Felinfoel RFC is a
Welsh rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
club representing the town of
Felinfoel
Felinfoel (pronounced ) is a small village and electoral ward on the River Lliedi on the northern border of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, West Wales, with a population of about 2,000.
The Felinfoel Brewery, home of Double Dragon Ale, is the oldest ...
,
Llanelli
Llanelli (" St Elli's Parish"; ) is a market town and the largest community in Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is located on the Loughor estuary north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarth ...
,
West Wales
West Wales ( cy, Gorllewin Cymru) is not clearly defined as a particular region of Wales. Some definitions of West Wales include only Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, which historically comprised the Welsh principality of ''Deheub ...
. Felinfoel RFC is a member of the
Welsh Rugby Union and is 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
Llanelli Scarlets
The Scarlets () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams and are based in Llanelli, Wales. Their home ground is the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup (which ...
.
Club honours
* WRU Division Two West - 2007/08 - Champions. (Perfect season, 22 games played - 22 games won)
Notable former players
The following players have represented Felinfoel and have been capped at senior international level
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Phil Bennett
Philip Bennett (24 October 1948 – 12 June 2022) was a Welsh rugby union player who played as a fly-half for Llanelli RFC and the Wales national rugby union team, Wales national team. He began his career in 1966, and a year later he had taken ...
OBE, (29 caps), British Lions, Wales & Llanelli captain.
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Brian Butler
Brian Leslie Butler (born 16 February 1948) is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for a 'Wales XV', and at club level for Feli ...
, Wales Youth, Llanelli & Bradford Northern Rugby League
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William Harries "Bill" Clement (6 caps)
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Brinley E. Evans
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Bryn Evans
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Ian Stuart Gallacher, Llanelli, Wales Youth, Wales, Bradford Northern,R.L.
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Elvet Jones
Elfed Lewis "Elvet" Jones MBE (29 April 1912 – 5 October 1989) was a Welsh rugby union whose international career was curtailed due to the outbreak of the Second World War. He played club rugby for Llanelli, and in 1938 he was selected to tour ...
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Roy Mathias, Llanelli, Wales Youth, Wales, St.Helens RL & Great Britain Rugby League.
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William "Bill" Morris (3 caps)
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David Nicholas, Wales Schoolboys, Wales Youth, Wales, Llanelli (4 caps)
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Gareth Rees, Glamorgan Cricket
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Colin Stephens, Wales Schoolboys, Wales, Llanelli
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Watcyn Thomas
Watcyn Thomas (16 January 1906 – 10 August 1977) was a Welsh rugby union player who captained Wales in the early 1930s.
Thomas was born in Llanelli and educated at Llanelli County School and at University College, Swansea. While still at scho ...
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Nathaniel "Danny" Walters
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John Douglas Warlow Llanelli, Wales, St.Helens R.L.
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William Watts
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Ossie Williams
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Henry Raymond "Ray" Williams
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Stanley Williams
References
Welsh rugby union teams
Sport in Carmarthenshire
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