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Morriston RFC

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Nickname(s)
  
Monkeys

Chairman
  
Vince Matthews

Ground
  
Maes Collen

Location
  
Morriston, Wales

Founded
  
1876

Full name
  
Morriston Rugby Football Club

Coach(es)
  
Lee Schumack, Mark McLaughlin

League(s)
  
WRU Division 2 West Central

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Morriston Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Morriston, Swansea in West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys.

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The club was founded in 1876 and has produced a number of established Welsh internationals, such as Paul Moriarty, Richard Moriarty, Ross Moriarty, Jake Morris, Richard Huxtable, Ceri Adams and Tony Clements. They were the first Club to win the Swalec bowl in 2009.

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Club badge

The club badge is a shield split into three sections. Each third holds a symbol representing the club and the community, which are St John's Church, Castle Craig and the Prince of Wales's feathers.

Club honours

  • WRU Division Four West
  • Winners - 2008

  • SWALEC Bowl
  • Winners 2008/09

  • WRU Division 3 West Central C
  • Runners-Up 2014/15

  • WRU Division 3 West Central A
  • Runners-Up 2015/16

  • Brains SA Plate
  • Runners-Up 2014-15, 2015-16

  • Glamorgan County Silver Ball
  • Semi Finalist 2014-15

    Notable former players

  • William Richard Arnold
  • Tom Deacon
  • Will Joseph
  • Fred Jowett
  • Harry Payne
  • Bob Thomas
  • Richard Moriarty
  • Paul Moriarty
  • Tony Clements
  • Ross Moriarty
  • References

    Morriston RFC Wikipedia