Carmarthen Quins RFC

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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 , Steve Davies

Captain(s)

Ian Jones

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 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

WRU Division One West 2008/09 - Champions

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.

Player	Position	Union
Gareth Thomas	Prop	Wales
Carwyn Jones	Lock	Wales
James Davies	Flanker	Wales
Sion Bennett	Number 8	Wales

Player	Position	Union
Jason Harries	Centre	Wales
Rhodri Wells	Scrum-half	Wales

References

↑ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp11 ISBN 0-7083-0766-3
↑ WRU Official Site - Sourced 28 August 2011
↑ BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
↑ Carmarthen Quins and Blackwood are champions of Swalec league Walesonline.co.uk 13 April 2009

v t e Welsh Premier Division 2012-13

Aberavon Bedwas Bridgend Ravens Cardiff Carmarthen Quins Cross Keys Llandovery Llanelli Neath Newport Pontypridd Swansea

British and Irish Cup

2013–14 Teams

English	Bedford Blues Bristol Cornish Pirates Ealing Trailfinders Jersey Leeds Carnegie London Scottish London Welsh Moseley Nottingham Plymouth Albion Rotherham

Irish	Connacht Eagles Leinster A Munster A Ulster Ravens

Scottish	Ayr Edinburgh Academicals Gala Stirling County

Welsh	Aberavon Cross Keys Llanelli Pontypridd

Former clubs

English	Birmingham & Solihull 2009/10, 2010/11 Coventry 2009/10 Doncaster 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13 Esher 2010/11, 2011/12 Exeter Chiefs 2009/10 Newcastle Falcons 2012/13 Worcester Warriors 2010/11

Scottish	Currie 2010/11, 2011/12 Dundee HSFP 2012/13 Gael Force 2009/10 Heriot's FP 2009/10 Melrose 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13

Welsh	Bedwas 2012/13 Bridgend Ravens 2012/13 Cardiff 2009/10, 2012/13 Carmarthen Quins 2012/13 Llandovery 2010/11, 2012/13 Neath 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13 Newport 2009/10, 2010/11, 2012/13 Swansea 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13

Seasons

Rugby union in Wales

Governing body

Welsh Rugby Union (WRU)

National teams

Mens	Wales A 7's U-20 U-18 Schoolboys British and Irish Lions

Womens	Women's 7's

National team competitions

Regional and club teams

Regional and club competitions

Previous competitions

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