Pencoed Rugby Football Club is a Welsh

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 Pencoed

Pencoed

Pencoed , is a town in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, mid-way between Wales's two largest cities of Cardiff and Swansea.Lying on the Ewenny River it has a population of around 11,000...

. Today, Pencoed RFC plays in 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...

, Division Two West League and is a feeder club for the Ospreys.

The team badge consists of a shield containing the lamb of god carrying a St George's standard. The shield is topped by the Prince of Wales three feathers.

Pencoed RFC was established in 1888 with the clubhouse situated on the eastern edge of Felindre Rd. In 1980 the Mini & Junior section was formed. Pencoed RFC takes pride in being the home club of Welsh internationals Gareth Thomas, Gareth Cooper, and Gavin Henson plus recently retired three times British Lion Scott Gibbs, all of whom progressed through the junior and youth teams to perform with distinction on the world stage.

International Honours

Gareth Thomas

Gareth Thomas

Gareth Thomas may refer to:*Gareth Thomas , Welsh actor*Gareth Thomas , rugby league and former rugby union player...

Gareth Cooper

Gareth Cooper

Gareth Cooper is a former Wales international rugby union player who plays at scrum-half for the Cardiff Blues. He is renowned for his darting breaks from rucks.-Career:...

Gavin Henson

Gavin Henson

Gavin Lloyd Henson is a Welsh rugby union player, born in Pencoed, South Wales, currently playing for Cardiff Blues.He attracted much media attention as part of a Wales national team which achieved Grand Slams in the Six Nations Championship in 2005 and 2008...

Scott Gibbs

Scott Gibbs

Scott Gibbs is a former rugby footballer who represented Wales and the Lions in rugby union and Wales and Great Britain in rugby league...

Wayne HallGareth Jones

Gareth Jones

Gareth Jones may refer to:* Gareth Stedman Jones , British historian* Gareth Jones * Gareth Jones * Gareth Jones * Gareth Jones...

Nathan Thomas

Nathan Thomas

Nathan Thomas is a Welsh international rugby union footballer who plays in the back row.Thomas has played for various clubs during his career, including Bridgend, Bath, Cardiff Blues, Leeds Tykes, the Scarlets and Neath.In November 2009 he joined Gloucester on a short term loan deal, but he did...

Gareth Williams

Gareth Williams

Gareth Williams may refer to:* Gareth Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn , Baron Williams of Mostyn* Gareth Williams , American actor* Gareth Williams , Latin Americanist, member of Latin American subaltern studies group...

Adrian Davies

Adrian Davies

Adrian Davies is a barrister and a member of Lincoln's Inn, London. He was formerly a solicitor with the magic circle firm, Slaughter and May...

James Bater

James Bater

James Bater is a former Welsh rugby union footballer who plays as a flanker for Llanelli Scarlets in the Magners League....

Hugh Williams-Jones

British and Irish Lions

• Gareth Thomas
  Gareth Thomas
  Gareth Thomas may refer to:*Gareth Thomas , Welsh actor*Gareth Thomas , rugby league and former rugby union player...
  
  
• Gavin Henson
  Gavin Henson
  Gavin Lloyd Henson is a Welsh rugby union player, born in Pencoed, South Wales, currently playing for Cardiff Blues.He attracted much media attention as part of a Wales national team which achieved Grand Slams in the Six Nations Championship in 2005 and 2008...
  
  
• Scott Gibbs
  Scott Gibbs
  Scott Gibbs is a former rugby footballer who represented Wales and the Lions in rugby union and Wales and Great Britain in rugby league...
  
  
• Gareth Cooper
  Gareth Cooper
  Gareth Cooper is a former Wales international rugby union player who plays at scrum-half for the Cardiff Blues. He is renowned for his darting breaks from rucks.-Career:...
  
  

Current squad

• Kieron Moore
• Christian Powell
• Nicky Hawkins
• Andrew Shillam
• James Murphy
• Chris Howells
• Paul McFarlane
• Justin Russell
• Aaron Halse
• Gareth Prentice
• David Pearson
• Liam Evans
• Tom Davies
• Ben Read
• Marc Davies
• Geoff Hobbs
• Stein Jones
• Glenn Hiscocks
• Aaron Songhurst
• Liam Evans
• Ken Morris
• Tom Cross
• Paul Richards
• Tom Drew
• Robert Spear
• Jamie Williams
• Ywain Shakespeare
• Liam Halse
• Anthony Morris
• Mike Rowe
• Rhys Davey
• Gary Money
• Ashley Halse