- Treorchy RFC
Rugby team
teamname = Treorchy RFC
fullname = Treorchy Rugby Football Club
location =Treorchy ,Wales
nickname = The Zebras
country
founded = 1886
ground = The Oval
capacity =
president = Mal Green
coach = Meirion Daniel (forwards)
Richard Davies(backs)
captain = Vernon Lloyd
league =WRU Division Three South East
season = 2007-08
position = 5th [ [http://www.wru.co.uk/1150_2148.php WRU Official Site] ]
url = www.treorchyrugby.com
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pattern_ra1=_black_hoops| leftarm1=FFFFFF| body1=FFFFFF| rightarm1=FFFFFF| shorts1=000000| socks1=000000Treorchy Rugby Football Club is a
rugby union team from the village ofTreorchy , in the Rhondda Valley,Wales . They formed in 1886 and by 1891 were a strong voice in the Welsh Football Union and were playing in the Rhondda Division. ["Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981", David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pg 53 ISBN 0708307663] Treorchy RFC are a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is afeeder club for theCardiff Blues . [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=2008-05-27] .In 1907, Treorchy were accused of throwing a rugby game against Aberdare, which gave Aberdare the Glamorgan League title. The resulting enquiry by the WRU saw the permanent suspension of Treorchy's entire committee. ["Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981", David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pg 180 ISBN 0708307663]
As Treorchy finished in the top four of the WRU premier division during the 1994/95 season they were given the privilege of hosting that year's touring international team Fiji.
Notable former players
* Chris Bridges (7 caps)
* A. Broughton (2 caps)
*Billy Cleaver (14 caps)
* W. Cummins (4 caps)
* Luc Evans (1 cap)
* D. R. James (2 caps)
* D. Jenkins (4 caps)
* Lyn Jones (5 caps)
* Paul Knight (5 caps)
* Mark Lewis (1 cap)
* S. H. Ramsey (2 caps)
*Morgan Stoddart (1 cap)Games played against international opposition
References
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