| Full name | Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club | |
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| Union | RFU | |
| Founded | 1874 | |
| Region | Midlands | |
| Ground(s) | Cooke Fields | |
| League(s) | Midlands 1 West | |
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| Official website | ||
| www.lichfieldrugby.co.uk/ | ||
Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union club in Lichfield, England. They currently play in the Midlands 1 West of the Midlands Division.
It is one of the oldest rugby football clubs still in active in England.
Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club began in 1874 playing at the cricket club ground playing both association and rugby union forms of the game.
In 1890 the association football aspect of the club broke away to form the City Football Club
Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club was re-formed in 1925. It played on various sites for a time until a permanent ground was acquired in Boley Lane in 1961. Their current ground was opened in 1985.[1]
The club currently competes in Midlands 1 West and runs three senior teams a veterans team, two women's teams and has a vibrant youth section ranging from Under Sevens to Colts and includes a women's Under 18 team.
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