- Monmouthshire County RFC
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Monmouthshire County RFC Full name Monmouthshire County Rugby Football Club Location Monmouthshire Monmouthshire County RFC is a Welsh rugby union club that manages an invitational team, known as Monmouthshire that originally played rugby at county level. The team was made up of amateur players from sports clubs in the Monmouthshire region and historically played matches against other county teams from Wales and England, and during the 20th century was a fixture for touring international teams. Today clubs from the Monmouthshire region are still affiliated to Monmouthshire County RFC, as well as the Welsh Rugby Union.
Games played against international opposition
Year Date Opponent Result Score Tour Ground 1906 26 December South Africa Loss 0–17 1906 South Africa tour Rodney Parade, Newport 1912 12 October South Africa Loss 0–16 1912–13 South Africa tour Recreation Ground, Pontypool 1946 27 February New Zealand Services Loss 0–15 1945–46 New Zealand Services tour of Britain Recreation Ground, Pontypool 1967 6 December New Zealand Loss 12–23 1967 New Zealand tour of Canada, British Isles and France Rodney Parade, Newport 1969 19 November South Africa Win 14–8 1969–70 South Africa tour Eugene Cross Park, Ebbw Vale 1973 26 September Japan Win 26–16 1973 Japan tour of Wales, England and France Pontypool Park, Pontypool 1978 29 November New Zealand Loss 9–26 1978 New Zealand tour of Britain and Ireland Rodney Parade, Newport 1982 3 November New Zealand Māori 1982 New Zealand Māori tour of Wales and Spain Rodney Parade, Newport 1992 17 November Australia Loss 9–19 1992 Australia tour of Ireland and Wales Eugene Cross Park, Ebbw Vale Categories:- Welsh rugby union teams
- History of Monmouthshire
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