South Wales Police RFC

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South Wales Police RFC
Full nameSouth Wales Police Rugby Football Club
Founded1969 [1]
Location Bridgend, Wales
Ground(s)Waterton Cross
League(s)N/A
2009-108th [2]
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Official website
southwalespolicerfc.co.uk

South Wales Police Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Bridgend, South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys. [3] In 2012, they withdrew from the Welsh league system due to lack of players, they will continue to play in police competitions and may return to the Welsh league in the future.

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History

South Wales Police RFC was established in June 1969 when the rugby teams of four different police forces amalgamated. These police teams represented Cardiff City, Glamorgan, Merthyr Borough and Swansea Borough. The team's first match was during the 1969/70 season against Pontypridd RFC, a game the police won. In June 1971 the club gained membership to the Welsh Rugby Union forcing the players to choose between their 'civilian' clubs or to switch to the South Wales Police.

The club has since provided many players to the Welsh national team, including Bleddyn Bowen who captained Wales. The club's Senior XV are also one of the more active touring teams and have played in Africa, Europe, America and Asia.

Club honours

Tours

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Notable former players

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References

  1. Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1981-1982, Vivian Jenkins (1982) pg371 ISBN   0-907574-05-X
  2. WRU official site Archived 2009-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC . Retrieved 16 June 2008.