RUG Rugby Resources Ltd

Rugby Mining Limited ("Rugby" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:RUG)(FRANKFURT:7RM)
is pleased to report the results from 2 drillholes of the initial drilling
program at its Mabuhay gold copper project located near Surigao, Philippines,
which have intersected gold mineralization in both the epithermal and porphyry
targets. 


Targeting Epithermal Gold Silver Mineralization: The first drill hole (MD-001)
targeted epithermal style mineralization about 450 meters ("m") southwest of the
Motherlode Mine which historically produced approximately 500,000oz of gold. 


MD-001 intersected a 33m interval of epithermal quartz-sulphide veins and
breccia with an average grade of 1.8 g/t gold from a depth of 71m to 104m,
including 2m at 11.2 g/t gold from 98m. Pelican Resources Limited previously
completed 18 diamond drill holes into the epithermal vein system with
significant results including 15.5m of 5.9 g/t gold and 3.9m of 18.1 g/t gold in
DDH-11 which is located 580m east of MD-001.


Further drilling is planned to define the extent of the epithermal mineralization. 

Targeting Porphyry Gold-Copper Mineralization: Two drill holes (MD-002 and
MD-003) were located 750m and 950m northeast of MD-001 to test a chargeablity
anomaly defined by a recently completed 3D Induced Polarisation ("3D-IP")
survey. MD-002 was terminated at a depth of 1,007m due to difficult drilling
conditions, however wide intervals of low grade copper sulphide mineralization
were intersected within intrusive rocks and related breccias from 424m to
1,007m. Assays have been received for some intervals and significant results to
date include:




                                                                            
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Hole             From         To      Width         Cu         Au         Mo
                    m          m          m          %        g/t        ppm
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MD-002            468        618        150       0.27       0.07        112
                  618        732        114          Assays pending         
                  732        975        243       0.27       0.24         88
                  975      1,007         32          Assays pending         



Assay results for MD-003 are pending. 

Paul Joyce, the Company's President and CEO stated, "The Motherlode deposit is
hosted within a 1km x 2.7km possible diatreme vent, where the extensive
epithermal vein system was mined over 765m in length and to a vertical depth of
245m. Mineralization occurs in epithermal quartz-sulphide veins, surrounded by
zones of pervasive alteration, which is interpreted to be low-sulphidation
epithermal in style with porphyry-style gold-copper mineralization at depth. Our
current drilling is starting to intersect both epithermal and porphyry type
mineralization adjoining the Motherlode Mine area which may indicate potential
for a large mineralized porphyry to occur at depth below the old mine.


"The gold intersection in MD-001, 450m southwest of the Motherlode Mine
demonstrates a larger epithermal gold potential than previously envisaged and as
a result of this early drilling encouragement we are planning to extend our
drilling program beyond the original 2,000m drilling budget. 


"We regard the Motherlode area to be the prime target for the discovery of
significant extensions to the high grade epithermal gold silver mineralization,
as well as porphyry gold-copper mineralization at greater depths below the
epithermals. Both epithermal and porphyry mineralization occurring in a similar
manner is noted at nearby orebodies on the Surigao Peninsula. We have not yet
commenced drilling these target areas closer to the Motherlode mine as we are
awaiting permitting approval (area shown with blue boundaries in the diagram
below) which is expected in Q4 this year. 


"A second drilling campaign will follow that approval and will target both high
grade epithermal mineralization and porphyry gold-copper mineralization.
Vectoring from drilling suggests this area to be the prime target area for both
styles of mineralization."


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About Rugby 

Rugby, with a treasury of $6.9 million, is an emerging mineral resource company
focussed on the discovery of large scale gold and copper porphyries and
epithermal gold-silver projects. The management team has a track record in the
successful exploration and development of major resource projects in different
mining jurisdictions 


Comita Project 

Rugby has a two stage option agreement with Rio Tinto to earn up to a 60%
interest in Comita, a porphyry gold-copper project in the western cordillera of
Colombia. The Comita project is a copper-gold porphyry system recognised during
a joint German-Colombian exploration program over 20 years ago. No systematic
exploration has been conducted since that time. Surface exploration is expected
to begin in the second half of 2011, with drilling first half 2012.


Interceptor Project 

Rugby recently announced that it had entered into an option agreement with
Miranda S.A., an Argentine company, to acquire 100% of the Interceptor porphyry
gold copper project ("Interceptor") in Catamarca Province, Argentina. 


Interceptor is located near the renowned Maricunga gold region of Chile, an
established mining district which hosts significant operating gold mines and
advanced stage gold copper porphyry deposits, including the large Cerro Casale
and Caspiche projects. Interceptor is drill ready with large scale porphyry
copper gold targets defined by geochemical and geophysical surveys.


Paul Joyce, the Company's President and CEO and a "qualified person" within the
definition of that term in NI 43-101, has supervised the preparation of the
technical information contained in this news release.


For additional information you are invited to visit the Rugby Mining Limited
website at www.rugbymining.com


RUGBY MINING LIMITED

Paul Joyce, President and CEO 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT 

Certain of the statements made and information contained herein is
"forward-looking information" within the meaning of the British Columbia,
Alberta and Ontario Securities Acts. This includes statements concerning the
Company's plans at the Interceptor, Comita, Hawkwood and Mabuhay projects, which
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause
the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry
results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information.
Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties
which could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the
forward-looking information, including, without limitation, the effect on prices
of major mineral commodities such as copper, gold and iron by factors beyond the
control of the Company; events which cannot be accurately predicted such as
political and economic instability, terrorism, environmental factors and changes
in government regulations and taxes; the shortage of personnel with the
requisite knowledge and skills to design and execute exploration programs;
difficulties in arranging contracts for drilling and other exploration services;
the Company's dependency on equity market financings to fund its exploration
programs and maintain its mining properties in good standing; political risk
that a future government will change environmental regulations, taxes or mineral
royalties in a manner that could have an adverse effect on the Company's
financial condition and impair its ability to raise further funds for
exploration; risks associated with title to resource properties due to the
difficulties of determining the validity of certain claims as well as the
potential for problems arising from the sometimes ambiguous conveyancing
characteristic of many resource properties, currency risks associated with
foreign operations and other risks and uncertainties, including those described
in each management discussion and analysis. 


The Company is required to issue shares, pay option fees and complete certain
work and expenditure requirements in order to maintain and earn its interest in
the projects referenced above. The failure to issue such shares, pay the option
fees or complete the required expenditure or work commitments could result in
the loss of such project. In addition, forward-looking information is based on
various assumptions including, without limitation, assumptions associated with
exploration results and costs and the availability of materials and skilled
labour. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or
should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary
materially from those described in forward-looking statements. Accordingly,
readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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