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Usk RFC
Full nameUsk Rugby Football Club
Founded1874; 150 years ago (1874)
LocationUsk, Monmouthshire
Ground(s)Red Shed Meadow
PresidentJ.D. Jones
Coach(es)Rhys Morgan
League(s)WRU Division Five East
Team kit
Official website
www.uskrfc.co.uk

Usk Rugby Football Club ia a Welsh rugby union club based in the historic town of Usk in South Wales. Usk RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.[1]

Usk RFC's first recorded rugby match was against Newport in 1874. It is believed that rugby has been played in Usk from that date apart from during the two World Wars when official rugby ceased to be played in Wales.

References

  1. ^ BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 2008-06-11.