The Warwickshire Rugby Football Union is a governing body for

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 it ...

in part of

The Midlands The Midlands (also referred to as Central England) are a part of England that broadly correspond to the Kingdom of Mercia of the Early Middle Ages, bordered by Wales, Northern England and Southern England. The Midlands were important in the In ...

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. The union is the constituent body of the

Rugby Football Union 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 pro ...

for the city of

Coventry Coventry ( or ) is a city in the West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its city status until the Middle Ages. The city is governed b ...

and the county of

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avo ...

. The current president is Steve Wilkes of the ''Old Coventrians'' club.

History

The Warwickshire RFU was created in 1914, after ceding from the now defunct Midland Counties Rugby Union.

County team

''Warwickshire'' play in the

County Championship The County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It b ...

. As of 2017, the representative side competes in Division 2. However, in the past, the county competed at a much higher level, winning the Bill Beaumont Cup (as it is now known) 10 times, the fourth best record in the competition. Honours * Bill Beaumont Cup: Winners 10 times; ''runners up'' 5 times *

County Championship Plate The Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2 (formerly known as County Championship Plate) is an annual rugby union competition in England between teams representing English counties. It was formed in 2002 as the County Championship Shield ...

: Winners (2): 2002, 2007

Affiliated Clubs

There are currently 44 clubs affiliated with the union, with teams at both senior and junior level and are based in

. The vast majority of the county's clubs compete in the

Rugby Football Union Midland Division The Rugby Football Union Midland Division is a rugby union governing body for the English Midlands and is part of the Rugby Football Union. Constituent Bodies * East Midlands * Leicestershire * North Midlands * Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire * Staffo ...

, with the exception of Coventry RFC (The English Championship) and the University Teams (who compete in the British Universities and Colleges Sport rugby competitions). In addition there are 4 District Unions who form the Inter-District Competition Committee. Warwickshire Schools Rugby Union consist of five schools districts: Coventry Schools, South Warwickshire Schools, North Warwickshire Schools, Rugby Schools and Solihull Schools. * A.E.I. * Alcester * Atherstone * Barkers Butts *

Bedworth Bedworth ( or locally ) is a market town and unparished area in the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire, England.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) : It is situated between Coventry, 6 miles (9.5 km) to the sout ...

* Berkswell & Balsall * Broadstreet *

Claverdon Claverdon is a village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England, about west of the county town of Warwick. Claverdon's toponym comes from the Old English for "clover hill". The hill is near the centre of t ...

* Coventrians *

* Coventry & Mid-Warwickshire * Coventry Corsairs * Coventry Saracens * Coventry University * Coventry Welsh * Dunlop * Earlsdon * Harbury *

Kenilworth Kenilworth ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Warwick District in Warwickshire, England, south-west of Coventry, north of Warwick and north-west of London. It lies on Finham Brook, a tributary of the River Sowe, which joins the ...

Keresley Keresley is a suburban village and civil parish in the City of Coventry, West Midlands, England, about north of Coventry city centre and southwest of Bedworth. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 791 falling to 713 ...

* Leamington * Manor Park *

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 ...

* Nuneaton Old Edwardians *

Nuneaton Nuneaton ( ) is a market town in the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth in northern Warwickshire, England, close to the county border with Leicestershire and West Midlands County.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) : Nuneaton ...

* Nuneaton & North Warwickshire * Old Coventrians * Old Laurentians * Old Leamingtonians * Old Wheatleyans * Pinley *

Rugby Lions The Rugby Lions, nicknamed The Lions, is an English rugby union club based in Rugby, Warwickshire. The club plays its home matches at Webb Ellis Road. Its developmental squad is known as the Crusaders. The club also has a ladies team known a ...

* Rugby St Andrews * Rugby Welsh * Rugby & District * Shipston-on-Stour *

Shottery Shottery, formerly a small village a mile west of Stratford-upon-Avon town centre, is now part of the town, though retaining the feeling of a distinct village. History and amenities Shottery has a village hallShottery Memorial Hall one seconda ...

* Silhillians *

Southam Southam () is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. Southam is situated on the River Stowe (called 'The Brook' by many locals), which flows from Napton-on-the-Hill and joins Warwickshire's ...

* South Warwickshire * Spartans * Stoke Old Boys *

Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon (), commonly known as just Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is situated on the River Avon, north-we ...

Sutton Coldfield Sutton Coldfield or the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, known locally as Sutton ( ), is a town and civil parish in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The town lies around 8 miles northeast of Birmingham city centre, 9 miles south ...

* Trinity Guild *

University of Warwick The University of Warwick ( ; abbreviated as ''Warw.'' in post-nominal letters) is a public research university on the outskirts of Coventry between the West Midlands (county), West Midlands and Warwickshire, England. The university was founded i ...

* Warwickshire Masonic * 46 ER's

County club competitions

The Warwickshire RFU currently runs the following competitions for club sides based in

Cups

* Warwickshire Cup *

Warwickshire Shield Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...

* Warwickshire Vase

Discontinued competitions

Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire and Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands West 2 and relegated teams dropped to either Staffordshire 1 or Warwickshire ...

– tier 7-10 league for

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...

and Warwickshire clubs that ran between 1987 and 2000 *

Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 was a tier 11 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire and Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 and relegated teams dropped to Staffordshire/Warwickshire ...

– tier 10-11 league for

and Warwickshire clubs that ran between 1992 and 1996 *

Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 was a tier 12 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire and Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 and relegated teams dropped to Staffordshire/Warwickshire ...

– tier 11-12 league for

and Warwickshire clubs that ran between 1992 and 1996 *

Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4 Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4 was a tier 13 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire and Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 and there was no relegation. Restructuring of the Staffor ...

– tier 12-13 league for

and Warwickshire clubs that ran between 1992 and 1996 *

Warwickshire 1 Warwickshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands 4 West (South) and relegated sides dropped to Warwickshire 2. Warwickshire 1 was cancelled at the end of the ...

- tier 8-10 league that ran intermittently between 1987 and 2006 *

Warwickshire 2 Warwickshire 2 was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Warwickshire 1 and there was no relegation since the cancellation of Warwickshire 3 back in 1992. Warwickshire 2 was c ...

- tier 9-10 league that ran intermittently between 1987 and 2006 *

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 1991–9 ...

- tier 10 league that ran between 1987 and 1992

Notes

References

External links

Warwickshire RFU website
* https://www.englandrugby.com * https://www.warwickref.com {{County rugby union in England Rugby union governing bodies in England Sport in Coventry Rugby union in Warwickshire

History

County team

Affiliated Clubs

County club competitions

Cups

Discontinued competitions

Notes

See also

References

External links