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Jimmy Norris (born 25 July 1988, Newport, Wales) is a Welsh rugby union player. A winger, he has represented Wales at Under 19 and Under 20 level and was selected for the Wales national rugby sevens team squad in 2008.
Norris played his club rugby for Bedwas and made his debut for the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team in May 2007 against the Ospreys. In August 2009 he joined Cardiff RFC.
In the summer of 2010 Jimmy Norris had a brief stint with the Calgary Hornets Rugby Club in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He scored 11 tries, leading the domestic competition. He was a pivotal reason the Hornets were able to win the National Championship for the 2010 season.
Norris has since begun work as a rugby and cricket coach and physical education teacher at St Aloysius' College (Sydney) in Sydney, Australia.
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Newport Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in the city of Newport, South Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Premier Division. Until 2021 Newport RFC were based at Rodney Parade situated on the east bank of the River Usk.
Dragons RFC 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.
Marc Stcherbina is a retired Australian rugby union player who last played for Newport Gwent Dragons. He was educated at Sydney Boys High School, and then University Of New South Wales. He also played for the Waratahs, Northampton, and Cardiff Blues.
Gareth Wyatt is a Welsh rugby union player who has won two caps for the Wales national rugby union team.
Aled Brew is a former Wales international rugby union player who played as a winger. He made his debut for the Wales national rugby union team against Ireland in the 2007 Six Nations Championship. In his career, as well as playing for Biarritz Olympique and Bath Rugby, he is one of only a handful of players to have played for all four top-level regional teams in Wales.
Luke Charteris is a former rugby union player who played a s a lock for the Newport Gwent Dragons, Perpignan, Racing 92 and Bath, as well as the Wales national team. He made 74 appearances for Wales between 2004 and 2017. Since his retirement from playing in 2019, he has served as Bath's line-out coach.
Paul Turner is a former Wales international rugby union player and the former head coach of Welsh regional side Newport Gwent Dragons.
Darren Edwards is a former rugby union player. A scrum-half, he was a member of the 2003 Wales national rugby union team and he played for Wales, Wales A, Sevens, Under-21, Students and Under-18 levels. Edwards also played for the Barbarians against England, Scotland and Wales.
Jamie Corsi is a professional rugby union player. He is a former pupil of Bassaleg School, Newport. He was born in Cardiff.
Nathan Brew is a former Welsh international rugby union player. Brew played in the centre and on the wing.
Jason Tovey is a retired Welsh rugby union player who played at fly-half. He has represented the Wales under-20.
Robert Charles Appleyard is a former Wales international rugby union player. A flanker, he played club rugby for Swansea RFC Sale Sharks and Cardiff RFC. He was assistant coach to the Wales national under-20 rugby union team for the 2008 and 2010 Junior Rugby World Cup. He is currently a director/agent at Win sports management.
Will Harries is a Wales international rugby union player who currently plays at Chinnor RFC in the English. He has also played for the Northampton Saints, Bedford Blues and the Newport Gwent Dragons.
Adam Ciaran Brown is a Welsh rugby union player.
Tangaki Taulupe "Toby" Faletau is a Welsh professional rugby union player for Cardiff Rugby in the United Rugby Championship and has represented the Wales national team for over 10 years. The back row forward played for Cross Keys RFC, Newport RFC and Newport Gwent Dragons in Wales before joining Bath in England in 2016. He joined present club Cardiff in 2022.
Dan Watchurst is a former Welsh rugby union player for Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons. He captained the Wales under-20 national team.
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.
Patrick James Handley Leach is a rugby union player for Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. He usually plays at centre, but he has also played at fullback. Born in St Asaph, Flintshire, Leach began his career with Colwyn Bay RFC and joined Orrell RUFC after leaving school. He also played for Manchester Rugby Club and had trials with English Premiership side Worcester before joining Newport RFC in 2009. He received his first call-up to the Dragons side in May 2010.
Jevon Groves is a rugby union player. His usual position is back row forward.
Jonathan Evans is a former Welsh professional rugby union footballer, he most recently played at scrum half for Scarlets in the Pro14. He also represented Newport Gwent Dragons and Bath.