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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Staffordshire RU</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Full name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Staffordshire Rugby Union</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Union</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">RFU</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1923<span class="noprint">; 102 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1923</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Region</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Chairman</th><td class="infobox-data agent">John McDermott</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">President</th><td class="infobox-data agent">John McDermott</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; text-align: center; border: 1px solid #D3D3D3;" colspan="2"> <table style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #2E9020;color:inherit;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="" 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colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Official website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.staffsrfu.com/">www<wbr />.staffsrfu<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Staffordshire Rugby Union</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Sports_governing_body" title="Sports governing body">governing body</a> for the sport of <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> in the county of Staffordshire in England. The union is the constituent body of the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">Rugby Football Union</a> (RFU) for Staffordshire, and administers and organises rugby union clubs and competitions in the county. It also administers the Staffordshire county rugby representative teams. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staffordshire_Rugby_Union&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although there had been a number of long established clubs such as <a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a> (founded in 1870), <a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club">Lichfield</a> (1874) and Wolverhampton (1875), it took until 1923 for the Staffordshire Rugby Union to be formed, when it was part of the <a href="/wiki/North_Midlands_Rugby_Football_Union" title="North Midlands Rugby Football Union">North Midlands Rugby Football Union</a>. As the county started to find its identity in the 1920s more sides would start to form, with clubs such as Walsall (1921) and Stafford (1925) coming into existence during this period.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite its formation in 1923, Staffordshire would not be recognised as a constituent body by the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">RFU</a> until the 1960s. In 1961 a representative side defeated the reigning county champions <a href="/wiki/Cheshire_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Cheshire Rugby Football Union">Cheshire</a> in a friendly match. This result showed the RFU that Staffordshire were ready to be included in the <a href="/wiki/County_Championship_(rugby_union)" title="County Championship (rugby union)">County Championships</a> and the following year they would take part for the first time, being finally awarded constituent body status in 1962.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 14 March 1970, Staffordshire won the County Championship when they upset favourites <a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union">Gloucestershire</a> 11–9 in the final played at <a href="/wiki/Peel_Croft" title="Peel Croft">Peel Croft</a> in <a href="/wiki/Burton_upon_Trent" title="Burton upon Trent">Burton upon Trent</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since the glory days of 1970 Staffordshire have failed to win another county championship, and the reformation of the county game at the start of the 21st century saw them drop down to the <a href="/wiki/County_Championship_Shield" class="mw-redirect" title="County Championship Shield">third tier</a>. In 2016 Staffordshire won both of their pool games in the <a href="/wiki/2016_County_Championship_Shield" title="2016 County Championship Shield">Shield competition</a>, reaching <a href="/wiki/Twickenham_Stadium" title="Twickenham Stadium">Twickenham</a> for the very first time. Unfortunately they were unable to add to their silverware as they were beaten 11–30 by <a href="/wiki/Hampshire_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Hampshire Rugby Football Union">Hampshire</a> in the final.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite losing the final, Staffordshire were promoted to tier 2 of the championships along with winners Hampshire, for the <a href="/wiki/2017_County_Championship_Plate" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 County Championship Plate">2017 competition</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Staffordshire_senior_men's_county_side"><span id="Staffordshire_senior_men.27s_county_side"></span>Staffordshire senior men's county side</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staffordshire_Rugby_Union&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Staffordshire senior men's county side"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Staffordshire seniors men's team currently play in <a href="/wiki/Bill_Beaumont_County_Championship_Division_2" title="Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2">Division 2</a> of the <a href="/wiki/County_Championship_(rugby_union)" title="County Championship (rugby union)">County Championship</a>. </p><p><b>Honours:</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/County_Championship_(rugby_union)" title="County Championship (rugby union)">County Championship</a> winners: 1970</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Affiliated_clubs">Affiliated clubs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staffordshire_Rugby_Union&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Affiliated clubs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are currently 31 clubs affiliated with the Staffordshire RU, most of which have teams at both senior and junior level and are based in <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a> and bordering parts of the <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a>. Due to county boundary changes enforced by the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1972" title="Local Government Act 1972">Local Government Act 1972</a>, several clubs (but not all) who are based in what is now known as <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a> are also members of the <a href="/wiki/North_Midlands_Rugby_Football_Union" title="North Midlands Rugby Football Union">North Midlands RFU</a> as well as the Staffordshire RU. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barton-under-Needwood_RUFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Barton-under-Needwood RUFC (page does not exist)">Barton-under-Needwood</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bloxwich_Rugby_Club&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bloxwich Rugby Club (page does not exist)">Bloxwich</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Burntwood_RUFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Burntwood RUFC (page does not exist)">Burntwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cannock_Rugby_Club&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cannock Rugby Club (page does not exist)">Cannock</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eccleshall_RUFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eccleshall RUFC (page does not exist)">Eccleshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essington_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Essington Rugby Union Football Club">Essington</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Featherstone_RUFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Featherstone RUFC (page does not