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Pencoed RFC
Pencoed Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Pencoed. Today, Pencoed RFC plays in the Welsh Rugby Union, Division Two West League and is a feeder club for the Ospreys. The team badge consists of a shield containing the lamb of god carrying a St George's standard. The shield is topped by the Prince of Wales three feathers. Pencoed RFC was established in 1888 with the clubhouse situated on the eastern edge of Felindre Rd. In 1980 the Mini & Junior section was formed. Pencoed RFC takes pride in being the home club of Welsh internationals Gareth Thomas, Gareth Cooper, and Gavin Henson plus recently retired three times British Lion Scott Gibbs, all of whom progressed through the junior and youth teams to perform with distinction on the world stage. International honours * Gareth Thomas *Gareth Cooper * Gavin Henson *Scott Gibbs * Wayne Hall *Gareth Jones * Nathan Thomas *Gareth Williams *Adrian Davies * James Bater * Hugh Williams-Jones * Tommy Reffell * Sam Coste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pencoed
Pencoed (also Pen-coed); ) is a town and community in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales. It straddles the M4 motorway north east of Bridgend and is situated on the Ewenny River. At the 2011 census it had a population of around 9,166. Etymology and pronunciation The name appears as "Penkoyt" in a 1303 deed of Ewenny Priory and as "Pencoyd" in the seventeenth and eighteenth century. The name is likely a contraction of ''pen-y-coed'' (head/top/end of the forest/wood) and has historically been given as both Pen-coed and Pencoed. While some local business, roads and signage use the hyphenated version, the official spelling in both English and Welsh is "Pencoed". The standard pronunciation in modern Welsh is or . However, the diphthong 'oe' in a monosyllable is generally reduced to a long vowel 'o' :in South Wales, so the local pronunciation is . This is sometimes spelled as "Pen-côd" in texts written in Gwenhwyseg (the local dialect). History The earliest evidence of habit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Hall (rugby Union)
Wayne Hopkin Hall (born 29 January 1958) is a Welsh former rugby union international. Hall was raised in town of Pencoed and attended Pencoed Comprehensive School. The first Pencoed RFC produced player to be capped for Wales, Hall made his debut against Western Samoa as a 30-year old in 1988, by which time he was a veteran hooker with Bridgend. This remained his only Wales cap. Hall is the father of professional golfer Lydia Hall. See also *List of Wales national rugby union players A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Wayne 1958 births Living people Welsh rugby union players Wales international rugby union players Rugby union hookers Rugby union players from Bridgend County Borough Bridgend RFC players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Clubs Established In 1888
Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby union: 15 players per side *** American flag rugby *** Beach rugby *** Mini rugby *** Rugby sevens, 7 players per side *** Rugby tens, 10 players per side *** Snow rugby *** Touch rugby *** Tambo rugby ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Both codes *** Tag rugby *Rugby fives, a handball game, similar to squash, played in an enclosed court *Underwater rugby, an underwater sport played in a swimming pool and named after rugby football *Rugby ball, a ball for use in rugby football Arts and entertainment * '' Rugby'' (video game), the 2000 installment of Electronic Arts' Rugby video game series * ''Rugby'', second movement of ''Mouvements symphoniques'' by Arthur Honegger Brands and enterprises * Rugby (automobile), made by Durant Motors * Rugby Cement, a former UK PLC, now a sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union Teams In Wales
Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby union: 15 players per side *** American flag rugby *** Beach rugby *** Mini rugby *** Rugby sevens Rugby sevens (commonly known simply as sevens, and originally seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. R ..., 7 players per side *** Rugby tens, 10 players per side *** Snow rugby *** Touch rugby *** Tambo rugby ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Both codes *** Tag rugby *Rugby fives, a handball game, similar to squash, played in an enclosed court *Underwater rugby, an underwater sport played in a swimming pool and named after rugby football *Rugby ball, a ball for use in rugby football Arts and entertainment * Rugby (video game), '' Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WRU Division Three South East
The Welsh Rugby Union Division Three East (also called the SWALEC Division Three South East for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales. Competition format and sponsorship Competition There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Three South East. During the course of a season (which lasts from September to May) each club plays the others twice, once at their home ground and once at that of their opponents for a total of 22 games for each club, with a total of 132 games in each season. Teams receive four points for a win and two point for a draw, an additional bonus win is awarded to either team if they score four tries or more in a single match. No points are awarded for a loss though the losing team can gain a bonus point for finishing the match within seven points of the winning team. Teams are ranked by total points, then the number of tries scored and then points difference. At the end of each season, the club with the most points is crowned as champion. If points ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Costelow
