of the match on debut, Louis Tooth! Only 18 but awesome shift from the big man. What a boy!
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Full time! Banbury 23 Oxford Harlequins 17. What a shift from the boys. Results mean we're top of the league as well! What a team, what a club 💪 . #COYB
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Monster hit from @MattGoode13 if one tackle could sum up a game, this would be it! #boom #OwenFarrell
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Full time! Sutton & Epsom 22 Banbury 26. It wasn't pretty at times, but fantastic result. Bonus point win on the road, what more could you want?! . #COYB
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Amazing to see @ABarbeary in the 33 man squad for the final game of the Autumn Nations Cup!. Getting international recognition at such a young age is an incredible achievement. We're so proud to see all your hard work and dedication is paying off!. #oneofourown.
Squad update | 33 players have been called into training camp ahead of this Sunday's match against @FranceRugby 🏴🇫🇷. Uncapped @ABarbeary is named in the squad while @Jonathanjoseph0 withdraws with a calf injury. More details ⤵️. #QuilterInernationals #AutumnNationsCup.
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Delighted to announce that Banbury Bulls were selected as @EnglandRugby's Level 6, December Team of the Month! 🌹. Fantastic achievement boys!. #COYB
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Go on Alfie! Potential first team debut for one of our own 💪 we can't wait to watch this one!.
🗞️ TEAM NEWS 🗞️ . Your Wasps side for the first @GallagherUK @premrugby game back @ricoharena on Friday… . @BenjiVellacott9 and @Ryan_Millzy first starts. 2⃣ Potential @premrugby debuts for @ABarbeary and @TheoVuka #COYW 🐝🐝🐝. More at ➡️
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Full time: Banbury Bulls are your Oxfordshire County Cup Champions!!! Banbury 44 Witney 8. What a performance! #COYB.
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Full time! Drybrook 19 Banbury 27. Great game, plenty of passion from both sides. The Bulls are in to the final! Thank you to everyone who came and supported, what a special community we have 😊
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Banbury win!!! Bracknell held up over the line and the Bulls hang on for a brilliant victory. Full time: Banbury 25 Bracknell 22
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What a hit, what a try! One of the best individual efforts you’ll ever see from Sinamaki Tatofi. Huge shot, ball steal, stays on his feet, sprints 40m to extend the lead for the Bulls. Brilliant try Sina! . Credit: @RFU . Got to be another contender for #grassrootsbeauts
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What does today mean?! Everything! Red card after 30 minutes. Yellow card for the last 10 minutes. Never give up attitude. What a result boys 💪
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Best of luck to Dan Brady who is making the step up to National 1. A terrific talent who scored some incredible tries in his time at Banbury. We're proud to see one of our own making the next step in his rugby career and wish you all the success at Chinnor!.
🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨. We are thrilled to announce the signing of exciting winger Dan Brady from Banbury. Welcome to the Club, @bradydan123! 😀. Full story 👉
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2022/23 Veterans County Cup Champions! Like a fine wine 🏆 what a fantastic bunch this lot are. Great performances from everyone 👏
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AND THEY'RE OFF! The Banbury Bulls are safely on their way to Exeter - a good night's rest (!) and then off to Topsham to play @ExeterUniRFC in the @RFUSouthWest Play-Off Final. If you can't travel, follow the game here @BanburyRUFC #ComeOnYouBulls
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Average age of the starting lineup this afternoon - 21.8 . Average age of the bench - 39.3 . Combined experience: 18 international caps, 3 x World Cups. Some doing more of the heavy lifting than others. Bomb squad 💣
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Full time! Banbury 31 Quins/Bicester 14. The Old Nicks are your Veterans County Cup Champions! Great game played in good spirits. What vets rugby is all about!
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That moment when you're 4 times County Champions! Special times 💪
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What. A. Game!!!. Get in @ABarbeary 💪 Full Premiership debut and he's only gone and scored a hat-trick. We couldn't be prouder!. #oneofourown.
Full-time: 🐝 54-7 🐯 . 8⃣tries including a hat-trick from @ABarbeary on his first @premrugby start sees Wasps win handsomely @RicohArena! . #WeAreWasps 🐝
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Full time. Banbury 48 Bicester 0. Brilliant second half from the Bulls! Another County Cup final for Banbury!! 🏆 #COYB.
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They've only gone and done it!! What a result! Oxford Harlequins 11 Banbury 12. Horrible conditions. But the boys showed incredible character today 💪. #COYB.
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Delighted to see one of our own promoted to Wasps first team squad! Congratulations Alfie 💪.
✍🏽Wasps are delighted to announce that two of our young players, Alfie Barbeary and Will Simonds, have been promoted to the first team squad.
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"How'd the game go today?" . Conceded 102 points, but we won the boat race so overall positive.
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Not the result we wanted but every single one of them can hold their heads high! They've all done the shirt and Banbury proud today.
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Please welcome our new Defence Coach, Northampton Saint #2055, Aaron Hinkley!. Interview and further details below:.
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Please vote for Sina's awesome try for Banbury by liking the video below. Only takes a second!.
