Bargoed Rugby Football Club is a
rugby union team from the town of
Bargoed in South
Wales. They are members of the
Welsh Rugby Union
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU; cy, Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the Sports governing body, governing body of rugby union in the country of Wales, recognised by the sport's international governing body, World Rugby.
The WRU is responsible for the running ...
and are a
feeder club for
Newport Gwent Dragons
Dragons RFC ( cy, Dreigiau) are one of the four professional rugby union regional teams in Wales. They are owned by the Welsh Rugby Union and play their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport and at other grounds around the region. They play in ...
.
The club holds the record for the number of points achieved in one season at Championship level and are Currently playing in the Championship after being relegated from the premiership at the end of the 2018 - 2019 season.
Bargoed got their hands on another Championship League trophy in 2022 and narrowly lost to
Neath RFC in the Championship Cup Final at the
Principality Stadium
The Millennium Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm y Mileniwm), known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm Principality) for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales. Located in Cardiff, it is the home of the Wales national rug ...
In 2005 Bargoed RFC received the recognition of being awarded
Rugby World Magazine UK team of the year after winning 55 games in a row. This form helped them climb the leagues and they were crowned Championship Champions. In December 2015 the
WRU granted Bargoed an A Licence meaning a top four finish would secure Premiership rugby for the first time which was achieved in 2016–17.
The 2016–17 season was the club's first in the Premiership.
The club has 16 Teams within the club, including teams from the Mini and Junior Section, a Youth Side, 2nd Team and 1st Team. The club has produced many talented players who came up through the club development system. Some of these key players are : Anthony Lott, Steffan Jones, Jonathan Evans, Dafydd Carter (Age Grade International), Grant Rogers (Age Grade International), Alex Herbert (Age Grade International) as of many more.
Notable past players
:''See also
:Bargoed RFC players''
*
John Mantle (2 caps)
*
Cliff Williams (2 caps)
* Steffan Jones (Bedford Blues)
*
Jonathan Evans
*
Lee Beach
*
Ben Fry (rugby union)
Benjamin Fry (born 26 September 1998) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for the Dallas Jackals as a flanker, having previously played for Dragons.
Professional career
Having come through Bargoed RFC, Fry made his debut for the Dragons i ...
References
Rugby clubs established in 1882
Rugby union teams in Wales
Bargoed
1882 establishments in Wales
Sport in Caerphilly County Borough
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