Warwickshire Rugby Football Union


The Warwickshire 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 city of Coventry and the county of Warwickshire. The current president is Matt Smith of the Old Leamingtonians 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. 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 10 times, the fourth best record in the competition.
Honours
There are currently 51 clubs affiliated with the union, with teams at both senior and junior level and are based in Warwickshire. The vast majority of the county's clubs compete in the Rugby Football Union Midland Division, with the exception of Coventry RFC, Broadstreet RFC and the University Teams.
The Warwickshire RFU currently runs the following competitions for club sides based in Warwickshire:

Cups