Pontarddulais RFC

Pontarddulais RFC
Full name	Pontarddulais Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Black & Ambers
Founded	1881
Location	Pontarddulais, Wales
Ground(s)	Coedbach Park
CEO	Huw Thomas
President	Ben Francis
Director of Rugby	Nic Walters
Coach(es)	Gethin Williams, James Davies, Ian James, Rhys Gealy.
Captain(s)	Jacob Miles
Top scorer	James Davies 338 points in season 2000-2001 and also most points in a 1st xv match 38 points (Sat 28 April 2001, 1st xv v Pembroke at Coedbach Park)
League(s)	WRU Division One West
2022-2023	1st WRU Division Two West
	Team kit
	Team kit
Largest win
	Pontarddulais 132 - Llandeilo 0 (Sat 11 April 2015)
Official website
	www.pontarddulais-rfc.co.uk

Last updated April 25, 2024

Pontarddulais Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Pontarddulais in Wales, UK. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys.^[2]

Although rugby had been played in Pontarddulais before the club's formation, it was not until 22 September 1881 that the local inhabitants decided on creating an official rugby club. The fact that Pontarddulais have a formation date is fairly uncommon if not unique in Welsh rugby union clubs formed before World War I; as most other teams did not record the event. In the early 1890s the team played in a green strip but had changed to their present black and amber by the turn of the century. The club plays at Coed Bach park in Pontarddulais.

Club honours

Welsh Rugby Union competitions

WRU Division Seven West 1999/2000 - Champions
WRU Division Six West 2000/01 - Champions
WRU Division Four West 2005/06 - Champions
WRU Division Two West 2022/23 - Champions

West Wales Rugby Union competitions

The Presidents All Winners Cup: 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67
The Challenge Cup: 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67
Championship Shield: 1963–64, 1968–69
Championship Cup: 1966–67, 1967–68
Union Eurof Davies Memorial Cup: 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69
Union District 'F' Sevens: 1986-87
Union Welsh Brewers Bowl: 1989-90

Glamorgan County competitions

Glamorgan County Silver Ball HB Trophy: 1999-2000

West Wales Rugby Union Competitions

The Presidents Cup: 1967–68, 1973–74
The Championship Shield: 1967–68, 1973–74
The Challenge Cup: 1964–65, 1968–69, 1973–74
Section A Winners: 1980-81
Section C Winners: 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93
Section D Winners: 1977-78
Union Alcoa Cup: 1977-78

Youth competition

Dyffryn Llwchwr Youth Rugby Union The Championship Cup 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1993–94
Dyffryn Llwchwr Youth Rugby Union Gwyn Williams Memorial Trophy 1967–68, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1999-00
Dyffryn Llwchwr Youth Rugby Union Loughor Valley Sevens 1974–75, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1994–95
Dyffryn Llwchwr Youth Rugby Union Dudley Williams Memorial Cup 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1993–94
Swansea & District Junior Rugby Union Swansea Super 12's (Under 11's) Winners 2007-08

Notable former players

David Onllwyn Brace (9 caps). 1956 - 1961.
David Idwal Davies (1 cap). 1939.
William Dillwyn Johnson (1 cap). 1953.
Arthur Vaughan-Jones (3 Caps). 1932 - 1933.
Derwyn Jones (19 caps). 1994 - 1996.
James Lang (12 caps). 1931 - 1937.
Gareth John Roberts (7 caps). 1985 - 1987.
David John Thomas (10 caps). 1904 - 1912.
Darril John Williams (1 cap). 1998.

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References

↑ http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/club/swalecleagues/tables.php?includeref=1999&season=2017-2018&stage=2W
↑ BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC . Retrieved 28 May 2008.

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[1] ttp://www.wru.co.uk/eng/club/swalecleagues/tables.php?includeref=1999&season=2017-2018&stage=2W

[2] BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC . Retrieved 28 May 2008.

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