Rugby Football Union
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The Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in England, responsible for organizing national competitions, overseeing the England national team, and setting the rules and development strategy for the sport domestically.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rugby Football Union canonical | 37 |
| RFU | 2 |
| England Rugby | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
organization
ⓘ
rugby union governing body ⓘ sports governing body ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Rugby Football Union
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
RFU
|
| affiliatedWith |
British & Irish Lions
ⓘ
surface form:
British and Irish Lions (through national representation)
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Rugby Football Union
ⓘ
surface form:
England Rugby
|
| collaboratesWith |
county rugby unions in England
ⓘ
professional rugby clubs in England ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| develops |
rugby union coaching standards in England
ⓘ
rugby union referee standards in England ⓘ |
| founded | 1871 ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| fullName | Rugby Football Union self-link ⓘ |
| governs |
England national rugby union team
ⓘ
rugby union in England ⓘ |
| headquartersFacility | Twickenham Stadium ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Twickenham ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Twickenham Stadium ⓘ |
| issues | player participation regulations in England ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | rugby union clubs in England ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Six Nations Championship
ⓘ
surface form:
Six Nations Championship organizing unions
World Rugby ⓘ |
| organizes |
England home international rugby union matches
ⓘ
RFU community rugby programs ⓘ |
| overseesCompetition |
England Rugby Football Union Cup competitions
ⓘ
National League 1 ⓘ National League 2 ⓘ Premiership Rugby ⓘ RFU Championship ⓘ |
| overseesTeam |
England national rugby union team
ⓘ
surface form:
England men’s national rugby union team
England national rugby union team ⓘ
surface form:
England sevens team
England under-20 rugby union team ⓘ England women’s national rugby union team ⓘ |
| owns | Twickenham Stadium ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Rugby World Cup
ⓘ
surface form:
Rugby World Cup (through England team)
Six Nations Championship ⓘ
surface form:
Six Nations Championship (through England team)
|
| regionServed | England ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
development of rugby union in England
ⓘ
elite rugby union in England ⓘ grassroots rugby union in England ⓘ |
| setsRulesFor | domestic rugby union in England ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| type | non-profit organization ⓘ |
| website | https://www.englandrugby.com ⓘ |
Referenced by (40)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
RFU
subject surface form:
Clive Woodward
this entity surface form:
RFU
this entity surface form:
England Rugby
subject surface form:
England vs Fiji (2015 Rugby World Cup)