Fleur De Lys RFC
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox rugby team
| teamname = Fleur De Lys RFC
| fullname = Fleur De Lys Rugby Football Club
| nickname = Flower
| location = Fleur De Lys, Wales
| countryflag = Wales
| founded = 1966
| ground = Trelyn Park
| Capacity = 5000
| coach = Shaun Pugh (Head Coach)
Greg Callow (Backs Coach)
Gareth Watkins(Team Manager)
| league = WRU Division 3 East
| season = 2022/23
| position = 3rd – Promoted
| url = https://fleurdelys.rfc.wales
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Fleur De Lys RFC is a Welsh rugby union club based in south-east Wales and are a feeder club for Newport Gwent Dragons.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/3877085.stm |title=Wales' regional rugby map |publisher=BBC News |date=2004-07-08 |accessdate=2008-05-18}} The 1st XV Team currently play in Division 3 East
History
Fleur De Lys RFC reformed into their current guise in 1966. In 1992 they obtained full membership of the
Welsh Rugby Union.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fleur-de-lysrfc.co.uk/index.php?page=41 |title=Sourced 12 August 2007 |access-date=12 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008063902/http://www.fleur-de-lysrfc.co.uk/index.php?page=41 |archive-date=8 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}
The club since 1992 has had some notable success, with the senior team gaining successive promotions in 2002, 2003 and 2004. They attainted their highest league position in the 2006/07 season finishing 5th in Division One East. They beat some high-profile teams along the way including Pontypool. They were relegated the following season after finishing 11th, and again in the following season from Division 2 East.
'Flower' as they are known in rugby circles, bounced back to winning ways in the 2009/10 season and were promoted to Division Two East finishing as Champions of Division 3 East.
After three seasons in Division 2 East, the club were moved into the newly restructured Division One East for the forthcoming 2014/15 season.
Club Captain since 2022/2023 season is Macauley Dimmick.
The club has previously run youth & 2nd XV teams to varying success.
Sporting honours
- WRU Division Four East 2000/2001 – Runner Up
- WRU Division Four East 2001/2002 – 3rd Promoted
- WRU Division Three East 2002/2003 – 4th Promoted
- WRU Division Two East 2003/2004 – Runner Up Promoted
- WRU Division One 2004/2005 – 9th
- WRU Division One 2005/2006 – 11th (no relegation)
- WRU Division One East 2006/2007 – 5th
- WRU Division Three East 2009/2010—Champions
References
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Category:Rugby clubs established in 1966
Category:Rugby union teams in Wales
Category:1966 establishments in Wales
Category:Sport in Caerphilly County Borough
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