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North Midlands RFU
Full name	North Midlands Rugby Football Union
Union	Rugby Football Union
Gegründet	1920; 104 years ago
Region	Greater Birmingham, West Midlands, Herefordshire, Worcestershire Shropshire.
Chairman	Malcolm Harris
President	Bill Worth
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Official website
	www.northmidsrfu.co.uk

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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 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] Staffordshire separated from North Midlands in 1964 to become a county on its own.^[3]

County team

The North Midlands men's county team play in the County Championship, competing in Division 2 as of the 2023 tournament.^[4]

Honours

Tetley's County Shield winners: 2004^[5]^[6]

Affiliated clubs

Among the Clubs affiliated with the North Midlands RFU, most have teams at both senior and junior level, although some of the more prominent second teams have also been listed by the North Midlands RFU as affiliated clubs. The North Midlands region covers a large area with club sides based in Greater Birmingham RFU, Hereford & Worcestershire RFU and Shropshire RFU.

Aldridge
Aston Old Edwardians
Aston University
Birmingham Barbarians
Birmingham Bulls
Birmingham Exiles
Birmingham Medics
Birmingham MoseleyMoseley Oak are the amateur side of Birmingham Moseley RFC
Birmingham & Solihull
Bishops Castle & Onny Valley
Bournville
Bredon Star
Bridgnorth
Bromsgrove
Bromyard
Camp Hill
Chaddesley Corbett
Church Stretton Samurai
Clee Hill
Cleobury Mortimer
Dixonians
Droitwich
Dudley Kingswinford
Dudley Wasps^[a]
Edwardians
Erdington
Evesham
Five Ways Old Edwardians
Greyhound
Harborne
Harper Adams University
Hereford
Kidderminster Carolians
Kings Norton
Ledbury
Luctonians
Ludlow
Malvern
Market Drayton
Newport (Salop)
Old Halesonians
Old Saltleians
Old Yardleians
Oswestry
Pershore
Redditch
Ross-on-Wye
Shrewsbury
Solihull
Stourbridge
Stourport
Telford Hornets
Tenbury Wells
University of Birmingham RFC
Upton-upon-Severn
Veseyans
Warley
West Mercia Police
West Midlands Police
Whitchurch
Woodrush
Worcester
Worcester Students RFC
Yardley & District

^[7]

County club competitions

The North Midlands currently runs the following competition for clubs sides based in Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire:

Cups

North Midlands Cup – founded in 1972, currently open to clubs at tiers 5–6 of the English rugby union system
North Midlands Shield – founded in 2001, clubs at tiers 7–8
North Midlands Vase – founded in 2005, clubs at tiers 9–10

^[8]

Discontinued competitions

North Midlands 1 - tier 7-10 league that ran between 1987 and 2006
North Midlands 2 - tier 8-11 league that ran between 1987 and 2006
North Midlands 3 – tier 9-12 league that ran intermittently between 1987 and 2004
North Midlands 4 – tier 10 league that ran between 1987 and 1992
Midlands 5 West (North)^[b] – tier 10 league for North Midlands and Staffordshire clubs that ran between 2005 and 2019

Notes

^ Dudley Wasps are the second team of Dudley Kingswinford RFC.
^ Midlands 5 West (North) was known as Midlands 6 West (North) between 2005 and 2009.

References

^ "North Midlands RFU". Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
^ "North Midlands". Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ Gallagher, Brendan (30 April 2004). "About Rugby: Nostalgic Park play the Blues". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^ "County Championships". Englandrugby. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^ "Tetley's County Shield 2004". englandrugby.com. 29 May 2004.
^ "RUGBY: Twickenham heartache". Bury Free Press. 3 June 2004. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
^ "CLUB DIRECTORY". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
^ "NORTH MIDLANDS CUP COMPETITIONS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 9 May 2016.

External links

North Midlands RFU website

[7] Dudley Wasps are the second team of Dudley Kingswinford RFC.

[10] Midlands 5 West (North) was known as Midlands 6 West (North) between 2005 and 2009.