exist)">Featherstone</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gnosall_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gnosall RFC (page does not exist)">Gnosall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handsworth_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Handsworth Rugby Union Football Club">Handsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hanford_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hanford RFC (page does not exist)">Hanford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leek_RUFC" title="Leek RUFC">Leek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club">Lichfield</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Linley_and_Kidsgrove_RUFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Linley and Kidsgrove RUFC (page does not exist)">Linley & Kidsgrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Longton Rugby Club">Longton</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Market_Drayton_RUFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Market Drayton RUFC (page does not exist)">Market Drayton</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_(Staffs)_RUFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Newcastle (Staffs) RUFC (page does not exist)">Newcastle-under-Lyme</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugeley_Rugby_Club&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rugeley Rugby Club (page does not exist)">Rugeley</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=St_Leonards_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="St Leonards RFC (page does not exist)">St Leonards</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stafford_RUFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stafford RUFC (page does not exist)">Stafford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_RUFC" title="Stoke-on-Trent RUFC">Stoke-on-Trent</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stone_RUFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stone RUFC (page does not exist)">Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamworth_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamworth Rugby Union Football Club">Tamworth</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trentham_RUFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Trentham RUFC (page does not exist)">Trentham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttoxeter_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Uttoxeter Rugby Club">Uttoxeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walsall_RFC" title="Walsall RFC">Walsall</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wednesbury_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Wednesbury Rugby Club">Wednesbury</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wheaton_Aston_and_Penkridge_Rugby_Club&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wheaton Aston and Penkridge Rugby Club (page does not exist)">Wheaton Aston & Penkridge</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Whittington_RUFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Whittington RUFC (page does not exist)">Whittington</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willenhall_RUFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Willenhall RUFC (page does not exist)">Willenhal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wolverhampton_RUFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wolverhampton RUFC (page does not exist)">Wolverhampton</a></li></ul> </div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="County_club_competitions">County club competitions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staffordshire_Rugby_Union&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: County club competitions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Staffordshire RU currently runs the following competitions for club sides based in <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a>: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cups">Cups</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staffordshire_Rugby_Union&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Cups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_Senior_Cup_(rugby_union)" title="Staffordshire Senior Cup (rugby union)">Staffordshire Senior Cup</a> – introduced in 1976, open to local clubs playing at tiers 5–7 of the <a href="/wiki/English_rugby_union_league_system" class="mw-redirect" title="English rugby union league system">English rugby union league system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_Intermediate_Cup" title="Staffordshire Intermediate Cup">Staffordshire Intermediate Cup</a> – introduced in 2001, open to clubs at tiers 7–8</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_Owen_Cup" title="Staffordshire Owen Cup">Staffordshire Owen Cup</a> – introduced in 1980, open to clubs at tiers 8–10</li></ul> <p><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Discontinued_competitions">Discontinued competitions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staffordshire_Rugby_Union&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Discontinued competitions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire/Warwickshire_1" title="Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1">Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1</a> – tier 7-10 league for Staffordshire and <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Warwickshire Rugby Football Union">Warwickshire</a> clubs that ran between 1987 and 2000</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire/Warwickshire_2" title="Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2">Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2</a> – tier 10-11 league for Staffordshire and <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Warwickshire Rugby Football Union">Warwickshire</a> clubs that ran between 1992 and 1996</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire/Warwickshire_3" title="Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3">Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3</a> – tier 11-12 league for Staffordshire and <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Warwickshire Rugby Football Union">Warwickshire</a> clubs that ran between 1992 and 1996</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire/Warwickshire_4" title="Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4">Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4</a> – tier 12-13 league for Staffordshire and <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Warwickshire Rugby Football Union">Warwickshire</a> clubs that ran between 1992 and 1996</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_1" title="Staffordshire 1">Staffordshire 1</a> – tier 8-10 league that ran intermittently between 1987 and 2005</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_2" title="Staffordshire 2">Staffordshire 2</a> – tier 10-11 league that ran intermittently between 1987 and 2004</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_5_West_(North)" title="Midlands 5 West (North)">Midlands 5 West (North)</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – tier 10 league for Staffordshire and <a href="/wiki/North_Midlands_Rugby_Football_Union" title="North Midlands Rugby Football Union">North Midlands</a> clubs that ran between 2005 and 2019</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staffordshire_Rugby_Union&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Essington_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Essington Rugby Union Football Club">Essington</a> are joint members of the <a href="/wiki/North_Midlands_Rugby_Football_Union" title="North Midlands Rugby Football Union">North Midlands RFU</a> and Staffordshire RU.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Walsall_RFC" title="Walsall RFC">Walsall</a> are joint members of the <a href="/wiki/North_Midlands_Rugby_Football_Union" title="North Midlands Rugby Football Union">North Midlands RFU</a> and Staffordshire RU.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Midlands_5_West_(North)" title="Midlands 5 West (North)">Midlands 5 West (North)</a> was known as Midlands 6 West (North) between 2005 and 2009.