Teamname: | Whitland RFC |
Fullname: | Whitland Rugby Football Club |
Nickname: | The Borderers |
Countryflag: | Wales |
Founded: | 1910 (c) |
Ground: | Parc Llwyn-Ty-Gwyn |
Capacity: | 450) and Parc Dr. Owen |
President: | Gilbert Williams |
League: | WRU Division One West |
Season: | 2018-19 |
Position: | 5th[1] |
Url: | www.whitlandrfc.co.uk |
Pattern La1: | _white_hoops |
Pattern B1: | _whitehoops |
Pattern Ra1: | _white_hoops |
Pattern So1: | _white_hoops_color |
Leftarm1: | 50C878 |
Body1: | 50C878 |
Rightarm1: | 50C878 |
Shorts1: | 000000 |
Socks1: | 50C878 |
Whitland RFC are a Welsh rugby union club based in Whitland, West Wales. They are the presently members of the Welsh Rugby Union playing in Division One West and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets.[2]
Whitland RFC is thought to have been founded around 1910, but little verifiable information exists to support a definite date. Club development stalled during the Great War years, but in the 1919/20 season Whitland RFC took part in the Pembrokeshire Knock Out Cup. As with many Welsh teams, the inter-war years were difficult and the team disbanded in January 1930. The club reformed for the 1938-39 season and has existed in that form since. Mike Phillips (Ospreys, Wales & British and Irish Lions), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets, Wales & British and Irish Lions) and James Davies (Scarlets & Wales) brother of Jonathan played their club rugby for Whitland as have Aled Davies (Scarlets, Ospreys & Wales) and Scott Williams (Llanelli Scarlets & Wales).[3]