The LRU administers and organises rugby union clubs and competitions in those two counties and administers the Leicestershire county rugby representative teams.

[1] The Leicestershire Rugby Union was founded as the Leicestershire County Football Union in 1887 after a meeting of rugby clubs in Leicester and was affiliated to the RFU in 1890.

[3] In 1920 the LRU became a full constituent member of the RFU and began competing in the County Championship.

[4] Leicestershire won the third tier competition, the County Championship Shield, with victory over Cumbria at Twickenham Stadium in June 2015, having previously finished as losing finalists four times.

Women's There are currently 34 clubs affiliated with the Leicestershire RU, most of which have teams at both senior and junior level.