🏆🍕Try #8. 🏉@BanburyRUFC v West Bridgford. ❤️Like this tweet to cast a vote for this try!. #PapaJohnsCommunityCup
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What a result! Big underdogs but they've done it. 2021/22 you've been special!.
Full time. @BanburyRUFC 29 - 24 @ChinnorRFCThame . Great recovery from 29-5 for Chinnor but Banbury win the cup.
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Try Banbury, Pete Boulton!!! Yes Big Pete, dream return. Ish pops to Pete and he's through a gap and finishes with a dive under the posts. Everyone over to celebrate with him as well. You love to see it. Converted. Frome 3 Banbury 34
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What a shift from these boys! Thank you for all the incredible support. Difference maker again and again 💪
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THIS. IS. IT. The Bulls are away to Exeter Uni today in the SW 1 Promotion Play-Off Final at Topsham Sports Ground (EX3 0LY), KO 3pm. So jump in your car. or follow us at @BanburyRUFC This incredible team has done their Club and town proud this season so. COME ON YOU BULLS!
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Barnstorming Banbury! We don't mind seeing this try again 💪.
Hedging magnificent 🌳.Lovely hands 🤲.Kicking try 🏉 . This week's #GrassrootsBeauts comes from @BanburyRUFC 🙌
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Champions! What a team. What a club. Time to celebrate!!
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Yes Alfie! He loves a debut try 👊 #ProudClub #OneOfOurOwn.
U20s | 77' ENG 38 - 7 SCO. TRY | Alfie Barbeary takes a sublime offload from Cameron Redpath and scores for England. Con missed.
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Huge congratulations from everyone at Banbury Rugby Club to Alfie Barbeary who was selected for the England U18 squad for 2018! The Banbury Academy Colt has been captain for Wasps U18 Academy side this season and the Hooker scored an incredible 7 tries in his 4 games.
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These boys! What a performance. Fought till the end and won with the last kick of the game. Well done @OxfordshireRFU, there's going to be some serious celebrations tonight 👏
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Congratulations to former Minis/Juniors player Jessica Wiesheu, who made her England U18 debut vs Scotland at the weekend. Jessica was with us from the ages of 5 to 12 and now plays rugby for Worcester. Well done on a brilliant achievement. We could not be prouder! #OneOfOurOwn
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Congratulations to @BloxhamSchool Today's U18 schools plate winners. Brilliant effort, enjoy the celebrations!
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Congratulations to Alfie Barbeary who has made the England squad for next months U20 Championship! What a fantastic achievement from one of Banbury's former youth section players 🌹 #oneofourown.
U20s | Your 28-man England squad for next month's @WorldRugby U20 Championship in Argentina 🏆. Preview ➡
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Congratulations to Banbury Old Nicks. County Shield Champions!! Final score Banbury 49 Wheatley 19. Great contest, well done to both sides!
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First Premiership start for Alfie Barbeary 💪 not his usual position but we still can't wait to see him tear it up vs Leicester!.
🗞 TEAM NEWS . 🐝🆚🐯. Your Wasps side to face @LeicesterTigers tomorrow! . #COYW.
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Doing the business for Wasps again today as well! Great stuff Alfie 👏.
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Today's Banbury man of the match, Ken Key! His final game for the club and solid and reliable as ever. What a servant of the club this man has been. We wish you all the best for whatever you do in the future. There's always a pint waiting at the bar for you 🍻
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Ben George becomes third signing of the summer! Banbury continue to strengthen with the addition of Ben George who has moved to the area for work. Ben has spent the last couple years at Hartpury University, representing the 1st XV in the BUCS Super League.
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Amazing result for @OxfordshireRFU with a 14-21 win away at Notts, Lincs & Derby! Super proud of all our boys, what a fantastic start to the County season 💪
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Game underway after a brilliant minutes applause to remember Steve Boyle!
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Bulls 2023/24 season! The Bulls are on the move. Just one year after being moved from the South-West to the South-East region, we now move back to the Midlands after an eight-year absence. All senior fixtures are to be released at a later date.
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Couldn't have put it better ourselves! Amazing job. And the Bracknell physio team as well. Professionalism from all involved 👏.
Another thing that was a relief to see, these two young professionals taking the utmost care of Ken today @BanburyRUFC You were outstanding guys.
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Full-time. Old Centralians knock on over the line and it's all over. Banbury 17 Old Centralians 14. Brilliant efforts in defence. Tim Rogers would have loved that, well done boys!.
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Full time here at Henley! @OxfordshireRFU 40 Buckinghamshire 27. Really entertaining open game. Huge effort from everyone in that heat! . #ForDH8
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Unbelievable!!! What a comeback! Oxfordshire with the most incredible fight back to win 38-37 at Twickenham. What a game of 🏉
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Full time! Paviors 25 Banbury 31. Great game, so many young players stepping up for the Bulls this afternoon. The last twenty was full of fight from both teams. We wait to see the draw for the Semi Final which will be played in 2 week's time!
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Congratulations to today's Banbury Man of the Match, Jack Briggs! The 3 debutants were all brilliant but @jackbriggs14 was something else today 💪 usually a centre but starting at flanker. He was everywhere!
