Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pinner and Grammarians RFC

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The result was delete. Sandstein 13:31, 17 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Pinner and Grammarians RFC[edit]

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Even after reading last AfD (2011, no consensus) I cannot see any evidence of this meeting the notability criteria for sports teams. Boleyn (talk) 18:44, 1 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Rugby union-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 19:00, 1 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 19:00, 1 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment This article was kept at afd in 2011 on the basis that it played in an RFU organized league. This is, however, an extremely low bar as most sunday leagues in football and rugby are organized or at least recognized by their respective governing bodies. However, with no guidleine to say that this is incorrect, it is hard to argue against this. Several of the teams that are in the same league also have articles, so if this is deleted, they will have to be nominated as well. This exposes the need for a guideline on whether rugby teams are notable or not, consistent with other sports. AlessandroTiandelli333 (talk) 22:13, 1 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 18:49, 9 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I happened to have stumbled across this article, so am not a regular rugby editor, but I don't see how it makes either WP:N or the guidelines for rugby clubs at Wikipedia:WikiProject Rugby union/Notability. While well sourced, only one of the sources appears to match the cirteria of being indpendent and substanial coverage about the topic itself ([1]), and even that probably falls into the category of routine sports/news coverage. FWIW, looking at AlessandroTianelli333's comment, I see no basis of notability for similar clubs in the same league either. Super Nintendo Chalmers (talk) 10:49, 15 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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