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Tredegar RFC
Tredegar Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Tredegar. The club was founded in 1893 but at that time played under the name Tredegar Harriers. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons. Tredegar Harriers Tredegar RFC was founded by Jim Davies. When he was 16 years old, in 1893, he helped found Tredegar Harriers, the forerunner of Tredegar and in 1958 he raised the Tredegar R.F.C standard to the masthead over their headquarters. In the days of the depression, Jim Davies often had to pay for the players' coach himself; once he had to pay out on the spot before the coach driver would move. Jim Davies was almost 50 when he played his last game for the club; his eldest son, Jim, played in the same match. When the Harriers stopped playing, Jim Davies joined Dowlais RFC who were so pleased at getting his services that they provided him with a coach to get him to and from their games. When Dowlais disbanded, the cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tredegar
Tredegar (pronounced , ) is a town and community situated on the banks of the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in the southeast of Wales. Within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it became an early centre of the Industrial Revolution in Wales. The relevant wards (Tredegar Central and West, Sirhowy and Georgetown) collectively listed the town's population as 15,103 in the UK 2011 census. History Origin of the name The original Tredegar is in Coedcernyw by Newport, and is nowadays more usually known in English as (in order to avoid confusion) Tredegar House (or Tredegar Park). Older forms of the name show it to be Tredegyr (this form is found in 1550) (by the modern Welsh period generally this final "y" would have become "e". In south-eastern Welsh, or Gwentian, which is the variety of Welsh spoken historically in Tredegar, this would have in turn become "a", as with Gwentian "Merchar" (Wednesday), standard Welsh "Mercher", from older Welsh "Merchyr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Blackmore
Joseph Henry "Jake" Blackmore (unknown - 26 March 1964) Scrum.com was an international rugby forward who played for and with . He won a single cap for |
Mark Gregory (rugby)
Mark Gregory is a garden designer from West Cowick, Yorkshire. He has been in the horticultural and landscaping industry for about 35 years. Mark was voted the most influential person in the landscape and garden design industry. He completed his training in horticulture with the RHS at Wisley and also Askham Bryan Horticultural College. He is a fellow of the Landscape Institute and is now a chartered landscape architect (FI.) He has been involved with 99 gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show, with a total a 160 show gardens for the RHS, making him the most medaled garden builder within the RHS. He has achieved gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the ''Great Spring Show'',Phil Clayton, ''The Great Temple Show'' in ''The Garden'' 2008, p.452, The Royal Horticultural Society is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural ... on five occasions and is a senior RHS Garden Assessor and Garden Judge. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Ring (rugby)
Mark Gerarde Ring (born 15 October 1962) played rugby union for Cardiff, Pontypool and Wales between 1982 and 1996. He was regarded as among the most gifted players of his generation but his career was hampered by serious injury. Club career A great entertainer, Ring was noted for his cheek, flair and individual skill. He first came to attention as outside half for the Cardiff RFC Youth team where he gained selection for Wales Youth, scoring a try on debut v England. He made his senior debut as an 18-year-old during his Youth season against Cote Des Basques in Biarritz for whom Serge Blanco scored three tries. He played in and won three Welsh Cup Finals and played for Cardiff when they defeated the 1984 Australian Tourists who completed the Grand Slam of Tests but yet again, failed to defeat a Cardiff team who still remain unbeaten against every Australian Touring team who ever crossed these shores. He became a great crowd favourite with his hometown club but also spent a few s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Woods (rugby)
Paul Woods (28 October 1950 – ) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, and rugby union coach. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Oakdale RFC, Tredegar RFC and Pontypool RFC, and representative rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Widnes, Rochdale Hornets, Hull FC ( Heritage № 749), Cardiff City (Bridgend) Blue Dragons and Runcorn Highfield, as a or , i.e. number 1, 6, or 7, and coached club level rugby union (RU) for Tredegar RFC and Margam RFC. Background Paul Woods was born in Pontllanfraith, Wales, and he died aged 57 of leukaemia in Abergavenny, Wales. Playing career International honours Paul Woods won 10 caps for Wales (RL) in 1977–1981 while at Widnes, Rochdale Hornets, and Hull 13-goals 26-points. Challenge Cup Final appearances Paul Woods played in Hull FC's 5-10 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1980 Challenge Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at Wembley Stadium, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Uzzell
Henry "Harry" Uzzell (6 January 1883 – 20 December 1960) was a Welsh international rugby union player. He played club rugby predominantly for Newport and played county rugby for Gloucestershire. A fruiterer by trade he later became landlord of the Tredegar Arms in Bassaleg. Uzzell spent the majority of his rugby career with Newport and captained them during the 1913/14 season. In 1912 he was part of the Swansea team that beat the touring South Africans. International career Uzzell made his debut for Wales on 20 January 1912 against England. He would represent his country on 15 occasions in total, captaining his country four times. In one game against France at St Helen's, Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ..., Uzzell scored two tries the only points he col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Thomas (rugby)
