Laugharne RFC

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Laugharne RFC
Full name Laugharne Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s) Laugharnees
Founded 1893
Location Laugharne, Wales
Ground(s) Wooford Park
Capacity 1000
President Brian Jenkins
Coach Steven Pearce
League WRU Division Three West
2007-08 3rd[1]
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
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Team colours
Official website
www.laugharnerfc.co.uk
Flag of Wales

Laugharne Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Laugharne, West Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Three West League.

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[edit] History

The earliest recorded evidence of a rugby team in Laugharne comes from a team photo taken in 1893, though it could be argued that the game was played as early as a decade before, though no proof survives. The early years saw rugby in Laugharne being played on a non-affiliated basis, with most matches being friendlies, though in the 1930's the club entered a league in Pembrokeshire.[2]

In the 1970/71 season Laugharne RFC finally joined the West Wales Rugby Union and started playing competitive games.

[edit] Club badge

The team badge consists of a shield divided into quarters. Cockle shells, a castle, a Celtic cross and a coat of arms tell of Laugharne’s links with the sea, its seashore castle and the old feudal and township system.[3]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ WRU Official website
  2. ^ Laugharne Rugby Football Club Centenary 1883-1993, George Tremlett.
  3. ^ clubHouse website Sourced 24th Aug 2007