| LC control no. | nr 00017921 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Gloucester Rugby Football Club |
| Variant(s) | Gloucester RFC |
| See also | Successor: Gloucester Rugby (Rugby football team) |
| Ending date | 2004 |
| Associated country | Great Britain England |
| Located | Gloucester (England) |
| Field of activity | Rugby Union football |
| Found in | Gloucester RFC, 1999: p.5 (Gloucester Rugby Football Club) Wikipedia, viewed 9 Dec. 2014: under Gloucester Rugby (professional English rugby union club; announcement in the Gloucester Journal, 11 Oct. 1873: "a football club [as rugby was then called] has been formed in the city"; the home stadium, site acquired in 1891, is situated in the district of Kingsholm, just outside Gloucester City Centre; the club has no official nickname but is occasionally referred to as the 'Cherry and Whites' by supporters and the media in reference to the traditional hooped shirts worn by the team; played by the amateur regulations; professionalism finally came in 1995 and Gloucester RFC transformed itself into a limited company; 'Gloucester Rugby Football Club' renamed 'Gloucester Rugby' in 2005) DueDil website, viewed 9 Dec. 2014: under Gloucester Rugby Limited (incorporation date: 12 Aug. 1891; previous registered names: The Gloucester Football and Athletic Ground Company Limited until 28 May 1996, then Gloucester Rugby Football Club Limited until 23 Dec. 2004, then Gloucester Rugby Limited) |
| Associated language | eng |
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