| Full name | Machen Rugby Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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| Official website | ||
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Machen Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Machen, near the city of Newport. Machen RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Dragons.[2]
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 from Newport and Wales.
The club also has two notable local rivalries with Risca and Bedwas.
- ^ "Tables : SWALEC Leagues | Welsh Rugby Union | Official Website". Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 10 June 2008.