Pontarddulais 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 town of Pontarddulais

Pontarddulais

Pontarddulais is a community and town in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. It is situated north west of Swansea city centre. It falls within the Pontarddulais ward.-Overview:...

 in 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...

, UK

United Kingdom

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. 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 Ospreys.

Although rugby had been played in Pontarddulais before the club's formation, it wasn't until 22 September 1881 that the local inhabitants decided on creating an official rugby club. The fact that Pontarddulais have a formation date is fairly uncommon if not unique in Welsh rugby union clubs formed before World War I; as most other teams did not record the event. In the early 1890s the team played in a green strip but had changed to their present black and amber by the turn of the century.

Welsh Rugby Union competitions

• WRU Division Seven West 1999/2000 - Champions
• WRU Division Six West 2000/01 - Champions
• WRU Division Four West 2005/06 - Champions

West Wales Rugby Union competitions

• The Presidents All Winners Cup: 1963-64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67
• The Challenge Cup: 1963-64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67
• Championship Shield: 1963-64, 1968–69
• Championship Cup: 1966-67, 1967–68
• Union Eurof Davies Memorial Cup: 1962-63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69
• Union District 'F' Sevens: 1986-87
• Union Welsh Brewers Bowl: 1989-90

Swansea and District Rugby Union Competitions

• The Presidents Cup: 1967-68, 1973–74
• The Championship Shield: 1967-68, 1973–74
• The Challenge Cup: 1964-65, 1968–69, 1973–74
• Section A Winners: 1980-81
• Section C Winners: 1988-89, 1990–91, 1992–93
• Section D Winners: 1977-78
• Union Alcoa Cup: 1977-78

Youth competition

• Dyffryn Llwchwr Youth Rugby Union The Championship Cup 1958-59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1993–94

• Dyffryn Llwchwr Youth Rugby Union Gwyn Williams Memorial Trophy 1967-68, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1999-00

• Dyffryn Llwchwr Youth Rugby Union Loughor Valley Sevens 1974-75, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1994–95

• Dyffryn Llwchwr Youth Rugby Union Dudley Williams Memorial Cup 1982-83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1993–94

• Swansea & District Junior Rugby Union Swansea Super 12's (Under 11's) Winners 2007-08

Notable former players

David Onllwyn Brace

Onllwyn Brace

Onllwyn Brace was a Welsh international scrum-half who played club rugby for Newport and Aberavon. He won nine caps for Wales and would captain the team twice in the early 1960s...

(9 caps). 1956 - 1961. David Idwal Davies (1 cap). 1939.William Dillwyn Johnson (1 cap). 1953.Arthur Vaughan-Jones (3 Caps). 1932 - 1933.Derwyn Jones

Derwyn Jones

Derwyn Jones is a former professional Welsh rugby union player and Welsh international. A mountain of a player, he is 6 ft 10 inches tall and weighed over 20 stone at his peak...

(19 caps). 1994 - 1996.James Lang (12 caps). 1931 - 1937.Gareth John Roberts (7 caps). 1985 - 1987.David John Thomas

David John Thomas

David John Thomas was a Welsh international forward who played club rugby for Swansea Rugby Club. He won ten caps for Wales and is most notable for scoring the only try in Swansea's win over South Africa in 1912....

(10 caps). 1904 - 1912.Darril John Williams (1 cap). 1998.