Trinant Rugby Football Club is a
rugby union
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team from the village of
Trinant in
Newport, Wales
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. The club is a member of the
Welsh Rugby Union
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and is a
feeder club
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for the
Newport Gwent Dragons.
Rugby had been played in Trinant before 1956, but proof of the existence of Trinant RFC can not be substantiated before this date. The club was founded by Albert Clement, who had played rugby in the town in the 1940s, and Ray Morgan, who became secretary. As the club was at this point not affiliated to any union, they had to write to other teams to arrange friendly matches, and out of 75 teams contacted 31 accepted the invitation. The first club to play against the newly formed Trinant RFC was Hafodorynys. Team colours were decided and the club chose black with white hoops.
When news that Trinant had reformed began to travel, many local players from rival clubs, requested to move to Trinant. This resulted in a bitter complaint from the secretary of
Oakdale when eight of their players switched clubs.
Club badge
The Trinant badge consists of a shield split into quarters. The quarters hold:
*The Monmouthsire portcullis with three brooks flowing through it.
*The black and white stripes of the club's home colours.
*The
Prince of Wales's feathers
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.
*The green and black stripes of the club's second colours.
References
External links
Trinant RFC
Rugby clubs established in 1956
Rugby union teams in Wales
1956 establishments in Wales
Sport in Caerphilly County Borough
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