Ystradgynlais RFC
Full name | Ystradgynlais Rugby Football Club | |
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Nickname(s) | The Blues | |
Founded | 1890 | |
Location | Ystradgynlais, Wales | |
Ground(s) | Recreation Ground (Capacity: 5000) | |
Chairman | Tristan Davies | |
President | Glyn Rees | |
Coach(es) | Andy Davies | |
Captain(s) | Ethan Nichols | |
League(s) | ||
2014/15 league champions, West Wales champions, Welsh bowl champions. Unbeaten season. 31/31 | 1st | |
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Official website | ||
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Ystradgynlais Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Ystradgynlais, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is also a feeder club for the Ospreys.[1]
The club was established in 1890.
Club honours[]
- West Wales Cup Champions (1938)
- Swansea Valley Cup (13 Occasions)
- Promotion to Heineken League (1991)
- Promotion from Division 3 (1993)
- Cwmtawe 7s Champions (1994)
- Division 2 Champions (1995)
- Promotion from Division 5 South West (2008)
- West Wales Plate Champions (2008)
Former notable players[]
Joe Jones (Wales)
Steve Bayliss (Wales (RL))
Anthony Buchanan(Wales)
(Tonga)
Kevin Hopkins (Wales)
(Wales)
Stan Wright (Cook Islands)
Vernon Cooper (Wales)
Albert Owen (Wales)
Mark Bennett (Wales)
David Lewis (Wales B)
Ogwyn Alexander (Wales B)
William Lewis Thomas (Final Welsh Trialist)
Ness Flowers (Wales(RL))
Dan Baker (Wales)
Memorable Results[]
- Ystradgynlais 6 Pontarddulais 3 (West Wales Cup Final 1938)
- Ystradgynlais 6 Llanelli 6 (Welsh Cup 1978)
- Ystradgynlais 9 Garndiffaith 8 (Play Off 1991)
- Ystradgynlais 16 Pontypridd 15 (Centenary Game 1991)
- Ystradgynlais 10 Newport 9 (Welsh Cup 1994)
- Ystradgynlais 52 Cefneithin 10 (West Wales Plate Final 2008)
References[]
- ^ BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
Categories:
- Welsh rugby union teams
- Sport in Powys
- Welsh rugby union team stubs