Dunvant RFC
Dunvant Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Dunvant, Swansea in South Wales. Dunvant RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union. They competed in the Welsh Championship for the first time in 2016/2017, but were relegated back to the WRU Division One West the same season.
Full name | Dunvant Rugby Football Club | |
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Founded | 1887[1] | |
Location | Dunvant, Wales | |
Ground(s) | Broadacre | |
President | Dorian Samuel | |
Coach(es) | James Richards, Mitchell Ford, Craig Hawkins and Andrew Rees | |
League(s) | WRU National Championship League | |
2015-16 | Champions Division 1 West | |
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Official website | ||
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Club honours
- [WWRU Section D] 1983/04 - Champions
- [WWRU Section C] 1985/06 - Champions
- [WWRU Section A] 1989/90 - Champions
- [WRU Division Two] 1990/91 - Champions
- [WRU Division Two] 1992/93 - Champions
- [WRU Division Two] 1995/96 - Champions
- [WRU Division One] 1998/99 - Champions
- [WRU Division Two West] 2005/06 - Champions
- [WRU Division One West] 2015/16 - Champions
Notable past players
David John Thomas (10 caps) Richie Rees (9 caps) Andy Williams (5 caps) Mefin Davies (39 caps)
Games played against international opposition
Year | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Tour |
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1993 | 2 October | Loss | 23–24 | 1993 Japan rugby union tour of Wales[2] | |
1998 | 4 August | Win | 31–22 | 1998 Ivory Coast rugby union tour of Wales | |
1999 | 27 January | Loss | 10–29 | 1999 Romania rugby union tour of Wales |
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External links
References
- Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96, Mick Cleary and John Griffiths; Rothmans Headline Publishing (1995) pg.418 ISBN 0-7472-7816-4
- Stephen Jones, ed. (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994–95. Headline. p. 64. ISBN 0-7472-7850-4.
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