Aberystwyth RFC explained

Teamname:Aberystwyth RFC
Union:Welsh Rugby Union
Fullname:Aberystwyth Rugby Football Club
Nickname:Blue Bears
Shortname:AberRFC
Countryflag:WAL
Founded:1947
Location:Aberystwyth, Wales
Ground:Plascrug
Chairman:Nerys Hywel
President:Raymond Evans
Captain:Charles Thomas
Coach:Iestyn Thomas and Ifan Thomas
Url:http://www.aberystwythrfc.co.uk/
League:WRU Division One West
Season:2023-24
Position:5th[1]
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Aberystwyth Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Aberystwyth, West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and a feeder club for the Scarlets regional side.[2]

Rugby had been played in Aberystwyth since the late 19th century[3] when the local college founded a rugby team. Aberystwyth Rugby Club was founded in 1947[4] and the first game was against an Aberystwyth College second team. The club gained membership of the Welsh Rugby Union in May, 1954 which allowed future competitive matches. The team's clubhouse was founded with help of a ten-year interest-free loan from the WRU in 1960. This original clubhouse burned down and was reconstructed in the 1970s.

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  1. http://www.wru.co.uk/2156.php WRU official site
  2. Web site: Wales' regional rugby map. BBC News. BBC. 2004-07-08. 2008-05-31.
  3. Smith (1980) p. 67
  4. 'Smith (1980), p. 331