- Gorseinon RFC
Rugby team
teamname = Gorseinon RFC
fullname = Gorseinon Rugby Football Club
location =Gorseinon ,Wales
country
founded = 1884
ground = Welfare Ground
capacity = 200
president =
coach =
league =WRU Division Two West
season = 2007-08
position = 9th [ [http://www.wru.co.uk/1148_2156.php? WRU official site] ]Gorseinon RFC is a Welsh
rugby union club representing the town ofGorseinon ,Swansea , SouthWales . Gorseinon RFC is a member of theWelsh Rugby Union and is afeeder club for the Ospreys. [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=2008-08-22]History
Gorseinon RFC were formed in 1888 and they were successful in their application to the Welsh Rugby Union in 1895.
Up until the
Great War they played on the Welfare Ground then called Kings Holme sharing the field with bothcricket and football teams. At the outbreak of the 1914-18 war the team was disbanded.After the World War the club reformed, but under a new name and with a new playing field. The club played under the name of St Catherine's Church in the lower part of Gorseinon, at the rear of Whittington Terrace. The ground was called Pencefnarda and the changing rooms were at the back of the 'Institute'.
Between 1918 and 1931 the ground was redeveloped by the owners of the local works Messrs. Lewis and sons. In 1931 the club started playing under the name of 'Grovesend Welfare'. Although reformed in 1931 under the works name it was not until 1936 that they were re-admitted into the Welsh Rugby Union. In the early 1950's an application was made to change the name back to Gorseinon and it's original title. [ [http://www.gorseinonrfc.freeuk.com/historynew.htm Gorsinon RFC a History - Sourced 17th Aug 2007] ]
Notable former players
*flagicon|WAL Tom Day (13 caps)
External links
* [http://www.gorseinonrfc.freeuk.com/ Gorseinon RFC]
References
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