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A brief history...

In the 1820s in England, football was played widely. There were very few rules and it consisted of two mobs chasing some kind of ball around fields and urban open spaces. It was a man’s game and the players were largely uncontrolled and did a lot of damage.

One school, Rugby, played the game using a pig’s bladder inside a leather cover as a ball. Here’s where the myth of William Webb Ellis took root. He was the boy who ‘picked up the ball and ran’ (very much against the rules).

Webb Ellis is today regarded as the founder of modern rugby. And the home of Leeds amateur rugby union is Roundhegians.

Welcome to Roundhegians Rugby Union Club, Leeds

Rugby Union has never been as popular as it is now and Roundhegians RFC in Leeds has a reputation for playing a good standard of rugby union and boasts a great social life to boot. The Leeds clubhouse and ground is at The Memorial Ground, Chelwood Drive, Leeds, close to Roundhay Park.

If you are experienced and looking for a club then we’d be delighted if you’d scrum down with Roundhegians – or maybe you’re a scrum half, centre, winger or full back. When you put on a Roundhegians shirt you’ll be playing some of best rugby union in Leeds.

Even if don’t know your ‘Up and Under’ from your ‘Line Out Call’ or the difference between a ‘Blindside Flanker’ and a ‘Prop’ – you’ll learn all you need to know about rugby union in Leeds at Roundhegians.