Monmouthshire County RFC

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Monmouthshire County RFC
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Full nameMonmouthshire County Rugby Football Club
Location Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire County RFC is a Welsh rugby union club that manages an invitational team, known as Monmouthshire that originally played rugby at county level. The team was made up of amateur players from sports clubs in the Monmouthshire region and historically played matches against other county teams from Wales and England, and during the 20th century was a fixture for touring international teams. Today clubs from the Monmouthshire region are still affiliated to Monmouthshire County RFC, as well as the Welsh Rugby Union.

Games played against international opposition

YearDateOpponentResultScoreTourGround
190626 December Flag of the United Kingdom.svg South Africa Loss0–17 1906–07 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe Rodney Parade, Newport
191212 OctoberRed Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa Loss0–16 1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe Recreation Ground, Pontypool
19195 MayFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Win4–3 New Zealand Army rugby team of 1919 Ebbw Vale
194627 FebruaryFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand ServicesWin15–01945–46 New Zealand Services tour of BritainRecreation Ground, Pontypool
19676 DecemberFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Loss12–23 1967 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, France and Canada Rodney Parade, Newport
196919 NovemberFlag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Win14–8 1969–70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland Eugene Cross Park, Ebbw Vale
197326 SeptemberFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Win26–16 1973 Japan tour of Wales, England and France Pontypool Park, Pontypool
197621 JanuaryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Loss15-26 1975-76 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and the United States Pontypool Park, Pontypool
197829 NovemberFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Loss9–26 1978 New Zealand tour of Britain and Ireland Rodney Parade, Newport
19823 November Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Māori Loss9–18 1982 New Zealand Māori tour of Wales Rodney Parade, Newport
199217 NovemberFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Loss9–19 1992 Australia rugby union tour of Europe Eugene Cross Park, Ebbw Vale

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