Cwmavon RFC

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Cwmavon RFC
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Full nameCwmavon Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)The Reds
Location Cwmavon, Wales
Ground(s)Welfare Ground
League(s)WRU Division Two West Central
2011-125th [1]
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Official website
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Cwmavon Rugby Football Club also known as Cwmafan Rugby Football Club (Welsh : Clwb Rygbi Cwmafan) is a rugby union club based in Cwmavon, Wales. Cwmavon RFC is a member club of the Welsh Rugby Union, and is a feeder club for the Ospreys. [2]

The club badge depicts a shield split in half vertically with the left side containing the Lamb of God rampant and the right side a red dragon rampant. A banner underneath bears the club name.

Cwmavon RFC has seen several past players selected to represent the Wales national team; although none of them did so while playing with the club having moved on to more senior teams.

Former players of note

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References

  1. "WRU official site". Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  2. BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC . Retrieved 9 January 2009.