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Encyclopedia > Swansea RFC
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Swansea Vale RFC
Full name Swansea Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s) The Whites
Founded 1874[1]
Location Swansea, Wales
Ground(s) St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground
Coach Richard Webster[2]
League WRU Premier League
2007/08 4th[3]
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www.swansearfc.co.uk
Flag of Wales

Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip. The club owns 50% of the Ospreys professional rugby side. For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground is a world famous spectator sports venue in Swansea, Wales. ... Richard Webster is a Welsh international rugby union player. ... Welsh Premier Division Logo The Welsh Premier Division (also called the Principality Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented for the 1990/91 season. ... soccer jersey left arm with black shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Newport County A.F.C. IF Elfsborg Djurgårdens IF Fotboll User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... 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... soccer jersey right arm with black shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Newport County A.F.C. IF Elfsborg Djurgårdens IF Fotboll User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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 Kit_left_arm_black_stripes. ... 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... Image File history File links Kit_right_arm_black_stripes. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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_2. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Welsh Premier Division Logo The Welsh Premier Division (also called the Principality Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented for the 1990/91 season. ... St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground is a world famous spectator sports venue in Swansea, Wales. ... For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ... Official website www. ...

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History

The club was founded in 1874 and, in 1881 it became one of the eleven founder clubs of the Welsh Rugby Union.[4][5] 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). ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) (Welsh: ) is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board. ...


In the early twentieth century Swansea RFC was an extremely successful club. For four consecutive seasons Swansea were the unofficial Welsh champions from the 1898/99 season through to 1901/02. Under the captaincy of Frank Gordon the team would later go on a 22 month unbeaten run, from December 1903 through to October 1905. During this period Swansea appeared to be under-represented at international level. Gordon himself went uncapped throughout his entire career, and apart from William Trew and Richard Owen, the only other internationals in the senior team were forward Sid Bevan (1 cap),[6] wing Jowett (1 cap)[7] and outside-half Phil Hopkins (4 caps).[8] William "Billy" Trew (29 caps) was an outstanding centre who was accepted as one of the most important players in the evolutuion of Welsh rugby,[9] while Richard Owen (35 caps), although only 5 foot 4 inches tall, was an incredible tactician.[10]


Under some protest, Swansea RFC and Neath RFC jointly formed the Neath-Swansea Ospreys in 2003, both clubs remain in existence and play in the semi-professional Welsh Premiership. Official website www. ... Official website www. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Achievements

Swansea RFC defeated New Zealand 11-3 on Saturday 28th September 1935, becoming the first ever club side to beat the All Blacks.[11] 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ...


In November 1992, Swansea RFC defeated world champions Australia 21-6, when Australia played their first match of their Welsh Tour.


Welsh Premier Division champions in: Welsh Premier Division Logo The Welsh Premier Division (also called the Principality Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented for the 1990/91 season. ...

  • 1991/1992
  • 1993/1994
  • 1997/1998
  • 2000/2001

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

  • 1977/1978
  • 1994/1995
  • 1998/1999

Notable former players

     

Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... William Richard Arnold, Welsh rugby international, was born 7 July 1881, the son of Thomas Arnold, co-proprietor of the Glanyrafon Tinplate Works, Clydach, Glamorgan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Dewi Iorwerth Ellis Bebb (7th August 1938 - 14 March 1996), born in Bangor), was a Welsh rugby union player who won 34 caps for Wales as a winger. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Colin Charvis (born December 27, 1972) is the Wales rugby union captain, and plays as a flanker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Tony Clement was a Welsh international rugby union player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Claude Davey (born 14 December 1908) was a Wales international rugby union player during the 1920-30s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Mervyn Davies (Born 1946, Swansea)is a former Welsh Rugby player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Scott Gibbs (Born 23 January 1971 in Bridgend) is a former rugby footballer who represented Wales and the Lions in rugby union and Wales and Great Britain in rugby league. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Garin Jenkins is a former Wales international rugby union player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Ivor Egwad Jones (1901 - 1982) was a Welsh rugby union player who played as a back-row forward, mainly at flanker, for Llanelli and won 16 caps for Wales, three of them as captain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Robert Jones was a Welsh international rugby union player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Robin Currie McBryde (born 3 July 1970 in Bangor), is a former rugby union player who gained 37 rugby union caps for Wales as a hooker between 1994 and 2005. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Kevin Andrew Morgan (born 23 February 1977 in Pontypridd) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Newport Gwent Dragons and has won 34 caps for Wales, mainly at full back but also as a winger. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Paul Moriarty is a former international Wales rugby union and rugby league player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Richard Moriarty is a former international Wales rugby union player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Darren Morris (born 24 September 1974) is who plays prop for Leicester Tigers and Wales Morris was born in Pontypridd, and educated at Aberdare Boys School, Neath College and Glamorgan University. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... David Richards is a former Welsh international rugby union player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Clive Rowlands (born 14 May 1938 in Upper Cwmtwrch) is a former Welsh rugby union footballer and later coach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Mike Ruddock, OBE (born 5 September 1959 in Blaina) was the coach of the Welsh national rugby union team from 2004 until February 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Haydn Tanner (born 9 January 1917 in Penclawdd) is a former Welsh rugby union player who also played for the British and Irish Lions. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Arwel Thomas is a former Wales international rugby union player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Clem Thomas is a former Wales internationa rugby union player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Watcyn Thomas (1906 - 1977) was a Welsh rugby union player who captained Wales in the early 1930s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Richard Webster is a Welsh international rugby union player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Clive Williams is a former Welsh international rugby union player. ...

Games played against international opposition

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Bibliography

  • Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0708307663. 

References

  1. ^ The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales, John Davies, Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) pp782 ISBN 9780708319536
  2. ^ BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | Welsh | Swansea unveil Webster as coach
  3. ^ WRU Official Site - Sourced 18th May 2008
  4. ^ Swansea Rugby Football Club 1873-1945 Book - Images of Sport, Bleddyn Hopkins. Tempus Publishing
  5. ^ Davies (1980), pg 41.
  6. ^ a b c Davies (1980), pg 463.
  7. ^ Davies (1980), pg 468.
  8. ^ Davies (1980), pg 134.
  9. ^ The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales, John Davies, Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) pp782 ISBN 9780708319536
  10. ^ Davies (1980), pg 132.
  11. ^ All Blacks: 288th All Black Game
  12. ^ Davies (1980), pg 464.
  13. ^ Davies (1980), pg 472.
  14. ^ Davies (1980), pg 473.

Professor John Davies is Waless a historian, and a television and radio broadcaster. ...

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