Ynysybwl RFC

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Ynysybwl RFC
Full nameYnysybwl Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)Bwl
Founded1880;143 years ago (1880)
Location Ynysybwl, Wales
Ground(s)The Recreation Ground
League(s) WRU Division One East
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Official website
ynysybwlrfc.mywru.co.uk

Ynysybwl Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Ynysybwl. Ynysybwl RFC plays in the Welsh Rugby Union, Division One East League and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues. [1]

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Ynysbwl RFC was established in 1880. [2] In the years between 1945 and 1955 Ynysybwl played in the Glamorgan League and Cup with other local clubs such as Pontypridd RFC, Ebbw Vale RFC and Glamorgan Wanderers. From the 1980s the club joined the Mid District League.

Club honours

Notable past players

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References

  1. BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC . Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  2. Ynysybwl Club History