Midlands 2 East (South) is a level 7 English
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the Comparison of rugby league and rugby union, two codes of ru ...
league and level 2 of the
Midlands League
The Midlands Football League is a junior football league based in the Tayside area of Scotland. The league sits at level 6 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Highland Football League.
Founded in 2021, the inau ...
, made up of teams from the southern part of the
East Midlands
The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the ITL 1 statistical regions of England, first level of International Territorial Level, ITL for Statistics, statistical purposes. It comprises the eastern half of the area tradi ...
region including sides from
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council ...
,
Leicestershire,
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by
two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...
and occasionally
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and North ...
and
Oxfordshire, who play home and away matches throughout the season. When this division began in 1992 it was known as Midlands East 1, until it was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South) ahead of the 2000–01 season. Further restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 2009–10 season, led to the current name of Midlands 2 East (South).
Promoted teams tend to move up to
Midlands 1 East
Regional 2 East Midlands is an English level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in the eastern region of the Midlands, including sides from Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and occasio ...
with the champions going up automatically and the runners up having to play a playoff against the runners up from
Midlands 2 East (North)
Midlands 2 East (North) is a level 7 English Rugby Union league and level 2 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and the occas ...
for their place. Demoted teams typically drop to
Midlands 3 East (South)
Midlands 3 East (South) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and occ ...
. Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the
RFU Intermediate Cup
The RFU Intermediate Cup is a rugby union national knockout cup competition in England run by the Rugby Football Union. It is contested by teams at level 7 of the English rugby union system. While the competition is a national one, it is howeve ...
- a level 7 national competition.
2021-22
Participating teams & locations
2020–21
Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified ...
, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.
2019–20
Participating teams & locations
2018–19
Participating teams & locations
2017–18
Participating teams & locations
Teams 2016-17
*Belgrave
*Luton
*Lutterworth
*Market Harborough
*Melton Mowbray
*Oadby Wanderers
*
Oakham
Oakham is the county town of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, east of Leicester, south-east of Nottingham and west of Peterborough. It had a population of 10,922 in the 2011 census, estimated at 11,191 in 2019. Oakham is to the west ...
*Old Laurentians (relegated from
Midlands 1 East
Regional 2 East Midlands is an English level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in the eastern region of the Midlands, including sides from Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and occasio ...
)
*
Olney Olney may refer to:
Places Australia
* Olney Parish, New South Wales England
* Olney, Buckinghamshire, a town near Milton Keynes, England
United States
* Olney, Alabama
* Olney, Georgia - see List of places in Georgia (U.S. state) (I–R)
* Ol ...
*Oundle (promoted from
Midlands 3 East (South)
Midlands 3 East (South) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and occ ...
)
*
Peterborough
Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...
*
Rushden & Higham
*Stamford (transferred from
Midlands 2 East (North)
Midlands 2 East (North) is a level 7 English Rugby Union league and level 2 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and the occas ...
)
*Vipers
Teams 2015-16
*Belgrave (relegated from
Midlands 1 East
Regional 2 East Midlands is an English level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in the eastern region of the Midlands, including sides from Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and occasio ...
)
*
Biggleswade
Biggleswade ( ) is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Central Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire, England. It lies on the River Ivel, 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Bedford. Its population was 16,551 in the 2011 United ...
*Leicester Forest
*Lutterworth
*Market Harborough
*Melton Mowbray (promoted from
Midlands 3 East (North))
*Oadby Wanderers
*
Oakham
Oakham is the county town of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, east of Leicester, south-east of Nottingham and west of Peterborough. It had a population of 10,922 in the 2011 census, estimated at 11,191 in 2019. Oakham is to the west ...
*
Olney Olney may refer to:
Places Australia
* Olney Parish, New South Wales England
* Olney, Buckinghamshire, a town near Milton Keynes, England
United States
* Olney, Alabama
* Olney, Georgia - see List of places in Georgia (U.S. state) (I–R)
* Ol ...
*
Peterborough
Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...
*
Rushden & Higham (promoted from
Midlands 3 East (South)
Midlands 3 East (South) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and occ ...
)
*Vipers (promoted from
Midlands 3 East (South)
Midlands 3 East (South) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and occ ...
)
Teams 2014-15
*
Biggleswade
Biggleswade ( ) is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Central Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire, England. It lies on the River Ivel, 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Bedford. Its population was 16,551 in the 2011 United ...
