Carmarthen Quins RFC

Carmarthen Quins RFC
Full name Carmarthen Quins Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s) Quins
Founded 1875[1]
Location Carmarthen, Wales
Ground(s) Carmarthen Park
President Brian Jones
Coach(es) Max Howells
League(s) Welsh Premier Division
2010-11 11th[2]
Team kit
Official website
www.carmarthenquinsrfc.co.uk

Carmarthen Quins Rugby Football Club are one of two Welsh rugby union clubs based in Carmarthen in West Wales, the other being Carmarthen Athletic. They currently play in the Welsh Premier Division league after their promotion to the Premiership in the 2008/2009 season. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets.[3]

Club history

During the 2005/06 season Carmarthen Quins were relegated form the Welsh Premier Division and placed into Division One West, but made a return to the Premier league after winning the West league in 2008/09. Carmarthen were to face Blackwood, winners of Division One East. in a play off for promotion; but as Blackwood's ground was deemed not to meet WRU standards for the Premier league, the game was forfeit.[4]

Club honours

References

  1. ^ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp11 ISBN 978-0780307663
  2. ^ WRU Official Site - Sourced 28 August 2011
  3. ^ BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/3877085.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-04. 
  4. ^ Carmarthen Quins and Blackwood are champions of Swalec league Walesonline.co.uk 13 April 2009
Governing body
National teams
National team competitions
Regional and club teams
Regional and club competitions
Previous competitions
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