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Encyclopedia > Newport Rugby Club
Newport RFC
Full name Newport Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s) Black & Ambers
Founded 1874
Union Welsh Rugby Union
Location Newport, Wales
Ground Rodney Parade, Newport
Capacity 12,000
Chairman David Watkins
Coach Ian Hembrow
League Welsh Premier Division
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www.blackandambers.co.uk

Based on the east bank of the River Usk, at Rodney Parade, the rugby section of Newport Athletic Club gained itself a world wide reputation in the twentieth century. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 445 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (743 × 1000 pixel, file size: 88 KB, MIME type: image/png) This basic image can be found at [1] in an uncropped form. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) (Welsh: Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board. ... For other uses, see Newport (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... Rodney Parage is a multi-use stadium in Newport, Wales. ... For other uses, see Newport (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... David Watkins (March 5, 1942, Blaina, Monmouthshire) was a dual code international playing both rugby union and rugby league between 1967 and 1983. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Welsh Premier Division Logo The Welsh Premier Division (also called the Principality Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales. ... Image File history File links Kit_left_arm_black_hoops. ... Soccer jersey with black hoops File links The following pages link to this file: Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Sport Club do Recife Template talk:Football kit Santos Laguna User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links Kit_right_arm_black_hoops. ... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales. ... The River Usk, Afon Wysg in Welsh, rises in the mountains of mid-Wales then flows south-east through Abergavenny and the eponymous town of Usk to the Roman legionary fortress of Caerleon and the Bristol Channel at Newport. ... Rodney Parage is a multi-use stadium in Newport, Wales. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ...


Every major touring team to visit Wales has graced the turf of Rodney Parade, and all of them had their colours lowered in the twentieth century by a side who, in 1951, played in the match at Cardiff that attracted what was, then, a world record crowd of 48,500 for a rugby union match between two clubs. In addition to matches against all the major national sides a highlight of the Newport season was the annual match against the Barbarians, ensuring that the Newport fans had a regular diet of world class players to supplement the Welsh internationals who were a common feature of the 'Black and Ambers'. Cardiff Rugby Football Club was founded 1876. ... First match Hartlepool Rovers 4 - 9 Barbarians (27 December 1890) Largest win Scotland 31 - 74 Barbarians (24 May 2001) Worst defeat Barbarians 0 - 42 Wales (26 May 2004) The original Barbarians The Barbarian Football Club, typically referred to as Barbarians and nicknamed the Baa-Baas, is an invitational rugby union...

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History

1875-1900

  • Founded in Sept 1875 and founder members of WRU.
  • Invincible for first 4 years.
  • Invincible in 1891/2.
  • First ever Welsh Club Champions in 1895 and won again in 1896.
  • Won South Wales Cup 5 times and R/U twice in 10 seasons.
  • Contributed more internationals to Welsh team than any other club.
  • Newport player scored Wales’ first ever try.
  • Provided 4 Welsh captains.
  • First ever Anglo-Welsh fixture with Blackheath.

1900-1914

  • Played all the visiting touring sides.
  • First club to defeat Springboks in 1912.
  • Welsh Club Champions 1903,1910,1912.
  • Golden era of Vile, Martin, Partridge, Plummer, Smythe, Skrimshaw etc.
  • Provide 5 Welsh captains.
  • Provided 11 British Lions including 1 captain.
  • Provided 1 player who played for SA vs British Lions.

1919-1939

  • Welsh Club Champions 1920,1923.
  • Provided 5 Welsh, 1 English and 1 Irish captains.
  • Provided 6 British Lions.
  • Golden era of Wetter, Uzzell, Griffiths, Morley, Travers etc.

1945-2003

  • Golden era of Jones, Burnett, Thomas, Meredith, Price, Watkins, Jarrett etc.
  • Beat Australia 1957, NZ 1963, SA 1969, Tonga 1974.
  • Welsh Club Champions 1951, 1956, 1962, 1969.
  • Won Welsh Merit Table and Anglo-Welsh Merit Table.
  • Provided 7 Welsh, 1 Czech Rep, 2 Canadian, 1 Fijian captains.
  • Provided 15 British Lions.
  • Introduced 7’s to Wales and won Snellings 10 times and R/U 9 times.
  • One of pioneers of floodlights in Wales.
  • Introduced squad systems / players playing on rota in Wales.
  • Won Welsh Cup twice, R/U 3 times.
  • Welsh Premier League R/U – twice.

