Rugby Football Union
Rugby union governing body of England, Guernsey and the Isle of Man / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 promotes and runs the sport, organises international matches for the England national team, and educates and trains players and officials.
Sport | Rugby union |
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Founded | 1871; 153 years ago (1871) (1871; 153 years ago (1871)) |
World Rugby affiliation | 1890 |
Rugby Europe affiliation | 1999[1] |
Patron | Catherine, Princess of Wales |
Chairman | Tom Ilube |
President | Rob Briers |
Men's coach | Steve Borthwick |
Women's coach | John Mitchell |
Website | englandrugby.com |
The RFU is an industrial and provident society owned by over 2,000 member clubs,[2] representing over 2.5 million registered players,[3] and forms the largest rugby union society in the world, and one of the largest sports organisations in England. It is based at Twickenham Stadium, London.
In September 2010 the equivalent women's rugby body, the Rugby Football Union for Women (RFUW), was able to nominate a member to the RFU Council to represent women and girls rugby. The RFUW was integrated into the RFU in July 2012.