Carmarthen Athletic RFC

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Carmarthen Athletic RFC
Full name	Carmarthen Athletic Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)	Athletic
Founded	1944
Location	Carmarthen, Wales
Ground(s)	Johnstown, Carmarthen
President	Hefin Thomas
League	WRU Division Two West
2007-2008	2nd [1]
Team colours

Carmarthen Athletic Rugby Football Club are one of two Welsh rugby union clubs based in Carmarthen in West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets.^[2]

The club also run a second's team "The Druids" who currently play in Llanelli and district Division one. The club run a youth team along with many age grade teams from under 16's downwards.

The club was formed in 1944 after the Second World War. The club played its home games at Five Fields until the land was sold to Tesco for a new store^[3]. Carmarthen Athletic used the money to build a new facility in Johnstown, Carmarthen. The new facility includes a training barn which was used by the Welsh national team before the South Africa game on 24 November 2007 ^[4]. However, the club now mainly plays its home games in Carmarthen Park. It is hoped that the club house will be moved in the next year from its present location at friars park to the new ground in Johnstown

The club kit comprises a red and black striped jersey, black shorts and black socks with red tops.

The club song is "Early in The Morning".

[edit] Notable former players

• Roy Bergiers
• Gerald Davies
• Mark Douglas
• Emyr Lewis
• Phil Lewis
• Ken Owens
• Gary Pearce
• Rhys Priestland
• Deleme Thomas
• Henry Morgan
• Justin Thomas

[edit] References

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