Wednesbury RUFC
52°33′47″N 2°01′22″W / 52.56306°N 2.02278°W
| Full name | Wednesbury Rugby Union Football Club | |
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| Union | Staffordshire RU | |
| Founded | 1921 | |
| Location | Wednesbury, West Midlands, England | |
| Ground(s) | Woden Road North | |
| League(s) | Midlands 3 West (North) | |
| 2019–20 | 11th (relegated to Midlands 4 West (North)) | |
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| Official website | ||
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Wednesbury Rugby Club is a rugby union club based in Wednesbury, West Midlands, UK, just off the M6 motorway J9. It was founded in 1921 and is the home of the world's tallest rugby posts.[1]
Fabricated from steel tube by Irvon steel and galvanized by Joseph Ash, Wednesbury Rugby Club's world record breaking posts are 38.26 m high above the ground, and needed a special crane brought in to help erect them.
The Wednesbury posts surpass the previous tallest of 110 ft 1/2 in (33.54 m) that can be found at the Roan Antelope club in Zambia, Africa.
The minimum required height of rugby posts under Law 1.4 (c) is just 11.2 ft (3.4 m) - technically a mere 1.3 ft (40 cm) higher than the cross-bar.
The club currently stands in the Midlands 4 North West League and regularly runs out two teams on a weekly basis, A 1st XV playing the league and cup matches and a Development (2nd XV) Team playing the in Merit League. Wednesbury Rugby Club have also in the past 12 months (2019-2020) relaunched there youth and mini teams, gaining over 50 new youth and mini players in preparation to join the leagues and play competitive rugby at all age groups.
Wednesbury RUFC are a growing club and pushing to become a HUB of Family Based sports & activities in the Sandwell area, with Fitness bootcamps and several football teams running from the clubhouse and Floodlit astro turf pitch.
Facilities
- Two rugby pitches (one floodlit for evening training sessions)
- Floodlit Astro Turf pitch (Available for Hire)
- Members Bar
- Open Bar & Function Room (Available for Hire)
- Spacious Car Park
- Community Kitchen / Cafe (Coming soon)
- Club Based Physiotherapist (CDF Sports Therapy)
Club Honours
- Staffordshire 2 champions: 1990–91
- Staffordshire 1 champions (2): 1997–98, 2000–01
- Midlands 4 West (North) champions: 2003–04
- Staffordshire Owen Cup winners: 2017
See also
References
- ^ "THE TALLEST RUGBY POSTS ON THE PLANET". www.wednesbury-rufc.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
