Pontypool United RFC
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Pontypool United Rugby Football Club are a Welsh
rugby union
club based in Pontypool
South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union
and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons
, currently playing in the Welsh Rugby Union Division 3 East and Challenge Cup.
Pontypool United are a separate team from Pontypool RFC
who play in the Welsh Premier Division, but the two clubs are classed as a neighboring clubs within Pontypool town. Pontypool United have been known to develop future Pontypool RFC players through the clubs Colts, Youth and Senior teams, as well as the clubs senior squad to consist of a combination of former and future Pontypool RFC
players.
Pontypool United's ground the Memorial Ground, Conway Road, Pontypool is also home to local Welsh amateur Rugby League Club, the Torfean Tigers since the year 2003 when they established.
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...
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...
club based in Pontypool
Pontypool
Pontypool is a town of approximately 36,000 people in the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales....
South Wales. The club 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 Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup...
, currently playing in the Welsh Rugby Union Division 3 East and Challenge Cup.
Pontypool United are a separate team from Pontypool RFC
Pontypool RFC
Pontypool Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in the town of Pontypool. Pontypool RFC has a long history within Welsh rugby and is one of the most notable clubs, being present at the formation of the Welsh Rugby Union in 1881, but disbanding before the turn of the 19th century...
who play in the Welsh Premier Division, but the two clubs are classed as a neighboring clubs within Pontypool town. Pontypool United have been known to develop future Pontypool RFC players through the clubs Colts, Youth and Senior teams, as well as the clubs senior squad to consist of a combination of former and future Pontypool RFC
Pontypool RFC
Pontypool Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in the town of Pontypool. Pontypool RFC has a long history within Welsh rugby and is one of the most notable clubs, being present at the formation of the Welsh Rugby Union in 1881, but disbanding before the turn of the 19th century...
players.
Pontypool United's ground the Memorial Ground, Conway Road, Pontypool is also home to local Welsh amateur Rugby League Club, the Torfean Tigers since the year 2003 when they established.