(promoted from
Midlands 3 East (South)
Midlands 3 East (South) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and occ ...
)
*
Dunstablians
*Leicester Forest
*Lutterworth
*Market Harborough
*Northampton Old Scouts
*Oadby Wyggestonians
*
Oakham
Oakham is the county town of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, east of Leicester, south-east of Nottingham and west of Peterborough. It had a population of 10,922 in the 2011 census, estimated at 11,191 in 2019. Oakham is to the west ...
*
Olney Olney may refer to:
Places Australia
* Olney Parish, New South Wales England
* Olney, Buckinghamshire, a town near Milton Keynes, England
United States
* Olney, Alabama
* Olney, Georgia - see List of places in Georgia (U.S. state) (I–R)
* Ol ...
*
Peterborough
Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...
(relegated from
Midlands 1 East
Regional 2 East Midlands is an English level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in the eastern region of the Midlands, including sides from Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and occasio ...
)
*Stewarts & Lloyds (promoted from
Midlands 3 East (South)
Midlands 3 East (South) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and occ ...
)
*Wellingborough
Teams 2013-14
*
Dunstablians
*Leicester Forest
*Leighton Buzzard
*Lutterworth
*Market Harborough
*
Newbold-on-Avon
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 historical ...
(transferred from
Midlands 2 West (South)
Midlands 2 West (South) is a level seven English rugby union league and level two of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the West Midlands region including Herefordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, W ...
)
*Northampton BBOB
*Northampton Old Scouts
*Oadby Wyggestonians
*
Olney Olney may refer to:
Places Australia
* Olney Parish, New South Wales England
* Olney, Buckinghamshire, a town near Milton Keynes, England
United States
* Olney, Alabama
* Olney, Georgia - see List of places in Georgia (U.S. state) (I–R)
* Ol ...
*
Rushden & Higham (promoted from
Midlands 3 East (South)
Midlands 3 East (South) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and occ ...
)
*Wellingborough
Teams 2012–13
*
Biggleswade
Biggleswade ( ) is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Central Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire, England. It lies on the River Ivel, 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Bedford. Its population was 16,551 in the 2011 United ...
(promoted from
Midlands 3 East (South)
Midlands 3 East (South) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and occ ...
)
*Bugbrooke
*
Dunstablians
*Huntingdon & District
*
Leighton Buzzard
Leighton Buzzard ( ) is a market town in Bedfordshire, England, in the southwest of the county and close to the Buckinghamshire border. It lies between Aylesbury, Tring, Luton/ Dunstable and Milton Keynes, near the Chiltern Hills. It is n ...
(relegated from
Midlands 1 East
Regional 2 East Midlands is an English level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in the eastern region of the Midlands, including sides from Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and occasio ...
)
*Lutterworth
*Market Harborough
*Northampton BBOB (promoted from
Midlands 3 East (South)
Midlands 3 East (South) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and occ ...
)
*Northampton Old Scouts
*Oadby Wyggestonians
*Vipers
*Wellingborough
After leading the division from matchday 1, Huntingdon & District were pipped to the title by Bugbrooke by way of bonus points on the season's final day. Huntingdon were promoted alongside Bugbrooke to Midlands 1 East following a playoff victory over the second placed team from Midlands 2 East (North),
Oakham
Oakham is the county town of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, east of Leicester, south-east of Nottingham and west of Peterborough. It had a population of 10,922 in the 2011 census, estimated at 11,191 in 2019. Oakham is to the west ...
. Biggleswade joined Vipers in the relegation places following a final day defeat to Oadby Wyggestonians.
Teams 2011–12
*Bugbrooke
*
Dunstablians
*Huntingdon
*Long Buckby
*Lutterworth
*Market Harborough
*Northampton Old Scouts
*Oadby Wygstonians
*
Peterborough Lions
*Stockwood Park
*Vipers
*Wellingborough
Teams 2010-11
*Bugbrooke
*Huntingdon and District
*Leicester Forest
*Lutterworth
*Market Harborough
*Northampton BBOB
*Northampton Old Scouts
*
Peterborough Lions
*Stewarts and Lloyds
*Stockwood Park
*
Towcestrians
*Vipers
Original teams
Teams in
Midlands 2 East (North)
Midlands 2 East (North) is a level 7 English Rugby Union league and level 2 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and the occas ...
and Midlands 2 East (South) were originally part of a single division called Midlands 1 East, which contained the following sides when in was introduced in 1992:
*
Amber Valley
Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in the east of Derbyshire, England, taking its name from the River Amber. It covers a semi-rural zone with four main towns whose economy was based on coal mining and remains to some ext ...