Sam Costelow (born 10 January 2001) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for United Rugby Championship club Scarlets and the Wales national team. Early life Born in Llantrisant and raised in Pencoed, Costelow spent time with the Ospreys youth teams before moving on to Leicester Tigers in 2018. Costelow attended Pencoed Comprehensive and Oakham School. Club career Leicester Tigers Having twice won the Academies League, Costelow earned a place with the Tigers' development squad and went on to make a loan move to Championship side Ampthill. Costelow made his debut for Leicester on 21 September 2019, starting in the Premiership Rugby Cup against Worcester Warriors. Scarlets In March 2020, Costelow signed with Scarlets. He made his first appearance on 16 October 2020, in a friendly against the Dragons, scoring a try. His competitive debut came on 8 November 2020, off the bench in an 18–17 win over Zebre. Costelow extended his contract on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Reffell
Tomas John Reffell (born 27 April 1999) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers and the Wales national team. Club career Reffell began his junior career at his local club Pencoed RFC aged 4. He was part of the Ospreys under 16s and joined Leicester aged 15. Reffell made his debut for Leicester Tigers on 10 November 2017 in a 33–31 defeat against Bath at the Rec in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. In March 2020, Reffell won the Premiership Rugby Cup Breakthrough Player award for his performances in that year's competition. His form for Leicester in the 2020–21 season lead to speculation that he was in contention to be capped by either or , but he remained uncapped. He was named ''man of the match'' by the Leicester Mercury following his performance in Tigers' win against Gloucester on 24 September 2021. His form continued into the next season, earning plaudits as he scored twice in the win against Harle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Williams-Jones
Hugh Williams-Jones (born 10 January 1963) is a former Welsh rugby union international. Williams-Jones, was born in Bryncethin, where his rugby career began, attended Ynysawdre Comprehensive School and was a Police Officer by profession. Williams-Jones represented Wales Youth, Bridgend RFC and Pontypridd RFC before joining South Wales Police in 1984. He represented South Wales Police RFC on 355 occasions between 1984 and 1993, then joined Llanelli where he made a further 128 appearances before retiring from rugby in 1998. A prop, who was equally at home on either side of the scrum, Williams-Jones earned 17 caps for Wales and was a replacement on 31 further occasions when he did not take the field. He toured with Wales numerous times including the 1989 tour to Canada, the 1991 tour to Australia, the 1993 tour to Zimbabwe and Namibia and the 1994 tour to the South Seas, where he played in all three tests against Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. His Wales career included a memorable w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bater
James Bater (born 7 January 1980) is a Welsh former rugby union footballer who played as a flanker at club level for Swansea RFC, and in the Celtic League for the Ospreys and the Scarlets. Born in Bridgend, Bater began his professional rugby career at Swansea RFC, before moving to the Ospreys at the team's inception at the dawn of regional rugby in Wales. In his three years at the Ospreys, Bater made a total of 67 appearances, scoring six tries. However, due to the rise of future Wales captain Ryan Jones and the signings of Filo Tiatia and Jono Gibbes, Bater found himself on the fringes of the first team at the Ospreys. The Scarlets came in with a bid for him, and he was allowed to leave. Bater has managed to make a place for himself in the Scarlets side, and has even captained the team when regular captain, Simon Easterby, and vice-captain, Stephen Jones, are on international duty. In March 2009 it was announced that Bater had been forced to retire due to a neck injury and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Davies (rugby Union)
Adrian Davies (born 9 February 1969 in Bridgend) is a former Wales international rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ... player. A fly-half, he played for Wales in the 1991 and 1995 Rugby World Cup finals. He played club rugby for Neath RFC, Cardiff RFC and Richmond RFC References External links Clear Partners - current business* Welsh rugby union players Wales international rugby union players 1969 births Alumni of Robinson College, Cambridge Cardiff RFC players Rugby union players from Bridgend Rugby union fly-halves Living people 1991 Rugby World Cup players 1995 Rugby World Cup players Chartered Surveyors {{Wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Thomas (rugby Union)
Nathan Thomas may refer to: * Nathan Thomas (water polo) (born 1972), Australian water polo player * Nathan Thomas (rugby union) (born 1976), Welsh rugby union footballer * Nathan Thomas (footballer) (born 1994), English footballer * Nathan Thomas (American football) (born 2001), American football player {{hndis, Thomas, Nathan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Gibbs
Ian Scott Gibbs (born 23 January 1971) is a Welsh former rugby footballer who has represented Wales and the Lions in rugby union and Wales and Great Britain in rugby league. Noted feats included his performance in the 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa (in which he was named "Player of the Series") and the individual try he scored in the dying minutes of the last Five Nations match in 1999 against England. Background Gibbs was born in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales. Rugby union Gibbs began his rugby career at Pencoed RFC, progressing through the mini and youth levels. His first class career started at Bridgend RFC during the 1990/91 season, followed by a short spell at Neath RFC, before making his Wales debut in 1991 against England. However he transferred to Swansea RFC in January 1992, scoring a try on his debut in a Cup game against Oakdale. Gibbs also scored further tries that season in the cup against Neath RFC and Newport RFC to help Swansea reach the final where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
