Tydfil Wildcats Rugby League is a

Rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...

club based in Merthyr Tydfil. The club colours are yellow and blue. The home ground was the cage in Troedyrhiw until September 2010 but relocated for the 2011 season to

Dowlais RFC Dowlais Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Dowlais near Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues. Although a Dowlais rugby club existed in the late 19th ...

. The Wildcats play in the

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conference.

History

Summer season 2008 The club started with two teams. Under 13s and Under 15s. The first match played by the club was a close match between at Under 15s between

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and Tydfil Wildcats. On the same day the Under 13s played their first match at the Brewery Field Bridgend as a curtain raiser to a

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in the Super League. Summer season 2009 An Under 17 side was added in this season but was not successful and did not complete the season. An adult side played 2 friendly matches as a taster before entry for the league in the following season. Summer season 2010 The senior side debuted in the League against

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and won the game. Under 13s first of the clubs sides to reach a play off series. Summer season 2011 Under 14s added for this season. Under 15s made the

play off final losing to Pontyclun Panthers

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*Tydfil Wildcat

2008 establishments in Wales Rugby clubs established in 2008 Rugby league teams in Wales Sport in Merthyr Tydfil

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