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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] |
Ystalyfera
Ystalyfera is a former industrial village and community in the upper Swansea Valley, on the River Tawe, about northeast of Swansea. It is an electoral ward and a community in the unitary authority of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, comprising a resident population of just over 3,000 people, approximately 60% of whom speak Welsh. National Cycle Route 43 passes through the village. History The history of Ystalyfera begins with a small farming family who shared the land. This is reflected in the village's name, composed from the Welsh words, ynys (meaning island), tal (meaning tall) and berran (a composite of ber and rhan, indicating a land-share – a short piece of shared land, probably between agricultural labourers). The history of the name can be seen as it evolved through the ages: - *1582 Ynys Tal y Feran *1604 Tir Ynystalferran *1797 Stalyfera Issa, Ycha, Genol *1831 Ystalyfera Ystalyfera grew as a village with the advent of coal mining and iron working which, together wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
