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Aberavon Green Stars RFC
Full name	Aberavon Green Stars Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)	Fighting Irish
Founded	1887
Location	Aberavon, Port Talbot, Sandfields, Wales
Ground(s)	The Pavilion, Darwin Road, Little Warren, SA12 6BS
Chairman	Terry Cooksley
President	Matthew Crowley
Coach(es)	Richard Evans/Brett Thomas/Gareth John
Captain(s)	Alwyn Williams
League(s)	SPECSAVERS League 3 West Central A
2021/22	1st
	Team kit
	Team kit
Official website
	aberavongreenstars.rfc.wales

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Aberavon Green Stars Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Aberavon, Wales, UK. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Ospreys.^[1] The club was formed by an Irish community and to this day the team keeps a visible and purposeful connection to their Irish roots, seen in the club's name, club house, badge and nickname, The Fighting Irish.

Early years

The Green Stars owe their formation to the Irish community near Aberavon Beach^[2] and although publications such as Field of Praise state the club was formed as St Joseph's. The club is believed to have started out as the Aberavon Green Stars, but changed their name to St Joseph's during the 1908/09 season. During the 1920s the team began a friendly Christmas Day fixture, a common Welsh club tradition, against Taibach RFC.

Post 1945

Like all Welsh clubs, Aberavon Green Stars disbanded during the Second World War, but in 1946 reformed as Port Talbot Cyms RFC. In 1953 the team reclaimed the name Aberavon Green Stars.

Club Badge

The Green Stars badge is a shield divided into four quarters each representing a link to Welsh or Irish culture. The two Irish quarters hold a shamrock and an Irish harp. The two Welsh quarters hold the Welsh red dragon and the Prince of Wales's feathers.

Club honours

WRU Division Five South Central 2007/08 - Champions (unbeaten P20 W19 D1)
WRU Division Four South West 2009/10 - Champions (P22 W20

Youth Team

Aberavon Green Stars youth team were very successful during the 2011/2012 season. They won four trophies in all including the Ospreys Division B, Afan nedd Cup, Presidents cup and The Afan Nedd 7's. The first trophy they won was the League. They beat Gorseinan 27-17 to secure the title on Easter Saturday. This landmark also brought up that the Stars had been unbeaten in the league for two years. They then went on to play Division A champions Pontardawe in the Afan Nedd Cup. With Owen Howe kicking a penalty four minutes from the end, the young Stars held onto a 15-13 victory. Two weeks after that the Stars secured a treble by beating Tonmawr 32-17 at the Talbot Athletic Ground. Just to round off the season they also won the Afan Nedd District 7's.

References

^ BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
^ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pg7 ISBN 0-7083-0766-3

[1] BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 2008-06-12.

[2] Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pg7 ISBN 0-7083-0766-3

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   | fullname    = Aberavon Green Stars Rugby Football Club
   | nickname    = Fighting Irish
-  | location    = [[Aberavon]], [[Wales]]
+  | location    = [[Aberavon]], [[Port Talbot]], [[Sandfields, Port Talbot|Sandfields]], [[Wales]]
   | countryflag = Wales
   | founded     = 1887
-  | ground      = The Pavilion, Darwin Road, Little Warren, SA12 6BP
+  | ground      = The Pavilion, Darwin Road, Little Warren, SA12 6BS
+  | president   = Matthew Crowley
   | chairman    = Terry Cooksley
-  | team manager = Anthony Cooksley / David McGrath
+  | manager     = Anthony Cooksley
+  | coach       = Richard Evans/Brett Thomas/Gareth John
-  | team manager= Anthony Cooksley / David McGrath
-  | coach       = James Donovan / Paul Breeze
+  | captain     = Alwyn Williams
-  | captain     = James Davies / Riley Kehoe
+  | league      = SPECSAVERS League 3 West Central A
-  | league      = SSE SWALEC League Two West Central
+  | season      = 2021/22
-  | season      = 2015/2016
+  | position    = 1st
-  | position    = 9th
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-'''Aberavon Green Stars Rugby Football Club''' is a [[Rugby union in Wales|Welsh]] [[rugby union]] team based in [[Aberavon]], [[Wales]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]. The club is a member of the [[Welsh Rugby Union]] and is a [[feeder club]] for the [[Ospreys (rugby team)|Ospreys]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/3877085.stm |title=Wales' regional rugby map |author=BBC News |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=2004-07-08 |accessdate=2008-06-12}}</ref> The club was formed by an Irish community
+'''Aberavon Green Stars Rugby Football Club''' is a [[Rugby union in Wales|Welsh]] [[rugby union]] team based in [[Aberavon]], [[Wales]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]. The club is a member of the [[Welsh Rugby Union]] and is a [[feeder club]] for the [[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/3877085.stm |title=Wales' regional rugby map |author=BBC News |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=2004-07-08 |accessdate=2008-06-12}}</ref> The club was formed by an Irish community
 and to this day the team keeps a visible and purposeful connection to their Irish roots, seen in the club's name, club house, badge and nickname, ''The Fighting Irish''.
 ==Early years==
-The Green Stars owe their formation to the [[Ireland|Irish]] community near [[Aberavon Beach]]<ref>''Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981'', David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pg7 ISBN 0-7083-0766-3</ref> and although publications such as ''Field of Praise'' state the club was formed as St Joseph's the club strongly deny this. The club is believed to have started out as the Aberavon Green Stars, but changed their name to St Joseph's during the 1908/09 season. During the 1920s the team began a friendly Christmas Day fixture, a common Welsh club tradition, against [[Taibach RFC]].
+The Green Stars owe their formation to the [[Ireland|Irish]] community near [[Aberavon Beach]]<ref>''Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981'', David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pg7 {{ISBN|0-7083-0766-3}}</ref> and although publications such as ''Field of Praise'' state the club was formed as St Joseph's. The club is believed to have started out as the Aberavon Green Stars, but changed their name to St Joseph's during the 1908/09 season. During the 1920s the team began a friendly Christmas Day fixture, a common Welsh club tradition, against [[Taibach RFC]].
 ==Post 1945==
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