Glamorgan Wanderers RFC

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Glamorgan Wanderers RFC
Full nameGlamorgan Wanderers Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)The Wands
Founded1893 [1]
Location Cardiff, Wales
Ground(s)Memorial Ground (Capacity: 3000)
ChairmanAlyn Humphreys
Coach(es) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Matthews
Captain(s) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Joshua Male
League(s) WRU Championship East
2023/249th [2]
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Official website
www.glamorganwanderers.co.uk

Glamorgan Wanderers are a Welsh rugby union club based in Ely, west Cardiff in Wales. The club is located just to the north of Western Cemetery. They currently play in the WRU Admiral Championship. Glamorgan Wanderers began as the Old Monktonians, formed by ex-pupils of Monkton House School in 1893. [3] In 1913 the team changed their name to Glamorgan Wanderers to reflect the wider intake of their membership. The club played rugby on seven different grounds in the earlier years, including former Cardiff RFC ground Sophia Gardens and Llandaff RFC's pitch Bishop's Field, [3] until they were able to purchase their present ground in 1951. [4] The ground was purchased via various fund raising appeals and is named the Memorial Ground in honour of former players who had died in the two World Wars. [3]

Contents

Former President of the club, and of the Welsh Rugby Union, and Deputy Lord Chief Justice, Sir Tasker Watkins, V.C., G.B.E., D.L. was awarded the Victoria Cross for his outstanding bravery in the Second World War.

Rugby Sevens

The Wanderers were an important influence on rugby sevens in Wales, having hosted the country's first seven-a-side competition in April 1939. The game of seven-a-side rugby had been played in England since 1926, but the Welsh Rugby Union had blocked any attempts for the game to be played for profit. The profits from these first games by Glamorgan Wanderers were donated to charities stipulated by the WRU. [5]

Club honours

Coaches

- Head Coach (and backs coach) - Paul Matthews - Forwards Coach - Lee Highgate - Ceri Jones - S&C Coach - Team Manager - Mark Gould

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

PlayerPositionUnion
Cameron Tyler-Grocott Prop Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Christian Brook Prop Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Corey Oliver Prop Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Mike Vaughan Prop Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Gareth Reid Prop IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Sam Turner Prop Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Ben Rhodes Hooker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Jack Sweeney Hooker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Jacob Newman Hooker Flag of England.svg England
Luke Pearce Hooker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Anthony Cox Lock Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Harry Arundel Lock Flag of England.svg England
Huw Thomas Lock Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
James Murphy Lock Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Rob Weston Lock Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Tom Penry-Ellis Lock Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Davon Davies Flanker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Ethan Battle Flanker Flag of England.svg England
Finn Davies Flanker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Osian Phillips Flanker Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Theo Shinton Flanker Flag of England.svg England
Joe Pearce Number 8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Nathan Williams Number 8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Tommy Walsh Number 8 Flag of England.svg England
Gruff Tough Scrum-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Matthew Osborne Scrum-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Steff Davies Scrum-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Ceri Morris Fly-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Jacob Lloyd Fly-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Jamin Hodgkins Fly-half Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Llewelyn Brown Fly-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Paul Short Fly-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Arron Arthur Centre Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Harry Paul Centre Flag of England.svg England
Jack Beynon Centre Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Joshua Male Centre Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Ryan Nunes Centre Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
Asanji Mofor Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Chadd Davies Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
George Cottrell Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Morgan Williams Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Ned Bennett Wing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Amir Jiwa-Walji Fullback Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Harry Carson Fullback Flag of England.svg England
Jamal Abdilahi Fullback Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Tom Hughes Fullback Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales

Notable former players

The following players have represented Glamorgan Wanderers and have been capped at international level.

Coaches

Games played against international opposition

YearDateOpponentResultScoreTour
198728 OctoberFlag of the United States.svg  United States Win25-6 1987 United States rugby union tour of Wales [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1981-82 ed. Vivian Jenkins ISBN   0-907574-05-X
  2. ↑ "Tables : SWALEC Leagues | Welsh Rugby Union | Official Website". Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 The Rugby Clubs of Wales p. 122, David Parry-Jones (1989) ISBN   0-09-173850-4
  4. ↑ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981 p. 331, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980)
  5. ↑ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981 p. 298, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980)
  6. ↑ Jones, Stephen (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. Queen Anne Press. pp. 30–32. ISBN   0-356-15884-5.
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