Aberavon Quins RFC

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Aberavon Quins RFC
Full nameAberavon Harlequins Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)The Mighty Quins
Founded1891
Location Port Talbot, Wales
Ground(s)Harlequin Road (Capacity: 2,000)
PresidentKen Morgan
Captain(s) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dale Bowen
League(s)WRU Division 2 West Central
2019 - 201st (Season Canelled due to COVID 19)
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Official website
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Aberavon Harlequins RFC (nicknamed "The Mighty Quins") is a Welsh rugby union team located in the Fairfield area of Port Talbot, a few minutes away from the town centre and Aberavon. In 1955, the team gained membership of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU). Today the club is a feeder club for the Ospreys. [1]

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History

The club was founded in 1891, and they become known as the Aberavon Excel, playing in an all-white strip. [2] After the First World War in 1918, the Excels formed the Aberavon Harlequins R.F.C., which it has been known as since. They played on a waste site at what is now the Sandfields Estate, later renamed the Harlequins Field. [2] In 1932-33, the club was reformed by Dick Lody, Dill Stanford, Don Mainwaring and H.Williams, and the club grew until the start of Second World War.

In 1951, the club received a boost when the former Maesteg RFC, Wales and British Lions scrum half Trevor Lloyd returned to Aberavon Harlequins, his original club. [2] The 1955/56 season was the best playing record in the Quins' history, playing over thirty matches and losing only once. [2]

At the start of the 21st century, in an attempt to modernise the governing body of Welsh rugby union and to bring Wales fully into the professional era, it was decided to restructure the Welsh leagues and to source new sponsorship revenue for them. Teams would be allocated a division depending on their recent season’s order of merit and their geographical location. In the 2001/02 season, the Quins were placed in Lloyds TSB Division Two West, along with their local rivals Corus (Port Talbot) RFC.

Current squad

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

PlayerPositionUnion
Dan Helson Prop Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
James Whitelegg Prop Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Dan Morgan Prop Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Mike Burgess Prop Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Joshua Pugh Prop Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Chris Short Prop Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
James Davies Hooker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Tyler Hopkins Hooker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Colton Jones Hooker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Marcus Francis Hooker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Nathan Robins Hooker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Luke Davies Hooker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Karl Davies Lock Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Jack Davies Lock Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Callum Beynon Lock Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Dale Bowen(c) Lock Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Matthew Washbourne Lock Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Matthew Saker Flanker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Jon Thomas Flanker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Jake Price Flanker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Dylan Mclachlan Flanker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Craig Cox Flanker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Drew Kinsey Flanker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Nial Price Flanker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Adam Dawe Flanker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
James Lewis Flanker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Aris Koulizakis Flanker Flag of Greece.svg Greece
Liam Oates Number 8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Connor O'Callaghan Number 8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
PlayerPositionUnion
Rhys Edmunds Scrum-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Marcus David Scrum-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Owen Kennerly Scrum-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Foard Cooksley Fly-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
David Morley Fly-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Ryan Pugh Fly-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Morgan Kennerly Centre Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Jack Dacey Centre Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Lewis Cronin Centre Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Rhodri Milsom Centre Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Greg Owen Centre Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Jamie Lean Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Rory Hinchliffe Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Macauley Ley Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Jack Witts Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Elliot Graham Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Kieran Brennan Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Cameron Douglas Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Jordan Condon Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Daniel Taylor Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Kurtis Davies Fullback Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Kyle Broom Fullback Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Scott Roberts Fullback Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales

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References

  1. ↑ "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC News. BBC. 8 July 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "History". Thequinsrfc.com. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
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