Caldicot Rugby Football Club are a

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club based in

Caldicot, Monmouthshire Caldicot ( cy, Cil-y-coed) is a market town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. The town is located between Chepstow and the city of Newport. The site adjoins the Caldicot Levels, on the north side of the Severn Estuary. The population of th ...

, between

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and the city of

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in South Wales. The club was founded in 1961 and they play just off Longfellow Road, Caldicot. The 1st XV currently play in th
Welsh Rugby Union Division Two East
and are a

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for the

Newport Gwent Dragons Dragons RFC ( cy, Dreigiau) are one of the four professional rugby union regional teams in Wales. They are owned by the Welsh Rugby Union and play their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport and at other grounds around the region. They play in t ...

. In the 2014/15 season after a WRU restructure of the league's in Wales, Caldicot finished 5th in the league, only 10 points short of promotion to Division 2 East. The 2nd XV currently play in the Newport and Pontypool District League and are known affectionately by locals as "the Geese". It is widely believed by locals that the Geese have the ability to grow webbing between their fingers during matches when large downpours of rain occur and are able to communicate with each other in the native geese tongue of "honking". The Youth team currently play in the Dragons Regional Youth Leagues in Division DB. They also run a Veterans XV that play occasional friendlies. They also have a thriving mini and junior section running teams from Under 8s-Under 16s with around 250 children playing on Sundays. The club colours are black and white. The club logo is a swan like most clubs and societies in Caldicot.

Club Honours

''2010/2011'' 1st XV WRU Division Five East Champions Youth RAF Dragons Youth League Division DD Champions Gwent District Youth Cup Champions

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20110224230240/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/caldicotrugbyclub// * https://web.archive.org/web/20110813015049/http://caldicot-junior-rugby.co.uk/default.aspx

References

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