Cilfynydd RFC

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Cilfynydd RFC
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Full nameCilfynydd Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)Cil
Location Cilfynydd, Wales
Ground(s)Welfare Ground
Coach(es)Steve Smith
League(s) WRU Division Four East
2011/122nd (WRU Division Five South East) [1]
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Cilfynydd Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Cilfynydd in Pontypridd, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union. [2]

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Club badge

The Cilfynydd RFC badge consists of a yellow and black shield split into quarters. The four quarters each contain an icon symbolising the culture of Cilfynydd; the Old Bridge, Pontypridd, the Welsh flower, the daffodil, a coal mine winding tower and finally the Prince of Wales's feathers.

Club honours

Notable former players

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References

  1. "WRU official site". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  2. BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC . Retrieved 6 June 2008.