Pembroke Dock Harlequins RFC

Pembroke Dock Harlequins
Team Colours
Home	Away
League
Welsh National League Division 4 West

"'Pembroke Dock Harlequins Rugby Football Club" is a Welsh rugby union team based in Pembroke Dock. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/3877085.stm |title=Wales' regional rugby map |author=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=2004-07-08 |accessdate=2008-05-31] They are known locally as simply the 'Quins'.

Homeground

Pembroke Dock play all their home games at the Bierspool Ground located on London Road where they have been located since 1956. There is a stand with seating on the east side of the pitch built onto the side of the clubhouse,changing rooms and function hall. There is also a training pitch located behind the changing rooms.

Prior to this they played their home games at the Barrack Hill ground.

Kit

Pembroke Dock traditionally play in Black and White colours. The current strip is black and white horizontal bands. Their title sponsor is at present ESS Support Services. The other sponsors on the shirt is Picton Sports. The team wear black shorts and black socks. The away strip (and 'seconds' strip) is the same as the home but with red bands in place of the black.

League

Pembroke Dock were promoted from Division 4 West at the end of the 2003/04 season after finishing as runners-up in the division. They produced some very good results in the 2004/05 season in order to finish fifth of fourteen in the league and stay in Division 3 West for the 2005/06 season. The 2006/07 season saw the Quins finish ninth, but a poor season in 2007/08 resulted in the club finish eleventh [ [http://www.wru.co.uk/1152_2140.php? WRU official site] ] ] out of twelve teams.

External links

* [http://www.pembrokedockharlequinsrfc.org.uk/ Pembroke Dock Harlequins Senior Website]
* [http://pembrokedockquins.tripod.com/ Pembroke Dock Harlequins Youth Website]

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