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Wednesbury RUFC

Coordinates: 52°33′47″N 2°01′22″W / 52.56306°N 2.02278°W / 52.56306; -2.02278
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52°33′47″N 2°01′22″W / 52.56306°N 2.02278°W / 52.56306; -2.02278

Wednesbury
Full nameWednesbury Rugby Union Football Club
UnionStaffordshire RU
Founded1921; 103 years ago (1921)
LocationWednesbury, West Midlands, England
Ground(s)Woden Road North
League(s)Midlands 3 West (North)
2019–2011th (relegated to Midlands 4 West (North))
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/wednesbury

Wednesbury Rugby Club is a rugby union club based in Wednesbury, West Midlands, England. 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, the posts stand 38.26 m (125.5 ft; 1,506 in) high, and needed a special crane to help erect them.[citation needed] The posts surpassed the previous tallest of 110 ft 1/2 in (33.54 m) that can be found at the Roan Antelope club in Zambia, Africa.[citation needed]

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 their 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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Tallest rugby union posts". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
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