Morriston RFC

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Morriston RFC
Nickname(s)Monkeys
Founded1876
Location Morriston, Wales
Ground(s)Maes Collen
ChairmanLee May
PresidentGwynne Lewis
Coach(es)Paul Thomas, Arwel Thomas
League(s)WRU Division 2 West Central (2025-26)
2024-25Relegated
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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]

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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.

Club badge

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This is the original Morriston RFC Crest

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.

Club honours

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

Notable former players

References

  1. BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC . Retrieved 16 June 2008.