| 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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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.
Club honours
- Mid Wales League 1990/91 - Winners
- Mid Wales League 1991/92 - Winners
- Mid Wales League Division Two 1996/97 - Winners
External links
References
- ↑ WRU official site Archived 2009-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ↑ Mountain Ash RFC History
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