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staffordshire_Rugby_Union&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union_Midland_Division" title="Rugby Football Union Midland Division">Midland Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_rugby_union_system" title="English rugby union system">English rugby union system</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staffordshire_Rugby_Union&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link 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0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">European competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="European Rugby Champions Cup">European Rugby Champions Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="European Rugby Challenge Cup">European Rugby Challenge Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">National competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">Premiership Rugby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby_Cup" title="Premiership Rugby Cup">Premiership Cup</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premiership" title="Women's Premiership">Women's Premiership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_15s" class="mw-redirect" title="Premier 15s">Premier 15s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">London and South East <br /> competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_South_East" title="Regional 1 South East">Regional 1 South East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_South_Central" title="Regional 1 South Central">Regional 1 South Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_Anglia" title="Regional 2 Anglia">Regional 2 Anglia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_South_Central" title="Regional 2 South Central">Regional 2 South Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_South_East" title="Regional 2 South East">Regional 2 South East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_Thames" title="Regional 2 Thames">Regional 2 Thames</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_1_North" title="London 1 North">London 1 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_2_North_East" title="London 2 North East">London 2 North East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_2_North_West" title="London 2 North West">London 2 North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_2_South_East" title="London 2 South East">London 2 South East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_2_South_West" title="London 2 South West">London 2 South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_3_North_West" title="London 3 North West">London 3 North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_3_South_East" title="London 3 South East">London 3 South East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_3_South_West" title="London 3 South West">London 3 South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Eastern_Counties" title="Counties 2 Eastern Counties">Counties 2 Eastern Counties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_3_Essex" title="London 3 Essex">London 3 Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Counties_1" title="Eastern Counties 1">Eastern Counties 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Counties_2" title="Eastern Counties 2">Eastern Counties 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Counties_3" title="Eastern Counties 3">Eastern Counties 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Essex" title="Counties 2 Essex">Counties 2 Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Hampshire" title="Counties 2 Hampshire">Counties 2 Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Hampshire" title="Counties 3 Hampshire">Counties 3 Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_4_Hampshire" title="Counties 4 Hampshire">Counties 4 Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Hampshire Rugby Football Union">Hampshire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Herts/Middlesex" class="mw-redirect" title="Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex">Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herts/Middlesex_2" title="Herts/Middlesex 2">Herts/Middlesex 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hertfordshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union">Hertfordshire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Middlesex Rugby Football Union">Middlesex Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Kent" title="Counties 3 Kent">Counties 3 Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_4_Kent" title="Counties 4 Kent">Counties 4 Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_5_Kent" title="Counties 5 Kent">Counties 5 Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kent_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Kent Rugby Football Union">Kent Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Surrey/Sussex" title="Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex">Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Surrey" title="Counties 2 Surrey">Counties 2 Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Surrey" title="Counties 3 Surrey">Counties 3 Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_4_Surrey" title="Counties 4 Surrey">Counties 4 Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_5_Surrey" title="Counties 5 Surrey">Counties 5 Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surrey_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Surrey Rugby Football Union">Surrey Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Sussex" title="Counties 2 Sussex">Counties 2 Sussex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sussex_1" title="Sussex 1">Sussex 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sussex_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Sussex Rugby Football Union">Sussex Cups</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">Midland competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_Midlands" title="Regional 1 Midlands">Regional 1 Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_North_Midlands" title="Regional 2 North Midlands">Regional 2 North Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_West_Midlands" title="Regional 2 West Midlands">Regional 2 West Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_East_Midlands" title="Regional 2 East Midlands">Regional 2 East Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Midlands_West_(North)" title="Counties 1 Midlands West (North)">Counties 1 Midlands West (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Midlands_West_(South)" title="Counties 1 Midlands West (South)">Counties 1 Midlands West (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_2_East_(North)" title="Midlands 2 East (North)">Midlands 2 East (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_2_East_(South)" title="Midlands 2 East (South)">Midlands 2 East (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_3_West_(North)" title="Midlands 3 West (North)">Midlands 3 West (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_3_West_(South)" title="Midlands 3 West (South)">Midlands 3 West (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_3_East_(North)" title="Midlands 3 East (North)">Midlands 3 East (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_3_East_(South)" title="Midlands 3 East (South)">Midlands 3 East (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_4_West_(North)" title="Midlands 4 West (North)">Midlands 4 West (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_4_West_(South)" title="Midlands 4 West (South)">Midlands 4 West (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_4_East_(North)" title="Midlands 4 East (North)">Midlands 4 East (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_4_East_(South)" title="Midlands 4 East (South)">Midlands 4 East (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_5_West_(South)" title="Midlands 5 West (South)">Midlands 5 West (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicestershire_Rugby_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Leicestershire Rugby