| Full name | Merthyr Rugby Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Ironmen | |
| Founded | 1876[1] | |
| Location | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | |
| Ground(s) | The Wern (Capacity: 4,500) | |
| President | Sir Stanley Thomas | |
| Coach(es) | Garry Horrigan, Lee Jarvis, Dale McIntosh,[2] Jamie Ringer | |
| Captain(s) | Craig Locke, James Howe[3] | |
| League(s) | Welsh Premier Division | |
| 2023-2024 | Indigo Group Premiership, 5th | |
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Merthyr RFC is a Welsh rugby union club based in Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. Merthyr RFC are members of the Welsh Rugby Union, playing in the Principality Premiership, and are a feeder club for Cardiff Rugby.[4]
- ^ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981 pp11, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980)
- ^ WalesOnline (2015-11-04). "Former Cardiff Blues coach Dale McIntosh moves to Merthyr RFC as club get WRU green light for Welsh Premiership". Media Wales. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ Merthyr RFC (2016-08-12). "Howe and Locke captain Ironmen". Merthyr RFC. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 2008-05-21.