Bedwas RFC

Full name

Bedwas Rugby Football Club

Founded

1889

Location

Bedwas, Wales

Ground(s)

The Bridge Field (Capacity: 2,000^[1])

Chairman

Mark Lewis

Coach(es)

Steve Law

League(s)

Welsh Premier Division

2012–13

4th

Team kit

Official website

www.bedwasrfc.co.uk

Bedwas RFC is a rugby union club located in the Welsh village of Bedwas. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for Newport Gwent Dragons regional team.^[2]

Club history

Like many Welsh rugby teams the origin of the club is difficult to piece together having been formed by local workers rather than by a college or university. There is some evidence that a team played in Bedwas as early as 1885, though official recognition of Bedwas RFC is placed at 1889.

Bedwas RFC was a founding member of both the Junior Monmouthshire League (1903) and the Rhymney Valley League (1906), and in 1910 applied for and succeeded in joining the Welsh Rugby Union. At the outbreak of World War I (1914) rugby ceased in most of South Wales and this was true of Bedwas. After the war a period of rebuilding occurred with the club based initially at the Church Inn before moving to Bridge End Inn during the 1920–21 season. During this period Bedwas RFC enjoyed connections with local colliery owner and airline magnate Sir Samuel Instone.^[3]

1926 saw a great economic depression in South Wales and as local young men left to find work in more prosperous areas, rugby in Bedwas waned.

Post World War II saw a rebuilding of rugby in Bedwas and in 1947 the club acquired Bridge field and an ex-Ministry of Works long hut which became the club house. In 1960 the club formed a youth team. Bedwas also have a very successful seconds side which remains undefeated in the 2007–08 season.

In 2007, Bedwas were the only club in the Welsh Premier League to be threatened with relegation due to them initially failing a facilities review conducted by the WRU.^[4]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player	Position	Union
Kieran Crawford	Hooker	Wales
Elliot Dee	Hooker	Wales
Alan Fowler	Hooker	Wales
Matthew Pettit	Prop	Wales
Phil Price	Prop	Wales
Scott Roberts	Prop	Wales
Royce Cadman	Lock	England
Gareth Knight	Lock	Wales
James Murphy	Lock	Wales
Rob Carter	Flanker	Wales
Sam Feehan	Flanker	Wales
Richard Jenkins	Flanker	Wales
Brendon Lampitt	Flanker	Wales
Phil Sargent	Flanker	Wales
Rhys Watkins	Flanker	Wales
James Benjamin	Number 8	Wales
Deri Mattravers	Number 8	Wales
Andrew Tibbatts	Number 8	Wales

Player	Position	Union
Joshua Davies	Scrum-half	Wales
Luc Jones	Scrum-half	Wales
James Pizey	Scrum-half	Wales
David Walsh	Scrum-half	Wales
Ethan Davies	Fly-half	Wales
Adam Greendale	Fly-half	England
Chris Wannell	Fly-half	Wales
Ross Wardle	Fly-half	Wales
Tom Cooper	Centre	England
Jack Dixon	Centre	Wales
George Gasson	Centre	Wales
Charlie Johnson	Centre	Wales
Kristian Owen	Centre	Wales
Dan Dearden	Wing	Wales
Elliot Foils	Wing	Wales
Nathan Hill	Wing	Wales
Dan Hitchings	Wing	Wales
Jamie Jones	Wing	Wales
Ryan Owen	Wing	Wales
Matthew Pizey	Wing	Wales
Hallam Amos	Fullback	Wales
Stuart Thomas	Fullback	Wales
Gethin Worgan	Fullback	Wales

Notable former players

The following players have represented Bedwas and have been capped at international level.

Terry Cook (2 caps)
Leighton Jenkins (9 caps)
Eddie Watkins (8 caps)
Jeff Whitefoot (19 caps)

References

↑ http://www.worldstadiums.com/europe/countries/united_kingdom/wales.shtml
↑ BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
↑ Rugby in Wales
↑ Bedwas RFC face relegation threat BBC Sport. Sourced 25th Aug 2007

Rugby in Wales. Sourced 25th Aug 2007

External links

Welsh Premier Division 2015-16

Aberavon Bedwas Bridgend Ravens Cardiff Carmarthen Quins Cross Keys Ebbw Vale Llandovery Llanelli Neath Newport Pontypridd

British and Irish Cup

2015–16 Teams

English	Bedford Blues Bristol Rugby Cornish Pirates Doncaster Knights Ealing Trailfinders Jersey Reds London Scottish London Welsh Moseley Nottingham Rugby Rotherham Titans Yorkshire Carnegie

Irish	Connacht Eagles Leinster A Munster A Ulster Ravens

Welsh	Cardiff Blues A Newport Gwent Dragons A Ospreys A Scarlets A

Former clubs

English	Birmingham & Solihull 2009–10, 2010–11 Coventry 2009–10 Esher 2010–11, 2011–12 Exeter Chiefs 2009–10 Newcastle Falcons 2012–13 Plymouth Albion 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 Worcester Warriors 2010–11, 2014–15

Scottish	Ayr 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14 Currie 2010–11, 2011–12 Dundee HSFP 2012–13 Edinburgh Academicals 2013–14 Gael Force 2009–10 Gala 2012–13, 2013–14 Heriot's FP 2009–10 Melrose 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 Stirling County 2012–13, 2013–14

Welsh	Aberavon 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 Bedwas 2012–13 Bridgend Ravens 2012–13 Cardiff 2009–10, 2012–13 Carmarthen Quins 2012–13, 2014–15 Cross Keys 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 Llandovery 2010–11, 2012–13 Llanelli 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 Neath 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 Newport 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13 Pontypridd 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 Swansea 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13

Seasons

Winners

Rugby union in Wales

Governing body

Welsh Rugby Union (WRU)

National teams

Men's	Wales A 7's U-20 U-18 Schoolboys British and Irish Lions

Women's	Women's 7's

National team competitions

Regional and club teams

Cardiff Blues
Newport Gwent Dragons
Ospreys
Scarlets
RGC 1404
Celtic Warriors (disbanded)
Welsh rugby union teams

Regional and club competitions

Previous competitions

Welsh rugby union system
List of Wales national rugby union team captains
Welsh rugby union players
Millennium Stadium
National Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park
London Welsh RFC
Wales international players
Prince William Cup
James Bevan Trophy
History
Judgement Day

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