[1] "North Midlands RFU". Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

[2] "North Midlands". Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[3] Gallagher, Brendan (30 April 2004). "About Rugby: Nostalgic Park play the Blues". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[4] "County Championships". Englandrugby. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

[5] "Tetley's County Shield 2004". englandrugby.com. 29 May 2004.

[6] "RUGBY: Twickenham heartache". Bury Free Press. 3 June 2004. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[8] "CLUB DIRECTORY". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 12 June 2017.

[9] "NORTH MIDLANDS CUP COMPETITIONS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 9 May 2016.

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-The '''North Midlands Rugby Football Union''' is a [[Sport governing body|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=North Midlands RFU|url=http://www.northmidsrfu.co.uk/|accessdate=30 December 2014}}</ref>
+The '''North Midlands Rugby Football Union''' is a [[Sport governing body|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=North Midlands RFU|url=http://www.northmidsrfu.co.uk/|access-date=30 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130183153/https://northmidsrfu.co.uk/ |archive-date=30 November 2023}}</ref>
 == History ==
-The North Midlands RFU was founded at a meeting in Birmingham on 14 January 1920. The area had previously been part of the [[Midland Counties Football Union|Midland Counties Rugby Union]], from which [[Warwickshire Rugby Football Union|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=North Midlands|url=http://www.moseleyrugby.co.uk/report_display12.php?menitem=441|accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> Staffordshire separated from North Midlands in 1964 to become a county on its own.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gallagher|first1=Brendan|title=About Rugby: Nostalgic Park play the Blues|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/2377958/About-Rugby-Nostalgic-Park-play-the-Blues.html|website=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=14 July 2017|date=30 April 2004}}</ref>
+The North Midlands RFU was founded at a meeting in Birmingham on 14 January 1920. The area had previously been part of the [[Midland Counties Football Union|Midland Counties Rugby Union]], from which [[Warwickshire Rugby Football Union|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=North Midlands|url=http://www.moseleyrugby.co.uk/report_display12.php?menitem=441|access-date=4 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104175816/http://www.moseleyrugby.co.uk/report_display12.php?menitem=441 |archive-date=4 January 2019}}</ref> Staffordshire separated from North Midlands in 1964 to become a county on its own.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gallagher|first1=Brendan|title=About Rugby: Nostalgic Park play the Blues|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/2377958/About-Rugby-Nostalgic-Park-play-the-Blues.html|website=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=14 July 2017|date=30 April 2004}}</ref>
 == County team ==
-The North Midlands men's county team play in the [[County Championship (rugby union)|County Championship]], competing in [[Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3|Division 3]].<ref>{{cite web|title=County Championships|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/county-championships/2016-2017/|website=Englandrugby|accessdate=12 June 2017}}</ref>
+The North Midlands men's county team play in the [[County Championship (rugby union)|County Championship]], competing in [[Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2|Division 2]] as of the 2023 tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=County Championships|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=26&season=2022-2023#table|website=Englandrugby|access-date=30 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130211451/https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=26&season=2022-2023#table |archive-date=30 November 2023}}</ref>
