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WRU Division Four South West
The Welsh Rugby Union Division Four South West (also called the SWALEC Division Four South West for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented for the 1995/96 season. Competition format and sponsorship Competition There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Four South West. During the course of a season (which lasts from September to April) each club plays the others twice, once at their home ground and once at that of their opponents for a total of 22 games for each club, with a total of 132 games in each season. Teams receive four points for a win and two point for a draw, an additional bonus point is awarded to either team if they score four tries or more in a single match. No points are awarded for a loss though the losing team can gain a bonus point for finishing the match within seven points of the winning team. Teams are ranked by total points, then the number of tries scored and then points difference. At the end of each season, the club with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WRU Division Three South West
The Welsh Rugby Union Division Three South West (also called the SWALEC Division Three South West for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales. Competition format and sponsorship Competition There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Three South West. During the course of a season (which lasts from September to May) each club plays the others twice, once at their home ground and once at that of their opponents for a total of 22 games for each club, with a total of 132 games in each season. Teams receive four points for a win and two point for a draw, an additional bonus point is awarded to either team if they score four tries or more in a single match. No points are awarded for a loss though the losing team can gain a bonus point for finishing the match within seven points of the winning team. Teams are ranked by total points, then the number of tries scored and then points difference. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned as champion. If ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyle RFC
Pyle Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Pyle, Wales, UK. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys. In the 1920s, Jack Bassett, later the Wales captain, would play for the club before moving to Penarth. In the 1970s Pyle won the Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy on two occasions. Club honours * 1975-76 Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy The Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy (also known as the Glamorgan County High Motive Silver Ball Trophy) is a Welsh rugby union competition open to all non-premier Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) clubs playing in the Glamorgan , HQ = ... - Winners * 1977-78 Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy - Winners * 2008-09 Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy - Semi-finalists * 2008-09 WRU Division Five South Central - Champions *2018-19 WRU Division 3 West Central A - Promoted Notable former players * Jack Bassett 15 caps * Howell Davies 4 caps * John Richardson 2 cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ystalyfera RFC
Ystalyfera Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Ystalyfera in south Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is also a feeder club for the Ospreys. The club received Welsh Rugby Union status in 1904, were founder members of the West Wales League in 1929 and founder members of the National League Division 8 Central 'A' in 1994 Club honours * West Wales Champions 1930-31 * West Wales Cup Winners 1938-39 * West Wales Section ‘C’ Champions 1976-77 * Welsh National Division 5 Central Champions 1998-99 * Swansea Valley Cup Winners 1998-99, 2011–12,2014-15 * West Wales Bowl Winners 2010-11 *2013 division 3 south west winners *2017 wru plate finalist runners up 2019 silver ball Finalist 2019 west wales finalist *2019 division 1 west central winners *2018 west wales cup winners Notable past players Senior International players who have also played for Ystalyfera * Howell Lewis (4 caps) 1913-14 * Albert Owen (1 cap) 1924 * Jack Howell John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontycymmer RFC
Pontycymmer Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Pontycymmer near Bridgend, Wales and play their home games at Lawrence Park. The club colours are bottle green and amber. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is also, along with Ogmore Vale RFC a parent club of The Valley Ravens Mini and Junior section as well as Valley Ravens Youth who act as a feeder club to both parent clubs senior sides. The club was formed in the 1887 season. Club honours * WRU Division Six Central 1999/2000 - Champions * WRU Division Four South East The Welsh Rugby Union Division Four South East (also called the SWALEC Division Three South East for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales. Competition There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Three South East. During the course of ... 2003/04 - Champions Notable former players * Hopkin Maddock (6 caps)''Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1981-82'', Vivian Jenkins (1981), p.217 * * References Rugby union tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryncoch RFC
Bryncoch Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in the town of Bryncoch in Neath, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is also a feeder club In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team, feeder club, or nursery club is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful players can move on to a higher ... for the Ospreys. The club fields First, Second and Youth teams. Club honours *1951/52 League Champions Neath & District. *1954/55 League Champions Neath & District. *1958/59 League Champions Neath & District. *1960/61 League Champions Neath & District. *1970/71 League Champions Neath & District. *1978 WRU Cup. *2008/09 WRU Division Four South West - Champions. Notes {{Rugby Wales links Rugby union teams in Wales Rugby union in Neath Port Talbot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonna RFC
