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Broughton RUFC
Broughton Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union club based in Salford, Greater Manchester, which at the time of the club's founding in 1869 was in Lancashire, England. Its home venue is the Broughton Cricket & Rugby Club pitch on Yew Street. Broughton, although it currently occupies a low position in the English rugby union league system, is notable for its early important contributions to the development of rugby union most predominantly in the north of England, but also nationally. Broughton also hosted the first ever rugby match played under floodlights. History Broughton was the first Broughton football club in Manchester,Tony Collins, ''Rugby's great split: class, culture and the origins of rugby league football'', page 8, (Taylor & Francis), 2006, , founded by members of a club known in 1869 as Broughton College, formed from former pupils of Broughton College, a public school in Salford at the time. Its foundation in 1869 predates both the formation of Broughton Ran ...
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City Of Salford
The City of Salford () is a metropolitan borough within Greater Manchester, England. The borough is named after its main settlement, Salford. The borough covers the towns of Eccles, Swinton, Walkden and Pendlebury, as well as the villages and suburbs of Monton, Little Hulton, Boothstown, Ellenbrook, Clifton, Cadishead, Pendleton, Winton and Worsley. The borough has a population of 270,000, and is administered from the Salford Civic Centre in Swinton. Salford is the historic centre of the Salford Hundred an ancient subdivision of Lancashire. The City of Salford is the 5th-most populous district in Greater Manchester. The city's boundaries, set by the Local Government Act 1972, include five former local government districts. It is bounded on the southeast by the River Irwell, which forms part of its boundary with Manchester to the east, and by the Manchester Ship Canal to the south, which forms its boundary with Trafford. The metropolitan boroughs of Wigan, Bolton, and ...
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Charles Sawyer (sportsman)
Charles Montague Sawyer (20 March 1856 – 30 March 1921) was an English cricketer, and rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s and early 1890s. He played representative level cricket for Lancashire, Gentlemen of Lancashire, and at club level for Broughton Cricket Clu and representative level rugby union (RU) for England national rugby union team, England, and at club level for Broughton RUFC and Southport RFC, as a Three-quarters, e.g. Wing, or Centre. Cricket He appeared in two first-class matches with Lancashire County Cricket Club in 1884 as a right-handed batsman, scoring 21 runs with a highest score of 11 *. Rugby Charles Sawyer won caps for England national rugby union team, England while at Broughton RUFC in the 1879–80 Home Nations rugby union matches against Scotland, and scored a try in the 1880–81 Home Nations rugby union matches against Ireland. Personal life Sawyer married in 1886 in the Altrincham Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town ...
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Rugby Clubs Established In 1869
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English Rugby Union Teams
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North Lancashire 2
North Lancashire Division 2 was an English Rugby Union league for teams from North Lancashire. The division was initially known as North-West East 2 when it was created in 1987, and had a number of different names since with North Lancashire 2 being the longest running. Promotion from this division was into North Lancashire 1 but there was no relegation as this is the basement division of club rugby union in North Lancashire. This league, and the three other lowest level north west leagues, were replaced in 2015 by three county-specific leagues - Cheshire (South), Merseyside (West) and Lancashire (North). Participating Clubs 2014-15 *Bury *Carnforth *Clitheroe *Colne & Nelson *Crosby St Mary's *Eagle *Hutton (relegated from North Lancashire 1) *Mossley Hill (relegated from North Lancashire 1) *Newton-le-Willows *Old Bedians *Pendle Participating Clubs 2013-14 *Birchfield *Broughton *Bury (relegated from North Lancashire 1) *Carnforth *Clitheroe *Colne & Nelson *Crosby ...
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Captain (sports)
In team sport, captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. In either case, it is a position that indicates honor and respect from one's teammates – recognition as a leader by one's peers. In association football and cricket, a captain is also known as a skipper. Various sports have differing roles and responsibilities for team captains. Depending on the sport, team captains may be given the responsibility of interacting with game officials regarding application and interpretation of the rules. In many team sports, the captains represent their respective teams when the match official does the coin toss at the beginning of the game. The team captain, in some sports, is selected by the team coach, who may consider factors ranging from playing ability to leadership to serving as a good moral example to th ...