 '''Honours'''
@@ Line 41: / Line 42: @@
 ==Affiliated clubs==
-There are currently 71 clubs affiliated with the North Midlands RFU, most of which have teams at both senior and junior level, although some of the more prominent second teams have also been listed by the North Midlands RFU as affiliated clubs.  The North Midlands region covers a large area with club sides based in [[Birmingham]] and the [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], Herefordshire, [[Shropshire]] and [[Worcestershire]].  Occasionally clubs based in other county rugby football unions, such as [[Staffordshire Rugby Union|Staffordshire]] and [[Warwickshire Rugby Football Union|Warwickshire]], are also members of the North Midlands RFU.  This was a result of county boundaries changing in 1974 as a consequence of the [[Local Government Act 1972]].
+Among the Clubs affiliated with the North Midlands RFU, most have teams at both senior and junior level, although some of the more prominent second teams have also been listed by the North Midlands RFU as affiliated clubs.  The North Midlands region covers a large area with club sides based in [[Greater Birmingham RFU]], [[Hereford & Worcestershire RFU]] and [[Shropshire RFU]].
 {{div col|colwidth=18em}}
@@ Line 47: / Line 48: @@
 *[[Aldridge RFC|Aldridge]]
 *[[Aston Old Edwardians RFC|Aston Old Edwardians]]
+*[[Aston University RFC|Aston University]]
 *[[Birmingham Barbarians RFC|Birmingham Barbarians]]
 *[[Birmingham Bulls RFC|Birmingham Bulls]]
-*[[Birmingham Civil Service RFC|Birmingham Civil Service]]
 *[[Birmingham Exiles RFC|Birmingham Exiles]]
 *[[Birmingham Medics RFC|Birmingham Medics]]
-*[[Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club|Birmingham Moseley]]
+*[[Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club|Birmingham Moseley]]Moseley Oak are the amateur side of Birmingham Moseley RFC
 *[[Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C.|Birmingham & Solihull]]
-*[[Birmingham Wyvern RUFC|Birmingham Wyvern]]
 *[[Bishops Castle and Onny Valley RFC|Bishops Castle & Onny Valley]]
-*[[Bloxwich RFC|Bloxwich]]{{#tag:ref|Bloxwich are historically based in [[Staffordshire]] but are now joint members of the North Midlands RFU and [[Staffordshire Rugby Union|Staffordshire RU]].|group=a}}
 *[[Bournville RFC|Bournville]]
 *[[Bredon Star RFC|Bredon Star]]
@@ Line 67: / Line 66: @@
 *[[Clee Hill RFC|Clee Hill]]
 *[[Cleobury Mortimer RFC|Cleobury Mortimer]]
+*[[Dixonians RFC|Dixonians]]
 *[[Droitwich RFC|Droitwich]]
 *[[Dudley Kingswinford]]
-*[[Dudley Kingswinford|Dudley Wasps]]{{#tag:ref|Dudley Wasps are the second team of Dudley Kingswinford RFC.|group=a}}
+*[[Dudley Kingswinford|Dudley Wasps]]{{efn|Dudley Wasps are the second team of [[Dudley Kingswinford|Dudley Kingswinford RFC]].}}
 *[[Edwardian FC|Edwardians]]
+*[[Erdington RFC|Erdington]]
-*[[Essington RFC|Essington]]{{#tag:ref|Essington are historically based in [[Staffordshire]] but are now joint members of the North Midlands RFU and [[Staffordshire Rugby Union|Staffordshire RU]].|group=a}}
 *[[Evesham RFC|Evesham]]
 *[[Five Ways Old Edwardians RFC|Five Ways Old Edwardians]]
 *[[Greyhound RFC|Greyhound]]
 *[[Harborne RFC|Harborne]]
+* [[Harper Adams University RFC|Harper Adams University]]
-*[[Hereford Rugby Club|Hereford]]
-*[[Highley RFC|Highley]]
+* [[Hereford RFC|Hereford]]
 *[[Kidderminster Carolians RFC|Kidderminster Carolians]]
 *[[Kings Norton RFC|Kings Norton]]
 *[[Ledbury RFC|Ledbury]]
-*[[Dixonians RFC|Dixonians]]
 *[[Luctonians]]
 *[[Ludlow RFC|Ludlow]]
 *[[Malvern RFC|Malvern]]
 *[[Market Drayton RFC|Market Drayton]]
-*[[Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club|Moseley Oak]]{{#tag:ref|Moseley Oak are the amateur side of Birmingham Moseley RFC.|group=a}}
 *[[Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club|Newport (Salop)]]
-*[[Old Griffinians RFC|Old Griffinians]]
 *[[Old Halesonians RFC|Old Halesonians]]
 *[[Old Saltleians RFC|Old Saltleians]]
