English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 club that plays in the Midlands Division

English Rugby Union Midland Division

The Rugby Football Union Midland Division is a rugby union governing body for the English Midlands. It organises the following 18 leagues: It is part of the Rugby Football Union.-Leagues:*National League 3 Midlands*Midlands 1 East*Midlands 1 West...

History

Local rugby clubs Chesterfield RUFC and North Derbyshire RUFC have concluded a merger to take immediate effect. The move, which has the full support of the RFU, will see the formation of one stronger club in the area of Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire. The new club will be known by the name of Chesterfield Panthers RUFC

The Panthers will make their lair at Sheffield Road, Stonegravels at the ground previously used by the Chesterfield club and will be fielding Senior Mens and Ladies teams in the RFU league and cup competitions for the coming season.

The Mens 1st XV team will be playing in Midlands 5 East (North)

Midlands 5 East (North)

Midlands Division - Mildands 5 East is an English Rugby Union League.Mildands 5 East is made up of teams from around the East Midlands of England who play home and away matches throughout a winter season...

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