Aberystwyth RFC

Aberystwyth RFC
Full name Aberystwyth Rugby Football Club
Union Welsh Rugby Union
Founded 1947
Location Aberystwyth, Wales
Ground(s) Plascrug
Chairman Hywel Bonsall
Coach(es) Alwyn Davies and Darren Hathaway
Captain(s) Iestyn Jones
League(s) WRU Division Two West
2009-10 8th[1]
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
http://www.aberystwythrfc.co.uk/

Aberystwyth Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Aberystwyth, West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and a feeder club for the Scarlets regional side.[2]

Rugby had been played in Aberystwyth since the late 19th century[3] when the local college founded a rugby team. Aberystwyth Rugby Club was founded in 1947[4] and the first game was against an Aberystwyth College second team. The club gained membership of the Welsh Rugby Union in May, 1954 which allowed future competitive matches. The team's clubhouse was founded with help of a ten-year interest-free loan from the WRU in 1960. This original clubhouse burned down and was reconstructed in the 1970s.

References

  1. ^ WRU official site
  2. ^ BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/3877085.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-31. 
  3. ^ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp67 ISBN 0-7083-0766-3
  4. ^ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp331 ISBN 0-7083-0766-3

External links

Governing body
National teams
National team competitions
Regional and club teams
Regional and club competitions
Previous competitions
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