- relegated from
Midlands 2 East (9th)
*
Ampthill
Ampthill () is a town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, between Bedford and Luton, with a population estimate of 8,100 (Mid year estimate 2017 from the ONS). It is administered bAmpthill Town Council The ward of Ampthill which also i ...
- promoted from
East Midlands/Leicestershire (5th)
*
Belgrave Belgrave may refer to:
Places
*Belgrave, Cheshire, an English village
*Belgrave, Leicester an English district
*Belgrave, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia
**Belgrave railway line
**Belgrave railway station, Melbourne
**Belgrave (Puffing B ...
- promoted from
East Midlands/Leicestershire (3rd)
*
Chesterfield Panthers - promoted from
Nott, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (champions)
*
Dronfield
Dronfield is a town in North East Derbyshire, England, which includes Dronfield Woodhouse and Coal Aston. It lies in the valley of the River Drone between Chesterfield and Sheffield. The Peak District National Park is to the west. The nam ...
- promoted from
Nott, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (5th)
*
Hinckley
Hinckley is a market town in south-west Leicestershire, England. It is administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley is the third largest settlement in the administrative county of Leicestershire, after Leicester and Lough ...
- promoted from
East Midlands/Leicestershire (champions)
*
Luton
Luton () is a town and unitary authority with borough status, in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 census, the Luton built-up area subdivision had a population of 211,228 and its built-up area, including the adjacent towns of Dunstable a ...
- promoted from
East Midlands/Leicestershire (4th)
*
Mellish - promoted from
Nott, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (4th)
*
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe () is an Industrial city, industrial town and unparished area in the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England of which it is the main administrative centre. Scunthorpe had an es ...
- relegated from
Midlands 2 East (10th)
*
Spalding - promoted from
Nott, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (runners up)
*
Stewarts & Lloyds
Stewarts & Lloyds was a steel tube manufacturer with its headquarters in Glasgow at 41 Oswald Street. The company was created in 1903 by the amalgamation of two of the largest iron and steel makers in Britain, A. & J. Stewart & Menzies, Coatbridg ...
- relegated from
Midlands 2 East (11th)
*
Stoneygate
Stoneygate is part of the City of Leicester, England.
Situated on the south-east side of the city some two miles from the centre, Stoneygate is a mainly residential suburb characterised by its large Victorian houses. It straddles the London Road ...
- promoted from
East Midlands/Leicestershire (runners up)
*
West Bridgford
West Bridgford is a town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Rushcliffe in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies immediately south of the city of Nottingham, from which the River Trent divides it. Forming part of the Nott ...
- promoted from
Nott, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (3rd)
Midlands 2 East (South) honours
Midlands East 1 (1992–1993)
Midlands 2 East (North)
Midlands 2 East (North) is a level 7 English Rugby Union league and level 2 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and the occas ...
and Midlands 2 East (South) were originally part of a single tier 7 division called Midlands East 1. Promotion was to
Midlands 2 and relegation to
Midlands East 2.
Midlands East 1 (1993–1996)
The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from
North 1
North Premier was a level five league in the English rugby union system, with the fourteen teams drawn from across Northern England. The other leagues at this level were London & South East Premier, Midlands Premier and South West Premier. ...
were combined to create
National 5 North, meaning that Midlands 1 East dropped to become a tier 8 league. Promotion and relegation continued to
Midlands 2 and
Midlands East 2.
Midlands East 1 (1996–2000)
At the end of the 1995–96 season
National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands East 1 returned to being a tier 7 league. Promotion and relegation continued to
Midlands 2 and
Midlands East 2.
Midlands 3 East (South) (2000–2009)
Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands East 1 split into two tier 7 regional leagues -
Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South). Promotion was now to
Midlands 2 East (formerly Midlands 2) and relegation to
Midlands 4 East (South)
Midlands 4 East (South) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Lincol ...
(formerly Midlands East 2).
