Brecon RFC
| Full name | Brecon Rugby Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1874[1] | |
| Location | Brecon, Wales | |
| President | Ron Rowsell | |
| Coach(es) |
Scott Edwards Gareth Williams | |
| League(s) | WRU Division Three South East | |
| 2011-12 | 6th[2] | |
| ||
| Official website | ||
|
www | ||
Brecon Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Aberhonddu) is a rugby union club from the town of Brecon, Mid Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.[3]
The club was one of the eleven founding members of the Welsh Rugby Union in 1881.[4] Brecon, along with Pontypool, Llandovery College, Lampeter College, Llandeilo and Merthyr inaugurated the South Wales Cup competition in the 1877-78 season.[5]
Past players of note
-
Edward Perkins Alexander - Bill Clement
-
Dewi Morris - Andy Powell
- George Ruddick
- Richard Garnons Williams
- Mark Wyatt
References
- ↑ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pg 11 ISBN 0-7083-0766-3
- ↑ WRU official website
- ↑ BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ↑ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pg 41 ISBN 0-7083-0766-3
- ↑ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) p.43 ISBN 0-7083-0766-3
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