Loughborough Rugby Football Club
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Loughborough Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Loughborough, United Kingdom that has been in existence since 1891, when it was known as the Loughborough Corinthians Football Club and later Loughborough Football Club. Their nickname remains 'The Corinthians'.
[edit] History
At the time of founding both codes of football (association and rugby) were played by the same clubs, this being the case with Loughborough. The club fell by the wayside after many men enlisted for the First World War and the membership was decimated.
In 1929 a handful of players, including some of the original membership from before the War, met and decided to refound the club. The club was refounded solely as a Rugby Union club, the game having grown to be very distinct from what we now know as association football (soccer).
Loughborough regularly fields four men's sides on a Saturday, as well as having one of the best attended Mini and Junior sections in the county. Loughborough RFC is affiliated to the Leicestershire Rugby Union, the Rugby Football Union and the Rugby Football Union for Women. The club now plays it's matches on Derby Road Playing Fields and has its own purpose built clubhouse, six changing rooms and four pitches.
The 1st XV play league fixtures in Midlands Division 3 East (North) and just missed out on the promotion places to go into Midland 2 East in 2005–06 and hoping to build on this and gain promotion next year. The club this year won the innaugral Leicestershire County Bowl.
[edit] Women's and Youth teams
More recently, the club responded to the popularity of women's rugby and the Women's XV is about to embark on its ninth season — this year they’ll be playing in Rugby Football Union for Women (RUFW) Division 1 (Midlands). The Women's XV have also just reached the final of the RFUW National Shield.
Loughborough also has a hugely successful youth set-up, including Mini-Midi rugby for those children (boys and girls) aged 7 to 12. Junior rugby is for boys aged between 13 and 17. Colts rugby is for those aged 18 and 19. It is hoped that the women's section will be able to add a junior girls section in the near future (age groups under 14 and under 17).
Loughborough is always open to new members, both players and social members, and encourages girls, boys, men and women to join the club.
