Aberavon Quins RFC

Aberavon Quins RFC
Full name Aberavon Harlequins Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s) The Mighty Quins
Founded 1891
Location Port Talbot, Wales
Ground(s) Harlequin Road (Capacity: 2,000)
President Ken Morgan
Coach(es) Wales Chris O'Callaghan
Captain(s) Wales Craig Cox
League(s) WRU Division 2 West Central
2014-15 4th
Team kit
Official website
www.aberavonquins.com

Aberavon Harlequins RFC (nicknamed "The Mighty Quins") is a Welsh rugby union team located in the Fairfield area of Port Talbot, a few minutes away from the town centre and Aberavon. In 1955, the team gained membership of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU). Today the club is a feeder club for the Ospreys.[1]

History

The club was founded in 1891, and they become known as the Aberavon Excel, playing in an all-white strip.[2] After the First World War in 1918, the Excels formed the Aberavon Harlequins R.F.C. which it has been known as ever since. They played on a waste site at what is now the Sandfields Estate, later renamed the Harlequins Field.[2] In 1932-33, the club was reformed by Dick Lody, Dill Stanford, Don Mainwaring and H.Williams, and the club grew until the start of Second World War.

In 1951, the club received a boost when the former Maesteg RFC, Wales and British Lions scrum half Trevor Lloyd returned to Aberavon Harlequins, his original club.[2] The 1955/56 season was the best ever playing record in the Quins' history, playing over thirty matches and losing only once.[2]

At the start of the 21st century, in an attempt to modernise the governing body of Welsh rugby union and to bring Wales fully into the professional era, it was decided to restructure the Welsh leagues and to source new sponsorship revenue for them. Teams would be allocated a division depending on their recent season’s order of merit and their geographical location. In the 2001/02 season, the Quins were placed in Lloyds TSB Division Two West, along with their local rivals Corus (Port Talbot) RFC.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Dan Helson Prop Wales Wales
Dan Morgan Prop Wales Wales
Mike Burgess Prop Wales Wales
Joshua Pugh Prop Wales Wales
Thomas Morley Prop Wales Wales
Thomas Williams Prop Wales Wales
Luke Davies Hooker Wales Wales
Tyler Hopkins Hooker Wales Wales
Jordan Hunt Hooker Wales Wales
Karl Davies Lock Wales Wales
Lloyd Hayden Lock Wales Wales
Gareth Capper Lock Wales Wales
Callum Beynon Lock Wales Wales
Liam Oates Lock Wales Wales
Dale Bowen Lock Wales Wales
Aris Koulisakis Flanker Wales Wales
Billy Rowlands Flanker Wales Wales
Glenn Williams Flanker Wales Wales
Sam Richards Flanker Wales Wales
Adam Dawe Flanker Wales Wales
Ben Bragger Flanker Wales Wales
Dylan Mclachlan Flanker Wales Wales
Craig Cox (c) Flanker Wales Wales
Connor O'Callaghan Number 8 Wales Wales
David Lloyd Number 8 Wales Wales
Player Position Union
Jacob Flynn Scrum-half Wales Wales
Mathew Morgan Scrum-half Wales Wales
Marcus David Scrum-half Wales Wales
Marc Shepard Fly-half Wales Wales
Kristian Roberts Fly-half Wales Wales
David Morely Fly-half Wales Wales
Neil Pugsley Centre Wales Wales
James Peploe-Williams Centre Wales Wales
Jack Dacey Centre Wales Wales
Gareth Pugh Centre Wales Wales
Dean Scully Centre Wales Wales
Stuart Broad Wing Wales Wales
Jamie Gibbs Wing Wales Wales
Jamie Lean Wing Wales Wales
Kyle Williams Wing Wales Wales
Steven Colarusso Wing Wales Wales
Richard Wanklyn Wing Wales Wales
Gavin Andrews Wing Wales Wales
Jordan Crealock Fullback Wales Wales
Ryan Pugh Fullback Wales Wales

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aberavon Quins RFC.
  1. "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC News. BBC. 8 July 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "History". Thequinsrfc.com. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
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