| Full name | Pontardawe Rugby Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1882 | |
| Location | Pontardawe, Wales | |
| Coach(es) | Phil Beynon Dai Hawkins |
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| League(s) | WRU Division Five South West | |
| 2009-10 | 5th[1] | |
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| Official website | ||
| www.pontardawerfc.webs.com | ||
Pontardawe Rugby Football club is a rugby union club based in Pontardawe, a small town in the valley of the River Tawe in Wales.
The club has a hugely successful junior section which provides age group rugby with fully qualified coaches from 7 through to 16 and for the season 2011 - 2012, will for the first time field two youth teams.
The senior team attained fourth place in Swalec League 4 south West.
The nucleus of the "Ponty" team are youngsters. The coach is Phil Beynon and Team Manager is Kevin Morte.
Over the years Pontardawe RFC has produced a number of first-class rugby players and coaches. In 2007 they celebrated their 125th year of being a Welsh Rugby Union member club.
In May 2006 Pontardawe RFC were one of the 13 'Rebel' clubs who brought a vote of no confidence against the Welsh Rugby Union, which centered around financing and the handling of former coach Mike Ruddock's departure. The vote failed heavily with only 20 votes for the motion and over 300 against.[2]
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