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title: "Rugby Football Union: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/rugby-football-union-twickenham-718162
register_status: active
register_as_of: 2026-10-30
publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk)
source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House
---

# Rugby Football Union: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Rugby Football Union (Companies House IP27981R, Twickenham) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the International Sportsperson and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House).

## Key facts

- Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers
- Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating)
- Visa routes: International Sportsperson; Skilled Worker
- First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier
- Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit
- Town: Twickenham
- Companies House number: IP27981R (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/IP27981R)
- Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily)
- Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/rugby-football-union-twickenham-718162

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 132 licensed sponsors in Twickenham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/twickenham
- One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit
- Among 1,456 International Sportsperson sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/international-sportsperson

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

No changes to check since it joined the register (checked 1 November 2026).

Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings.

## Sponsored jobs

No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name.

## Common questions about Rugby Football Union

### Is Rugby Football Union a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Rugby Football Union in Twickenham is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Rugby Football Union sponsor?

Rugby Football Union is licensed for International Sportsperson and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Rugby Football Union based?

The register lists Rugby Football Union at Twickenham. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else.

### How current is this information?

This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number IP27981R. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK.

## About this data

- Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status.
- Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/
- Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice.
- "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.
- Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/rugby-football-union-twickenham-718162
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/rugby-football-union-twickenham-718162.md
- Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt
- Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.