Builth Wells Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Builth Wells. Today, Builth Wells RFC play in the Welsh Rugby Union, Division Two West Central League. Builth Wells RFC are a feeder club for Cardiff Blues.[1]
Full name | Builth Wells Rugby Football Club | |
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Union | Welsh Rugby Union | |
Nickname(s) | The Bulls | |
Founded | 1888 | |
Location | Builth Wells, Wales | |
Ground(s) | The Groe | |
President | Mike Price | |
Coach(es) | Ben Duggan & Lex Botha | |
League(s) | WRU Division One West | |
2012–13 | 1st WRU Division Two West | |
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Official website | ||
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The club badge shows a bull charging beneath a rugby post. Builth is thought to be a corruption of Llanfair Ym Muallt (buallt), meaning the Church of St. Mary in the Cow Pasture. The original bull was white.
Past honours
edit- 2012–13 WRU Division Two West - Champions
- 2008–09 WRU Division Two West - Promoted Runners-up
- 2003–04 WRU Division Two East - Champions
Notable former players
editThe following players have represented Builth Wells and have been capped at international level.
References
edit- ^ BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 15 May 2013.