Carmarthen Athletic Rugby Football Club are one of two Welsh

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...

 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...

 clubs based in Carmarthen

Carmarthen

Carmarthen is a community in, and the county town of, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is sited on the River Towy north of its mouth at Carmarthen Bay. In 2001, the population was 14,648....

 in West Wales. The other is Carmarthen Quins RFC. The club is a member of 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...

 and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets

Llanelli Scarlets

The Scarlets are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Llanelli, south-west Wales the team play at the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, as well as competing in the LV= Cup and the Heineken Cup...

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Overview

The club also run a second's team "The Druids" who currently play in Llanelli and district Division one. The club run a youth team along with many age grade teams from under 16's downwards. The club uniform comprises a black with red stripes on the sleeves jersey, black shorts and black socks with red tops. The club song is "Early in The Morning".

The club was formed in 1944 after the Second World War. The club played its home games at Five Fields until the land was sold to Tesco

Tesco

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 for a new store. Carmarthen Athletic used the money to build a new facility in Johnstown, Carmarthen. The new facility includes a training barn which was used by the Welsh national team

Wales national rugby union team

The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...

 before the South Africa game on 24 November 2007 . The club now plays its home games at the new ground Trinity Fields, Johnstown, Carmarthen.

On 28 August 2009 Dennis Gethin the President of the Welsh Rugby Union opened the new Clubhouse and ground complex at Athletic Park, in time for the 2009-10 season.

Notable former players

Roy Bergiers

Roy Bergiers

Roy Thomas Edmond Bergiers is a former Welsh international rugby union player. In 1974 he toured South Africa with the British Lions and at the time played club rugby for Llanelli.-References:...

 (British Lion) Lynn 'Cowboy' Davies

Charles Lynn Davies

Charles Lynn 'Cowboy' Davies was a Welsh international rugby union prop who played club rugby for several clubs including Llanelli and Cardiff. He won three caps for Wales.-Rugby career:...

• Gerald Davies (British Lion)
• Mark Douglas Emyr Lewis
  Emyr Lewis
  Emyr Lewis is a former Wales international rugby union player. A flanker, he attained 41 caps for Wales between 1991 and 1996. He also captained the national team....
  
  
• Phil Lewis Ken Owens
  Ken Owens
  Kenneth James "Ken" Owens is a Wales international rugby union footballer who currently plays as a hooker for the Scarlets regional side in the RaboDirect Pro12...
  
  
• Gary Pearce Rhys Priestland
  Rhys Priestland
  Rhys Priestland is a Welsh international rugby union player for Scarlets in the RaboDirect Pro12. His position of choice is as a Fly-half, however he occasionally plays at Full-back...
  
   Delme Thomas
  Delme Thomas
  William Delme Thomas is a former rugby union player who became one of Wales' best known rugby players in the 1960s and 70s. He joined Llanelli RFC in 1961 and was the team's captain when they won the league in the 1972-73 season and was also the captain when Llanelli famously beat a touring All...
  
  (British Lion)
• Henry Morgan
• Justin Thomas
• Barry Davies