There's evidence of a Skewen rugby team playing as early as 1879 with a match reported in "The Western Mail" against Neath being played on 4 January 1879, losing by 2 tries and 4 touch downs to nil, at the Court Herbert Field.[3]
During the 1897/88 season they applied for and were successful in gaining membership to the Welsh Rugby Union, though funding remained an issue and it is recorded that during the 1902/03 season the club still claimed no money from the WRU. In 1904 the club secured a regular playing ground at Cae Lynch, from here they could charge a few pence for admission. In 1905 they switched grounds to Cae Wathen, the same year the club held their first official dinner, an important event for any rugby club.
Unlike most Welsh clubs, rugby was still played in Skewen during the First World War, but mainly as charity matches between local collieries. In 1920 the club was playing competitive rugby and managed to beat Bridgend RFC a team that played at a far higher level than Skewen. In 1936 Skewen RFC moved to their present pitch at Tennant Park. During the second World War all rugby ceased under the orders of the WRU.
^BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
^"FOOTBALL. I|1879-01-07|The Western Mail - Welsh Newspapers".
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Skewen Rugby Football Club
April 11, 2024
skewen, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2020, lear. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Skewen RFC news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Skewen Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Skewen South Wales Skewen RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys 2 Skewen RFCFull nameSkewen Rugby Football ClubFounded1883LocationSkewen WalesGround s Tennant ParkPresidentRylan LopezCoach es Matthew McCarthyCaptain s Rory Morgan WilliamsLeague s WRU Division One West2009 101st 1 WRU Division Three South WestTeam kitOfficial websitewww wbr skewen rfc wbr co wbr uk Contents 1 Club history 2 Club honours 3 Notable past players 4 References 5 External linksClub history editThere s evidence of a Skewen rugby team playing as early as 1879 with a match reported in The Western Mail against Neath being played on 4 January 1879 losing by 2 tries and 4 touch downs to nil at the Court Herbert Field 3 During the 1897 88 season they applied for and were successful in gaining membership to the Welsh Rugby Union though funding remained an issue and it is recorded that during the 1902 03 season the club still claimed no money from the WRU In 1904 the club secured a regular playing ground at Cae Lynch from here they could charge a few pence for admission In 1905 they switched grounds to Cae Wathen the same year the club held their first official dinner an important event for any rugby club Unlike most Welsh clubs rugby was still played in Skewen during the First World War but mainly as charity matches between local collieries In 1920 the club was playing competitive rugby and managed to beat Bridgend RFC a team that played at a far higher level than Skewen In 1936 Skewen RFC moved to their present pitch at Tennant Park During the second World War all rugby ceased under the orders of the WRU Skewen RFC were the losing finalists of the inaugural Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy competition during the 1956 57 season Welsh international props Paul James Rhodri Wells and Craig Mitchell came through Skewens junior teams as did centre Ashley Beck Club honours editWRU Division Three South West 2009 10 ChampionsNotable past players editGlyn Gething WalesReferences edit WRU official site BBC News 8 July 2004 Wales regional rugby map BBC Retrieved 30 May 2008 FOOTBALL I 1879 01 07 The Western Mail Welsh Newspapers External links editSkewen Rugby Football Club Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Skewen RFC amp oldid 1183648482, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
