Newbridge RFC
| Full name | Newbridge Rugby Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1888[1] | |
| Location |
Newbridge, Caerphilly Wales | |
| Ground(s) | The Welfare Ground | |
| President | Dr. Paul Bartley B.D.S. , M.F.G.D.P. | |
| Coach(es) | Andrew Gibbs, Jonathan Hawker | |
| Captain(s) | TBC | |
| League(s) | WRU Championship | |
| 2012–13 | 5th[2] | |
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| Official website | ||
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Newbridge RFC is a Welsh rugby union club based in Newbridge, Caerphilly in South Wales. Newbridge RFC was formed in 1888 and gained admission to the WRU in 1911. This delay was due to difficulties in obtaining a suitable ground and facilities.
Club history
In 1925 Newbridge rugby club moved to their present home at the Welfare Ground, where they signed a 99-year lease at a shilling a year. A new pavilion had been constructed around this time and the club now shares their ground with the local cricket team. The club are presently in their third clubhouse at the site after fires caused damage to past buildings.
Newbridge have been pioneers of a number of well known rugby traits, not least the tap signal from the hooker to the scrum half to feed the scrum and the formation of a wall for penalties.
They presently play in the WRU Championship and are a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.[3]
In May 2006 Newbridge RFC were one of the 13 'Rebel' clubs who brought a vote of no confidence against the WRU, which centered around financing and the handling of former coach Mike Ruddock's departure. The vote failed heavily with only 20 votes for the motion and over 300 against.[4]
Notable former players
The following players have represented Newbridge and have been capped at international level.
- See also Category:Newbridge RFC players
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Club honours
- Western Mail Championship 1964–65 — Champions
- Snelling Sevens 1990 — Champions
- Snelling Sevens 1992 — Champions
- Ben Francis Cup 2010 and 2011 Winners
Games played against international opposition
| Year | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Tour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19511 | 18 October |  South Africa |
Lost | 6–15 | 1951–52 South Africa tour of Great Britain and France |
| 19642 | 24 September |  Fiji |
Draw | 11–11 | 1964 Fiji tour of the Europe and Canada[6] |
| 1983 | 18 October |  Japan |
Lost | 14–19 | 1983 Japan rugby union tour of Wales[7] |
| 1988 |  Wales |
Lost | Special Centenary celebration | ||
| 1988 | 15 October |  Samoa |
Tour of Wales | ||
| 1989 |  Romania |
1989 tour of Wales |
1 A joint Pontypool/Newbridge team.
2 A joint Abertillery/Newbridge team.
References
- ↑ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp11 ISBN 0-7083-0766-3
- ↑ WRU Official Site
- ↑ BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ↑ Welsh clubs give backing to Union - BBC Sports, sourced 16 Aug 2007
- ↑ Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1981-82 Vivian Jenkins (1982) pg68 ISBN 978-0-907574-05-7
- ↑ Fiji Rugby.com
- ↑ Stephen Jones, ed. (1984). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1984–85. Queen Anne Press. p. 50. ISBN 0-356-10448-6.
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