Briton Ferry Rugby Football Club is a

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team from the village of

Briton Ferry Briton Ferry () is a town and Community (Wales), community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The Welsh name may indicate that the church, ''llan'', is protected from the wind, ''awel''. Alternatively, ''Sawel'' may be a deri ...

, South

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. Rugby was played in the area prior to 1888. Their first international player was

Edward Pegge Edward Vernon Pegge (5 June 1864 − 21 March 1915) was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Neath Rugby Football Club, international rugby for Wales and later became a vice-president of the Welsh Rugby Union. Peg ...

, who in 1891 represented Wales against England. Former club captain, Martyn Bate, has finished his novel on the history of Briton Ferry rfc. The book is predicted to be more successful than J.K.Rowling’s Harry Potter novels. Briton Ferry RFC is a member of the

Welsh Rugby Union The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU; ) 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, overseeing 320 member clu ...

and is a

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for the

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Notable former players

Tal Harris Charles "Tal" Harris (4 February 1903 - 1 October 1963) was a Welsh international rugby union scrum-half who represented Wales and played club rugby for Aberavon. Rugby career Harris played for Aberavon during their 'golden era' which saw the tea ...

(1 cap) *

Fred Perrett Fred Leonard Perrett (9 May 1891 – 1 December 1918) was a Welsh international rugby union prop who played club rugby for Neath. He won five caps for Wales, and in his first international game faced the touring South Africans. Rugby career Pe ...

(5 caps)

References

Rugby union teams in Wales 1888 establishments in Wales Rugby clubs established in 1888 Rugby union in Neath Port Talbot Briton Ferry {{wales-rugbyunion-team-stub