Fleur De Lys RFC
| Full name | Fleur De Lys Rugby Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Flower | |
| Founded | 1966 | |
| Location | Fleur De Lys, Wales | |
| Ground(s) | Trelyn Park | |
| Chairman | Chris Price | |
| Coach(es) |
Gareth Johnston Matthew J Watkins | |
| League(s) | WRU Division One East | |
| 2014-15 | 9th [1] WRU Division Two East | |
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| Official website | ||
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Fleur De Lys RFC is a Welsh rugby union club based in south-east Wales and are a feeder club for Newport Gwent Dragons.[2] The 1st XV Team currently play in the newly revamped Division One East for the 2014/2015 season.
History
Fleur De Lys RFC reformed into their current guise in 1966. In 1992 they obtained full membership of the Welsh Rugby Union.[3]
The club since 1992 has had some notable success, with the senior team gaining successive promotions in 2002, 2003 and 2004. They attainted their highest league position in the 2006/07 season finishing 5th in Division One East. They beat some high-profile teams along the way including Pontypool. They were relegated the following season after finishing 11th, and again in the following season from Division 2 East.
'Flower' as they are known in rugby circles, bounced back to winning ways in the 2009/10 season and were prmoted to Division Two East finishing as Champions of Division 3 East.
After three seasons in Division 2 East, the club were moved into the newly restructured Division One East for the forthcoming 2014/15 season.
Club Captain for the season is Adam Johnston who takes over following the retirement of Mark Davies.
The club also runs a Youth XV which competes in the Dragons C league.
Sporting honours
- WRU Division Four East 2000/2001 — Runner Up
- WRU Division Four East 2001/2002 — 3rd Promoted
- WRU Division Three East 2002/2003 — 4th Promoted
- WRU Division Two East 2003/2004 — Runner Up Promoted
- WRU Division One 2004/2005 - 9th
- WRU Division One 2005/2006 - 11th (no relegation)
- WRU Division One East 2006/2007 - 5th
- WRU Division Three East 2009/2010—Champions
References
- ↑ WRU Official Site
- ↑ BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ↑ Sourced 12 August 2007