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WRU Division Five East
The Welsh Rugby Union Division Five East (also called the SWALEC Division Five East for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales. Competition format and sponsorship Competition There are 11 clubs in the WRU Division Five East. 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 20 games for each club, with a total of 110 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 points are equal the tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WRU Division Four East
The Welsh Rugby Union Division Four East (also called the SWALEC Division Four East for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales. Competition There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Four East. 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 the Hpme ground 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 points are equal the tries scored then points dif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanhilleth RFC
Llanhilleth Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Llanhilleth in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Dragons. Early history Although rugby was known to have been played in Llanhilleth before the 1890s it is generally accepted that the team that would become Llanhilleth RFC first played club rugby in 1894. This team was called the Grasshoppers and was formed by members of the local male voice choir. After the First World War the club played under the name 'The All Blacks' and achieved some local success including winning the Cyrus Davies Cup on two occasions. Like most Welsh clubs, Llanhilleth disbanded during the Second World War but reformed under its present name on April 4, 1946, and that season won the Cyrus Davies Cup for a third time. Club colours The club presently play in light blue and dark Blue, a strip that was chosen by accident after World War II. With rationing still in force the club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abertillery RFC
Abertillery Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Abertillery. According to their website, they were founded in 1883 by a coal miner named Doug Wallace who was a local resident who moved from Scotland in 1882, Wallace was known for his commitment for the club until he died in 1899 and will be remembered as a special part of the club even to do this day. Every year the club celebrates Wallace's life by competing in a cross country race with 100s of the locals competing in the last 10 years Mr Phelps has won the race 10 times and is now the all-time leading winner in the competition, in one year he run the race twice before anyone had cross the line for the first time. Club history 1883–1914 According to the club's official centenary book, ''Abertillery Rugby Football Club'', Abertillery were founded on 21 September 1883 in a local public house, ''The Prince of Wales''.Thomas (1983), pg 9. Like many towns and villages in Wales in the late 1880s, Abertillery wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crumlin RFC
Crumlin Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Crumlin near Caerphilly in Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons. Club honours *2007/08 WRU Division Five East - Champions *2021/22 WRU Division Five East - Champions *2021/22 WRU Plate - Finalists Notable past players * Percy Coldrick Albert Percival "Percy" Coldrick (born 1 November 1888 – 26 December 1953) was a Welsh dual code rugby player who played rugby union for Newport and rugby league for Wigan. He represented Wales under the union code and Wales and Great Brita ... (6 caps) * Arthur Lewis * David Nash * Paul Turner * Mike Watkins (4 caps) * Billy Williams dual-code (4 caps union), (5 caps league) * Andrew Gibbs External links Crumlin RFC References Rugby clubs established in 1880 Rugby union teams in Wales {{Wales-rugbyunion-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chepstow RFC
Chepstow Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Chepstow, in Monmouthshire, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons with a Mini age groups from under 6's to under 15's]. History Chepstow Rugby club was formed in 1869 by former pupils of Chepstow Grammar School under the mentorship of headmaster George Dewdney.Smith (1980), pg 24. In 1879 the ''Chepstow Weekly Advertiser'' appealed to local gentlemen to patronise the newly formed club in an attempt to gain sponsorship to allow the club to remain financially stable.Smith (1980), pg 26. In 1880 Chepstow RFC were thought to be one of the clubs at the Tenby Hotel in Swansea which is incorrectly believed to have been the founding meeting of the Welsh Rugby Union.Smith (1980), pg 37. The accepted founding actually took place in Neath in 1881, at which Chepstow RFC were not in attendance. In 1881 Chepstow player Edward Peake was selected to represent the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talywain RFC
Talywain Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Talywain near the town of Pontypool, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons. In December 1947 a combined Pontypool, Talywain and Blaenavon side played against the Australian national team at Pontypool Park as part of a post-war rebuilding tour. The game ended 9–7 to the tourists. On 4 September 1973 Talywain played an invitational Monmouth team to celebrate the club's 75th anniversary and the opening of a new ground at Emlyn Park. Although Talywain RFC played out almost all matches for the 2007–08 season in Division Four East they withdrew from the league before the end of the season. All games played against Talywain by the other teams in the league were classed as null and void and Talywain were relegated to Division Five East. Players of note :''See also :Talywain RFC players'' * Wilfred "Wilf" Hodder * Danny Hurcombe * Harry Jarman * K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abercarn RFC
