Newtown RFC

Newtown RFC
Full name Newtown Rugby Football Club
Founded 1925
Location Newtown, Wales
Ground(s) Recreation Ground
Coach(es) Derek Murray
League(s) WRU Division Five North
2008-09 5th[1]
Team kit
Official website
www.newtownrugby.co.uk

Newtown Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Newtown, Mid Wales. Newtown RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets.[2]

Newton Rugby club formed in 1925 and played their first game against Oswestry on March 28 of that year. The club later disbanded in the 1960/61 season[3] and reformed in 1971 and on November 6 played against local rivals Welshpool. The club applied for Welsh Rugby Union membership in 1992 and was awarded membership on June 1, 1995. The club now fields a Senior, Seconds, Thirds and Youth teams, and their facilities include two playing pitches, one floodlit.

Club honours

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References

  1. ↑ WRU official site
  2. ↑ BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  3. ↑ Mountain Ash RFC History


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