Pyle RFC
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Pyle Rugby Football Club is a Welsh
rugby union
team based in Pyle
, Wales
, UK
. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union
and is a feeder club for the Ospreys.
In the 1920s, Jack Bassett, later the Wales
captain, would play for the club before moving to Penarth
. In the 1970s Pyle won the Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy on two occasions.
Rugby union in Wales
Rugby union is the national sport of Wales and is considered a large part of national culture. Rugby is thought to have reached Wales in the 1850s, with the national body, the Welsh Rugby Union being formed in 1881...
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 based in Pyle
Pyle
Pyle is a village and community in Bridgend county borough, Wales. Pyle railway station is on the Cardiff - Swansea section of the London - South Wales main line....
, 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
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. 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.
In the 1920s, Jack Bassett, later the Wales
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...
captain, would play for the club before moving to Penarth
Penarth RFC
Penarth Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based since 1924 at The Athletic Field, Lavernock Road, in Penarth, in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales.-Origins and early history:...
. In the 1970s Pyle won the Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy on two occasions.
Club honours
- 1975-76 Glamorgan County Silver Ball TrophyGlamorgan County Silver Ball TrophyThe Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy , is a Welsh rugby union competition open to all non-premier Welsh Rugby Union clubs playing in the Glamorganshire area....
- Winners - 1977-78 Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy - Winners
- 2008-09 Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy - Semi-finalists
- 2008-09 WRU Division Five South CentralWRU Division Five South CentralThe Welsh Rugby Union Division Five South Central is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented for the 1995/96 season.- Competition:...
- Champions