Fields of praise, the official history of the welsh rugby union 18811981, david smith, gareth williams 1980 pp4142 isbn 0708307663 wru axe falls on warriors official rules of the welsh national leagues. Peter jackson talks to maesteg coach richard webster about the startling decline of welsh club rugby posted on 11th march 20 by nick verdier in peter jackson there was a time when the welsh club game was the envy of the rugby world, when popular legend had it that the pithead superintendent had only to shout down the mine to call up an entire. Bridgend and maestegs plight is symbolic of the decline of. From census returns it appears that he was raised by his grandparents samuel and phoebe jones in talbot terrace, maesteg but more recent evidence shows he had moved to garn road in maesteg david remained loyal to his birthplace and never moved from maesteg. A guide to maesteg rfc including fixtures, history, records and club information. Welcome to youngs spinal health, a chiropractic clinic located conveniently within the town of maesteg. Youngs spinal health maesteg chiropractic clinics, 37. Jun 24, 2019 maesteg rfc they have supplied players to the lions in the past and once posted an invincible season the heartwarming tale of how one of welsh rugbys oldest clubs is rising again after fire.
Beyond the valleys and heartlands, its hard to summon any enthusiasm for their. Commentsmessageslinks welsh motorcycle club history. Includes team news, fixtures, results, league table, match reports, club officials, history, gallery, sponsors, and supporters club. In the welsh rugby unions official history, fields of praise, the authors dai. Also bath, united services, royal navy and somerset. Peter jackson talks to maesteg coach richard webster about. Pontypools president, graham price, played for some of those best sides in the 1970s and he was a formidable member of the most famous front row in rugby history. The material itself dates from around 1900 to 2012 and the diversity of the subject matter means it will be of great interest to many, especially those exploring the social history of the llynfi valley. David would have already been aware of maesteg rfc and rugby but we can only speculate if it.
Evans the horse whisperer is a 1995 novel by english author nicholas evans. Founded in october 1893 by a group of expupils of monkton house school, the wanderers were originally known as old monktonians, but in 19 it was decided to change the name to glamorgan wanderers rugby football club. The ground was opened by vernon hartshorn, mp and paymaster general, after the land was donated by the local colliery owners. Lets share our pictures of mountains, nature, wildlife and.
Maesteg rfc they have supplied players to the lions in the past and once posted an invincible season the heartwarming tale of how one of welsh. This also makes it one of the bestselling books of all time. Oakham rugby football club was formed at a meeting called by several masters from oakham school on january 19th 1923, the club has grown considerably and for the last few seasons has been situated just off the oakham bypass at the rutland showground. Lets take a lot of support to maesteg quins and back the boys. Bridgend athletic rfc youth team photo 20192020 season ospreys division c east league champions. The maesteg harlequins were founded in 1899, their first captain being tom hopkins. The book was his debut novel, and gained significant success, becoming the 10th best selling novel in the united states in 1995, selling over 15 million copies. Maesteg rfc news, views, gossip, pictures, video wales online. In 1978 and 1979 they were the whitbread league champions. Here at youngs spinal health we treat a variety of musculoskeletal complaints including back pain, neck pain, migraines, frozen shoulders, tennis elbow, arthritic pain and sports injuries, just to name a few. Maesteg harlequins rfc view more results access to player information, statistics, and pictures for this team is restricted. Peters rugby football club for its first hundred years.
Born in maesteg, wales, davies first played rugby as a school boy for. Maesteg harlequins rfc is a rugby union team from the town of maesteg, wales. Paul morgan rugby simple english wikipedia, the free. With just under a quarterofanhour left maesteg fought back well and scored a try through hooker mark davies after a good build up following a lineout in poolers 22. After 34 minutes pooler won a lineout on their left in maesteg s 22. He won a single cap for wales and also played county rugby for glamorgan. The club give me petrol money but i refuse other expenses. The history of kenfig hill rfc kenfig the complete. Maesteg doesnt have an archive or museum this is maesteg s online museum and your archive.
Sun 22 dec 2019 bridgend athletic rfc youth team v bryncoch rfc youth 21122019. This is definately a book that a reader will get more out of a second. They have reformed under different guises but for the majority of their 1 years they have been known as maesteg harlequins. Our chiropractor, laura young, is registered with the general chiropractic. Bridgend and maestegs plight is symbolic of the decline. The inaugural match was played against a welsh select team. William billy martin banks was a welsh rugby union and world cup winning. The fall of a truly iconic welsh rugby club, how it happened and what. Yet another casualty of the battle of the somme, dai watts. Pontypool rfc v maesteg rfc dec 1970 pontypool park duration. Be sure to check back regularly for news and events information.
