Pontardawe rfc history book

Offical twitter page of pontardawe rfc, swalec division 3 central c rugby in the heart of. Pontardawe has a cricket team, a rugby club pontardawe rfc and a football soccer club. He played representative level rugby union ru for wales, and at club level for ystradgynlais rfc and swansea rfc, as a centre, i. Doors open 12pm kids entertainment tonna v pontardawe, k. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Pontadawe arts centre swansea 2020 all you need to.

Cardi author gwyn prescotts call em to remembrance is the product of more than a decade of research and study. An overview of the history of crynant can be found the book the village of crynant. This book covers the formation of the club and the early days including championship years. Group photographs may have a list of names in the book, the principle followed is not to extract names of people possibly still living. Our pub offers a range of real ales, craft beers and freshly ground lavazza coffee. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. These welcoming song and rhyme sessions are aimed at. Howell lewis 24 may 1888 29 may 1971 was a welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for swansea rugby football club and was capped for wales on four occasions. Join facebook to connect with paul jones and others you may know. Lewis was also part of the swansea team that beat the touring south africa team in 1912. Ammanford rfc recreation ground, ammanford brynamman rfc amman rd, brynamman. The ecclesiastical parish of llangyfelach was at one time the second largest in glamorgan and comprised four administrative districts clase, penderry, mawr and rhyndwyglydach.

There is a name index by gareth hicks which includes section headings. This is part one in a series of posts from that interview. The book includes individual colour plates of all pontypools internationals and british lions, a well illustrated and well narrated story, a classic rare history of this great club and one of the best welsh club histories ever published. An extensive large format official history of pontypool rfc. Places, mountains, rivers, groups, companies, events, things. Fred croster recalls several great milestones in the history of cardiff rfc, photo of cardiff rfc captains, a tribute to cardiff youth by graham evans. List of welsh rugby union clubs by division project. Joseph joe jones 15 march 1899 27 january 1960 was a welsh dualcode international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s.

A new book, roath, splott and adamsdown, one thousand years of history, was published in august, and roathcardiff interviewed its author, jeff childs, about the book, his background and his connection with our lovely part of cardiff. Would like to thank pontardawe r f c for letting us hold alison baby shower had a fab night and than. The gradon, on the main road slightly north of creunant business park, is the last remaining pub in the village. Rugby player who shattered opponents jaw in game found guilty of gbh assault. Taken eleven years after the official formation of the club in 1881, the side was largely composed of workers from gilbertsons works in pontardawe. Books welsh rugby histories wales, welsh clubs etc.

Historically, neath was the crossing place of the river neath and has existed as a settlement since the romans established the fort of nido or nidum in the ad 70s. Gareth owen edwards born 12 july 1947 in pontardawe is a rugby union player who played for cardiff rfc and represented both wales and the british and irish lions at international level. This illustrated talk was based on the speakers recent published book on this theme and was held at pontardawe rfcs clubhouse. Pontypool rfc, wales pontypools pride by e donovan. As the united kingdoms first area of outstanding natural beauty, this coastal area boasts golden stretches of sandy beaches, cliff top views, and plenty of ancient monuments and sights including the dylan thomas centre, swansea bay, weobley castle, and more. The most vivid, enjoyable pageturner of a rugby book issued this year or, to be absolutely accurate, reissued this year is so completely wholesome that it stands out from. In 1928, proposed by pontardawe rfc and seconded by pontardulais rfc, the club applied for membership of the welsh rugby union and at a meeting of the. Explore the gower coast on this allday tour from cardiff. Upper dulais and swansea valleys series of books by w. Tand now, in the centenary year of world war i, the brave rugby stars who lost their lives during the conict have been remembered in a new book.

All neath port talbot libraries will close at the end of today 17032020 until further notice. The red lionthe red lion inn is a wetherspoon pub in swansea, swansea. Brynaman rfc annual presentation night 2019 this seasons well attended event took place at the clubhouse on saturday 11th may. Crynant is home to crynant rfc a rugby union club with over a hundred years of history. The playing fields adjoining the pontardawe leisure centre at parc ynysderw are one of the uks 471 king george fields established as a memorial to king george v. Pontardawe rugby football club is a rugby union club based in pontardawe, a small town in. The place and its people, by stanley cadogan lodwig published posthumously by eileen and deborah lodwig in 2008 pictures of crynant through the ages can be found in the now and then. The room itself had one of the comfiest beds ive used in my whole trip to wales and the whole house had so many thoughtful decorations that i cannot begin to describe them all. The book includes individual colour plates of all pontypools internationals and british lions, a well illustrated and well narrated story, a classic rare history of this great club. Another part is a local history of pontardawe 191418 bangor mss 4562 in case any munitions works were there. At the arms park on saturday 11 th may 2019, rumney defeated rhiwbina 2017 in the final of this seasons mallett cup. Rugby player who shattered opponents jaw in game found. Tempus, images of sport series, the first of two well illustrated books on the history of neath rfc by mike price. Bryntawe 6th formers would like to thank pontardawe rugby club for facilitating their halloween part.

Caroline is an exemplary host and this place should be in the rule book of what airbnb stands for. Neath project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. David and i are in social isolation as i am sure are most of you. Originally consisting of five teams, there are currently four regional sides in the rabodirect pro12, after the celtic warriors were wound up in 2004. The manor of caegurwen, a description, from the history of pontardawe and district by john henry davies. There is a similar photograph in the book a century of welsh rugby players, 18801980 by.

Munitionettes in wales women and the great war great. West glamorgan archive service the national archives. Sion jones of pontardawe rfc attacked christopher rogers. Cavalry of the clouds published in 1917 as an airmans outing, english ace alan bott describes the daily life of a british flying officer in france claims documentation frank olynyk digs out microfilm copies of some world war i records to explain what documentation exists on the german, british, french and american victory claims and losses. Rugby historian gwyn prescott the history of rugby football. Tagged as 38th welsh division, barbarians fc, fermeolivier cemetery, first world war, london welsh rfc, pontardawe rfc, royal field artillery, swansea grammar school, swansea rfc, wales, welsh rugby, wru, ww1, ww1 and rugby, ypres salient. Search our online catalogue and reserve the item you want. Originally from pontardawe in the swansea valley, jeff has lived in cardiff for more than 36 years. Compere for the evening was alun wyn bevan and the special guest speaker none other than former wales and british lions legend phil bennett. Swansea valley history society pontardawe and district. Maesteg pupils show llynfi valleys history wales online.

Swansea valley history society membership form 2020 iwe wish to joinrenew membership of the swansea valley history society. History of pontardawe and district by john henry davies 1967. Rugby history a great selection of rugby books rugby relics. An important game for both sides as abercynon were two places above cowbridge with just three points separating the sides. These are difficult times and i really hope you and your families are keeping safe. Breakfast is served until noon, with our full food menu available until 11pm. Rugby union in wales is governed by the welsh rugby union. The second selection which has a feature on john henry davies, who was brought up in cwmgors where his father william was a cobbler.

The player with the cap on the right of the front row may be either jack cumberland or syd edwards, both of whom represented the glamorgan county rugby club. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Mountain ash rugby football club, known as the old firm, was formed. There is also a summary of part of this book on a history of caegurwen. Title, price low to high, price high to low, recently added, date oldest first, date recent first. In196970 they only managed 41 points in18 championship games which itself was a. They both started their recording careers at cambrian records of pontardawe.

But their progress in the west wales rugby union has not matched up to expectations and the last ten years have produced most disappointing displays with more games being lost than won. The club published their centenary book in october 2003, it is called the centenary history of amman united rugby football club, 19032003 ammanford rfc recreation ground, ammanford. Find great deals on ebay for pontardawe and clydach. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of todays information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone.

Cowbridge pipped in the gloom last saturday cowbridge headed up the a470 to abercynon. An historic exhibition looking back at the story of the llynfi valley will be held at maesteg comprehensive school on june 3. Everyone at the club sends love and best wishes to life long member liz jones for a very happy birthday today. Nantgaredig made a solid start to their fixtures in the division 2 west by scoring 3 tries to 1 against visiting tenby united. Millennium stadium cardiff arms park london welsh rfc history judgement day. The club published their centenary book in october 2003, it is called the centenary history of amman united rugby football club, 19032003. Cowbridge kicked off into the wind on a wet,slippery pitch and with sheets of rain drifting across the home side were soon in the lead as cowbridge were. They were officially transferred to their present site in 2003 and occupy land which. Pontardawe rugby club ynysderw road, sa8 4 pontardawe, neath port talbot, united kingdom rated 4. Lounge bar holds up to 60, plenty of parking and it was free to book.

A hundred and twenty five years is a long time in rugby and cardiff can be especially proud of this cup competition, because apart from the war years it has been held every year since 1894 and is therefore the oldest still being contested in wales. Research your family history, browse reference collections of. Amman utd v newcastle emlyn programme notes 11102014 the league tables not looking very pretty for us at the moment, but neither does it reflect the effort that. Thank you all for the get well card and all your good wishes. A new section for the clubs history now added nov 2005.