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Rugby, Aspects of the Past, and Rugby, Further Aspects of the Past, by the Rugby Local History Group. Rugby: A Pictorial History, by E.W. Timmins (1990) ISBN 0-85033-700-3; Rugby's Railway Heritage, by Peter H Elliot (1985) ISBN 0-907917-06-2; Rugby Growth of a Town, by Eddy Rawlins & Andy Osborne (1988)
In 2010, a short local bypass was opened; it was the first part of the Rugby Western Relief Road. It runs from the A428 (Lawford Road), along the edge of the built-up area to the A4071 (road from Rugby through Bilton and Cawston), a little west of Cawston; it takes through heavy traffic off suburban housing roads such as Addison Road. On 10 ...
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The Helena Thompson Museum in Workington is opening its Workington Town RLFC archives of old photos, cups, memorabilia, including footage from the team's win at Wembley in the 1952 Challenge Cup.
The club was formed in 1946 under the name Rugby Town Amateurs. Their ground was at Thornfield. They joined the Central Amateur League in 1946, and were champions in 1947–48, after which they moved to the United Counties League. [1] In 1950 they amalgamated with Rugby Oakfield and from then on the name was shortened to Rugby Town.
Warwickian RUFC is a new rugby club established in 2004. It was formed by folding the two former clubs, Old Warwickian RFC and Warwick RFC, to produce one club for the playing and development of rugby in the town of Warwick and its environs. [1] Old Warwickian RUFC was formed in 1929 by the old boys of Warwick School, the Old Warwickian ...
After civic leaders found that "The Lawn" was inadequate for their needs, they elected to construct a purpose-built facility. In December 1937 the borough council approved the design of a new town hall, made by Ernest Prestwich of J.C. Prestwich & Sons, [8] at an estimated cost of £90,478 (equivalent to £7,374,389.58 in 2023), in spite of objections as to cost. [9]
There are currently 44 clubs affiliated with the union, with teams at both senior and junior level and are based in Warwickshire.The vast majority of the county's clubs compete in the Rugby Football Union Midland Division, with the exception of Coventry RFC (The English Championship) and the University Teams (who compete in the British Universities and Colleges Sport rugby competitions).