Pontarddulais Rugby Football Club is a

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team from the town of

Pontarddulais Pontarddulais (), also known as Pontardulais (), is both a community and a town in Swansea, Wales. It is northwest of the city centre. The Pontarddulais ward is part of the City and County of Swansea. Pontarddulais adjoins the village of Hendy ...

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, UK. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a

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for the Ospreys. The club is famous as the location for the recording in 1975 of We All Had Doctors' Papers, a live album by Welsh comedian and singer

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, the only comedy album ever to top the UK album charts. Although rugby had been played in Pontarddulais before the club's formation, it was not until 22 September 1881 that the local inhabitants decided on creating an official rugby club. The fact that Pontarddulais have a formation date is fairly uncommon if not unique in Welsh rugby union clubs formed before World War I; as most other teams did not record the event. In the early 1890s the team played in a green strip but had changed to their present black and amber by the turn of the century.

Club honours

Welsh Rugby Union competitions

*WRU Division Seven West 1999/2000 - Champions *WRU Division Six West 2000/01 - Champions *WRU Division Four West 2005/06 - Champions

West Wales Rugby Union competitions

*The Presidents All Winners Cup: 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67 *The Challenge Cup: 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67 *Championship Shield: 1963–64, 1968–69 *Championship Cup: 1966–67, 1967–68 *Union Eurof Davies Memorial Cup: 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69 *Union District 'F' Sevens: 1986-87 *Union Welsh Brewers Bowl: 1989-90

Glamorgan County competitions

*Glamorgan County Silver Ball HB Trophy: 1999-2000

West Wales Rugby Union Competitions

*The Presidents Cup: 1967–68, 1973–74 *The Championship Shield: 1967–68, 1973–74 *The Challenge Cup: 1964–65, 1968–69, 1973–74 *Section A Winners: 1980-81 *Section C Winners: 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93 *Section D Winners: 1977-78 *Union Alcoa Cup: 1977-78

Youth competition

*Dyffryn Llwchwr Youth Rugby Union The Championship Cup 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1993–94 *Dyffryn Llwchwr Youth Rugby Union Gwyn Williams Memorial Trophy 1967–68, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1999-00 *Dyffryn Llwchwr Youth Rugby Union Loughor Valley Sevens 1974–75, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1994–95 *Dyffryn Llwchwr Youth Rugby Union Dudley Williams Memorial Cup 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1993–94 *Swansea & District Junior Rugby Union Swansea Super 12's (Under 11's) Winners 2007-08

Notable former players

* David Onllwyn Brace (9 caps). 1956 - 1961. * David Idwal Davies (1 cap). 1939. * William Dillwyn Johnson (1 cap). 1953. * Arthur Vaughan-Jones (3 Caps). 1932 - 1933. * Derwyn Jones (19 caps). 1994 - 1996. * James Lang (12 caps). 1931 - 1937. * Gareth John Roberts (7 caps). 1985 - 1987. *

David John Thomas David John Thomas (15 March 1879 – 19 October 1925) was a Welsh international forward who played club rugby for Swansea Rugby Club. He won ten caps for Wales and is most notable for scoring the only try in Swansea's win over South Africa i ...

(10 caps). 1904 - 1912. * Darril John Williams (1 cap). 1998.

References

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