North Midlands Rugby Football Union
The North Midlands Rugby Football Union is a governing body for rugby union in part of The Midlands, England. The union is the constituent body of the Rugby Football Union for the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire and the Greater Birmingham area.[1]
History
The North Midlands RFU was founded at a meeting in Birmingham on 14 January 1920. The area had been previously been part of the Midland Counties Rugby Union, from which Warwickshire split in 1914, with further changes in 1919 leading to Leicestershire Rugby Union becoming a county on its own and North Midlands being created for the Birmingham, Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire areas. The majority of the clubs in the union's initial membership came from the Birmingham area.[2]
County team
The North Midlands county team play in the County Championship, competing in Bill Beaumont Cup Division 1 South in the 2013-14 season. They finished in last place and were relegated to Division Two for 2014-15.[3]
References
- ↑ "North Midlands RFU". Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ "History - the origins of North Midlands". Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ "Fixtures and Results - County Championships". Retrieved 30 December 2014.
External links
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