West Wales Sharks
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Dinefwr Sharks RLFC were a rugby league
side based in Ammanford, South-West Wales
.
Welsh Division West. The Sharks played eight games and there were heavy losses in the matches against Bridgend Blue Bulls
but they ended their season with two wins against Aberavon Fighting Irish and Swansea Valley Miners.
In 2007, the Sharks moved to Furnace United RFC to play their home fixtures. The club played in the Rugby League Conference Welsh Premier division playing seven rounds from May to July. In the first match they lost to the Valley Cougars 12-74 but then won their next match 33-32 against the Cardiff Demons. But they then lost their remaining five matches including a tight 34-30 loss against Torfaen Tigers
. Just one win meant that they had finished bottom of the league. Following interest shown by prospective junior sides at the letter stages of the 2007 season, the Sharks established junior sides Dinefwr Junior Shark and Swansea East Junior Sharks.
In 2009 the club, with a new voluntary board and a relocation to Tycroes RFC, changed their name to Dinefwr Sharks as this would be more relevant to their new playing location. The club made it to the final of the Welsh plate but lost to Newport Titans
.
CPC Bears
RL was formed in 2010, as the regional side for Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion in the Welsh Premier Division with Dinefwr Sharks competing in the South Wales Championship. The South Wales Championship was given a re-structure following Dinefwr Sharks and three other West Wales clubs not fulfilling fixtures. They were replaced with newly formed Dyffryn Devils.
Wales 'A' Internationals - Alan Pope, Dai Norman, Mark Cooke and James Bannister.
Wales u19s - Dan and Jonny Griffiths
Wales Students - Christiaan Roets
Junior International u16's - Daniel Davidson
Plate Final
Newport Titans 32 Dinefwr Sharks 24
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
side based in Ammanford, South-West 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...
.
History
West Wales Sharks were formed in the spring of 2006 and joined the Rugby League ConferenceRugby League Conference
The Rugby League Conference , was a series of regionally based divisions of amateur rugby league teams spread throughout England, Scotland and Wales.The RLC was founded as the 10-team Southern Conference League in 1997, with teams from the southern midlands and the...
Welsh Division West. The Sharks played eight games and there were heavy losses in the matches against Bridgend Blue Bulls
Bridgend Blue Bulls
Bridgend Blue Bulls RLFC are a rugby league side based in Porthcawl, Wales. They play in the Welsh Premier of the Rugby League Conference. They are the most successful amateur rugby league team in Wales, having won the Welsh Premier a record five times, as well as winning the Harry Jepson Trophy...
but they ended their season with two wins against Aberavon Fighting Irish and Swansea Valley Miners.
In 2007, the Sharks moved to Furnace United RFC to play their home fixtures. The club played in the Rugby League Conference Welsh Premier division playing seven rounds from May to July. In the first match they lost to the Valley Cougars 12-74 but then won their next match 33-32 against the Cardiff Demons. But they then lost their remaining five matches including a tight 34-30 loss against Torfaen Tigers
Torfaen Tigers
Torfaen Tigers are a rugby league team based in Pontypool, Monmouthshire. They play in the Welsh Premier division of the Rugby League Conference.-History:...
. Just one win meant that they had finished bottom of the league. Following interest shown by prospective junior sides at the letter stages of the 2007 season, the Sharks established junior sides Dinefwr Junior Shark and Swansea East Junior Sharks.
In 2009 the club, with a new voluntary board and a relocation to Tycroes RFC, changed their name to Dinefwr Sharks as this would be more relevant to their new playing location. The club made it to the final of the Welsh plate but lost to Newport Titans
Newport Titans
Titans RLFC are a rugby league side who play out of Machen RFC in Machen, South Wales. They play in the Welsh Premier of the Rugby League Conference.-History:...
.
CPC Bears
CPC Bears
CPC Bears are a rugby league club based in Carmarthen and are the regional side for Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion. They play in the Welsh Premier Division of the Rugby League Conference.-History:...
RL was formed in 2010, as the regional side for Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion in the Welsh Premier Division with Dinefwr Sharks competing in the South Wales Championship. The South Wales Championship was given a re-structure following Dinefwr Sharks and three other West Wales clubs not fulfilling fixtures. They were replaced with newly formed Dyffryn Devils.
Honours
The Sharks have had some representation at International levelWales 'A' Internationals - Alan Pope, Dai Norman, Mark Cooke and James Bannister.
Wales u19s - Dan and Jonny Griffiths
Wales Students - Christiaan Roets
Junior International u16's - Daniel Davidson
Results 2009
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- Sharks 70-6 Wild BoarsWild BoarsThe Kragujevac Wild Boars are an American football team from Kragujevac, Serbia.As a team, Wild Boars arose from friendly tossing on the field...
- Newport TitansNewport TitansTitans RLFC are a rugby league side who play out of Machen RFC in Machen, South Wales. They play in the Welsh Premier of the Rugby League Conference.-History:...
46-32 Sharks - Bridgend Blue BullsBridgend Blue BullsBridgend Blue Bulls RLFC are a rugby league side based in Porthcawl, Wales. They play in the Welsh Premier of the Rugby League Conference. They are the most successful amateur rugby league team in Wales, having won the Welsh Premier a record five times, as well as winning the Harry Jepson Trophy...
56-5 Sharks - Sharks 32-32 Neath Port Talbot SteelersNeath Port Talbot SteelersNeath Port Talbot Steelers are a rugby league team based in Port Talbot, West Glamorgan. They play in the Welsh Premier division of the Rugby League Conference.-History:...
- Torfaen TigersTorfaen TigersTorfaen Tigers are a rugby league team based in Pontypool, Monmouthshire. They play in the Welsh Premier division of the Rugby League Conference.-History:...
52-44 Sharks - Sharks 22-42 Cardiff DemonsCardiff DemonsCardiff Demons RLFC are a rugby league side who play out of St. Albans RFC in the east of Cardiff, Wales. They play in the Welsh Premier of the Rugby League Conference.-History:...
- Valley CougarsValley CougarsValley Cougars are a rugby league team based in Caerphilly. They play in the National Division of the Rugby League Conference-History:They were founded in 1975 and joined the Welsh Division of the Rugby League Conference in 2003. They led a nomadic existence for their first few years in the valleys...
42-8 Sharks
Plate Final
Newport Titans 32 Dinefwr Sharks 24