Pyle RFC
Appearance
Full name | Pyle Rugby Football Club |
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Location | Pyle, Wales |
Ground(s) | Brynglas Field |
League(s) | WRU Division Four South West |
2011-12 | 6th[1] |
Pyle Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Pyle, Wales, UK. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys.[2]
In the 1920s, Jack Bassett, later the Wales captain, would play for the club before moving to Penarth. In the 1970s Pyle won the Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy on two occasions.
Club honours
- 1975-76 Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy - Winners
- 1977-78 Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy - Winners
- 2008-09 Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy - Semi-finalists
- 2008-09 WRU Division Five South Central - Champions
Notable former players
- Jack Bassett 15 caps
- Howell Davies 4 caps
- John Richardson 2 caps, coached Pyle
Ricky Somers 8 caps
References
- ^ WRU official site
- ^ BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 2008-10-05.