SA2 0AR The club was founded in 1872 as an association football team, switching to the rugby code in 1874, and in 1881 it became one of the eleven founder clubs of the Welsh Rugby Union. Wales, Tel: 01792 424 242 Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. [5][6], In the early twentieth century Swansea RFC was an extremely successful club. Swansea struggled to adapt to the Premiership in their first two seasons back at the top flight although despite a crippling injury list, the 17/18 season showed much promise with the side recording five wins, a draw and 10 losing bonus points for losing the game within 7 points. Born at Singleton Hospital, Swansea, Williams is the son of former Llanelli RFC lock Lee Williams. Rowe Harding George Hayward (rugby) Iorwerth Herbert Harry Hiams Richard Hibbard Colin Hillman Bert Hollingdale Kevin Hopkins Phil Hopkins … https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Swansea_RFC_players&oldid=949104667, Template Category TOC via CatAutoTOC on category with 101–200 pages, CatAutoTOC generates standard Category TOC, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 April 2020, at 18:34. Swansea RFC St Helens Bryn Road Swansea SA2 0AR Wales. Swansea RFC defeated New Zealand 11–3 on Saturday 28 September 1935, becoming the first ever club side to beat the All Blacks. Players with 100 or more appearances. The All Whites Former Players’ Association was founded in 1981 to encourage former players who have played for the club at senior level to promote and foster the game of rugby at Swansea Rugby Club and to renew their friendships and memories with other former players of the club. Tel: 01792 424 242 Fax: 01792 814 165 Email: [email protected] The following former players captained the Wales national rugby union team while playing for Swansea RFC. During this period Swansea appeared to be under-represented at international level. Bryn Road St Helens Swansea achieved further success as club champions in 1979/80, 1980/81, 1982/83 as well as Welsh cup winners in 1978. 1930s Depression & Swansea RFC; The historic Romanian Tour of 1954; Club Captains since 1872; International “Roll of Honour” All Whites who captained Wales; Great War Remembrance Plaque; NEWS. In their first season Swansea missed out on promotion back to the Premiership, finishing in second place overall, but were consequently promoted in the 15/16 season along with Merthyr, RGC 1404 and Bargoed. Tel: 01792 424 242 Fax: … The following 194 pages are in this category, out of 194 total. Players during this period included Clem Thomas, Billy Williams, Dewi Bebb, Mervyn Davies, Geoff Wheel, David Richards and Mark Wyatt, the club's record points scorer with 2,740 points scored between 1976/77 and 1991/92. We are an active Association and in this web page, will be posting forthcoming events to be held. Gordon himself went uncapped throughout his entire career, and apart from Billy Trew, Dick Jones and Dicky Owen, the only other internationals in the senior team were forward Sid Bevan (1 cap),[7] wing Jowett (1 cap)[8] and outside-half Phil Hopkins (4 caps). Fax: 01792 814 165 Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premiership. Should you be a former Swansea Rugby Club player or know of a former player who wishes to become a member of the Association, please contact either the Chairman Terry Morgan, Secretary Brian Jones or Swansea Rugby Club. It was not until the club's centenary season in 1973/74, however, that the club became Merit Table Champions. In November 1992, Swansea RFC defeated world champions Australia 21–6, when Australia played their first match of their Welsh Tour. The players listed below have played for Swansea and have also played international rugby. This provides the opportunity to renew past friendships. Career Llanelli RFC. Swansea Rugby Football Club Ltd, alongside Neath RFC are co-owners of the Ospreys. He grew up in Llanelli and attended the local Coedcae School with Scarlets team-mate Samson Lee, and began his rugby career with New Dock Stars RFC, a former club of veteran Scarlets prop Phil John. Guest speakers at the Annual Dinner have recently included Tony O’Reilly (Ireland, Lions & Barbarians), Nigel Redman (England, Lions & Barbarians), Phil Bennett (Wales, Lions & Barbarians) and Doddie Weir (Scotland, Lions & Barbarians). Swansea The following former players were selected for the British and Irish Lions touring squads while playing for Swansea RFC. This period also included disputes with the Welsh Rugby Union over the way the league structure was being run in Wales following rugby union's move to being a professional game, which culminated in the club's boycott of the 1998/99 league season, in what was referred to as the rebel season.[12]. The 2018/19 season is a hugely important season for the club with potentially five clubs being relegated from the Welsh Premiership in order for the league to contain 12 teams in the 19/20 season.