Skewen RFC
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Skewen Rugby Football Club is a rugby union
team from the village of Skewen
, South Wales
. Skewen RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union
and is a feeder club for the Ospreys..
, though funding remained an issue and it is recorded that during the 1902/03 season the club still claimed no money from the WRU. In 1904 the club secured a regular playing ground at Cae Lynch, from here they could charge a few pence for admission. In 1905 they switched grounds to Cae Wathen, the same year the club held their first official dinner, an important event for any rugby club.
Unlike most Welsh clubs, rugby was still played in Skewen during the First World War, but mainly as charity matches between local collaries. In 1920 the club was playing competitive rugby and managed to beat Bridgend RFC a team that played at a far higher level than Skewen. In 1936 Skewen RFC moved to their present pitch at Tennant Park. During the second World War all rugby ceased under the orders of the WRU.
Skewen RFC were the losing finalists of the inaugural Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy
competition during the 1956-57 season.
Welsh international props Paul (Assey) James, Rhodri Wells and Craig Mitchell came through Skewens junior teams.
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 Skewen
Skewen
Skewen is a village within the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, in Wales.The village is served by Skewen railway station.-History:Skewen was once an industrial village. There were a number of collieries around the village . The Crown and Mines Royal Copper Works and the Cheadle and Neath...
, 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...
. Skewen RFC 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..
Club history
During the 1897/88 season they applied for and were successful in gaining membership to the Welsh Rugby UnionWelsh 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...
, though funding remained an issue and it is recorded that during the 1902/03 season the club still claimed no money from the WRU. In 1904 the club secured a regular playing ground at Cae Lynch, from here they could charge a few pence for admission. In 1905 they switched grounds to Cae Wathen, the same year the club held their first official dinner, an important event for any rugby club.
Unlike most Welsh clubs, rugby was still played in Skewen during the First World War, but mainly as charity matches between local collaries. In 1920 the club was playing competitive rugby and managed to beat Bridgend RFC a team that played at a far higher level than Skewen. In 1936 Skewen RFC moved to their present pitch at Tennant Park. During the second World War all rugby ceased under the orders of the WRU.
Skewen RFC were the losing finalists of the inaugural Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy
Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy
The 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....
competition during the 1956-57 season.
Welsh international props Paul (Assey) James, Rhodri Wells and Craig Mitchell came through Skewens junior teams.