Nottingham Rugby are a top 24, hybrid-professional rugby club, currently playing in the RFU Championship - the second tier of English rugby. The 'Green and Whites' as they are affectionately known, finished the 2015/16 season in seventh place, just missing out on a play-off place, where the winning team goes into the top flight of English rugby. Nottingham Rugby has also been a breaking ground for Premiership and international players over the years throughout its long history. The club, founded in 1877 and has recently moved to The Bay, where a high quality rugby club environment is being developed. Nottingham Rugby prides itself on its high quality business links, networking opportunities for local businesses and opportunities for companies to "become part of our team"