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 *[[Ross-on-Wye RFC|Ross-on-Wye]]
 *[[Shrewsbury RFC|Shrewsbury]]
-*[[Silhillians Rugby Union Football Club|Silhillians]]{{#tag:ref|Silhillians are historically based in [[Warwickshire]] but are joint members of both the North Midlands RFU and [[Warwickshire Rugby Football Union|Warwickshire RFU]].|group=a}}
 *[[Solihull RFC|Solihull]]
 *[[Stourbridge R.F.C.|Stourbridge]]
-*[[Stourbridge R.F.C.|Stourbridge Lions]]{{#tag:ref|Stourbridge Lions are the second team of Stourbridge RFC.|group=a}}
 *[[Stourport RFC|Stourport]]
-*[[Sutton Coldfield RFC|South Coldfield]]{{#tag:ref|Sutton Coldfield are historically based in [[Warwickshire]] but are joint members of both the North Midlands RFU and [[Warwickshire Rugby Football Union|Warwickshire RFU]].|group=a}}
 *[[Telford Hornets RFC|Telford Hornets]]
 *[[Tenbury Wells RFC|Tenbury Wells]]
+*[[University of Birmingham RFC]]
 *[[Upton-upon-Severn RFC|Upton-upon-Severn]]
 *[[Veseyans RFC|Veseyans]]
-*[[Walsall RFC|Walsall]]{{#tag:ref|Walsall are historically based in [[Staffordshire]] but are now joint members of the North Midlands RFU and [[Staffordshire Rugby Union|Staffordshire RU]].|group=a}}
 *[[Warley RFC|Warley]]
-*[[West Mercia Constabulary RFC|West Mercia Constabulary]]
+*[[West Mercia Police RFC|West Mercia Police]]
 *[[West Midlands Police RFC|West Midlands Police]]
 *[[Whitchurch Rugby Club|Whitchurch]]
 *[[Woodrush RFC|Woodrush]]
-*[[Worcester Warriors]]
+*[[Worcester RFC|Worcester]]
-*[[Worcester Wanderers]]
+*[[Worcester Students RFC]]
 *[[Yardley & District RFC|Yardley & District]]
 {{div col end}}
+<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northmidsrfu.co.uk/club-directory/|title=CLUB DIRECTORY|publisher=North Midlands RFU|access-date=12 June 2017 }}</ref>
-<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northmidsrfu.co.uk/club-directory/|title=CLUB DIRECTORY|publisher=North Midlands RFU|accessdate=12 June 2017 }}</ref>
 == County club competitions ==
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 *[[North Midlands Vase]] – founded in 2005, clubs at tiers 9–10
-<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northmidsrfu.co.uk/north-midlands-cup-competitions/north-midlands-cup/|title=NORTH MIDLANDS CUP COMPETITIONS|publisher=North Midlands RFU|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref>
+<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northmidsrfu.co.uk/north-midlands-cup-competitions/north-midlands-cup/|title=NORTH MIDLANDS CUP COMPETITIONS|publisher=North Midlands RFU|access-date=9 May 2016}}</ref>
 ===Discontinued competitions===
-*[[North Midlands 1]] - tier 7 league that was played between 1987 to 2006
+*[[North Midlands 1]] - tier 7-10 league that ran between 1987 and 2006
-*[[North Midlands 2]]
+*[[North Midlands 2]] - tier 8-11 league that ran between 1987 and 2006
-*[[North Midlands 3]]
+*[[North Midlands 3]] – tier 9-12 league that ran intermittently between 1987 and 2004
-*[[North Midlands 4]]
+*[[North Midlands 4]] – tier 10 league that ran between 1987 and 1992
+*[[Midlands 5 West (North)]]{{efn|[[Midlands 5 West (North)]] was known as Midlands 6 West (North) between 2005 and 2009.}} – tier 10 league for North Midlands and [[Staffordshire Rugby Union|Staffordshire]] clubs that ran between 2005 and 2019
 ==Notes==
-{{Reflist|group=a}}
+{{notelist}}
 ==See also==
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 [[Category:Rugby union in Worcestershire]]
 [[Category:Sport in Birmingham, West Midlands]]
+[[Category:Rugby union in the West Midlands (county)]]

v t e English counties rugby unions
County rugby unions	Berkshire Buckinghamshire Cheshire Cornwall Cumbria Devon Dorset & Wilts Durham County East Midlands Eastern Counties Essex Gloucestershire Hampshire Hertfordshire Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Middlesex North Midlands Northumberland Notts, Lincs & Derby Oxfordshire Somerset Staffordshire Surrey Sussex Warwickshire Yorkshire
Defunct county unions	Cumberland Midland Counties Westmoreland
Major competitions	Division 1 Division 2 Division 3