Taffs Well RFC
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| Full name | Taffs Well Rugby Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1887 | |
| Location | Taff's Well, Wales | |
| Ground(s) | Cae Gwyn | |
| Coach(es) | Roger Watkins | |
| League(s) | WRU Division Four East | |
| 2011/12 | 11th[1] WRU Division Four East | |
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Taffs Well Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club based in Taff's Well in south Wales. Taffs Well RFC were founded in 1887 and applied for and were successful in gaining membership to the Welsh Rugby Union in 1900. The club is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.[2]
The first recorded game took place at Pentyrch RFC, which Taffs Well RFC duly won by two goals, four tries and seven minors to nil.
The club has produced three Welsh captains, six Welsh internationals and three British and Irish Lions.
| British and Irish Lions | Welsh Captains | Welsh Internationals |
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| Bleddyn Williams | Bleddyn Williams | Bleddyn Williams |
| Steve Fenwick | Steve Fenwick | Steve Fenwick |
| - | Lloyd Williams | Lloyd Williams |
| Ian Stephens | - | Ian Stephens |
| - | - | Harry Reese |
| - | Geraint Dawe | Tom Lewis |
Club honours
- Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy 1974-75 - Winners
Notable former players
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Tom Lewis (3 caps) - Bleddyn Williams (22 caps)
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References
- ↑ WRU Official Site
- ↑ BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
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