Bangor Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Bangor) is a
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rugby union
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Wales
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. Bangor RFC is a founding member of the
Welsh Rugby Union
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. The club fields a Seniors, Youth, Juniors and Ladies teams.
History
Bangor RFC was formed in 1876, with three players in the team who would eventually represent their country, Hugh Vincent, Charles Allen and Godfrey Darbishire. In 1881 Bangor RFC sent representatives to the Castle Hotel in
Neath
Neath (; cy, Castell-nedd) is a market town and Community (Wales), community situated in the Neath Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a po ...
where they were one of the clubs that formed the
Welsh Rugby Union
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. That same year Bangor RFC player Godfrey Darbishire played in the first Welsh international against England.
All competitive rugby ceased in Wales after the outbreak of
World War I
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, and Bangor RFC disbanded. Although rugby was played after the War it wasn't until 1929 that Bangor RFC reformed and played in the North Wales Rugby Union league.''Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981'' pp271, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) Bangor RFC were based in Beaumaris on the Isle of Anglesey until 1962, when they moved to The Wern on Caernarfon Road, Bangor. The Club relocated again in 1995 to its current base in Llandygai. The Club has helped develop 8 Welsh internationals and 3 British Lions. Former player Tony Gray was coach of the Triple Crown winning Welsh National side in 1988.
Present day
The 1st XV is currently playing in SWALEC Division 2 North.
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McBryde was born in north Wales.
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