Abercarn Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Abercarn near the city of Newport. They currently play in the Welsh Rugby Union Division 3 having been relegated in two consecutive seasons; from Division 3 East in 2007 and Division 4 East in 2008. The club then immediately gained promotion back to Division 4 East in 2009 and then gained promotion back to Div 3 in 2012, winning the Swalec Bowl in 2010 along the way. Abercarn RFC is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons. Club history Abercarn is a club with a long history having been founded over 100 years ago. In 1950 Abercarn RFC lost three members of their club including their club captain, Don Rowlands and coach, Ray Box in the Llandow air disaster. The event is remembered by the club in their team badge, with a plane propeller sitting in its centre. Abercarn RFC have produced some famous players including Paul Turner ( Newport RFC, Pontypool RFC, Newport Gwent Dragons Coach) and Nathan Budgett (Wale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaenavon RFC
Blaenavon Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in the town of Blaenavon, South Wales. Blaenavon RFC is one of the older members of the Welsh Rugby Union founded in 1877 in the Iron and coal town of Blaenavon and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons. Blaenavon RFC first game was against local rivals Abergavenny on Thursday 8 November 1877 and ended in a draw. An infamous event in the history of Blaenavon RFC was during the final of the Godfrey Jones Cup in April 1926. The competition had been devised 'to improve Welsh rugby via the running game'. In December 1947 a combined Pontypool, Talywain and Blaenavon side played against the Australian national team at Pontypool Park as part of a post-war rebuilding tour. The game ended with Australia winning 9–7. A photo and a programme are displayed in Blaenavon R.F.C. club house Blaenavon Rugby Football Club was founded in 1877, and over the past 130 years, we have provided, many players for the W.R.U. and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ynysddu RFC
Ynysddu Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Ynysddu in Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons. Ynysddu RFC's first recorded match was against Abercarn Abercarn is a small town and community in Caerphilly county borough, Wales. It is 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Newport on the A467 between Cwmcarn and Newbridge, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. History An estate at ... in 1884 and was played on the church field at Mynyddislwyn. The club originally played in an all black strip until the 1920s when they switched to a red and black hooped kit. References External links Ynysddu RFC Rugby clubs established in 1894 Rugby union teams in Wales 1894 establishments in Wales {{wales-rugbyunion-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usk RFC
Usk Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in the historic town of Usk in South Wales. Usk RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons. Usk RFC's first recorded rugby match was against Newport Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia *Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay Europe Ireland *Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ... in 1874. It is believed that rugby has been played in Usk from that date apart from during the two World Wars when official rugby ceased to be played in Wales. An ad first appeared on 17/12/1859 in "The Illustrated Usk Observer and Raglan Herald", where someone by the name of "A LOVER OF FOOTBALL" suggested the formation of an USK FOOTBALL CLUB. References Rugby union teams in Wales Rugby clubs established in 1874 Sport in Monmouthshire 1874 establishments in Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinant RFC
Trinant Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Trinant in Newport, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons. Rugby had been played in Trinant before 1956, but proof of the existence of Trinant RFC can not be substantiated before this date. The club was founded by Albert Clement, who had played rugby in the town in the 1940s, and Ray Morgan, who became secretary. As the club was at this point not affiliated to any union, they had to write to other teams to arrange friendly matches, and out of 75 teams contacted 31 accepted the invitation. The first club to play against the newly formed Trinant RFC was Hafodorynys. Team colours were decided and the club chose black with white hoops. When news that Trinant had reformed began to travel, many local players from rival clubs, requested to move to Trinant. This resulted in a bitter complaint from the secretary of Oakdale when eight of their players sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTB (Ebbw Vale) RFC , a UK brass band
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RTB may refer to: Businesses and organisations * Reasons to Believe, a creationist group * Residential Tenancies Board of Ireland; see State Agencies of the Republic of Ireland *Richard Thomas and Baldwins, a former British steelmaker Broadcasters *RTBF, Belgium *Radio Television of Belgrade, Yugoslavia *Radio Television Brunei *Radio Télévision du Burkina, Burkina Faso Other uses *Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport (IATA airport code), Roatán, Honduras *Real-time bidding, in online advertising * Right to Buy, a policy of the United Kingdom government, allowing some tenants to purchase their home *Rothwell Temperance Band Rothwell Temperance Band (RTB) are a Championship Section brass band in Yorkshire. Although they do not rehearse in Rothwell itself, they have strong connections with the town and hold many concerts for the local community. The band were crowned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |