Ammanford Rugby Football Club is a

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team from the town of

Ammanford Ammanford ( ) is a town and community (Wales), community in Carmarthenshire, Wales. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census the community had a population of 5,445, and the wider built up area had a population of 8,285. Ammanford is se ...

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. The club is a member of the

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and is a

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for the

Llanelli Scarlets The Scarlets () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams and are based in Llanelli, Wales. Their home ground is the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the United Rugby Championship and in European Professional Club Rugby com ...

History

Ammanford RFC's first officially recorded rugby match came in 1887 against a team from Mynyddbach,

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. The game was played at Ynys field opposite the

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and their initial clubhouse was the Cross Inn Hotel at Ammanford Square. Ammanford's first official strip colours were amber and black, then switching colours twice before the club settled on black and blue in 1912. In 1889, Ammanford RFC produced their first international player in Percy Lloyd. Lloyd played four international matches between 1889 and 1890 for

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, against Scotland, Ireland and England twice. During the 1895-96 season Ammanford RFC successfully gained membership to the

Club honours

* 2007-08 WRU Division Three West - Champions * 2007-08 WRU West Wales Bowl Winners * 2008-09 SWALEC Plate - Winners * 2010-11 SWALEC Plate - Winners

Notable former players

''See also :Ammanford RFC players'' The following list contains players who have represented Ammanford RFC and have also been capped at an international level in rugby. * Cyril H. Davies (7 caps, 1957–61)''Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981'' p464, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) * Daniel Evans (2 caps, 2009) * Jack Evans (3 caps, 1896–97) * Tom Evans (18 caps, 1906–11) * Ike Fowler (1 cap, 1919) * Thomas Hollingdale (6 caps, 1927–30) *

Samson Lee Samson Lee (born 30 November 1992) is a Welsh former professional rugby union player. Lee played for the Scarlets, as well as local teams Llanelli and Ammanford. His position is prop forward. Lee has represented Wales, making his debut against A ...

(3 caps, 2013-) * Percy Lloyd (4 caps, 1890–91) * Hugh Lloyd-Davies * Joe Rees (12 caps, 1920–24) * Donald Tarr (1 cap, 1935) * Ted Ward (13 RL caps, 1946–51)

References

External links

Ammanford RFC
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