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Rugby Football Union (RFU)

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The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the governing body for rugby union in England, founded in 1871 in London and headquartered at Twickenham Stadium, the sport's largest dedicated stadium and England's national rugby venue. It oversees the England national rugby union team, a 2003 Rugby World Cup winner, and organizes the domestic Premiership Rugby competition alongside grassroots rugby development across the country.

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Body Type
National governing body 1
Founded
1871 1
Headquarters
Twickenham Stadium, London 1
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Associated With

World Rugby, Governing Bodies

Source states the RFU was the international governing body before World Rugby formed in 1886; current membership is not asserted here.

Source Wikipedia, Rugby Football Union (RFU)

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Rugby Union, Sports
Source Wikipedia, Rugby Football Union (RFU)
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1. Wikipedia, Rugby Football Union (RFU)
Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the national governing body for rugby union in England.
  • Lead paragraph, second sentence
    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.
  • Infobox, Headquarters
    Twickenham Stadium, London
  • Associated With: World Rugby, Lead section
    was the sport's international governing body prior to the formation of what is now known as World Rugby (WR) in 1886
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