| Full name | Blaenavon Rugby Football Community Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1877[1] | |
| Location | Blaenavon | |
| Ground(s) | Recreation Ground (Capacity: 500) | |
| Chairman | Paul William Tanner | |
| Coach(es) | Gareth Groves and Jordan Williams | |
| League(s) | WRU Division One East[2] | |
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Blaenavon Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in the town of Blaenavon, South Wales. Blaenavon RFC is one of the older members of the Welsh Rugby Union founded in 1877 in the Iron and coal town of Blaenavon and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.[3]
Blaenavon RFC first game was against local rivals Abergavenny on Thursday, November 8, 1877, and ended in a draw. An infamous event in the history of Blaenavon RFC, was during the final of the Godfrey Jones Cup in April 1926. The competition had been devised 'to improve Welsh rugby via the running game'.
In December 1947 a combined Pontypool, Talywain and Blaenavon side played against the Australian national team at Pontypool Park as part of a post-war rebuilding tour. The game ended with Australia winning 9–7. A photo and a programme are displayed in Blaenavon R.F.C. club house Blaenavon Rugby Football Club was founded in 1877, and over the past 130 years, we have provided, many players for the W.R.U. and Premier divisions.
1962 - 1963 Season. Blaenavon RFC become Ben Francis Cup Winners against Talywain. The First team now play in the W.R.U. League Division 1 East after gaining promotion in the 2013/14 season, and winning the Ben Francis cup for the second time in 2015 season beating Risca RFC in the final at Blackwood. They currently play in WRU Division one East
- ^ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pg 11 ISBN 0-7083-0766-3
- ^ "WRU website". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 20 June 2008.