Pencoed Rugby Football Club is a Welsh

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team based in

Pencoed Pencoed (also Pen-coed); ) is a town and community in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales. It straddles the M4 motorway north east of Bridgend and is situated on the Ewenny River. At the 2011 census it had a population of around 9,166. Etymo ...

. Today, Pencoed RFC plays in the

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, Division Two West League and is a

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for the Ospreys. The team badge consists of a shield containing the lamb of god carrying a St George's standard. The shield is topped by the Prince of Wales three feathers. Pencoed RFC was established in 1888 with the clubhouse situated on the eastern edge of Felindre Rd. In 1980 the Mini & Junior section was formed. Pencoed RFC takes pride in being the home club of Welsh internationals Gareth Thomas, Gareth Cooper, and Gavin Henson plus recently retired three times British Lion Scott Gibbs, all of whom progressed through the junior and youth teams to perform with distinction on the world stage.

International honours

* Gareth Thomas *

Gareth Cooper Gareth Cooper (born 7 May 1979 in Bridgend) is a former Wales international rugby union player who played in the scrum-half position. Career Cooper started playing rugby with Pencoed before moving to Bath in the West Country. Cooper made his in ...

* Gavin Henson *

Scott Gibbs Ian Scott Gibbs (born 23 January 1971) is a Welsh former rugby footballer who has represented Wales and the Lions in rugby union and Wales and Great Britain in rugby league. Noted feats included his performance in the 1997 British Lions tour t ...

* Wayne Hall *Gareth Jones * Nathan Thomas *Gareth Williams *

Adrian Davies Adrian Davies (born 9 February 1969 in Bridgend) is a former Wales national rugby union team, Wales international rugby union player. A fly-half, he played for Wales in the 1991 and 1995 Rugby World Cup finals. He played club rugby for Neath RF ...

* James Bater * Hugh Williams-Jones * Tommy Reffell * Sam Costelow

British and Irish Lions

* Gareth Thomas * Gavin Henson *

Current squad

* Kieron Moore * Jack Jones (C) * Christian Powell * Nicky Hawkins * Andrew Shillam * James Murphy * Chris Howells * Paul McFarlane * Justin Russell * Aaron Halse * Thomas Burke * Gareth Prentice * David Pearson * Liam Evans * Tom Davies * Ben Read * Marc Davies * Geoff Hobbs * Stein Jones * Glenn Hiscocks * Aaron Songhurst * Liam Evans * Ken Morris (Capt.) * Tom Cross * Paul Richards * Tom Drew * Robert Spear * Jamie Williams * Ywain Shakespeare * Liam Halse * Anthony Morris * Mike Rowe * Rhys Davey * Gary Money * Ashley Halse

Club honours

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Champions 2006–07

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pencoed Rfc Rugby union teams in Wales Rugby clubs established in 1888 Sport in Bridgend County Borough Pencoed