Clwb Rygbi Cwmgors ( en, Cwmgors RFC) is a

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club that represents the villages of Cwmgors,

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and Tairgwaith,

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. Cwmgors RFC is a member of the

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and is a

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for the

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Curwen Stars

Although Cwmgors RFC did not come into existence until 1927 rugby had been played in the town from 1895. A team called the All Blacks was formed in the town in 1895, this team would later change its name to the Curwen Stars. The Curwen Stars joined the

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and District Rugby Union in 1900, and eventually joined the Welsh Rugby Union in 1913. In 1923 a second team formed in the village, made up from members of the Cwmgors Colliery called the 'Mond' team, named after the owner of the colliery

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. The 'Mond' boasts future

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captain

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as one of its players. In 1927 both the Curwen Stars and the Mond disbanded and severed all union connections. In that year a new team then emerged called Cwmgors RFC which joined the Swansea and District Rugby Union.

1930s–1990

In 1938 Cwmgors RFC collected their first notable trophy when they won the Swansea and District Challenge Cup and that year gained membership of the WRU. In 1950 the club changed their home ground from Parc Howard to Parc y Werin, also changing their headquarters from the on

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, the New Star Hotel, to another, the Caegurwen Arms.

Club honours

1st XV *Swansea and District Challenge Cup 1938 – Winners *West Wales RFU Challenge Cup – Winners *West Wales Cup 1969/70 – Winners *West Wales RU Section E 1987/88 – Winners *West Wales RU Section C 1993/94 – Winners *WRU League 7B West 1995/96 – Champions * WRU Division Six West 2002/03 – Champions *

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2003/04 – Champions *WRU Tovali Bowl Winners 2003/4 2nd XV *Swansea and District RU Section D Winners 1980/1 *Swansea and District RU Merit Table Winners 2005/6 Youth XV *Amman Valley Youth RU League Winners 1968 *Amman Valley Youth RU Cup Winners 1968 *Ospreys Central Youth League Winners 2018/19

Notable former players

* Claude Davey (23 caps) (as part of the 'Mond' colliery team) * Will Davies (4 caps)''Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881–1981'' pp465, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) (as part of the 'Mond' colliery team) *

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(53 caps) * Emrys Evans (3 caps) * Denzil Thomas (1 cap)''Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881–1981'' pp472, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980)

References

{{Rugby Wales links Rugby clubs established in 1927 Welsh rugby union teams Rugby union in Neath Port Talbot