Bedlinog RFC
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Bedlinog Rugby Football Club is a rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 team from the village of Bedlinog
Bedlinog
Bedlinog is a small village located in the Taff Bargoed Valley 10 km north of Pontypridd, 10 km west of Caerphilly and 10 km south east of Merthyr Tydfil in south-east Wales...

, South Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

. The club was formed in its present state in 1971 by a local youth club, which was at the time organised by Welsh international Steve Fenwick
Steve Fenwick
Steven Paul Fenwick is a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s, who at representative level has played rugby union for Wales, and at club level has played for Bridgend RFC, playing at Centre, i.e...

. Currently the club consists of three teams; 1st's, development, and youth. The club play in the Welsh Rugby Union
Welsh Rugby Union
The Welsh Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board.The union's patron is Queen Elizabeth II, and her grandson Prince William of Wales became the Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union as of February 2007.-History:The roots of the...

 Division one east and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the team have played at Cardiff City Stadium since the start of the 2009/2010 season and are owned by Cardiff Rugby Football Club....

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Club honours

  • 1999/00 WRU Division Six East
    WRU Division Six East
    The Welsh Rugby Union Division Six East is a rugby union league in Wales.-Competition:There are 10 clubs in the WRU Division Six East...

     - Champions
  • 2006/07 WRU Division Four South East
    WRU Division Four South East
    The Welsh Rugby Union Division Four South East is a rugby union league in Wales.-Competition:There are 12 clubs in the WRU Division Three South East...

    - Champions
  • 2007/08 WRU Division Three South East - Champions
  • 2008/09 WRU Division Two South East - Runners up
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