A warm welcome awaits welsh national league division 2 opponents during the 20092010 season. Treherbert rfc rugby team teamname treherbert rfc fullname treherbert rugby football club. Treherbert is a village standing at the head of the rhondda valley in glamorgan. In 1875 the newly established coal mines of treherbert brought workers from aberdare and merthyr and with them the game of rugby. Cwmgors rfc the club is situated in the amman valley, 15 miles from swansea, 10 miles from neath and 18 miles from llanelli. Today, treherbert rfc plays in the welsh rugby union division four south east league and are a feeder club for cardiff blues. Traintime cardiff central to treherbert train times. Treherbert rugby football club is a welsh rugby union team based in tynewydd in the. Official history of the welsh rugby union, 18811981 by david b. This book gives us the history of rugby union, with mentions of soccer football, gaelic football, u. Welsh rugby magazine back issues welsh rugby history 1961. Treherbert is also a designated communities first ward as it is ranked within the top 10% most deprived areas according to the welsh index of multiple deprivation. Mountain ash rugby football club, known as the old firm, was formed. The story of an african game is a groundbreaking book, the first to cover in detail the history and experiences of black african cricketers in south africa.
It is long overdue, coming 195 years after the first recorded game of cricket in this country was played at the green point common, cape town, in 1808. Travel by train from treherbert to cardiff central in 1h 2m. The treherbert communities first partnership is known as cwmni. There are a range of local history and area books, dvds and videos on sale at your libraries. The postcode is within the treherbert wardelectoral division, which is in the uk parliamentary constituency of rhondda. Cowbridge gain bp over treherbert last saturday was one of the great days at the club as the 1st xv secured a fantastic win against second placed treherbert by 338.
Wales women and wales u20 face scotland at cardiff arms park and stadiwm zip world respectively on the final weekend of the six nations. A collection of contemporary essays about the game by bertram fletcher robinson paul r spiring, patrick casey, hugh cooke on. Treorchy and treherbert archive photographs by jenkins isbn. This beautiful book documents the rich and unrivalled rugby heritage of the club, from its first game in 1876 through to the present day, offering a comprehensive history of the club and its place at the heart of the loc. Tempus, images of sport series, the first of two well illustrated books on the history of neath rfc by mike price. Fields of praise, the official history of the welsh rugby union 18811981 pp11, david smith, gareth williams 1980 wru official site bbc news 20040708. A new section for the clubs history now added nov 2005 cwmllynfell rfc cwmllynfell rfc traces its origins to the turn of the century. History of rugby facts book information silver emboss your books front cover with any name up to 22 characters long at no extra charge. Treherbert is home to rugby union club treherbert rfc. Merthyr rfc played amateur district rugby in the rhondda and east glamorgan district until they defeated mold rfc at abercynon to secure promotion and entry to the fifth division of the heineken league under the captaincy of craig dummett in 19934. Treherbert is a former industrial coal mining town which was at its economic peak between 1850 and 1920. Brecon started brightly applying a lot of pressure, but the young cubs withstood it. As frances oldest team sport, rugby football has throughout its 125year history reflected major changes in french society. A landslip in the wake of storm dennis caused rail chaos.
Published by tempus, images of sport series, the second of two well illustrated books on the history of neath rfc by mike price. Rhondda valleys information and history high resolution old photos of pentre, ton pentre, treherbert and treorchy in the rhondda valleys. The team is a member of the welsh rugby union and was founded by local colliers in 1879. January 1966 welsh rugby ebbw vale history, steel comapany of wales, port. Fields of praise, the official history of the welsh rugby union 1881 1981, david smith, gareth. Mountain ash rfc 2nd xv v penallta 26th november 2016.
