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Tonmawr Tonmawr is a village in Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales. It is part of the community of Pelenna and is located around four miles east of Neath. The village is home to a rugby union team (Tonmawr RFC Tonmawr are a Welsh rugby uni ...

Neath Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot ( cy, Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county borough in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry and Pontardawe. The county bor ...

in South Wales. Tonmawr are a feeder club to the Ospreys regional team. Tonmawr have a tradition of producing players who go onto represent the Ospreys region - these players include current Scotland defence coach Steve Tandy, winger

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, Wales international centre

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and Wales 7's International Stef Andrews.

Notable former players

* Steve Tandy *

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* Jonathan Gravelle *

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Tal Selley Taliesin Selley (born 20 April 1980) is a Welsh former rugby union footballer, who played either at centre or on the wing. After five seasons at the Llanelli Scarlets he signed a three-year deal with the Ospreys where he played in the histori ...

Gomer Hughes Gomer Hughes (13 May 1910 – ) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales and Wales XV, and at club l ...

Rees Stephens John Rees Glyn Stephens (16 April 1922 – 4 February 1998) was a Welsh international rugby union player who played club rugby for Tonmawr RFC and Neath. He won 32 caps for Wales and was selected to play in the British Lions on the 1950 tour ...

* Stef Andrews * Taunaholo Taufahema * Rhyddian Piles * Ron Tonmawr * Mark Jones * Ioan Hawkes * Gethin Rhys Thomas

Club honours

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Champions - 2017/18 *

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Winners - 2006/07, 2007/08Tonmawr retain Glamorgan County Silver Ball
* Aberavon Green Stars - Richard Barry Invitation Sevens Winners - 2008/09, 2009/10 * Benidorm International Invitation Sevens Winners - 2008/09 * Glamorgan County Presidents Cup Winners - 2007/08 * Neath Port Talbot Sports Council ‘Team of the Year’ - 2007 *

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Champions - 2003/04, 2006/07 * O.G. Davies Cup Winners - 1998/99 * O.G. Davies Cup Sevens Winners - 1993/94 *

Finalists - 1992/93 * Wistech Central Glamorgan League Division 1 Champions - 1993/94 * Promoted to Heineken Division 5 - 1993/94 * Wistech Central Glamorgan League Division 2 Champions - 1992/93 * Wistech Central Glamorgan League Division 3 Champions - 1987/88 * Admission into the

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- 1986/87 * Welsh Brewers Cup Winners - 1985/86 * Aberavon District Ushers League Table Champions 1984/85 * Aberavon District Cup Winners 1981/82 * Aberavon District Ushers League Division Champions 1981/82, 1982/83 * Aberavon District Ushers Merit Table Champions 1981/82, 1983/84 * Aberavon District Pat Lahive Memorial Winners 1974/75, 1983/84 * Aberavon District Burton Cup Winners 1952/53, 1958/59 * Aberavon District Hospital Cup Winners 1937/38

References

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