....to date have supplied nearly 150 Welsh players and players to England, Scotland, Ireland, SA, Czech Rep, Canada, Fiji as well as ca 80 Barbarians. Brinley Bryn Victor Meredith (born 21st November 1930 in Cwmbran) was a Wales union rugby union international. ... Brian Price is a former Wales international rugby player. ... David Watkins (March 5, 1942, Blaina, Monmouthshire) was a dual code international playing both rugby union and rugby league between 1967 and 1983. ... Keith S. Jarrett (born May 18, 1948 in Newport, Wales) was a Welsh Rugby player during the late 1960s. ...


Club Honours

The WRU Challenge Cup (currently known as the Minolta Cup due to sponsorship) is Wales premier knockout rugby union competition. ...

Notable former players

Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Stuart Barnes (born 22 November 1962 in Grays, Thurrock in the county of Essex) is a former English rugby union footballer, and now sports commentator for Sky Sports. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Trevor Foster was born in 1916 in Newport, South Wales and died in his adopted home of Bradford on 2nd April 2005. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Arthur Monkey Gould was a centre and a fullback for Newports rugby football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Shane Paul Howarth (born 8 July 1968) is New Zealand born international rugby union player who gained 4 caps and scored 54 points for the All Blacks before later switching allegiance to Wales, attaining 19 Welsh caps. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Keith S. Jarrett (born May 18, 1948 in Newport, Wales) was a Welsh Rugby player during the late 1960s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... James John Jeffery, not to be confused with the Scottish flanker John Jeffrey, is a former Wales rugby union international. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Brinley Bryn Victor Meredith (born 21st November 1930 in Cwmbran) was a Wales union rugby union international. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Brian Price is a former Wales international rugby player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Fiji. ... Simon Raiwalui (born 8 September 1974) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Gareth Rees (born on 30 June 1967) is a former Canadian international rugby union footballer who played fly-half or full back. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Paul Turner is a former Wales rugby union international having attained 3 caps. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... David Watkins (March 5, 1942, Blaina, Monmouthshire) was a dual code international playing both rugby union and rugby league between 1967 and 1983. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Jeff Squire is a former Welsh international rugby union player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zimbabwe. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ...

See also

The Newport Gwent Dragons (Welsh: Dreigiau Gwent Casnewydd) are a Rugby Union team from Wales. ...

External links

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Rugby union in Wales
Federation: Welsh Rugby Union
National team: Wales national team • Wales Sevens • British and Irish Lions
International Competitions: Rugby World Cup • Six Nations Championship • Heineken Cup • European Challenge Cup • European Shield • Celtic League • Powergen Cup • Rugby World Cup Sevens • IRB Sevens World Series
Domestic Competitions: Welsh Premier Division • Welsh Cup • ASDA League
Welsh Regions: Cardiff Blues • Llanelli Scarlets • Newport Gwent Dragons • Ospreys
Welsh Premier Division teams: Aberavon • Bedwas • Bridgend Ravens • Cardiff • Cross Keys • Ebbw Vale • Glamorgan Wanderers • Llandovery • Llanelli • Maesteg • Neath • Newport • Pontypridd • Swansea Sharks

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Home (250 words)
Newport Rugby Club was established in 1963 and has participated in the NSW Suburban Rugby competition since that time.
The club has in excess of 250 registered players and officials, and we pride ourselves in the fact that we are one of the most successful clubs in the NSW Suburban competition.
The Newport Rugby Club seeks to actively participate in the improvement of the local community, by providing a strong football club for the local youth of the Northern Beaches.
Newport RFC (1166 words)
Newport RFC are now one of 16 semi-professional teams playing in the Welsh Premiership League and are one of the clubs that feed the Gwent regional side Newport Gwent Dragons and in fact they have a number of players who have Development contracts with the regional side.
Newport Rugby Club has had many successful seasons but when one looks at what this club has achieved and contributed both to the game in Wales and world-wide they will see that it can rightfully claim to be one of the greatest rugby clubs in the world.
Newport had phenomenal success on the field and in the 10 years that the South Wales Challenge Cup was run in the 1870's and 1880's Newport won it 5 times and were runners up on 2 occasions.
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