Nuneaton RFC

Nuneaton Rugby Football Club was established on the 5 th of November 1879 at a meeting held at a local hotel, the Newdegate Arms. This hotel was to play a significant part in the evolution of the club for the 1st quarter of its life, as it offered the ground to play on, the Newdegate Arms Field, together with the dressing rooms and bath facilities, until the outbreak of war in 1914. The population of Nuneaton town was approximately 14, 000 and has risen to 78, 000 today.