South Wales RLFC (1995)
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South Wales RLFC
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| Founded | 1995 |
| Discontinued | 1997 |
| Colours | Red, green and white |
| Stadiums | Talbot Athletic Ground (Capacity 3,000) |
| Morfa Stadium (Capacity 1,200) | |
| Cardiff Arms Park (Capacity 12,500) | |
South Wales RLFC was a rugby league club formed in 1995. South Wales during their existence played at Morfa Stadium, Swansea, the Talbot Athletic Ground, Aberavon and Cardiff Arms Park.
A team formed in late 2009 also used the name South Wales RLFC before going on to become known as South Wales Scorpions then South Wales Ironmen before moving to West Wales and playing as West Wales Raiders.
History
[edit ]History of rugby league in South Wales
[edit ]The South Wales region had always been an attractive area to the rugby league because of its similarities to Yorkshire and Lancashire in having a mass industrial population which followed rugby enthusiastically. In 1907 a team representing Aberdare was formed, and by 1908-09 there were six Welsh rugby league teams with clubs based in Ebbw Vale, Merthyr Tydfill, Mid Rhondda, Treherbert and Barry. All of these clubs were defunct by 1912. Ebbw Vale survived the longest, five seasons.
Encouraged by the 22,000 strong crowd which attended the Wales vs England match in 1926, local promoters established a club in Pontypridd. The club initially experienced good sized crowds however poor results soon saw attendances drop, and the club only lasted eight games into its second season before folding.
A team was formed in Cardiff and played in the 1947/48 and 1951/52 seasons.
Rugby league would not revisit south Wales until 1981 to 1985 when the Cardiff City Blue Dragons existed as a club. Much like its predecessors initial interest waned when the club suffered from poor results, low attendances and a relocation to Bridgend before they finally disbanded at the end of the 1985 season.
South Wales RLFC
[edit ]South Wales RLFC during their first season (1996) in the Rugby Football League were reasonably successful and came fifth in the second division; winning twelve games and losing ten. Games were played at Talbot Athletic Ground Aberavon, one game was played at Morfa Stadium Swansea against Bramley and all the games for the second half of the season were at Cardiff Arms Park. They were coached by Clive Griffiths and assisted by Danny Sheehy.[1]
Initially the club had no playing kit of their own so they borrowed the Welsh international team's kit for the first three games. After that they wore a specially designed plain red strip with the traditional three feathers logo to distinguish them from the national side.
The first home game played at Aberavon on 31 March 1996 saw an attendance of 1,876, when the club played Hull Kingston Rovers and lost 70-8. Crowds fluctuated depending upon where the club played, and the last home game of the season saw a crowd of only 400 witness the club defeating York 20-16 at Cardiff Arms Park.
Due to the relative success of the club and their geographical location outside the heartlands of British rugby league, the club had high hopes that it would be awarded a Super League franchise. A case was put forward by Mike Nicholas and Clive Griffiths and was initially accepted after a 16-11 vote by the RFL council. However at the beginning of September, the RFL Board of Directors refused a final endorsement of a Super League place with a 1ドル million guarantee of support deemed 'insufficient'. The franchise was then awarded to Gateshead Thunder instead. A meeting a few days later decided to place the South Wales in the second tier of British rugby league, the First Division, but the club decided that this would not be financially viable and the decision was made to disband the club altogether before the start of the 1997 season.
