Narberth RFC

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Narberth RFC
Full nameNarberth Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)The Otters
Founded1882 [1]
Location Narberth, Wales
Ground(s)Lewis Lloyd Ground
ChairmanJohn Owen
PresidentDorian Howells
Coach(es)John Dodds, Sean Gale
League(s) WRU Championship
2011-122nd [2]
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Official website
www.narberthrfc.org.uk

Narberth RFC are a Welsh rugby union club based in Narberth in Pembrokeshire. They are members of the Welsh Rugby Union playing in the WRU Championship and are a feeder club for the Scarlets. The Otters have won the Pembrokeshire County Cup competition.[ citation needed ]

Notable former players

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References

  1. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96, Mick Cleary and John Griffiths; Rothmans Headline Publishing (1995) pg.422 ISBN   0-7472-7816-4
  2. WRU official site