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===Sport=== [[File:Rugby School, Rugby match (1) 3.23.jpg|thumb|Game of Rugby being played on 'The Close' at [[Rugby School]], where the game was invented.]] *Rugby has a number of [[rugby union]] teams including; the [[Rugby Lions]], Rugby Welsh, Rugby St. Andrews RFC, [[Newbold-on-Avon RFC]], AEI (Rugby) Rugby Football Club and Old Laurentian RFC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rugby Union |url=https://www.rugby.gov.uk/directory/37/sports_clubs_and_organisations/category/158 |publisher=Rugby Borough Council |access-date=10 January 2023}}</ref> *Rugby has two non-league [[Association football|football]] clubs, [[Rugby Town F.C.]], who play in the [[United Counties League]] Premier Division, and [[Rugby Borough F.C.]], formed in 2017, who were [[Leicestershire Senior League]] Division One Champions in 2017β18. Rugby also has an established Sunday League setup, featuring 24 teams and promoting positive grassroots football in the area. The [[Rugby & District Sunday League]] has three divisions and numerous cup competitions, with cup finals held at [[Rugby Town F.C.]]. Many teams such as [[Rugby Rovers]] & [[AFC Rugby]] support local charity [[OurJay Foundation]] featuring their logo on team kits.{{cn|date=January 2025}} *There are two [[golf course]]s near the town: Rugby Golf Club to the East, and Whitefields Golf Club to the South West. * The Rugby Lawn [[Tennis]] Club, is one of the oldest in the world, having been established in 1876.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rugby Lawn Tennis Club |url=https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/rugbylawntennisclub |publisher=Rugby Lawn Tennis Club |access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref> *Rugby's [[artistic swimming|Artistic Swimming]] Club is competitive on a regional and national level.<ref>{{cite news |title="We were quite a small club, we had about 25 swimmers - now we're competitive at every age group nationally." |url=https://coventryobserver.co.uk/sport/we-were-quite-a-small-club-we-had-about-25-swimmers-now-were-competitive-at-every-age-group-nationally/ |work=Coventry Observer |access-date=10 January 2023}}</ref>
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