Midlands 2 East (South) (2009–present)
League restructuring by the
RFU
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the national governing body for rugby union in England. It was founded in 1871, and was the sport's international governing body prior to the formation of what is now known as World Rugby (WR) in 1886. It prom ...
meant that Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South) were renamed as
Midlands 2 East (North)
Midlands 2 East (North) is a level 7 English Rugby Union league and level 2 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and the occas ...
and Midlands 2 East (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 7. Promotion was now to
Midlands 1 East
Regional 2 East Midlands is an English level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in the eastern region of the Midlands, including sides from Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and occasio ...
(formerly Midlands 2 East) and relegation to
Midlands 3 East (South)
Midlands 3 East (South) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and occ ...
(formerly Midlands 4 East (South)).
Promotion play-offs
Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of
Midlands 2 East (North)
Midlands 2 East (North) is a level 7 English Rugby Union league and level 2 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and the occas ...
and Midlands 2 East (South) for the third and final promotion place to
Midlands 1 East
Regional 2 East Midlands is an English level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in the eastern region of the Midlands, including sides from Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and occasio ...
(asides from 2008-09 which was played between the runners up of Midlands 2 West (South) and Midlands 2 East (North) due to RFU restructuring). The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the Midlands 2 East (South) teams have ten wins to the Midlands 2 East (North) teams eight; and the home team has won promotion on thirteen occasions compared to the away teams five.
Number of league titles
*
Northampton Old Scouts (3)
*
Leighton Buzzard
Leighton Buzzard ( ) is a market town in Bedfordshire, England, in the southwest of the county and close to the Buckinghamshire border. It lies between Aylesbury, Tring, Luton/ Dunstable and Milton Keynes, near the Chiltern Hills. It is n ...
(2)
*
Old Northamptonians (2)
*
Towcestrians (2)
*
Wellingborough
Wellingborough ( ) is a large market and commuter town in the unitary authority area of North Northamptonshire in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, 65 miles from London and from Northampton on the north side of the River ...
(2)
*
Ampthill
Ampthill () is a town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, between Bedford and Luton, with a population estimate of 8,100 (Mid year estimate 2017 from the ONS). It is administered bAmpthill Town Council The ward of Ampthill which also i ...
(1)
*
Banbury
Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. It had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census.
Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding area of north Oxfordshire ...
(1)
*
Belgrave Belgrave may refer to:
Places
*Belgrave, Cheshire, an English village
*Belgrave, Leicester an English district
*Belgrave, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia
**Belgrave railway line
**Belgrave railway station, Melbourne
**Belgrave (Puffing B ...
(1)
*
Bugbrooke
Bugbrooke is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, on a ridge overlooking the valley of the River Nene.
Location
Bugbrooke is situated about south west of Northampton and 5 miles (8 km) north of Towcester. The M1, one o ...
(1)
*
Dunstablians (1)
*
Hinckley
Hinckley is a market town in south-west Leicestershire, England. It is administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley is the third largest settlement in the administrative county of Leicestershire, after Leicester and Lough ...
(1)
*
Huntingdon & District (1)
*
Kettering
Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located north of London and north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of ...
(1)
*
Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Linco ...
(1)
*
Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray () is a town in Leicestershire, England, north-east of Leicester, and south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, known below Melton as the Wreake. The town had a population 27,670 in 2019. The town is sometimes pro ...
(1)
*
Nottingham Moderns (1)
*
Oadby Wyggestonians (1)
*
Olney Olney may refer to:
Places Australia
* Olney Parish, New South Wales England
* Olney, Buckinghamshire, a town near Milton Keynes, England
United States
* Olney, Alabama
* Olney, Georgia - see List of places in Georgia (U.S. state) (I–R)
* Ol ...
(1)
*
Peterborough
Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...
(1)
*
Peterborough Lions (1)
*
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe () is an Industrial city, industrial town and unparished area in the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England of which it is the main administrative centre. Scunthorpe had an es ...
(1)
*
South Leicester (1)
Note
See also
*
Midlands RFU
*
East Midlands RFU
*
Leicestershire RU
*
English rugby union system
Men's Rugby union in England consists of 106 leagues, which includes professional leagues at the highest level, down to amateur regional leagues. Promotion and relegation are in place throughout the system.
Women's Rugby union in England cons ...
*
Rugby union in England
Rugby union in England is one of the leading professional and recreational team sports. 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 invol ...
References
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