Crumlin Rugby Football Club is a
rugby union
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team from the village of
Crumlin near
Caerphilly
Caerphilly (, ; , ) is a town and community (Wales), community in Wales. It is situated at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley and separated from the Cardiff suburbs of Lisvane and Rhiwbina by Caerphilly Mountain.
It is north of Cardiff an ...
in
Wales
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. The club 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
feeder club
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for the
Newport Gwent Dragons.
Club honours
*2007/08
WRU Division Five East - Champions
*2021/22
WRU Division Five East - Champions
*2021/22
WRU Plate - Finalists
*2022/23
WRU Division Five Cup Winners
*2022/23
WRU Division Five East- Champions
Notable past players
*
Percy Coldrick (6 caps)
*
Arthur Lewis
*
David Nash
*
Paul Turner
*
Mike Watkins (4 caps)
*
Billy Williams
Billy Leo Williams (born June 15, 1938) is an American former left fielder and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played from 1959 to 1976, almost entirely for the Chicago Cubs. A six-time All-Star, Williams was named the 1961 National L ...
dual-code (4 caps union), (5 caps league)
External links
Crumlin RFC
References
Rugby clubs established in 1880
Rugby union teams in Wales
1880 establishments in Wales
Sport in Caerphilly County Borough
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