Union">Leicestershire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Midlands_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="North Midlands Rugby Football Union">North Midlands Cups</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#County_club_competitions">Staffordshire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warwickshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Warwickshire Rugby Football Union">Warwickshire Cups</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">Northern competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_North_East" title="Regional 1 North East">Regional 1 North East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_North_West" title="Regional 1 North West">Regional 1 North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_North" title="Regional 2 North">Regional 2 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_North_East" title="Regional 2 North East">Regional 2 North East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_North_West" title="Regional 2 North West">Regional 2 North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_1_East" title="North 1 East">North 1 East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_1_West" title="North 1 West">North 1 West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_2_West" title="North 2 West">North 2 West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_ADM_Lancashire_%26_Cheshire" title="Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire">Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancs/Cheshire_Division_One" title="Lancs/Cheshire Division One">Lancs/Cheshire 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancs/Cheshire_Division_Two" title="Lancs/Cheshire Division Two">Lancs/Cheshire 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Cheshire Rugby Football Union">Cheshire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Lancashire County Rugby Football Union">Lancashire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Cumbria" title="Counties 1 Cumbria">Counties 1 Cumbria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumbria_Rugby_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Cumbria Rugby Union">Cumbria Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Durham_%26_Northumberland" title="Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland">Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Durham_%26_Northumberland" title="Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland">Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Durham_%26_Northumberland" title="Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland">Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_County_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Durham County Rugby Football Union">Durham Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northumberland_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Northumberland Rugby Football Union">Northumberland Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Yorkshire" title="Counties 1 Yorkshire">Counties 1 Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Yorkshire" title="Counties 2 Yorkshire">Counties 2 Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Yorkshire" title="Counties 3 Yorkshire">Counties 3 Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_4_Yorkshire" title="Counties 4 Yorkshire">Counties 4 Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Yorkshire Rugby Football Union">Yorkshire Cups</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">South West competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_South_West" title="Regional 1 South West">Regional 1 South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_Severn" title="Regional 2 Severn">Regional 2 Severn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_South_West" title="Regional 2 South West">Regional 2 South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Southern_North" title="Counties 1 Southern North">Counties 1 Southern North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Southern_South" title="Counties 1 Southern South">Counties 1 Southern South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Western_North" title="Counties 1 Western North">Counties 1 Western North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Western_West" title="Counties 1 Western West">Counties 1 Western West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Cornwall" title="Counties 2 Cornwall">Counties 2 Cornwall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Cornwall" title="Counties 3 Cornwall">Counties 3 Cornwall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Cornwall#County_club_competitions" title="Rugby union in Cornwall">Cornwall Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Devon" class="mw-redirect" title="Counties 2 Devon">Counties 2 Devon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Counties_3_Devon_East&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Counties 3 Devon East (page does not exist)">Counties 3 Devon East</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Counties_3_Devon_West&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Counties 3 Devon West (page does not exist)">Counties 3 Devon West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devon_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Devon Rugby Football Union">Devon Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Gloucestershire" title="Counties 2 Gloucestershire">Counties 2 Gloucestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Gloucestershire" title="Counties 3 Gloucestershire">Counties 3 Gloucestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_2" title="Gloucester 2">Gloucester 2 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_2" title="Gloucester 2">Gloucester 2 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union">Gloucestershire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Somerset" title="Counties 2 Somerset">Counties 2 Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Somerset" title="Counties 3 Somerset">Counties 3 Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_4_Somerset_North" title="Counties 4 Somerset North">Counties 4 Somerset North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_4_Somerset_South" title="Counties 4 Somerset South">Counties 4 Somerset South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_3_North" title="Somerset 3 North">Somerset 3 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_3_South" title="Somerset 3 South">Somerset 3 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Somerset Rugby Football Union">Somerset Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berks/Bucks_%26_Oxon_Premier" title="Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier">Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxfordshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Oxfordshire Rugby Football Union">Oxfordshire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_1_North" title="Dorset & Wilts 1 North">Dorset & Wilts 1 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_1_South" title="Dorset & Wilts 1 South">Dorset & Wilts 1 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_2_North" title="Dorset & Wilts 2 North">Dorset & Wilts 2 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_2_South" title="Dorset & Wilts 2 South">Dorset & Wilts 2 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_3_North" title="Dorset & Wilts 3 North">Dorset & Wilts 3 North</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">County competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/County_Championship_(rugby_union)" title="County Championship (rugby union)">Division 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Beaumont_County_Championship_Division_2" title="Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2">Division 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Beaumont_County_Championship_Division_3" title="Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3">Division 3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">Discontinued competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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