Maesteg Harlequins RFC

Maesteg Harlequins RFC

Full name	Maesteg Harlequins Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)	Quins
Founded	1898(c)
Location	Maesteg, Wales
Ground(s)	South Parade Playing Fields (Capacity: 2,999)
President	Jimmy Nicholas
Coach(es)	Robbie Morris & Dean Ronan
League(s)	WRU Division Three South West
2010-2011	12th[1] WRU Division Three South West
Team kit
Official website
www.maesteg-quins.co.uk

Maesteg Harlequins RFC is a rugby union team from the town of Maesteg, Wales. The Maesteg Harlequins were founded in 1898, their first captain being Tom Hopkins. They have reformed under different guises but for the majority of their 113 years they have been known as Maesteg Harlequins. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union having been made full members in 1987.

Club badge

The club badge consists of a central shield surrounded by an elaborate bronze border. The shield contains the traditional image of Maesteg a burning castle (Castell Coch which was sited in the nearby village of Llangynwyd and home to the ruling earls of the area). The burning castle shows the historical rejection of Norman rule by local Welsh people. Above the castle is the traditional emblem of Wales a red dragon rampant. The words 'Tir Iarll' (Earl's Land) lies below the shield on a scroll and this was the name of the area in the Middle Ages.

Club honours

*WRU National League Champions'** Division 3: 2004-2005

• • Division 4: 2010-2011
  • Division 5: 2001–2002
  • Division 6: 2000–2001
  • Division 7: 1997–1998

• Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy Winners: 2000–2001 & 2010-2011
• Glamorgan County President’s Cup Winners: 2000–2001 & 2010-2011
• Glamorgan County President’s Cup Finalists: 1997-1998
• Hancocks HB Trophy Winners: 1997 – 1998
• Glamorgan County 'Performance of the Year': 1997 – 1998
• SWALEC Bowl Finalists: 2010-2011
• Central Glamorgan Cup Finalists: 1995–1996, 1997–1998 & 2001–2002
• Mid-Glamorgan D.R.U. Division Two Winners: 1996 – 1997
• Mid-Glamorgan D.R.U. ‘Lyn Sports’ Cup Winners: 1977 – 1978
• Mid-Glamorgan D.R.U. ‘Lyn Sports’ Cup Finalists: 2006–2007; 2005 – 2006, 2004–2005 & 2003–2004

• Seven-a-Side:
  • Mid-Glamorgan DRU Sevens Winners 1961;
  • Bedlinog Sevens Winners 1988
  • Le Harve Sevens Winners 1975

External links

• Maesteg Quins Rugby Football Club

References

1. ^ WRU official site