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Warwickshire 3
Warwickshire 3 was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Warwickshire 2 and there was no relegation. Following restructuring of the Warwickshire leagues at the end of 1991–92 season, Warwickshire 3 was cancelled and the teams transferred into the newly introduced Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4. Original teams When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams: *Alcester RFC, Alcester *Warwickian Rugby Union Football Club, AP Lockheed *Broadstreet Rugby Club, Caludon Castle *Coventrians RFC, Coventrians *Coventry Post Office RFC, Coventry Post Office *Coventry Technical RFC, Coventry Technical *Warwickian Rugby Union Football Club, Old Warwickians *Shipston-on-Stour Rugby Football Club, Shipston-on-Stour *Shottery RFC, Shottery *Warwickian Rugby Union Football Club, Warwick Warwickshire 3 honours Warwickshire 3 was a tier 10 league with promotion up to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate members. In 1845, the first laws were written by students attending Rugby School; other significant even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
