Machen Rugby Football Clubis aWelshrugby unionclub based inMachen,near the city ofNewport.Machen RFC is a member of theWelsh Rugby Unionand is afeeder clubfor theDragons.[2]
| Full name | Machen Rugby Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Quarry Men | |
| Founded | 1871 | |
| Location | Machen,Wales | |
| Ground(s) | The Welfare Ground (Capacity: 4000 All Standing) | |
| Chairman | Paul Crowley | |
| League(s) | League 3 East A | |
| 2017-8 | 7th[1] | |
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Rugby football was played in Machen from the early 1870s, but Machen RFC can be placed as playing as a club from the early 1880s. One of the club's earliest and most notable players was Frank Purdon, who would later go on to play fromNewportandWales.
The club also has two notable local rivalries withRiscaandBedwas.
Former notable players
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Bill Everson- Frank Purdon(4 caps)[3]
- Mel Rosser
References
edit- ^"Tables: SWALEC Leagues | Welsh Rugby Union | Official Website".Archived fromthe originalon 22 September 2018.Retrieved22 September2018.
- ^BBC News (8 July 2004)."Wales' regional rugby map".BBC.Retrieved10 June2008.
- ^Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981,David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pg 470ISBN0-7083-0766-3
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