Royal Navy Rugby Union
| Founded | 1907 (first known representative side in 1878) | ||
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| Location | HMS Temeraire, Burnaby Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2HB | ||
| President | Admiral Sir Ben Key | ||
| Most appearances | Dave Pascoe (35 Caps) | ||
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The Royal Navy Rugby Union (RNRU) was formed in 1907 to administer the playing of rugby union in the Royal Navy. It fields a representative side that competes in the Inter-Service Championship and other competitions most notably the annual Army Navy Match, although a side representing the Royal Navy predates the formation of the union by at least twenty-eight years. The RNRU also has had a number of international players within its representative squads in all forms of the game. In 2011 the RNRU produced its first women's international as well as providing the captain of England VIIs.