Rhyl and District RFC

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Rhyl and District RFC
Full nameRhyl and District Rugby Football Club
Founded1928
Location Rhyl, Wales
Ground(s)Tynewydd Field
ChairmanTony Evans
Coach(es)Dale Blackmore
League(s) WRU Division 2 North
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Rhyl and District Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi y Rhyl A'r Cylch) is a rugby union club in Rhyl, North Wales. Rhyl and District RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. [1]

The club fields Senior and Second men's teams, a women's team; as well as a full range of mini and junior squads (from under 7 to under 16), a Youth team and the "Mini Dragons" from age 5+.

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