Taibach Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Taibach of Port Talbot in Wales, UK. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is also a feeder club for the Ospreys.[2]

Taibach RFC
Full nameTaibach Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)Tigers
Foundedwho cares
LocationTaibach, Wales
Ground(s)The Plough
ChairmanPaul Parry
Coach(es)Richard Hopkins, Steve Oliver
League(s)WRU Division Three West Central A
2021/221st[1]
Team kit
Official website
www.taibachrfc.co.uk

Taibach RFC were the winners of the inaugural Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy competition during the 1956–57 season beating Skewen RFC.

Club honours edit

  • Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy 1957 - Champions

Notable former players edit

International players edit

Senior players edit

Players who went on to represent 'Premiership' clubs at senior levels are.

  •   Swansea RFC- Richard Hibbard, Matthew Bradley, Mark Fender, Richard Lewis
  •   Aberavon RFC- Denzil Jones, James Jones, Matthew Bradley, Michael Kelly, Mark Fender
  •   Bridgend RFC-Michael Kelly
  •   Neath RFC-James Hook
  •   Ospreys-James Hook, Richard Hibbard

Notes edit

  1. ^ WRU official website
  2. ^ BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 11 June 2008.