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| Full name | Baglan Rugby Football Club | |
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| Location | Baglan, Wales | |
| Ground(s) | Ty-isaf Field | |
| President | Terry Hampton | |
| League(s) | WRU Division Five South Central | |
| 2009-10 | 4th [1] | |
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Baglan Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Baglan, Port Talbot, Wales, UK. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys. [2]
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