Players
[edit ]During their first, and only, season South Wales utilised forty-two players.[2]
| No | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Début | Position | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Points | Age on Début | Representative | Records/Notes |
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| 1 | Ioan Bebb | (1970年09月02日) 2 September 1970 (age 54) | March 31, 1996 (1996年03月31日) | Fullback | 16 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 118 | 25 yrs 6 mths 29 days | Search for "Bebb" at rugbyleagueproject.org | |
| 2 | Ian Perryment | (1972年11月28日) 28 November 1972 (age 52) | March 31, 1996 (1996年03月31日) | Right wing | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 yrs 4 mths 3 days | Search for "Perryment" at rugbyleagueproject.org | |
| 3 | Andy Currier | (1966年04月08日) 8 April 1966 (age 58) | March 31, 1996 (1996年03月31日) | Right-Centre | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 29 yrs 11 mths 23 days | ||
| 4 | Mike Riley | (1970年11月22日) 22 November 1970 (age 54) | March 31, 1996 (1996年03月31日) | Left-Centre | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 25 yrs 4 mths 9 days | [3] | |
| 5 | Sean Marshall | (1968年06月01日) 1 June 1968 (age 56) | March 31, 1996 (1996年03月31日) | Left wing | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 27 yrs 9 mths 30 days | Search for "Marshall" at rugbyleagueproject.org | |
| 6 | David Rees | (1965年09月23日) 23 September 1965 (age 59) | March 31, 1996 (1996年03月31日) | Stand-off | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 30 yrs 6 mths 8 days | Search for "Rees" at rugbyleagueproject.org | |
| 7 | James Churcher | (1973年05月28日) 28 May 1973 (age 51) | March 31, 1996 (1996年03月31日) | Scrum-half | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 22 yrs 10 mths 3 days | for "Churcher" at rugbyleagueproject.org | |
| 8 | Barry Picton | (1972年04月29日) 29 April 1972 (age 52) | March 31, 1996 (1996年03月31日) | Left-Prop | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 yrs 11 mths 2 days | Search for "Picton" at rugbyleagueproject.org | |
| 9 | Byron Lloyd | (1970年04月19日) 19 April 1970 (age 54) | March 31, 1996 (1996年03月31日) | Hooker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 yrs 11 mths 12 days | Search for "Lloyd" at rugbyleagueproject.org | |
| 10 | Hugh Waddell | (1958年11月13日) 13 November 1958 (age 66) | March 31, 1996 (1996年03月31日) | Right-Prop | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 yrs 6 mths 30 days | alternative (incorrect?) date of birth of 1 September 1959 given at walesrugbyleague.co.uk | |
| 11 | Matthew Taylor | (1973年04月28日) 28 April 1973 (age 51) | March 31, 1996 (1996年03月31日) | Left-Second-row | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 yrs 11 mths 3 days | Search for "Taylor" at rugbyleagueproject.org | |
| 12 | Andrew Lippiatt | (1975年10月16日) 16 October 1975 (age 49) | March 31, 1996 (1996年03月31日) | Right-Second-row | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 yrs 5 mths 15 days | Search for "Lippiatt" at rugbyleagueproject.org | |
| 13 | Dave Williams | (1967年05月20日) 20 May 1967 (age 57) | March 31, 1996 (1996年03月31日) | Loose forward | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 28 yrs 10 mths 11 days | Wales Heritage No 376 | |
| 14 | James Alvis | (1970年09月01日) 1 September 1970 (age 54) | March 31, 1996 (1996年03月31日) | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25 yrs 6 mths 30 days | Search for "Alvis" at rugbyleagueproject.org | ||
| 15 | Mike Jarman | (1971年09月14日) 14 September 1971 (age 53) | March 31, 1996 (1996年03月31日) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 yrs 6 mths 17 days | Search for "Jarman" at rugbyleagueproject.org | ||
| 16 | John McAtee | (1975年11月11日) 11 November 1975 (age 49) | April 05, 1996 (1996年04月05日) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 yrs 4 mths 25 days | [4] | ||
| 17 | Anthony Hatton | (1975年10月09日) 9 October 1975 (age 49) | April 05, 1996 (1996年04月05日) | 21 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 20 yrs 5 mths 27 days | Search for "Hatton" at rugbyleagueproject.org | ||
| 18 | Nick Romanello | (1968年04月22日) 22 April 1968 (age 56) | April 05, 1996 (1996年04月05日) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 yrs 11 mths 14 days | Search for "Romanello" at rugbyleagueproject.org | ||
| 19 | Mark Isherwood | (1969年03月09日) 9 March 1969 (age 56) | April 05, 1996 (1996年04月05日) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 yrs 0 mths 27 days | Search for "Isherwood" at rugbyleagueproject.org | ||
| 20 | Clint Rylance | (1973年09月01日) 1 September 1973 (age 51) | April 05, 1996 (1996年04月05日) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 yrs 7 mths 4 days | Search for "Rylance" at rugbyleagueproject.org | ||
| 21 | Anthony Thomas | (1967年07月19日) 19 July 1967 (age 57) | April 05, 1996 (1996年04月05日) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 yrs 8 mths 17 days | Search for "Thomas" at rugbyleagueproject.org | ||
| 22 | Mike Healy | (1965年08月29日) 29 August 1965 (age 59) | April 08, 1996 (1996年04月08日) | 8 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 40 | 30 yrs 7 mths 10 days | Search for "Healy" at rugbyleagueproject.org | ||
| 23 | Mark Wysocki | (1965年06月16日) 16 June 1965 (age 59) | April 08, 1996 (1996年04月08日) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 30 yrs 9 mths 23 days | Search for "Wysocki" at rugbyleagueproject.org | ||
