Builth Wells RFC

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Builth Wells RFC
Full nameBuilth Wells Rugby Football Club
UnionWelsh Rugby Union
Nickname(s)The Bulls
Founded1888; 134 years ago (1888)
LocationBuilth Wells, Wales
Ground(s)The Groe
Coach(es)Nick Howells
League(s)WRU Division One West
2012–131st WRU Division Two West
Team kit
Official website
www.builthrugby.co.uk

Builth Wells Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Builth Wells. Today, Builth Wells RFC play in the Welsh Rugby Union, Division One West League. Builth Wells RFC are a feeder club for Cardiff Blues.[1]

The club badge shows a bull charging beneath a rugby post. Builth is thought to be a corruption of Llanfair Ym Muallt (buallt), meaning the Church of St. Mary in the Cow Pasture. The original bull was white.

Past honours[]

  • 2012–13 WRU Division Two West - Champions
  • 2008–09 WRU Division Two West - Promoted Runners-up
  • 2003–04 WRU Division Two East - Champions

Notable former players[]

The following players have represented Builth Wells and have been capped at international level.

References[]

  1. ^ BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
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