Taibach RFC
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| Full name | Taibach Rugby Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Tigers | |
| Founded | 1894 | |
| Location | Taibach, Wales | |
| Ground(s) | The Plough | |
| Chairman | Paul Parry | |
| Coach(es) | Richard Hopkins, Steve Oliver | |
| League(s) | WRU Division Three West Central A | |
| 2021/22 | 1st[1] | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
Taibach Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Taibach of Port Talbot in Wales, UK. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is also a feeder club for the Ospreys.[2]
Taibach RFC were the winners of the inaugural Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy competition during the 1956–57 season beating Skewen RFC.
Club honours
[edit]- Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy 1957 - Champions
Notable former players
[edit]International players
[edit]
Richard Hibbard- James Hook
- Dan Jones
- Trevor Lloyd
- William Mainwaring
- Alan McCarley
- Bryn Phillips
- Walter Vickery
- Evan Williams
- Gerwyn Williams
- Andrew Millward
Senior players
[edit]Players who went on to represent 'Premiership' clubs at senior levels are.
- Swansea RFC- Richard Hibbard, Matthew Bradley, Mark Fender, Richard Lewis
- Aberavon RFC- Denzil Jones, James Jones, Matthew Bradley, Michael Kelly, Mark Fender
- Bridgend RFC-Michael Kelly
- Neath RFC-James Hook
- Ospreys-James Hook, Richard Hibbard
Notes
[edit]- ^ WRU official website
- ^ BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 11 June 2008.