Hunts & Peterborough County Rugby Union
Encyclopedia
Hunts and Peterborough County Rugby Union is an amalgamation of Rugby Union
teams from around Peterborough
and Huntingdonshire
.
It is a sub-county of East Midlands Rugby Union and holds its own county cup each season.
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...
teams from around Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
and Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
.
It is a sub-county of East Midlands Rugby Union and holds its own county cup each season.
Member teams
- Deepings RUFC
- Huntingdon RUFC
- Peterborough RUFC
- Peterborough Lions RUFC
- St Ives RUFC
- St. Neots RUFC
- Thorney RUFC
- Westwood RUFC