Taibach RFC
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| Full name | Taibach Rugby Football Club | |
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| Nickname | Tigers | |
| Founded | 1894 | |
| Location | Taibach, Wales | |
| Ground | The Plough | |
| Chairman | Paul Parry | |
| Coach(es) | Richard Hopkins, Steve Oliver | |
| League | WRU Division Three West Central A | |
| 2021/22 | 1st[1] | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
Taibach Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Taibach of Port Talbot in Wales, UK. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is also a feeder club for the Ospreys.[2]
Taibach RFC were the winners of the inaugural Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy competition during the 1956–57 season beating Skewen RFC.
Club honours
[edit | edit source]- Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy 1957 - Champions
Notable former players
[edit | edit source]International players
[edit | edit source]- Wales Richard Hibbard
- Wales James Hook
- Wales Daniel Jones
- Wales Trevor Lloyd
- Wales William Mainwaring
- Wales Alan McCarley
- Wales Bryn Phillips
- Wales Walter Vickery
- Wales Evan Williams
- Wales Gerwyn Williams
- Wales Andrew Millward
Senior players
[edit | edit source]Players who went on to represent 'Premiership' clubs at senior levels are.
- Wales Swansea RFC- Richard Hibbard, Matthew Bradley, Mark Fender, Richard Lewis
- Wales Aberavon RFC- Denzil Jones, James Jones, Matthew Bradley, Michael Kelly, Mark Fender
- Wales Bridgend RFC-Michael Kelly
- Wales Neath RFC-James Hook
- Wales Ospreys-James Hook, Richard Hibbard
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ WRU official website
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