Railway line reopens between pontypridd and treherbert after landslip. Rhondda valleys information and history rhondda valley family history genealogy. Library book sales rhondda cynon taf county borough council. Old photos of pentre, ton pentre, treherbert and treorchy in. Treorchy library station road treorchy cf42 6nn phone 01443 773204773592 fax 01443 777047. Fields of praise, the official history of the welsh rugby union 18811981, david smith, gareth williams 1980 pp4142 isbn 0708307663 wru axe falls on warriors official rules of the welsh national leagues. Treherbert is a town and community situated at the head of the rhondda fawr valley in the county borough of rhondda cynon. Television history remains popular, especially when shows are fronted by well known newsreaders and former rugby players. List of welsh rugby union clubs by division rugby union in wales is governed by the welsh rugby union. Prices can also vary depending the time of day, route and class you book. Treherbert the 57yearold woman, named locally as eryl evans, was found outside her home in treherbert on december 27 woman, 57, found dead outside house in treherbert rhondda. Glamorgan, rhondda valleys, treherbert, fernhill colliery c1969. From the year 1675 to the present time the foundation was at that time extended beyond the original limits of rugby and brownsover, in compliance with the founders intent, and comprised the neighbouring villages of bilton, clifton, newbold, and hillmorton.
Treherbert also produced one of wales first rugby league teams, treherbert rlfc, playing for just two seasons between 1908 and 1910. List of welsh rugby union clubs by division project. This page combines information for the address herbert street, treherbert, treorchy, wales, cf42 5ey, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. Tables common to cardiff central and treherbert stations. Also bath, united services, royal navy and somerset. This place is situated in rhondda cynon taff, wales, wales, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 51 40 17 north, 3 31 47 west and its original name with diacritics is treherbert. Ian heads has 24 books on goodreads with 175 ratings. Books by ian heads author of the night the music died. Discover the best aviation history in best sellers. Treherbert is a town and community situated at the head of the rhondda fawr valley in the county borough of rhondda cynon taf, wales. This book analyzes for the first time the complex variety of motives that have led the french to adopt and remake this rather unlikely british sport in their own image. Welsh rugby squad and graham henry launched the bus. The problem facing the welsh rugby union, the governing body of rugby union in wales, was. The club published their centenary book in october 2003, it is called the centenary history of amman united rugby football club, 19032003.
Football, rugby league and aussie rules when their history impacts the history of union. The book begins with a history of the industrial development of the tondu. Treherbert, aberdare, merthyr, pontypridd, rhymney and coryton cardiff, penarth, barry, barry island and. Treherbert railway station is the last stop on the arriva trains wales treherbert line, which runs from cardiff. Trains treherbert to cardiff central cheap tickets. Both rugby union and rugby league have their origins in the style of football played at rugby school in england.
Treherbert news, views, gossip, pictures, video wales online. Rugby, football game played with an oval ball by two teams of 15 players in rugby union play or players in rugby league play. Ammanford rfc recreation ground, ammanford brynamman rfc amman rd, brynamman. This is a list of characters from the rival schools series of video games and comic books. Treorchy now houses the rhondda archives at the town library.
Upper rhondda treorchy and treherbert the archive photographs series. On 18 january 1879 a team from treherbert travelled to cardiff to play the city team. Mountain ash rfc 2nd xv v penallta 26th november 2016 updated. When you consider tracing your family history, it is essential to take the time to speak to the elder members of your family, and to record what each of them has to say. Scarlets the official history by alun gibbard rugby books. Treherbert news, views, gossip, pictures, video wales. No winner tickets checked for three numbers and there were 16 winners lucky dip winners there were 8 lucky dip winners. Treherbert and district regeneration partnership established.
According to the sports lore, in 1823 william webb ellis, a pupil at rugby school, defied the conventions of the day that the ball may only be. This is a book that will forever change the way we look at south africas cricket. Robert lloyd died 1906 treherbert, wales hi robert lloyd was my great grandfather i know he lived with his wife sarah lloyd and children john, george, robert my grandfather, florence and elsie at 16 taff street, treherbert, up to his death 1906, he was killed in a fight outside the railway bar hotel, station street, treherbert. Treherbert rugby football club treorchy rhondda cynon. Llanelli is one of the most famous rugby towns in the world and, as such, it is the focal point for one of the most passionately supported rugby clubs, the scarlets.
