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Brecon Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Aberhonddu) is a rugby union club from the town of Brecon, Mid Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for Cardiff Rugby.[3]
| Full name | Brecon Rugby Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1874[1] | |
| Location | Brecon, Wales | |
| Ground(s) | Parc de Pugh | |
| President | Andy Lewis | |
| Coach(es) | Dale McIntosh | |
| League(s) | Welsh Premier Division | |
| 2023-2024 | Welsh Championship West - 2nd (promoted) [2] | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
The club was one of the eleven founding members of the Welsh Rugby Union in 1881.[4] Brecon, along with Pontypool, Llandovery College, Lampeter College, Llandeilo and Merthyr inaugurated the South Wales Cup competition in the 1877-78 season.[5]
The first recorded match with a Brecon rugby team first appeared on 9 November 1867 in "The Brecon County Times" where a Town team from Brecon lost 2-0 to Christ's College, Brecon on 6 November 1867.[6]
An ad appeared on 24 October 1868, in The Brecon County Times, stating the formation of a new club in the town, playing their inaugural match on 21/10/1868 on the cricket field, with the captain's side beating the secretaries side. Their kit for the match was "white Jerseys bound with green, and a fleur-de-lis on the left side". There was no name of the new club mentioned.[7] On 9 January 1869, another team was formed in Brecon, called "The United Rangers".[8]
Club honours
- 2018-19 WRU Plate - Winners
Past players of note
References
External links
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