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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type      = town
| name      = Rugby
| state     = nsw
| image     = Rugby Main Street 002.JPG
| caption   = Narrawa Road, the main street of Rugby
| lga       = Hilltops Council
| postcode  = 2583
| est       = 
| pop       = <!--Leave blank to draw the latest automatically from Wikidata-->
| pop_year  = <!--Leave blank to draw the latest automatically from Wikidata-->
| pop_footnotes = <!--Leave blank to draw the latest automatically from Wikidata-->
| coordinates = {{coord|34|24|0|S|148|59|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = 
| elevation = 574
| maxtemp   = 
| mintemp   = 
| rainfall  = 
| stategov  = [[Electoral district of Goulburn|Goulburn]]
| fedgov    = [[Division of Hume|Hume]]
| dist1     = 292
| dir1      = SW
| location1 = [[Sydney]]
| dist2     = 142
| dir2      = N
| location2 = [[Canberra]]
| dist3     = 59
| dir3      = N
| location3 = [[Yass, New South Wales|Yass]]
| dist4     = 80
| dir4      = E
| location4 = [[Young, New South Wales|Young]]
| near-nw   = [[Frogmore, New South Wales|Frogmore]]
| near-n    = [[Taylors Flat]]
| near-ne   = [[Binda, New South Wales|Binda]]
| near-e    = [[Narrawa]]
| near-se   = [[Bevendale, New South Wales|Bevendale]]
| near-s    = [[Rye Park, New South Wales|Rye Park]]
| near-sw   = [[Boorowa]]
| near-w    = [[Boorowa]]
}}

'''Rugby''' is a village in the [[Southern Tablelands]] region of [[New South Wales]], Australia. The village is in the [[Hilltops Council]] local government area, {{convert|292|km|mi}} south west of the state capital, [[Sydney]], and {{convert|146|km|mi}} north of the national capital, [[Canberra]].

The village is set in an area of thick scrub and is known for raising [[merino]] sheep.<ref name=Council>{{cite web|title=Villages of the Boorowa Council Local Government Area|url=http://www.boorowa.nsw.gov.au/index.php?option=com_jentlacontent&view=article&id=488758:villages&catid=2031:about-boorowa-boorowa&Itemid=2529|publisher=Boorowa Council|accessdate=25 May 2013}}</ref> The general store and post office have closed; the school, established over 125 years ago, closed in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nunis|first=Vivienne|title=Tiny town fights to keep school alive|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/27/3022888.htm?site=centralwest|accessdate=25 May 2013|newspaper=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=27 September 2010}}</ref>

The population of Rugby in the {{CensusAU|2016}} was 73<ref name="census2016">{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC13438|name=Rugby|quick=on|access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref> and had increased to 83 at the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Rugby, Census All persons QuickStats |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL13453 |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics}}</ref>

The village was founded in 1830. It was originally called Mewburn after a local settler family.

The village contains several buildings which are considered to have local heritage significance, including: The Colonial Inn, Rugby General Store, Rugby Police Station (1922–45), the Rugby Homestead, Rugby Public School (1914–2018), the Rugby Hall (1933), the St Vigil (Catholic) & St Aidan (Anglican) churches.<ref>{{cite web |title=Report on the Review of Cultural Heritage of the Hilltops LGA |url=https://www.hilltops.nsw.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Attachment-1G-Report-on-Hilltops-Heritage-Study-Review-with-Post-Exhibition-Item-Inclusion-1.pdf |website=Hilltops Council Review of Cultural Heritage |access-date=18 October 2022}}</ref> The old granite stone Police Station later became the teacher's residence for the school. The cells became bedrooms for the teacher's children.

The Rugby Memorial Gates at the showground are the site of the local [[ANZAC]] day commemoration.

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[[Category:Towns in New South Wales]]
[[Category:Southern Tablelands]]
[[Category:Hilltops Council]]


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