| Full name | New Panteg Rugby Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1874 | |
| Location | New Inn, Torfaen | |
| Ground(s) | Polo Grounds, New Inn | |
| Chairman | Arwel Hicks | |
| Captain(s) | Dan Scott | |
| League(s) | WRU League Division 4 East | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
New Panteg Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of New Inn, in Pontypool, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.
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