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Well done to the Banbury lads. an awesome shift in hot conditions. Your Club is very, very proud! #ComeOnYou Bulls
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Full time! Banbury 15 Old Patesians 5! Incredible performance from the Bulls. What a game! #COYB.
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Congratulations to Alfie Barbeary who's on the bench for England's U20 game this Friday! 🌹Incredible 💪 #oneofourown.
U20s | Your England team to face Scotland on Friday in the Six Nations, LIVE on @SkySports at 19:45 GMT:
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Congratulations to today's Banbury man of the match presented by today's lunch sponsor, MirrorSphere, Ed Phillips! A masterclass in playing 9 this afternoon. Made lots of friends along the way as well!
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Full time! Marlborough 22 Banbury 29. Great result on the road. 9 changes from last week but the boys really ground that out. 5 big points! Over to you now @BanburyUnitedFC!
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The Banbury Bulls Player of the Season goes to @SamStoop1! One of the best players to pull on a Banbury shirt. Always popular with the away fans. Brilliant player. Thank you Stoopy!
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Following the game today, the shirt auction raised £2090 for Frank Wise School as well as everything raised from the bucket shake during the game. Thank you all for donating so generously. What a community we have here at Banbury Rugby Club!. #oneclub
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Full time: Banbury 38 Marlborough 19. What a performance from the Bulls! That's how you react to a defeat, immense boys 💪. #COYB
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Pretty good this Barbeary fella. Could go far 😜.
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Great Oxon Cup write-up by @OxMailJackJ in today's @TheOxfordMail Nice piccies too! #OnlyOneBulls #Winners
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Some performance that 💪 2 tries, 2 assists. Have a day @ABarbeary! . Two @OxfordshireRFU youth products on the scoresheet tonight. Future is bright 👏.
"I'm loving back row. Still waiting for my move to centre!" 😂. Sure you could do a job anywhere on the field, Alfie! 😅. A star performance for @WaspsRugby this evening 👏. #HeinekenChampionsCup
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Full time! Witney 27 Banbury 38. Really entertaining game for the neutrals. Both sides gave it everything with the lead changing multiple times. Just the way you want to end the season!
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One minute left, Bulls can't be caught now. Can almost start the celebrations. The Bulls are staying up!.
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Man of the Match could only be one man, Dan Tooth! Captain fantastic, two tries, carried brilliantly, defended even better. What a shift 💪
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VIDEO highlights of Bulls v Pinley plus Coach Kerr's AMAZING celebrations online here.
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Full time. Banbury 104 Trowbridge 3. What a shift from the boys! Absolutely smashed it today 💪
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Full time! Sherborne 12 Banbury 69. What a second half against the wind. Some brilliant tries from the boys. Now to enjoy the bus trip home!
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Full time! Banbury 67 Marlborough 20. Highly entertaining game. Some great tries, some huge shots. But importantly it's another 5 points for the Bulls. What a bunch of boys 💪
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Banbury U14s progress to the County Cup Final!. They were pushed all the way by a Quins team that never gave up but ultimately the Banbury squad proved too strong and ran out comfortable winners. Have a read of David Thomas' match report on the website:
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Smashing it 💪.
120 - Alfie Barbeary gained 120 metres v Gloucester, the most by any player in @premrugby Round 2; it was also the most by a forward in the league since September 2017 (Paul Grant 140 for Bath v Newcastle) and the most by a Wasps forward since Opta have recorded this data. Sting.
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Congratulations to today's Banbury man of the match, Ed Phillips! Just two weeks after being near fatally wounded by a sniper, Red Ed used all his experience in a great performance. Controlled the tempo fantastically. Top shift 💪
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Yellow for Sherborne number 9. Multiple penalties and a shocking lid. .
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Happy retirement Dave! Done so much for local rugby. We look forward to seeing you back at the club when we get back to playing some rugby!.
I’m sure you will all join us in wishing Mr Allen a huge thank you for his services to PE and Sport in the Banbury area and a very happy retirement. A true gentleman and a real legend. From all the PE team here, you’ll be missed. #thankyoumrallen
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Today's Banbury Man of the Match, Tommy Gray. Said he was feeling it pre-game and had a hand in nearly all the tries today. Top performance Tommy!
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Full time: Beaconsfield 19 Banbury 38. Really close first half but the Bulls turned it on for the second! #COYB.
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Today's Banbury Men of the Match is the #19club Ed Phillips and Sam Stoop. Stoopy with some great tries and Ed Phillips who kept the boys believing when it looked like we'd lost. Some crucial kicking at the end as well. Brilliant job boys!
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Week 3 of Pre-season finished with a trip to Burton Dassett for a brutal fitness session. Huge respect to all the boys who came last night!.Over the next few weeks, we'll be rolling out some exciting new sponsorship opportunities and we've also got some new signings to announce!
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Banbury's man of the match, presented by todays match sponsor Banbury Rotary Club goes to, Tom Burman! Two tries and an incredible try saver, capped a brilliant overall performance! Some boy 💪
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