Rugby Lions
Encyclopedia
Rugby Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is a rugby union
club based in Rugby, Warwickshire
in England
(where the game was founded). Rugby currently compete in National League 3 Midlands
. The club play their home matches at Webb Ellis Road.
The first player to gain an international cap while a member of Rugby club was Launcelot Percival
during the 1893 Home Nations Championship
.
In July 2011 Neil Back
was named Head Coach at Webb Ellis Road with the intention of turning the side into a Premiership outfit within five years. Ben Gollings
also joined Rugby as a player/coach.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club based in Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, located on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
(where the game was founded). Rugby currently compete in National League 3 Midlands
National League 3 Midlands
English Rugby Union Midland Division - National League 3 Midlands is an English Rugby Union League.Before September 2009 National League 3 - Midlands was known as Midlands 1. it is the highest regional club Rugby Union league in the English Midlands and, with promoted sides usually entering...
. The club play their home matches at Webb Ellis Road.
The first player to gain an international cap while a member of Rugby club was Launcelot Percival
Launcelot Percival
Launcelot Jefferson Percival KVCO was an Anglican priest who in addition to various parish posts served in the Ecclesiastical Households of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII and King George VI....
during the 1893 Home Nations Championship
1893 Home Nations Championship
The 1893 Home Nations Championship was the eleventh series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 17 January and 11 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales...
.
In July 2011 Neil Back
Neil Back
Neil Antony Back is a former international rugby union footballer for England, who also played for Leicester Tigers, and captained both England and Leicester during his career....
was named Head Coach at Webb Ellis Road with the intention of turning the side into a Premiership outfit within five years. Ben Gollings
Ben Gollings
Ben Gollings is a rugby union footballer who plays fly-half for Rugby Lions and formerly for England Sevens.-Career:...
also joined Rugby as a player/coach.