Carmarthen Quins RFC
| Full name | Carmarthen Quins Rugby Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Quins | |
| Founded | 1875[1] | |
| Location | Carmarthen, Wales | |
| Ground(s) | Carmarthen Park | |
| President | Brian Jones | |
| Coach(es) | Max Howells | |
| League(s) | Welsh Premier Division | |
| 2010-11 | WRU Division One West, 1st (promoted)[2] | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
Carmarthen Quins Rugby Football Club [3] are one of two Welsh rugby union clubs based in Carmarthen in West Wales, the other being Carmarthen Athletic. They currently play in the Welsh Premier Division league after their promotion to the Premiership in the 2008/2009 season. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets.[4]
Club history
During the 2005/06 season Carmarthen Quins were relegated form the Welsh Premier Division and placed into Division One West, but made a return to the Premier league after winning the West league in 2008/09. Carmarthen were to face Blackwood, winners of Division One East. in a play off for promotion; but as Blackwood's ground was deemed not to meet WRU standards for the Premier league, the game was forfeit.[5]
Club honours
- WRU Division One West 2008/09 - Champions
References
- ^ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp11 ISBN 978-0780307663
- ^ WRU official site
- ^ - official site
- ^ BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ Carmarthen Quins and Blackwood are champions of Swalec league Walesonline.co.uk 13 April 2009
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