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Preston Grasshoppers R
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Dendermonde Rugby Club
Dendermonde RC is a Belgian rugby union club currently competing in Belgian Elite League. The club is based in Dendermonde in the Flemish Province of East Flanders. They are currently the only team from Flanders in the top flight. The official colours of the club are green and yellow. History The club was founded in 1962 under the name of SOS Rugby Sint-Gillis. The club's first game was against ASUB, resulting in a 13-20 loss. Developing a strong youth following, the turn of the 1990s saw the club push on with the construction of its own complex in the Van Langenhovestraat region. and won its first Belgian League Title in 2012 having previously won the 2nd Division title twice in 1970 and 2010. Dendermonde won the Belgian double in 2011/12 breaking the domination of the Walloon and Brussels based teams. In September 2017 Dendermonde became a global partner club of Leicester Tigers. Honours * Belgian Elite League ** Champions: 2012, 2016 * Belgian Second Division ** Champions ...
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Rochdale RUFC
Rochdale Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union non-professional team and RFU accredited club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. For the 2023 - 2024 season the first XV plays in Regional 2 North East, a level 6 league in the English league system, following the club's promotion from level 7 at the end of the 2021–22 season. The first XV are the most successful club in the Lancashire Trophy competition, winning the competition a total of 5 times. Each weekend the club field 3 senior male sides, a ladies XV, mini & junior teams from under 6's through to senior colts along with 3 Girls teams (U13, U15 & U18s). In the 2018/19 season the club formed its first adult age Ladies team. The 'Expendables' (over 35's) play invitational games during the season. Daniel Kelly, currently with Leicester Tigers and formerly one of Rochdale RUFC junior players, was selected for his first cap against Canada at Twickenham. and made his international debut for England on 10 Jul ...
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University Of Salford
, caption = Coat of ArmsUniversity of Salford , mottoeng = "Let us seek higher things" , established = 1850 - Pendleton Mechanics Institute 1896 – Royal Technical Institute, Salford 1967 – gained university status by Royal charter , type = Public , endowment = £1.4m (2020) , city = Salford , country = England, United Kingdom , campus = Urban, Parkland , administrative_staff = 2,781 , chancellor = Lucy Meacock , vice_chancellor = Helen Marshall , students = () , undergrad = () , postgrad = () , colours = Black and Red , affiliations = University AllianceAssociation of Commonwealth Universities North West Universities Association Northern ConsortiumUniversities UK , logo = , website = The Universit ...
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Frank Moss (rugby Union)
Frank Jacob Slazenger Moss (birth registered first ¼ 1860 – 9 August 1938) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s. He played at representative level for England, and Lancashire, and at club level for Broughton RUFC, as a forward. Background Frank Moss was born at 159 York Street, Cheetham, Manchester, Lancashire, and he died aged 78 of a heart attack in Belgrade, Maine, United States. Playing career Frank Moss won caps for England while at Broughton RUFC in the 1885 Home Nations Championship against Wales, and Ireland, and in the 1886 Home Nations Championship against Wales. Frank Moss won cap(s) for Lancashire while at Broughton RUFC including against Middlesex at The Oval on Saturday 12 March 1887, that was attended by the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. ...
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John Payne (rugby Union, Born 1858)
John Henry Payne (19 March 1858 – 4 January 1942) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s. He played at representative level for England national rugby union team, England, and Lancashire County Rugby Football Union, Lancashire (captain (sports), captain), and at club level for Broughton RUFC, as a Rugby union positions#Half-backs, half-back, e.g. Rugby union positions#Fly-half, fly-half, or Rugby union positions#Scrum-half, scrum-half, he died in Victoria Park, Manchester. Payne also played first-class cricket, first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club, Cambridge University in the 1880 season and for Lancashire County Cricket Club, Lancashire in 1883. Early life Payne was born in Broughton, Salford, Lancashire (now in Greater Manchester), the son of John Payne (cricketer, born 1828), John Brown Payne (1826–1887), also a cricketer and lawyer. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and St John's College, Cambridge. Rugby Internatio ...
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