Bedlinog Rugby Football Club is a

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team from the village of

Bedlinog Bedlinog is a small village (and larger community) located in The Taff Bargoed valley (Cwm Bargoed), north of Pontypridd, north west of Caerphilly and south east of Merthyr Tydfil in south-east Wales. It is currently in the south of Merthyr Tyd ...

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. The club was formed in its present state in 1971 by a local youth club, which was at the time organised by Welsh international

Steve Fenwick Steven Paul Fenwick (born 23 July 1951) is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Bridgend RFC, a ...

. Currently the club consists of three teams; 1st's, development, and youth. The club play in the

Welsh Rugby Union The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU; cy, Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the governing body of rugby union in the country of Wales, recognised by the sport's international governing body, World Rugby. The WRU is responsible for the running of rugby in Wales, ove ...

Division one east and is a

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for the Cardiff Rugby .

Club honours

* 1999/00 WRU Division Six East - Champions * 2006/07 WRU Division Four South East - Champions * 2007/08 WRU Division Three South East - Champions * 2008/09 WRU Division Two South East - Runners up * 2015/16 SSE Swalec Plate Champions

References

Welsh rugby union teams Sport in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough {{Wales-rugbyunion-team-stub