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Rugby is a market town in eastern Warwickshire, England, close to the River Avon.At the 2021 census, its population was 78,117, [1] making it the second-largest town in Warwickshire.
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).
The borough of Rugby has 41 civil parishes mainly covering the rural areas of the borough. Rugby town is an unparished area and so does not have a separate town council. [24] Here is a list of parishes in the borough, some of which contain several settlements. Where a parish contains more than one settlement these are listed in brackets: Ansty,
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.
Warwickshire 52°23′16″N 1°16′39″W / 52.3879°N 1.2774°W / 52.3879; - Newbold-on-Avon (usually shortened to just Newbold ) is a suburb of Rugby in Warwickshire , England, located around 1½ miles north-west of the town centre, it is adjacent to the River Avon from which the suffix is derived.
The 1st XV plays rugby in the Midland 5 West (South) League . The 2nd XV is a development side to bring new or young players through to the first team by playing alongside established players. 1 September 2007 saw the official opening of the new Warwickian Clubhouse jointly by the Mayor of Warwick and the President of Warwickshire RFU.
The building dates from 1842, and it historically housed the Gilbert company, makers of rugby footballs, founded by William Gilbert and his nephew James. In 1983, the company was taken over by Rodney Webb , a former England international rugby union player, who conceived the idea of turning the premises into a museum, as at the time there was ...
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.