Rugby Football Union

Rugby Football Union
Sport	Rugby union
Founded	1871
World Rugby affiliation	1890
Rugby Europe affiliation	1999
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 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.

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.

^ Official Site of FIRA Archived January 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Careers and Vacancies at the RFU". Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on January 9, 2011.
^ "International Rugby Board - England". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2010-03-31.

[1] Official Site of FIRA Archived January 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Careers and Vacancies at the RFU". Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on January 9, 2011.

[3] "International Rugby Board - England". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2010-03-31.

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