Treherbert rugby club treherbert sports club, stadium. Followed by england v wales on the nig screen and a disco. Sep 16, 2014 2 there are more women in the rhondda than men, with a majority of them being in the age group of 2544. Books welsh rugby histories wales, welsh clubs etc. Internet advanced request for comments rfc s request for comments rfc s history steve crocker jon postel. It was the more special because the boys lost to the same team on a cold winters night in november. Nov 12, 2017 the details of first xv appearances shown here have been taken from d e davies club history.
On saturday they were thumped 327 at midtable llandaff, who. Meanwhile, the best rhondda history collection is at treorchy library. South wales in the late 19th and early 20th century was a staunch rugby union area, with little interest in association football, which was seen as a north wales sport, or the emerging professional northern union game, which would eventually be known as rugby league. Treherbert rfc play home games in red shirts with black shorts and black socks. Well, it looks like the history pages are taking much longer to rebuild than at first imagined. Treherbert is a former industrial coal mining village which was at its economic peak between 1850 and 1920. Personalised rugby history books created from newspaper coverage at the time in premium gold embossed covers are most popular rugby book. Marianne elliott is director of the institute of irish studies at liverpool university and author of catholics of ulster. Treherbert rugby football club is a welsh rugby union team based in tynewydd in the rhondda valley.
This page is to inform everybody of treherbert rugby minis and juniors information. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. View a selection of library books on sale at discounted prices. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. When you consider tracing your family history, it is essential to take the time to speak to the elder members of your family, and to. Jan 22, 2009 buy a social history of english rugby union 1 by collins, tony isbn. Area information for herbert street, treherbert, treorchy. Treorchy and treherbert archive photographs by emrys jenkins isbn. We see the origin of rugby union and of soccer as each emerged from the myriad local rules popular in great britain in the nineteenth century. A typical mining village on the watershed of both the amman and swansea valleys, it is still a strong welsh speaking community which takes its rugby very seriously indeed. Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries.
Promotion immediately followed from the fifth to the fourth, then the third to. Jun 11, 2007 a warm welcome awaits welsh national league division 2 opponents during the 20092010 season. Old photos of pentre, ton pentre, treherbert and treorchy. Jan 07, 2000 rfc 2555, 30 years of rfc s, provides a history of the rfc s, with input from steve crocker, joyce reynolds, vinton cerf, jake feinler, and bob braden. Who is writing the big books needed to give welsh history a profile.
Treherbert rfc was founded in 1874 with the advent of the first deep coal mine sank in the rhondda at treherbert in 1854 called the bute merthyr colliery. Treherbert is the upper most community of the rhondda fawr and encompasses the districts of blaencwm, blaenrhondda, tynewydd and penyrenglyn. Railway bar, station street, treherbert, wales robert lloyd 1906 robert lloyd my great grandfather, information has come to me that this pub was his local and unfortunately for him he died there in feb 1906, a relative recently sent me the details relating to his untimely death. This book covers the formation of the club and the early days including championship years. As well as cricket, football, golf and rugby, we cover a huge range of other sports. In 1875, the newly established coal mines of treherbert brought workers from aberdare and merthyr and with them the game of rugby. Fields of praise, the official history of the welsh rugby union 18811981, david smith, gareth williams 1980 pp4142 isbn 0708307663 the top level of welsh rugby is represented by the regional sides, formed in 2003, who play in the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Treherbert is also home to welsh darts player wayne warren. Mountain ash youth v treherbert 11th april 2011 updated. Get behind wales u20 and wales women in their final six nations match. A major site for the construction of masculine, classbased regional and national identities, frances. Cardiff rugby football club rugby historian gwyn prescott. World rugby one hundred years of rugby 18861986 edited by don rutherford.
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