Newtown Rugby Football Club is a

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club in Newtown,

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. Newtown RFC is a member of the

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and is a feeder club for the

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. Newton Rugby club formed in 1925 and played their first game against Oswestry on 28 March that year. The club later disbanded in the 1960/61 seasonMountain Ash RFC History
/ref> and reformed in 1971 and on 6 November played against local rivals Welshpool. The club applied for Welsh Rugby Union membership in 1992 and was awarded membership on 1 June 1995. The club now fields a Senior, Seconds, Thirds and Youth teams, and their facilities include two playing pitches, one floodlit.

Club honours

* Mid Wales League 1990/91 - Winners * Mid Wales League 1991/92 - Winners * Mid Wales League Division Two 1996/97 - Winners

External links

Newton RFC Official club site.

References

Rugby clubs established in 1925 Rugby union teams in Wales

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