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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).
Rugby's position on a hill overlooking the Avon, made it an ideal location for a defended Dobunni watch settlement. During the Roman period the Roman town of Tripontium was established on the Watling Street Roman road around 3.4 miles (5.5 km) north-east of what is now Rugby, this was later abandoned when the Romans left Britain. [4]
It was created by a merger of the municipal borough of Rugby (which covered the town of Rugby) and the Rugby Rural District. [7] The new district was named Rugby after its largest settlement. [ 8 ] The district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor , continuing Rugby's series ...
On 17 August 2012, the Rugby Advertiser released an announcement, [3] within which was an RFU statement, which confirmed that the Lions had failed to pay off their debts in time, and had been removed from National League 2 South. It did not however say anything concerning whether or not the Lions would still compete in any division in 2012–13.
VS Rugby changed its name to Rugby United in 2000, and to Rugby Town in 2005. In both cases there was a degree of controversy amongst the supporter base. Valley came close to promotion twice under manager Dave Stringer in the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons.
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Rugby and its surrounding area had several brushes with some of the most important events in English history. "Guy Fawkes House" in Dunchurch. The Rugby area has associations with the Gunpowder Plot – On the eve of the plot on 5 November 1605, the plotters stayed at an inn in nearby Dunchurch to await news of the plot.
Pages in category "Rugby, Warwickshire" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...