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Yorkshire 6
Yorkshire 6 was an English Rugby Union league which existed for a short period in the 2000s and throughout its existence it was the basement league of club rugby in Yorkshire. It was merged with Yorkshire 5 towards the end of the 2000s and the teams which would have been promoted into Yorkshire 5 that season were elevated to Yorkshire 4. At this point Yorkshire 5 became the basement league of Yorkshire club rugby. Original teams When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams: *Adwick-le-Street RUFC, Adwick-le-Street *Armthorpe RUFC, Armthorpe *Bridon RUFC, Bridon *De La Salle (Sheffield) RUFC, De La Salle (Sheffield) *Granville College RUFC, Granville College *Maltby Old Boys RUFC, Maltby Old Boys *Markham RUFC, Markham *Sheffield Medicals RUFC, Sheffield Medicals *Sheffield Oaks RUFC, Sheffield Oaks *Sheffield Steels RUFC, Sheffield Steels *Stocksbridge RUFC, Stocksbridge Yorkshire 6 Honours Yorkshire 6 (1987–1992) The original Yorkshire 6 was ... [...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] |