Philip Thomas (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Tredegar RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales and Yorkshire, and at club level for Oldham ( Heritage No. 82), Leeds, Hull Kingston Rovers and Harrogate ARLFC, as a .Graham Williams, Peter Lush, Rees Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book age-108…114. London League Publications Ltd. Playing career International honours Phil Thomas won caps for Wales (RL) while at Leeds, and Hull Kingston Rovers 4-caps 1908…1911, and won a cap for Great Britain (RL) while at Leeds in 1908 against New Zealand. County honours Phil Thomas won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Leeds, including against New Zealand at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Wednesday 18 December 1907.Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 13 – 1907–08". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Ruddock
Mike Ruddock, OBE (born 5 September 1959) is a Welsh rugby union coach who is currently an interim consultant for Ospreys, having previously coached Lansdowne FC . Ruddock was the Director of Rugby at the Worcester Warriors until his resignation on 28 April 2010. He was the coach of the Welsh national rugby union team from 2004 until February 2006 and Leinster Coach from 1997 to 2000. He is the father of 3 children. Irish rugby union international Rhys Ruddock, Ciaran Ruddock and Katie Ruddock. Playing career Ruddock was born in Blaina, and played in the back row for his local team, Blaina. He also played for Tredegar and Swansea, making 119 appearances for Swansea and scoring 43 tries. He also played for Wales under-16s and Wales B, but his playing days were ended prematurely by an accident at work in 1985. Working as an electricity linesman, he fell from a pole, suffering serious injuries including three compressed vertebrae and a fractured skull. Coaching career Clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percy Jones (rugby Player)
Percy Jones (23 March 1887 – 31 March 1969) was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Pontypool and Newport. He was awarded eight caps for Wales and faced the touring with South Africans. Jones was one of the 'Terrible Eight' who clashed with the Irish forwards during the 1914 Five Nations Championship. Rugby career Jones played for several rugby clubs but was selected for Welsh international duty while with Newport and Pontypool. His first cap was against the 1912 touring South Africans and although Wales lost the game, he was reselected a few months later to face England in the 1913 Five Nations Championship. Under the captaincy of Tommy Vile, Wales lost on home soil for the first time against England since 1895. The selectors kept faith with Jones, and played in two of the next three games of the tournament, which saw wins for Wales and Jones against Scotland and France. In 1914, Jones was selected to play in all four matches of that year' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Jones (rugby Player Born 1965)
Mark Alun Jones (born 22 June 1965) is a Welsh dual-code international professional rugby union and rugby league rugby player who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played representative level rugby union for Wales, and at club level for Tredegar RFC, Tredegar Ironsides RFC, Neath RFC, Ebbw Vale RFC, Pontypool RFC (2001–03), Aberavon RFC, as a flanker, i.e. number 6 or 7, or number eight, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Hull F.C. and Warrington, as a , or , i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12. Background Mark Jones was born in Tredegar, Wales. He signed for Hull FC from Neath RFC in October 1990 in a five-year deal worth about £120,000. He signed for Warrington from Hull F.C. on 3 July 1995. He was sold to Ebbw Vale RFC for a nominal fee in September 1996. International honours Mark Jones won caps for Wales (RU) while at Neath in 1987 against Scotland, in 1988 against New Zealand ( interchange/ substitute), in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Jones (rugby)
John Jones (25 January 1890 – death unknown), also known as Bedwellty Jones, was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Abertillery RFC, as a prop, i.e. number 1 or 3, and club level rugby league (RL) for Oldham, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; ), during the era of contested scrums.Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. Background Jones was born in Bedwellty, Wales. Rugby career Jack Jones won caps for Wales (RU) while at Abertillery RFC in 1914 against England, Scotland, France, and Ireland. Jones, a collier by trade, was a member of the 'Terrible Eight', the nickname the Wales pack was given by the press in the games against Scotland and Ireland in 1914. Both matches were reported as very abrasive contests. Just two weeks after his final rugby union international for Wales, in which he scored his only inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Jones (rugby Player)
Brian James Jones (born 10 October 1935) is a former international rugby union player. ESPN Scrum.com Jones made his debut for Wales on 12 March 1960 versus Ireland. He played club rugby for Newport RFC
Newport Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Casnewydd) is a Welsh rugby union club based in the city of Newport, South Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Premier Division. Until 2021 Newport RFC were based at Rodney Parade situated on t ... .
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