Bargoed RFC

Bargoed RFC
Full name Bargoed Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s) The Bulls, The Blues
Founded 1882
Location Bargoed, Wales
Ground(s) Bargoed Park (Capacity 1500 seated, 2500 standing)
Chairman Neil Carter
Coach(es) Steve Barber (Head Coach), Dai Lynch (Backs Coach), Brett Wakefield (Manager), Gareth Gunter (Forwards Coach),Sven Cronk (Director of Rugby)
Captain(s) Rhys Morgan
League(s) I WRU Premiership
2015-2016 3rd[1]
Team kit
Official website
www.bargoedrfc.org.uk

Bargoed Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Bargoed, South Wales. They are members of the Welsh Rugby Union and are a feeder club for Newport Gwent Dragons.[2] They hold the record for the number of points achieved in one season at Championship level and are the current Champions as well as being the current Mid District Cup holders, which they have won on numerous occasions. Under the guidance of the current coaching staff they have risen from the bottom of Division 6 up to Welsh Championship Champions being promoted as champions on all but one occasion. In 2005 Bargoed RFC received the ultimate recognition of being awarded Rugby World Magazine UK team of the year after winning 55 games in a row. This form helped them climb the leagues and achieve the ultimate goal of being crowned Championship Champions. In December 2015 the WRU granted Bargoed an A Licence meaning a top four finish would secure Premiership rugby for the first time. An unbeaten streak in 2016 has ensured Bargoed finish third after a bad start to the season. Promotion was secured in a make or break game vs Pontypool RFC at Bargoed Park. Bargoed RFC is the hub of its community and has put a lot back into the community of Bargoed and its surrounding towns. They have a junior, youth and women's section as well as boasting a hugely successful first and second team that will play in the conference league for the first time in the 17-18 season The 2016-17 season was Bargoed's first in the Premiership and was a big learning curve that included some notable victories. Bargoed have brought in 11 new players ready for the 17-18 season with many Premiership seasoned players joining the bulls. Leigh Meades has decided to stand down as Captain after many successful years handing the captaincy to seasoned prop Rhys Morgan.

Notable past players

See also Category:Bargoed RFC players

References

  1. ↑ WRU Official Site
  2. ↑ BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 2008-05-18.


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