North Wales Rugby was a representative rugby union

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 team in and for north Wales

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. They competed annually in the Welsh County Championship and represented the region against international touring teams including the Tonga Sea Eagles, Romania, Japan and Western Samoa.

At age grade level they competed twice against touring New Zealand under 21 sides.

In December 2009 at a Welsh Rugby Union press conference held at Ruthin

Ruthin

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 Castle they were formally replaced by the new developmental regional rugby union team for north Wales RGC 1404.

Wales Post War internationals

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 Robin McBryde

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 Tony Gray (rugby coach)

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 Ian Buckett

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