Oxfordshire ready to get Bill Beaumont Men's County Championship defence underway

Oxfordshire captain Rob Coe is challenging his side to improve as they get the defence of their Bill Beaumont Senior Men's County Championship Division 3 crown underway this weekend. Oxfordshire will face Warwickshire in the only game in Division 3 Pool 1 this weekend and the first of their campaign so far. Ad Warwickshire can wrap up the Pool if they win this weekend having edged out Notts, Lincs & Derby 16-14 in a hard-fought encounter last time out.

RugbyWorld record crowd provides fitting end to historic Women's Six Nations01/05/2023 AT 15:17 Oxfordshire claimed Division 3 honours last year and Coe believes his side can carry that momentum into the new campaign. «Everyone is just excited to get going really, I was part of the team last year that went all the way and won it,» he said. «I think we are fairly confident that we can go and do it again this year.

»From a personal perspective, winning last year motivated me all season to up my own personal standards and everyone wants to try and push themselves again. «I think it is really on everyone's mind that it would be great to replicate last year.» Elsewhere, reigning champions Cornwall will aim to maintain their perfect start when they travel to Havant RFC to face Hampshire in Division 1 South. Cornwall, who lifted their seventh piece of Bill Beaumont Cup silverware last summer, defeated Somerset 28-19 on the opening weekend and captain Fraser Honey hopes his side can show more composure during Round 2.

He said: «It was my first match back following injury and I did feel a little rusty. »We made life hard for ourselves, we were lacking composure at times, trying to force the game which led to turnovers and then we compounded that on the penalty front. «We will come