Tonna Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Tonna, Wales. Tonna RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys. History Although it is believed that Tonna RFC existed before 1888, the club was first mentioned during the 1887/88 season, when the Cambria Daily Reader stated that Tonna RFC were drawn to play Mynydd-bach in the local Neath cup challenge. It is therefore regarded that Tonna RFC came into being on 28 February 1888. Tonna RFC's first international player was David Harris Davies. Although he played for Neath RFC at the time of his one and only cap against Scotland in 1904, he came through the playing ranks of Tonna. The club disbanded after the outbreak of the First World War, but reformed as Dulais United after the war ended. This team was an amalgamation of local villages Tonna, Aberdulais Aberdulais is a village and electoral ward in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, lying on the River Neath, in the community of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taibach RFC
Taibach Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Taibach of Port Talbot in Wales, UK. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is also a feeder club for the Ospreys. Taibach RFC were the winners of the inaugural Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy competition during the 1956-57 season beating Skewen RFC. Youth policy Current Junior & Mini Section Coaches. Dev / U7, U8’s - Dean Scully, Stuart Evans, Chris Thomas Under 9’s - Sam Coombes, Dafydd Johnston, Marcus Francis Under 10's - Phil Evans, Stuart Mason, Mike Kelly, Ryan Thomas Under 12’s - Matthew Hare, Andrew Roche, Gary Jenkins, Carl Hillier Under 15’s - Rob Shaw, Simon Rees, Anthony Terry, Steve Lloyd, Andrew Morris, Alan Davies Junior Section Coordinator- Simon Rees Taibach has a history of producing young talent. Coached by Phill Terry and Steve Gadd the 1999-2003 team were a success. In recent years Taibach have produced two full British Lions, James Hook and Richard Hib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberavon Green Stars RFC
Aberavon Green Stars Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Aberavon, Wales, UK. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys. The club was formed by an Irish community and to this day the team keeps a visible and purposeful connection to their Irish roots, seen in the club's name, club house, badge and nickname, ''The Fighting Irish''. Early years The Green Stars owe their formation to the Irish community near Aberavon Beach''Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981'', David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pg7 and although publications such as ''Field of Praise'' state the club was formed as St Joseph's. The club is believed to have started out as the Aberavon Green Stars, but changed their name to St Joseph's during the 1908/09 season. During the 1920s the team began a friendly Christmas Day fixture, a common Welsh club tradition, against Taibach RFC. Post 1945 Like all Welsh clubs, Aberav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ystradgynlais RFC
Ystradgynlais Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Ystradgynlais, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is also a feeder club for the Ospreys. The club was established in 1890. Club honours *West Wales Cup Champions (1938) *Swansea Valley Cup (13 Occasions) *Promotion to Heineken League (1991) *Promotion from Division 3 (1993) *Cwmtawe 7s Champions (1994) *Division 2 Champions (1995) *Promotion from Division 5 South West (2008) *West Wales Plate Champions (2008) Former notable players * Joe Jones (Wales) * Steve Bayliss (Wales (RL)) * Anthony Buchanan(Wales) * Jonny Koloi (Tonga) * Kevin Hopkins (Wales) * Tom Hopkins (Wales) * Stan Wright (Cook Islands) * Vernon Cooper (Wales) * Albert Owen (Wales) * Mark Bennett (Wales) * David Lewis (Wales B) * Ogwyn Alexander (Wales B) * William Lewis Thomas (Final Welsh Trialist) * Ness Flowers Ness Flowers (birth unknown) is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porthcawl RFC
Porthcawl Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Porthcawl, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys. Porthcawl presently field a First XV team, Second XV, Women's XV, Youth XV, Juniors - Under 14, Under 13, Under 12 and Minis Section. History The club was founded in 1880 and became a full member club of the WRU shortly after. There have been a number of homes including playing on a field that was behind the Brogden public house, a clubhouse and pitches at West Winds off Locks Lane and its current venue at South Road which they moved into in 1970. The clubhouse was extended in 1980. Throughout its history the Seaweeds have competed strongly in the Glamorgan area and although classified as a second class WRU club has competed well in the WRU Cup competitions against many so called 1st class clubs including the likes of Neath, Aberavon, South Wales Police and Ebbw Vale. One of its proudest moments came in 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maesteg Harlequins RFC
Maesteg Harlequins RFC is a rugby union team from the town of Maesteg, Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in .... The Maesteg Harlequins were founded in 1899, their first captain being Tom Hopkins. They have reformed under different guises but for the majority of their 113 years they have been known as Maesteg Harlequins. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union having been made full members in 1987. Club honours * WRU National League 1 West Central Champions 2017-2018 * WRU West Championship Play-Off Winners 2017-2018 * WRU National League 2 West Central Champions 2013-2014 * WRU National League 3 West Central Champions 2011-2012 * WRU National League 3 West Central Champions 2004-2005 * WRU National League 4 West Central Champions 2010-2011 * WRU Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |