Colwyn Bay RFC
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Colwyn Bay Rugby Football Club is a rugby union
team from the town of Colwyn Bay
, North Wales
. Colwyn Bay RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union
and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets
.
The club has a long history with rugby played before 1900, though the first officially recorded match was in 1923 against a Chester XV. The club's early history is interwound with that of Rydal School who laid the foundations and supplied early players of the club. Colwyn Bay RFC's most famous player, Wilfred Wooller, is often credited with playing only for Rydal School and his Colwyn Bay games ignored.
In 2008, Colwyn Bay were losing finalist against Ruthin
in the North Wales Cup.
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 Colwyn Bay
Colwyn Bay
- Demography :Prior to local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974 Colwyn Bay was a municipal borough with a population of c.25,000, but in 1974 this designation disappeared leaving five separate parishes, known as communities in Wales, of which the one bearing the name Colwyn Bay encompassed...
, North 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...
. Colwyn Bay 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 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...
.
The club has a long history with rugby played before 1900, though the first officially recorded match was in 1923 against a Chester XV. The club's early history is interwound with that of Rydal School who laid the foundations and supplied early players of the club. Colwyn Bay RFC's most famous player, Wilfred Wooller, is often credited with playing only for Rydal School and his Colwyn Bay games ignored.
In 2008, Colwyn Bay were losing finalist against Ruthin
Ruthin RFC
Ruthin Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Ruthin, North Wales. Ruthin RFC presently play in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Four North League and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets..-Club history:...
in the North Wales Cup.