Full name | Newtown Rugby Football Club | |
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Founded | 1925 | |
Location | Newtown, Wales | |
Ground(s) | Recreation Ground | |
Coach(es) | Gareth Gerrard (“G”) | |
League(s) | WRU Division Five North | |
2008-09 | 5th [1] | |
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Official website | ||
www |
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 28 March that year. The club later disbanded in the 1960/61 season [3] and reformed in 1971 and on 6 November played against local rivals Welshpool. The club applied for Welsh Rugby Union membership in 1992 and was awarded membership on 1 June 1995. The club now fields a Senior, Seconds, Thirds and Youth teams, and their facilities include two playing pitches, one floodlit.
Full name | Newtown Rugby Football Club | |
---|---|---|
Founded | 1925 | |
Location | Newtown, Wales | |
Ground(s) | Recreation Ground | |
Coach(es) | Gareth Gerrard (“G”) | |
League(s) | WRU Division Five North | |
2008-09 | 5th [1] | |
| ||
Official website | ||
www |
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 28 March that year. The club later disbanded in the 1960/61 season [3] and reformed in 1971 and on 6 November played against local rivals Welshpool. The club applied for Welsh Rugby Union membership in 1992 and was awarded membership on 1 June 1995. The club now fields a Senior, Seconds, Thirds and Youth teams, and their facilities include two playing pitches, one floodlit.