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| Full name | Ebbw Vale Rugby Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Steelmen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1879[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Ebbw Vale, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground(s) | Eugene Cross Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Mark Powell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach |  Patrick Horgan |
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| League | WRU Premier League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007/08 | 5th[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ebbw Vale Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Ebbw Vale in South Wales. For the Ebbw Vale in Australia see Ebbw Vale Queensland. Ebbw Vale (Glyn Ebwy is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Eugene Cross Park is a Rugby and Cricket ground in Ebbw Vale, Wales. Mark Powell may refer to one of the following people Mark Powell (American conductor, American symphony and opera conductor Mark Powell (American Patrick Horgan (born 1988 in Blackpool, Cork) is an Irish sportsperson 2008/2009 Season Details 2008-09 Principality Premiership Aberavon RFC Bedwas RFC Bridgend Ravens Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short For the Ebbw Vale in Australia see Ebbw Vale Queensland. Ebbw Vale (Glyn Ebwy is a town at the head of the valley formed by the The club presently plays in the Welsh Premier Division and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons. 2008/2009 Season Details 2008-09 Principality Premiership Aberavon RFC Bedwas RFC Bridgend Ravens In sports a farm team, feeder team or nursery club, generally refers to a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players with an The Newport Gwent Dragons (Dreigiau Casnewydd Gwent are one of the four professional Rugby Union teams in Wales [3]
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History
Evidence of rugby union being played in Ebbw Vale was noted around 1879. Ebbw Vale RFC applied for and achieved Welsh Rugby Union (then known as the Welsh Football Union) membership between 1893 and 1894. The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU ( Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the governing body of Rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board [4]
In 1927 due to falling gate receipts, caused by the increasing attraction of rival sports such as football, Ebbw Vale staged a rugby league game on their pitch, the Welfare Ground. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games The WRU reacted strongly and threatened Ebbw Vale RFC with expulsion from the league. This was seen by many as an overly aggressive stance to a club that was desperate for aid not sanctions. By 1932 the gate at Ebbw Vale rarely reached twenty shillings, despite a catchment area population of 40,000. The club was forced to resort to public subscriptions. [5]
Like most clubs in Wales, rugby union was a forgotten luxury during World War II; but by the mid 1950s Ebbw Vale RFC was once again becoming a prosperous club. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Although seen as one of the most successful clubs on and off the playing field throughout the 1950's, Ebbw Vale was under-represented in the Welsh national team. [6]
Ebbw Vale's shirt sponsor is international industrial gas company Air Liquide. L'Air Liquide SA, or Air Liquide (pronounced or;) is a major French company supplying Industrial gases and services to various industries including Their shirts are made by rugby equipment manufacturer Kooga. KooGa is an United Kingdom -based rugby apparel company It was established in 1997 by Shak Anwar and Bill Newton Their current President is Mark Powell whilst their Chairman is Marcus Russell, famous for being the manager of popular Britpop band Oasis. Mark Powell may refer to one of the following people Mark Powell (American conductor, American symphony and opera conductor Mark Powell (American Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. In Geography, an oasis (plural oases) or Cienega ( Southwestern United States) is an isolated area of vegetation in a Desert, typically
Colours and badge
Their home colours of green, white and red represent the colours of the Welsh national flag with the second-choice shirt coloured light blue. The club's badge like many other clubs in Wales has a red dragon on it. The dragon is a Legendary creature of which some interpretation or depiction appears in almost every culture worldwide The dragon is standing over a golden gate or drawbridge, over the dragons head is a semi-circle with the club's motto of Iach Gorff Iach Meddwl. This semi-circle is part of a bridge shape which is coloured in the club's and Welsh colours of red, green and white. All of this is incorporated into a shield shape with the club's name Ebbw Vale RFC embroidered on the bottom.
Club's motto
The clubs motto is "Iach Gorff Iach Meddwl" Welsh for "Healthy Body Healthy Mind". This may be a sign of the clubs aim to try and improve the awareness of local people and to promote healthy lifestyles. However this may also mean that during the 19th century when the middle classes brought rugby union to the area, one of their mottos and one of societies motos was muscular christianity, which also means healthy body healthy mind.
Notable former players
- Nathan Budgett (12 international caps)
- Clive Burgess (9 international caps)
- Byron Hayward (2 international caps, 1998)
- Deiniol Jones (3 international caps)
- Graham Jones (3 international caps, 1963)[7]
- Kingsley Jones (10 international caps, 1996-98)
- Arthur Lewis (11 international caps, 1970-73)[8]
- Graham Powell (2 international caps)[9]
- Paul Ringer (8 international caps)[10]
- Peter Sidoli
- Richard Smith (1 international cap)
- Iestyn Thomas (30 international caps)
- Paul Thorburn (37 international caps, 1985-1991)
- Denzil Williams (35 international caps, 1963-71)[11]
Notable former coaches and management staff
- Leigh Jones (coach)
Richard Hill (backs coach)- Mike Ruddock (2000-03, coach)
- Byron Hayward (coach)
- Alex Codling (coach and forwards coach)
External links
Notes
- ^ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp11 ISBN 978-0708307663
- ^ WRU Official website
- ^ BBC News (2004-07-08). Nathan Budgett is a Wales international Rugby union player He currently plays for Bristol. Clive Burgess (born Robert Clive Burgess on 25 November 1950 was an International Rugby union flanker who played for Wales during 1977-1982 Byron Hayward (born Byron Idris Hayward on 22 May 1969 was an International Rugby union full back who played for Wales and Wales A Deiniol Jones (born 18 November 1977) is a Welsh International Rugby union player Kingsley Jones is a former Wales international Rugby union player and captain Arthur John Lewis (born 26 September 1941) is a former Wales international rugby union player Paul Ringer is a former Wales international Rugby union player Peter Sidoli is a Wales international rugby union player A lock forward he played for Ebbw Vale RFC before joining Newport Gwent Dragons. Richard Smith is an ex-rugby union player who played Scrum half for Ebbw Vale RFC, Sale Sharks, Worcester Warriors, Newport RFC, Iestyn Thomas (born 15 December 1976 in Pontypool, Wales) is a Welsh Rugby union footballer who currently plays Paul Thorburn (born 24th November 1962 in Rheindalen Germany is a former Neath RFC and international Wales rugby union player who played at full back Denzil Williams is a former Wales international rugby union player Richard Hill (born 4 May 1961 in Birmingham) is a former English international Rugby union footballer who played at scrum-half Mike Ruddock, OBE (born 5 September 1959 in Blaina) is a Welsh Rugby union coach Byron Hayward (born Byron Idris Hayward on 22 May 1969 was an International Rugby union full back who played for Wales and Wales A Alex Codling born September 25, 1973 in Lewisham is a former Rugby Union lock forward. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Wales' regional rugby map. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-05-20. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held
- ^ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp101 ISBN 0 7803 0766 3
- ^ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp227, pp268
- ^ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp365
- ^ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp467
- ^ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp468
- ^ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp470
- ^ Newport Dragons website
- ^ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp473
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