Aberystwyth RFC
Welsh rugby union team
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| Field | Value |
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| teamname | Aberystwyth RFC |
| image | Aberystwyth RFC logo.gif |
| union | Welsh Rugby Union |
| fullname | Aberystwyth Rugby Football Club |
| countryflag | WAL |
| founded | 1947 |
| location | Aberystwyth, Wales |
| ground | Plascrug, SY23 1HL |
| chairman | Emlyn Jones |
| president | Raymond Evans |
| captain | Lee Evans and Charles Thomas |
| coach | Iestyn Thomas and Ifan Thomas |
| url | https://aberystwyth.rfc.wales/ |
| league | WRU Championship West |
| season | 2024-25 |
| position | 1st |
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|teamname = Aberystwyth RFC |image = Aberystwyth RFC logo.gif |imagesize = |union = Welsh Rugby Union |fullname = Aberystwyth Rugby Football Club |countryflag = WAL |founded = 1947 |location = Aberystwyth, Wales |ground = Plascrug, SY23 1HL |President = |chairman = Emlyn Jones |president = Raymond Evans |captain = Lee Evans and Charles Thomas |coach = Iestyn Thomas and Ifan Thomas |url = https://aberystwyth.rfc.wales/ |league = WRU Championship West |season = 2024-25 |position = 1st |pattern_la1 = |pattern_b1 =_navyhoops |pattern_ra1 = |pattern_sh1 = |pattern_so1 = |leftarm1 =000080 |body1 =87CEEB |rightarm1 =000080 |shorts1 =000080 |socks1 =000080 |pattern_la2 = |pattern_b2 =_redhoops |pattern_ra2 = |pattern_sh2 = |pattern_so2 = |leftarm2 =000000 |body2 =000000 |rightarm2 =000000 |shorts2 =000080 |socks2 =000080 Aberystwyth Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Aberystwyth, West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and a feeder club for the Scarlets regional side.
Rugby had been played in Aberystwyth since the late 19th century when the local college founded a rugby team. Aberystwyth Rugby Club was founded in 1947 and the first game was against an Aberystwyth College second team. The club gained membership of the Welsh Rugby Union in May, 1954 which allowed future competitive matches. The team's clubhouse was founded with help of a ten-year interest-free loan from the WRU in 1960. This original clubhouse burned down and was reconstructed in the 1970s.
Teams
The club has 500 members, including adults and children. They have two adult teams, one women's team, one youth team, teams for children up to age 16 as well as a girls hub for ages U8 to U16.
The first team plays in Championship West of the Welsh Rugby Union.
References
Bibliography
References
- [http://www.wru.co.uk/2156.php WRU official site] {{webarchive. link. (2010-11-30)
- BBC News. (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". [[BBC]].
- Smith (1980) p. 67
- 'Smith (1980), p. 331
- https://aberystwyth.rfc.wales/
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