Ammanford Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Ammanford, West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets.
History Ammanford RFC's first officially recorded rugby match came in 1887 against a team from Mynyddbach, Swansea. The game was played at Ynys field opposite the River Amman and their initial clubhouse was the Cross Inn Hotel at Ammanford Square. Ammanford's first official strip colours were amber and black, then switching colours twice before the club settled on black and blue in 1912.
In 1889, Ammanford RFC produced their first international player in Percy Lloyd. Lloyd played four international matches between 1889 and 1890 for Wales, against Scotland, Ireland and England twice. During the 1895–96 season Ammanford RFC successfully gained membership to the Welsh Rugby Union.
Club honours
2007-08 WRU Division Three West - Champions 2007-08 WRU West Wales Bowl Winners 2008-09 SWALEC Plate - WinnersAmmanford seize SWALEC Plate in style WRU website 2010-11 SWALEC Plate - Winners
Notable former players See also :Category:Ammanford RFC players
The following list contains players who have represented Ammanford RFC and have also been capped at an international level in rugby.
Cyril H. Davies (7 caps, 1957–61)Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981 p464, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) Daniel Evans (2 caps, 2009) Jack Evans (3 caps, 1896–97) Tom Evans (18 caps, 1906–11) Ike Fowler (1 cap, 1919) Thomas Hollingdale (6 caps, 1927–30) Samson Lee (3 caps, 2013-) Percy Lloyd (4 caps, 1890–91) Hugh Lloyd-Davies Joe Rees (12 caps, 1920–24) Donald Tarr (1 cap, 1935) Ted Ward (13 RL caps, 1946–51)
References
External links Ammanford RFC