Monmouth RFC
| Full name | Monmouth Rugby Football Club |
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| Founded | 1873 |
| Location | Monmouth, Wales |
| Ground(s) | Monmouth Sportsground |
| Chairman | Lloyd Davies |
| President | R.Tabb |
| Coach(es) | Ian Seymour |
| League(s) | WRU Division Four East |
| 2013-14 | 11thWRU Division Four East |
| Official website | |
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| Monmouth RFC HQ | |
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| General information | |
| Town or city | Monmouth |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°48′39″N 2°42′49″W / 51.81086°N 2.71368°WCoordinates: 51°48′39″N 2°42′49″W / 51.81086°N 2.71368°W |
Monmouth Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club, from Monmouth in South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.
The Senior XV presently play in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Four East. The Second XV, known as the Druids, play in the Monmouthshire League. The club also runs a youth team, junior and mini rugby sections.
Monmouth Rugby Football Club was founded in 1873. The game was brought into the town through Monmouth School. A master introduced it and it was a combination of older boys and town players who made up the team before eventually separating.
The Monmouthshire Beacon bears evidence of the first official town team in 1878. Rugby was very strong in the town in the 1880s and 1890s. In addition to the senior side there was a junior side known as Monmouth Juniors. The 1888-1889 team under the leadership of E. Dodds were "Invincible". They played 15, won twelve and drew three. In their ranks they had P.L. Nicholas an England international. The Monmouthshire Beacon proclaimed, that the phenomenal success of the club had been, not due to luck but downright hard work and thoroughly deserved the title "Invincible".
In 1902 the team were "Invincible" again. They played 20, won 17 and drew three under the captaincy was R.G.Williams. The club displays in its lounge a photograph of the team and the caps that were awarded to L.Merrick and T.Hughes who were members of that great side.
In the 1930s, Monmouth fielded several good sides. In 1932, the team had a cosmopolitan make-up, containing A.C. Smith an Australian, R. Thompson a Scottish international, Peter Hordern an English international and Scotsman Crictai Millar. The 1935-1936 team was of some note. They had an impressive record, playing 33, and winning 28, drawing four and lost only once. They had 267 points for and 97 against. A year earlier the club started playing on Monmouth Sportsground for the first time. The Sportsground remains the main venue for the club, although today it requires pitches on Chippenhan to accommodate 2nd XV, Youth, Junior and Mini Rugby Teams.
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