Nickname(s) | Monkeys | |
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Founded | 1876 | |
Location | Morriston, Wales | |
Ground(s) | Maes Collen | |
Chairman | Lee May | |
President | Gwynne Lewis | |
Coach(es) | Paul Thomas, Arwel Thomas | |
League(s) | WRU Division 2 West Central (2025-26) | |
2024-25 | Relegated | |
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Official website | ||
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Morriston Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Morriston, Swansea in West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys. [1]
The club was founded in 1876 and has produced a number of established Welsh internationals, such as Paul Moriarty, Richard Moriarty, Ross Moriarty, Anthony Clement, who also Represented the British & Irish Lions on two tours 1989 & 1993, along with Fred Jowett * Sid Bevan 1904 Lions Tour to Australia & New Zealand[ citation needed ]
. They were the first Club to win the Swalec bowl in 2009.
The club badge is a shield split into three sections. Each third holds a symbol representing the club and the community, which are St John's Church, Castle Craig and the Prince of Wales's feathers.
Winners - 2008
Winners 2008/09
Runners-Up 2014/15
Runners-Up 2015/16
Runners-Up 2014–15, 2015–16
Semi Finalist 2014-15
2022-23
2022-23
2022-23
Youth Team Honours
Finalists 2021-22
Ospreys Division 1 - Champions 2002-23
Finalists 2002-23
Champions 2023-24
Winners 2023-24