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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]
In 1871 the Rugby Football Union, the governing body for rugby union in England, was formed by 21 rugby clubs, and the first international match, which involved England, was played in Scotland. The England national team compete annually in the Six Nations Championship , and are former world champions after winning the 2003 Rugby World Cup .
The Borough of Rugby is a local government district with borough status in Warwickshire, England. The borough comprises the town of Rugby where the council has its headquarters, and the rural areas surrounding the town.
4.1 Location map templates. 4.2 Creating new map definitions. Toggle the table of contents. Module: Location map/data/England South West RFU. 2 languages.
Map of South West England, showing the boundaries of the County Rugby Unions and those areas that generally compete in the w:South West Premier and its feeder leagues. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 170% Geographic limits: West: 6.5W; East: 0.2E; North: 52.7N; South: 49.8N; Date: 3 September 2017: Source
Rugby in England may refer to: Rugby union in England; Rugby league in England; Rugby, Warwickshire, a town in England, namesake of the sport of rugby football
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. Newbold was historically a village in its own right, but was incorporated into Rugby in 1932. [1]
The English rugby union league pyramid is topped by the Premiership. Below this are the Championship and National Leagues 1 to 3. Below this are the Championship and National Leagues 1 to 3. Below this, the structure is split geographically into four regions: Midlands, North, London and South East, and South West.