The history of the welsh rugby union will show that rugby football in wales was first played at llandovery well. Maesteg rfc v pontypool rfc match report pontypool rfc. The oldest is maesteg rfc founded in 1877, while maesteg harlequins rfc were formed in the 1920s. Welcome to the official website of maesteg celtic rfc. Jun 08, 2018 kenfig heritage war years first world war community sports rugby football kenfig times the history of kenfig hill rfc early beginning pre 1914 the game of rugby football grew up in the mining community of kenfig hill with the village functioning as a club during the mid 1890s the team. Pontypool paid their first visit in 11 years to llynfi road to face division one west central side maesteg in the last of their three preseason friendlies, writes ray ruddick.
Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries. Maesteg is a town and community in bridgend county borough, wales. This is a great opportunity to try the neath rfc hospitality experience which will be in place for every home league game. He first played club rugby for maesteg quins but, as his work took him around the south wales coalfield, he played for a variety of valley clubs over the years.
I leave work early and there are times when i could do without it. Both the senior and youth teams had a successful season, with the seniors finishing the campaign as runners up in division 3b east central gaining promotion. Although pontypool was the stronger side, maesteg gave a good account of themselves and never gave up. Maesteg celtic semifinal of mid glamorgan district cup game 05032020. Mar 30, 2009 this is definately a book that a reader will get more out of a second. January 1966 welsh rugby ebbw vale history, steel comapany of wales, port. He played club level rugby union for maesteg rfc, as a scrumhalf, i. One place it is missing from is in ehd sewells rugby football internationalists roll of honour book, it is. The 75 th deposit for the year 2009 was a series of photographs, postcards, programmes and newsletters relating to events in maesteg and other areas.
Supporters bus to maesteg quins on saturday 29th february 2020 leaving the clubhouse at 12. Wales women and wales u20 face scotland at cardiff arms park and stadiwm zip. Books welsh rugby histories wales, welsh clubs etc. Maesteg rfc was formed in 1877 in the llynfi valley, in the county of glamorgan. The match was played on wednesday, 27th of october, 1982 at the maesteg rfc ground. Driving away from maesteg and heading down the m4, past cardiff, the slow death of club rugby in wales is palpable. The club became less of a soft touch in the 1970s as the fixture list developed impressively. History since foundation llandovery rfc official website. The book includes individual colour plates of all pontypools internationals and british lions, a well illustrated and well narrated story, a classic rare history of this great club and one of the best welsh club histories ever published.
World rugby one hundred years of rugby 18861986 edited by don rutherford. The history of kenfig hill rfc early beginning pre 1914 background. Born in cwmdu, maesteg in 1886, dai spent the whole of his working life as a collier. Thus in 1900 they played bridgend, maesteg and tredegar and must have. New layout and more organised making it easier to read. Welsh rugby has a glittering past, an exciting present and a wonderful future. The 1949 team completed their season without losing a single game. Find a detailed account of the history of welsh rugby. Although the playing history up to 1960 was not outstanding they nevertheless produced some notable results including a 66 draw with maesteg during the latters invincible season of 194950. Welsh rugby magazine back issues welsh rugby history 1961. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Rugby union in wales is governed by the welsh rugby union. I said if it came to that id pay the fine myself because maesteg rfc couldnt afford it. Kenfig heritage war years first world war community sports rugby football kenfig times the history of kenfig hill rfc early beginning pre 1914 the game of rugby football grew up in the mining community of kenfig hill with the village functioning as a club during the mid 1890s. He played club level rugby union ru for pencoed rfc twice, london welsh rfc while at brunel university, whitland rfc, aberavon rfc twice, llanharan rfc, bridgend ravens, maesteg rfc, as a centre, i. The details of first xv appearances shown here have been taken from d e davies club history. Nov 27, 2019 includes team news, fixtures, results, league table, match reports, club officials, history, gallery, sponsors, and supporters club. The following lists maesteg rugby football club players past and present. Originally consisting of five teams, there are currently four regional sides in the rabodirect pro12, after the celtic warriors were wound up in 2004. There is a book out called knights to remember by ken evans see website uk is blackie from cymmerholey still around. Oakham rfc enjoy playing champagne rugby, and welcome players young and not so young to join us.
Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the llynfi valley, close to the border with neath port talbot. Neath rfc fun bus maesteg quins saturday 29th february 2020. According to the information in this book published in 1812, kenfig castle was rebuilt with stone in 1092 ad where as. Maesteg rfc news, views, gossip, pictures, video wales. Feb 01, 20 driving away from maesteg and heading down the m4, past cardiff, the slow death of club rugby in wales is palpable. The name change was deemed necessary as the clubs membership had widened somewhat since its formation. David watts was born the 14 th of march 1886 in maesteg to a typical welsh coal mining family. Owen, then distinguished correspondent of the times, in his book the history of the rugby football union. Click here to see this weeks starting lineup and nutters clubfixtures. From census returns it appears that he was raised by his grandparents samuel and phoebe jones in talbot terrace, maesteg but more recent evidence shows he had moved to garn road in maesteg.
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