Taffs Well RFC

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| teamname = Taffs Well RFC

| fullname = Taffs Well Rugby Football Club

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| location = Taff's Well, Wales

| countryflag = Wales

| founded = 1887

| ground = Maes Gwyn

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| president = Phil Steele

| coach = Leigh Medlicott

| league = WRU Div 2 East Central

| season = 2015/16 Div 3B Champions/WRU Bowl Finalists/Silver Ball S/Finalists/2016/17 Blues Youth division F Champions/2017/18 Div 3A R/U/Women's SWALEC Bowl Finalists Div. 3 East Central R/U 2016/17 Women's Bowl Finalists 2016/17

| position = [http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/club/swalecleagues/tables.php?includeref=1999&season=2011-2012&stage=4E WRU Official Site]

| url = www.taffswellrfc.co.uk

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Taffs Well Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club based in Taff's Well in south Wales. Taffs Well RFC were founded in 1887 and applied for and were successful in gaining membership to the Welsh Rugby Union in 1900. The club is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/3877085.stm |title=Wales' regional rugby map |author=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=2004-07-08 |accessdate=2008-06-01}}

The first recorded game took place at Pentyrch RFC, which Taffs Well RFC duly won by two goals, four tries and seven minors to nil.

The club has produced three Welsh captains, six Welsh internationals and three British and Irish Lions.

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British and Irish Lions

! Welsh Captains

! Welsh Internationals

Bleddyn Williams

| Bleddyn Williams

| Bleddyn Williams

Steve Fenwick

| Steve Fenwick

| Steve Fenwick

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| Lloyd Williams

| Lloyd Williams

Ian Stephens

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| Ian Stephens

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| -

| Harry Reese

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| Geraint Dawe

| Tom Lewis

Club honours

Notable former players

  • {{Flagicon|Wales}} Tom Lewis (3 caps)
  • {{Flagicon|Wales}} Bleddyn Williams (22 caps) caps)
  • {{Flagicon|Wales}} Phillip Maksimovic (2 School Boy caps)
  • {{Flagicon|Wales}} Nathan Jones (Wales U21s 1 cap) (Welsh students 4 caps)

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References