| 24 | Neil Kelly | (1973年01月20日) 20 January 1973 (age 52) | April 12, 1996 (1996年04月12日) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 yrs 2 mths 23 days | Search for "Kelly" at rugbyleagueproject.org | ||
| 25 | Ian Moffatt | (1970年06月30日) 30 June 1970 (age 54) | April 12, 1996 (1996年04月12日) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 yrs 9 mths 13 days | Search for "Moffatt" at rugbyleagueproject.org | ||
| 26 | John Fieldhouse | (1962年06月28日) 28 June 1962 (age 62) | April 21, 1996 (1996年04月21日) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 yrs 9 mths 24 days | |||
| 27 | Gerald Williams | (1968年01月04日) 4 January 1968 (age 57) | April 21, 1996 (1996年04月21日) | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 yrs 3 mths 17 days | |||
| 28 | Nigel Morris | (1974年10月02日) 2 October 1974 (age 50) | May 05, 1996 (1996年05月05日) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 yrs 7 mths 3 days | Search for "Morris" at rugbyleagueproject.org | ||
| 29 | Paul Williamson | (1969年11月27日) 27 November 1969 (age 55) | May 12, 1996 (1996年05月12日) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 26 yrs 5 mths 15 days | [5] | ||
| 30 | Steve Warburton | (1969年02月06日) 6 February 1969 (age 56) | May 12, 1996 (1996年05月12日) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 yrs 3 mths 6 days | [6] | ||
| 31 | Paul Moriarty | (1964年07月16日) 16 July 1964 (age 60) | May 17, 1996 (1996年05月17日) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 yrs 10 mths 1 days | Wales Heritage No 350 | ||
| 32 | Gerald Cordle | (1960年09月29日) 29 September 1960 (age 64) | May 26, 1996 (1996年05月26日) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 35 yrs 7 mths 27 days | Wales Heritage No 357 | ||
| 33 | Mark Wallington | (1972年07月12日) 12 July 1972 (age 52) | May 26, 1996 (1996年05月26日) | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 23 yrs 10 mths 14 days | [7] | ||
| 34 | Paul Mills | (1974年04月17日) 17 April 1974 (age 50) | June 16, 1996 (1996年06月16日) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 yrs 1 mths 30 days | Search for "Mills" at rugbyleagueproject.org | ||
| 35 | Nick Jenkins | (1974年02月24日) 24 February 1974 (age 51) | June 16, 1996 (1996年06月16日) | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 yrs 3 mths 23 days | [8] | ||
| 36 | Stewart Cash | (1973年01月12日) 12 January 1973 (age 52) | June 16, 1996 (1996年06月16日) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 yrs 5 mths 4 days | Search for "Cash" at rugbyleagueproject.org | ||
| 37 | Shane McIntosh | (1968年12月22日) 22 December 1968 (age 56) | June 23, 1996 (1996年06月23日) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 yrs 6 mths 1 days | Search for "McIntosh" at rugbyleagueproject.org | ||
| 38 | Neil Mawdsley | (1972年07月28日) 28 July 1972 (age 52) | June 30, 1996 (1996年06月30日) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 yrs 11 mths 2 days | [9] | ||
| 39 | Marcus Barnard | (1970年10月07日) 7 October 1970 (age 54) | June 30, 1996 (1996年06月30日) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 yrs 8 mths 23 days | Search for "Barnard" at rugbyleagueproject.org | ||
| 40 | Nigel Edmunds | (1969年06月27日) 27 June 1969 (age 55) | July 14, 1996 (1996年07月14日) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 yrs 0 mths 17 days | Search for "Edmunds" at rugbyleagueproject.org | ||
| 41 | Paul John | (1970年01月25日) 25 January 1970 (age 55) | July 14, 1996 (1996年07月14日) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 yrs 5 mths 19 days | Search for "John" at rugbyleagueproject.org | ||
| 42 | John Doherty | (1977年01月06日) 6 January 1977 (age 48) | July 28, 1996 (1996年07月28日) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 19 yrs 6 mths 22 days | Search for "Doherty" at rugbyleagueproject.org |
Seasons
[edit ]| Season | League | Play-offs | ||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | ||
| 1996 | Division Two | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 528 | 548 | 24 | 6th | Did not qualify |
References
[edit ]- Fletcher, Raymond (1997). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. Headline Book Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.
- Farrer, Dave (1995). Touch and Go: A History of Professional Rugby League in London. p.6: London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-0-9526064-0-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - Golden, Ian (2009). A Welsh Crusade: Building Rugby League in Wales 1990 to 2009. London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-47-2.
- ^ "The final (so far) attempt to establish a Welsh professional Rugby League team was the South Wales Club which played for the 1996 season in the Second Division". members.tripod.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "South Wales RLFC 1996". walesrugbyleague.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Mike Riley Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "John McAtee Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Paul Williamson Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Steve Warburton Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Mark Wallington Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Nick Jenkins Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Neil Mawdsley Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.