Carmarthen Quins RFC

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Carmarthen Quins RFC
Full nameCarmarthen Quins Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)Quins
Founded1875;148 years ago (1875) [1]
Location Carmarthen, Wales
Ground(s) Carmarthen Park (Capacity: 3,000)
PresidentBrian Jones
Coach(es)Marc Jones
Captain(s)Lee Taylor
League(s) Principality Premiership
2017-189th place
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Official website
www.carmarthenquinsrfc.co.uk

Carmarthen Quins Rugby Football Club (Welsh : Clwb Rygbi Cwins Caerfyrddin) are one of two Welsh rugby union clubs based in Carmarthen in West Wales, the other being Carmarthen Athletic.

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They currently play in the Welsh Premier Division and are a feeder club for the Scarlets regional team. [2]

Club history

During the 2005–06 season Carmarthen Quins were relegated from the Welsh Premier Division and placed in Division One West, making 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 because Blackwood's ground was deemed not to meet WRU standards for the Premier league, the game was forfeited. [3]

Club honours

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

PlayerPositionUnion
Steffan Phillips Prop Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Gethin Robinson Prop Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Javan Sebastian Prop Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Steffan Thomas Prop Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Nathan Williams Prop Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Rhodri Clancy Hooker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Torin Myhill Hooker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Gethin Robinson Hooker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Josh Helps Lock Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Shaun Jones Lock Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Haydn Pugh Lock Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Ben Thompson Lock Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Harry Clement Flanker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Shaun Evans Flanker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Ellis Lloyd Flanker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Lee Taylor Flanker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Ollie Hitchings Number 8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Steffan Jones Number 8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
PlayerPositionUnion
Ifan Beynon-Thomas Scrum-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Gareth George Scrum-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Connor Lloyd Scrum-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Josh Batcup Fly-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Craig Evans Fly-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Steffan Marshall Fly-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Iolo Evans Centre Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Morgan Griffiths Centre Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Dylan Morgans Centre Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Rhys Williams Centre Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Chris Banfield Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Gethin Gibby Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Keiran Jones Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Callum Price Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Lee Williams Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Gavin Thomas Fullback Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Dale Ford Fullback Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales

Notable former players

See Category:Carmarthen Quins RFC players

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References

  1. ↑ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881–1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp11 ISBN   0-7083-0766-3
  2. ↑ "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC News. 8 July 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  3. ↑ .Blackwood RFC would dispute that their ground was not up to standard with new modern stand and floodlights and thought by many as having one of the best valley grounds in Gwent. Would have also been an interesting game to watch to see who was the best as both sides played in the same black, red and amber hooped jerseys. Carmarthen Quins and Blackwood are champions of Swalec league Walesonline.co.uk 22 September 2014


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