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Newtown RFC
Full nameNewtown Rugby Football Club
Founded1925
LocationNewtown, Wales
Ground(s)Recreation Ground
Coach(es)Gareth Gerrard (“G”)
League(s)WRU Division Five North
2008-095th[1]
Team kit
Official website
www.newtownrugby.co.uk

Newtown Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Newtown, Mid Wales. Newtown RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets.[2]

Newton Rugby club formed in 1925 and played their first game against Oswestry on 28 March that year. The club later disbanded in the 1960/61 season[3] and reformed in 1971 and on 6 November played against local rivals Welshpool. The club applied for Welsh Rugby Union membership in 1992 and was awarded membership on 1 June 1995. The club now fields a Senior, Seconds, Thirds and Youth teams, and their facilities include two playing pitches, one floodlit.

Club honours

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  • Mid Wales League 1990/91 - Winners
  • Mid Wales League 1991/92 - Winners
  • Mid Wales League Division Two 1996/97 - Winners
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References

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  1. ^ WRU official site Archived 2009-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
  3. ^ Mountain Ash RFC History