Bristol RFC). Abercarn currently plays at the Walfare Ground, at the rear of Cwmcarn High School. For the start of the 2009/2010 season, Abercarn RFC has...
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Dai Rees (rugby union, born 1964) (category Rugby union players from Abercarn)
rugby for Abercarn RFC, the South Glamorgan Institute, Swansea RFC, Newport RFC and Newbridge RFC. He later became player/coach at Cross Keys RFC and Head...
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Roy Burnett (category Rugby union players from Abercarn)
also played for the Barbarians. Burnett made 373 appearances for Newport RFC. He captained the team in the 1952–53 season and also in 1950–51 in the absence...
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feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons. Ynysddu RFC's first recorded match was against Abercarn in 1884 and was played on the church field at Mynyddislwyn...
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RFC Usk RFC Ynysddu RFC Abercarn RFC Bettws RFC Blaenavon RFC Caldicot RFC Llanhilleth RFC Oakdale RFC RTB (Ebbw Vale) RFC Talywain RFC Trinant RFC Usk...
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Aberavon RFC Abercarn RFC Abercrave RFC Abercynon RFC Aberdare RFC Abergavenny RFC Abertillery RFC Aberystwyth RFC Alnwick RFC Ammanford RFC Annan RFC Antrim...
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Talywain RFC Abercarn RFC Blaenavon RFC Chepstow RFC Crumlin RFC Cwmbran RFC Machen RFC Nantyglo RFC Nelson RFC New Tredegar RFC Oakdale RFC Senghenydd RFC Talywain...
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are: Abercarn RFC Aberbargoed RFC Abertysswg RFC Bargoed RFC Bedwas RFC Bedwellty RFC Blackwood RFC Blackwood Stars RFC Caerphilly RFC Cross Keys RFC Crumlin...
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Dinbych RFC Llandudno RFC Llangefni RFC Mold RFC Nant Conwy RFC Pwllheli RFC Ruthin RFC Wrexham RFC Abercarn RFC Blaina RFC Blackwood RFC Caldicot RFC Croesyceiliog...
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Dicky Ralph (category Rugby union players from Abercarn)
team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Abercarn RFC () Caerleon RFC () 1929–1930 London Welsh RFC () 1930–1933 Newport RFC () International career Years Team...
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Norman Harris (rugby) (category Abercarn RFC players)
played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Abercarn, Ebbw Vale, Pontypool and Newbridge, and representative level rugby league...
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England. His Abercarn-born grandfather Norman Harris played rugby union for Abercarn RFC, Ebbw Vale RFC, Pontypool RFC and Newbridge RFC before heading...
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formed Monmouthshire league, along with teams such as Abercarn, Cwmbran, Ebbw Vale and Pontymister RFC began to produce a crop of players with good potential...
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Crawshays Welsh RFC is a Welsh invitational rugby union team. In 1922 Captain Geoffrey Crawshay was invited by the Engineer Commander of Devonport Services...
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Mike Watkins (rugby union) (category Rugby union players from Abercarn)
Michael John Watkins (born 9 January 1952 in Abercarn) is a former Welsh rugby union player who won four caps for Wales as a hooker. He played club rugby...
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University RFC Llandaff North RFC 26 - 15 Abercwmboi RFC Llandudno RFC 52 - 5 Abercarn RFC Llangwm RFC 5 - 81 Tredegar RFC Llanidloes RFC 7 - 25 Treorchy RFC Llanishen...
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Cliff Williams (rugby, born 1939) (category Rugby union players from Abercarn)
Hunslet, Batley, and Swinton, as a scrum-half. Cliff Williams was born in Abercarn, Wales. He was one of two children. He died aged 74 in Leeds, West Yorkshire...
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RFC Abertillery RFC Brynmawr RFC Caerphilly RFC Croesyceiliog RFC Garndiffaith RFC Newport HSOB RFC Pill Harriers RFC Pontypool United RFC Risca RFC Senghenydd...
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Llandow air disaster (category Llanharan RFC players)
elevators. Amongst those who died were three members of Abercarn Rugby Football Club. Llanharan RFC lost six members of their playing team. Both clubs remember...
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Pontypool United RFC, Abersychan RFC, Garndiffaith RFC, New Panteg RFC, Talywain RFC, West Mon RFC, Blaenavon RFC and Forgeside RFC. Pontypool's rugby...
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180 ft downshaft, the Abercarn No.6., was sunk into the Rock (or Tillery) seam, for the nearby Prince of Wales Colliery at Abercarn operated by the Monmouthshire...
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Lonza Bowdler (category Cross Keys RFC players)
Arthur Bowdler Date of birth (1901-01-04)4 January 1901 Place of birth Abercarn, Wales Date of death 17 December 1962(1962-12-17) (aged 61) Place of death...
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to the league game included Jim Sullivan of Cardiff, William Absalom of Abercarn and Emlyn Jenkins of Treorchy. The other side of the depression was linked...
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population of these settlements is about 13,000. The town's rugby club Bargoed RFC holds the world record for the most consecutive league wins in a row and...
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John Dawes (category Rugby union players from Abercarn)
for services as Lions captain. Dawes was born in Chapel of Ease, part of Abercarn, near Newbridge, on 29 June 1940. His father was a colliery blacksmith...
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Newport Gwent Dragons. The first Ynysddu game recorded was in 1894 against Abercarn, and was played in the church field at Mynyddislwyn. Ynysddu originally...
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Home team Score Away team Aberbargoed 35 – 12 Pontllanfraith Abercarn 23 – 19 Oakdale Abercrave 49 – 12 Penybanc Abergele 58 – 6 Bangor Amman United 68...
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Prince of Wales Colliery disaster at Abercarn 1877 in Wales - First soccer Welsh Cup 1876 in Wales - Cardiff RFC plays its first match 1875 in Wales -...
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footballer who attended Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School. Pontllanfraith RFC Pontllanfraith Low Level railway station South Wales Valleys Mynyddislwyn...
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to the league game included Jim Sullivan of Cardiff, William Absalom of Abercarn and Emlyn Jenkins of Treorchy. The other side of the depression was linked...
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