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Dragons are one of the four professional rugby union regional teams in Wales. They are owned by the Welsh Rugby Union and play their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport and at other grounds around the region. They play in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup/European Rugby Challenge Cup. The region they represent covers an area of southeast Wales including Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen with a total population approaching 600,000 and they are affiliated with a number of semi-professional and amateur clubs throughout the area, including Pontypool RFC, Caerphilly RFC, Cross Keys RFC, Ebbw Vale RFC and Newport RFC.
Rod Snow is a Canadian former professional rugby union prop.
Jason Alistaire Forster is a former international Wales rugby union player. A flanker, he played his club rugby for Pontypridd RFC, Newport RFC and Newport Gwent Dragons. He moved on to be player - coach at Doncaster R.F.C. before returning to Wales to coach at Neath RFC.
Paul Turner is a former Wales international rugby union player and the former head coach of Welsh regional side Newport Gwent Dragons.
Nathan Brew is a former Welsh international rugby union player. Brew played in the centre and on the wing.
Gethin Robinson is a Welsh rugby union player. A prop forward, he played his club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons. He was released by Newport Gwent Dragons at the end of the 2011-12 season and joined Newport RFC
Tom Riley is a rugby union player who plays at centre for the Cornish Pirates.
Abercarn Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Abercarn near the city of Newport. They currently play in the Welsh Rugby Union Division 3 having been relegated in two consecutive seasons; from Division 3 East in 2007 and Division 4 East in 2008. The club then immediately gained promotion back to Division 4 East in 2009 and then gained promotion back to Div 3 in 2012, winning the Swalec Bowl in 2010 along the way. Abercarn RFC is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.
Jason Tovey is a Welsh rugby union player who plays at fly-half. He has represented the Wales under-20.
Hugo Ellis is a rugby union player who plays as a back-row forward for Rosslyn Park. He is a former pupil of St Benedict's School, Ealing.
Craig Hill is a Welsh rugby union player. An openside flanker, he first played his senior rugby for Caerphilly aged 18, before joining Newport in 2002, and moving to Pontypridd RFC in 2003. He then played club rugby for Newport RFC after returning in 2005 and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. He made his debut for the Dragons 9 May 2009 against Edinburgh. He was released by Newport at the end of the 2011–12 season.
Adam Ciaran Brown is a Welsh rugby union player.
Matthew Pewtner is a Welsh rugby union player for Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. A winger, he has represented Wales at Under-20 level.
Lloyd Burns is a former Wales international rugby union player. Burns played in the hooker position and played his club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons having made his debut in the 2008–09 season. He previously played for Pontypool RFC and Cross Keys RFC. Burns also represented Wales at under 16 level.
Jevon Groves is a rugby union player. His usual position is back row forward.
Jonathan Evans is a Welsh professional rugby union footballer, he plays at scrum half for Scarlets in the Pro14.
Rhys Jenkins is a rugby union player for Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. He is a Wales Under 18 and Under 20 international.
Sam Parry is a Welsh rugby union player. His position is hooker.
The CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence was opened in May 2014. The CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence in Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly, Wales, is a sports facility located in and run by Caerphilly County Borough Council, South Wales. The Centre's facilities include a FIFA 2 star 3G Football Pitch, an IRB 22 ratified 3G Rugby Pitch, 2 conference rooms, a strength and conditioning room, medical & first aid rooms, a community room, 2 grandstands; 1 on each pitch and 2 balconies overlooking both pitches for performance analysis purposes.
Alex Jeffries is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a prop forward. He currently plays for Ospreys in the Pro14
