Seven Sisters RFC
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Seven Sisters RFC is a rugby union club representing the village of Seven Sisters, south Wales, playing in the Asda Division 2 West league. Founded in 1897, the club is in the middle of what was once richest source of coal in Britain, if not the world.
During The 1950's and 1960's, when touring teams came to play Seven Sisters they would often be given a tour of the colliery prior to playing a match. It was reputedly common practice that when they were lowered down the shaft, the winding man would deliberately allow the cage to drop like a stone before applying the brake at the last moment. Few touring teams won their matches.
The club has got stick in the past from other teams about the name of the village. But it could have been worse. Initially, Evans-Bevan had wanted to name the pit after his first daughter, we would have looked pretty silly called Isobella RFC
The home ground is Maes Dafydd.
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[edit] Club honours
| Trophy | Year(s) |
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| Vadre Cup | 1930's |
| Neath Sevens Tournament | 1954-54 |
| Neath And District Cup | 1947; 1948; |
| Pontardawe Sevens Cup | 1957-58 |
| West Wales Cup | 1957; 1958; 1976; 1983; 1984 |
| West Wales President's Cup | 1957; 1958; 1961; 1991; 2002 |
| West Wales Championship | 1958; 1961; 1967; 1968; 1983; 1991 |
| Glamorgan Silver Ball | 1960 |
| Neath Junior Cup | 1962; 1963; 1964; 1973 |
| Neath And District Shield | 1965; 1966 |
| Neath And District Youth Cup | 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1976; 1993 |
| O G Davies Cup | 1974; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1980; 1983; 1984; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 2000 |
| Neath And District League | 1984 |
| Neath And District All Winner's Cup | 1984 |
| Neath And District Championship | 1985; 2002 |
| Neath And District Div 1 Championship | 1996 |
| H.G Lewis Cup | 2002 |
| Ospreys U16's Plate | 2005 |
| Swalec Cup: Semi-Final v Llanelli | 1997-98 |
[edit] Club records
- Most Points - Tommy James 1591 pts
- Most Points In A Season - Alun Davies (1983-84) 320 pts
- Most Tries - Dai Davies 126
- Most Appearances - Brian Howell 680
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Seven Sisters RFC
- Welsh Rugby Union home page
- Welsh Rugby Fans New website dedicated to welsh rugby fans
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