Bedwas RFC

Bedwas RFC (Template:Langx) is a rugby union club located in the Welsh village of Bedwas. Bedwas has two senior teams, their 1st XV competing in the Welsh Championship and their development side, the Bedwas Barbarians. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for Dragons regional team.

Club history

Like many Welsh rugby teams the origin of the club is difficult to piece together having been formed by local workers rather than by a college or university. There is some evidence that a team played in Bedwas as early as 1885, though official recognition of Bedwas RFC is placed at 1889.

Bedwas RFC was a founding member of both the Junior Monmouthshire League (1903) and the Rhymney Valley League (1906), and in 1910 applied for and succeeded in joining the Welsh Rugby Union. At the outbreak of World War I (1914) rugby ceased in most of South Wales and this was true of Bedwas. After the war a period of rebuilding occurred with the club based initially at the Church Inn before moving to Bridge End Inn during the 1920–21 season. During this period Bedwas RFC enjoyed connections with local colliery owner and airline magnate Sir Samuel Instone.

1926 saw a great economic depression in South Wales and as local young men left to find work in more prosperous areas, rugby in Bedwas waned.

Post World War II saw a rebuilding of rugby in Bedwas and in 1947 the club acquired Bridge field and an ex-Ministry of Works long hut which became the club house. In 1960 the club formed a youth team. Bedwas also have a very successful seconds side which remains undefeated in the 2007–08 season.

In 2007, Bedwas were the only club in the Welsh Premier League to be threatened with relegation due to them initially failing a facilities review conducted by the WRU.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

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Player Position Union Joshua Davies Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Luc Jones Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag James Pizey Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag David Walsh Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Ethan Davies Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Adam Greendale Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Chris Wannell Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Ross Wardle Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Tom Cooper Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Jack Dixon Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag George Gasson Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Charlie Johnson Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Kristian Owen Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Dan Dearden Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Elliot Foils Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Nathan Hill Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Dan Hitchings Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Jamie Jones Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Ryan Owen Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Matthew Pizey Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Hallam Amos Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Stuart Thomas Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag Gethin Worgan Template:Rugby squad role Template:Rugby union governing body flag

Notable former players

The following players have represented Bedwas and have been capped at international level.

See also Category:Bedwas RFC players

• Template:Flagicon Terry Cook (2 caps)
• Template:Flagicon Leighton Jenkins (9 caps)
• Template:Flagicon Eddie Watkins (8 caps)
• Template:Flagicon Jeff Whitefoot (19 caps)
• Template:Flagicon Elliot Dee (11 caps)

External links

• Bedwas RFC official site
• Bedwas Seconds official site