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Taibach RFC
Full name	Taibach Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)	Tigers
Founded	1894
Location	Taibach, Wales
Ground(s)	The Plough
Chairman	Paul Parry
Coach(es)	Richard Hopkins, Steve Oliver
League(s)	WRU Division Three West Central A
2021/22	1st
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	Team kit
Official website
	www.taibachrfc.co.uk

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Taibach Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Taibach of Port Talbot in Wales, UK. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is also a feeder club for the Ospreys.^[2]

Taibach RFC were the winners of the inaugural Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy competition during the 1956–57 season beating Skewen RFC.

Club honours

Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy 1957 - Champions

Notable former players

International players

Senior players

Players who went on to represent 'Premiership' clubs at senior levels are.

Swansea RFC- Richard Hibbard, Matthew Bradley, Mark Fender, Richard Lewis
Aberavon RFC- Denzil Jones, James Jones, Matthew Bradley, Michael Kelly, Mark Fender
Bridgend RFC-Michael Kelly
Neath RFC-James Hook
Ospreys-James Hook, Richard Hibbard

Notes

^ WRU official website
^ BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 11 June 2008.

[1] WRU official website

[2] BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 11 June 2008.

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-'''Taibach Rugby Football Club''' are a [[Wales|Welsh]] [[rugby union]] club based in [[Taibach]] of [[Port Talbot]] in [[Wales]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]. The club is a member of the [[Welsh Rugby Union]] and is also 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=2008-06-11}}</ref>
+'''Taibach Rugby Football Club''' are a [[Wales|Welsh]] [[rugby union]] club based in [[Taibach]] of [[Port Talbot]] in [[Wales]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]. The club is a member of the [[Welsh Rugby Union]] and is also 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=2008-06-11}}</ref>
-Taibach RFC were the winners of the inaugural [[Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy]] competition during the 1956-57 season beating [[Skewen RFC]].
+Taibach RFC were the winners of the inaugural [[Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy]] competition during the 1956–57 season beating [[Skewen RFC]].
-== Youth policy ==
-Current youth coaches.
-Under 7's Matthew Hare
-Under 8's Don Davies
-Under 10's Stephen Meskill
-Under  11's David Morgan
-Under 13's Jason Whitlock
-Under 16's Aled Humphreys
-Taibach has a history of producing young talent. Coached by Phill Terry and Steve Gadd the 1999-2003 team were a success. In recent years Taibach have produced two full British Lions, James Hook and Richard Hibbard, as well as three Welsh youth player (under 18's) Michael Kelly, Matthew Bradley and Richard Hibbard.
-In 1999 no fewer than seven Taibach youth players gained international honours with the 'Boys Club of Wales' Andrew Gadd (Captain), Matthew Bradley, Richard Hibbard, Michael Kelly, Andrew Redmore, Daniel Cumberlin and Craig Harding.
-In the youth team's first year, the young side finished second, losing a title decider on the last game of the season to [[Tonmawr RFC|Tonmawr]], and losing in the final of the Neath/Port talbot cup to [[Aberavon RFC|Aberavon]].
-In their second season the team proved to be unbeatable in the league, winning 18 out of 18 games and narrowly losing, again to Aberavon, in the cup final. The season saw notable performances from Michael Kelly, Matthew Rowland, Richard Lewis, and Richard Hibbard with Matthew Bradley and Mark Fender finishing joint top scorers with 26 tries apiece.
-The final season saw the team promoted to the 'Premier' league of youth rugby, but a mix of injuries, international call ups and college rugby affected the team's results, who finished mid table and lost both cup final semi finals to [[Skewen RFC|Skewen]] and [[Resolven RFC|Resolven]]. The team did however claim the Neath/Port Talbot 7's and 10's tournaments.
-The club have a vibrant mini section and junior section made up of under 7's, 8's, 10's, 11's they also have a very successful under 13's team. The mini section of Taibach RFC are nicknamed "The Tiger Cubs".
 ==Club honours==
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 *{{flagicon|WAL}} Bridgend RFC-Michael Kelly
 *{{flagicon|WAL}} Neath RFC-James Hook
-*{{flagicon|WAL}} Ospereys-James Hook,Richard Hibbard
+*{{flagicon|WAL}} Ospreys-James Hook, Richard Hibbard
 ==Notes==
 {{reflist}}
+[[Category:Rugby union teams in Wales]]
-{{Rugby Wales links}}
-[[Category:Welsh rugby union teams]]
 [[Category:Rugby union in Neath Port Talbot]]
+[[Category:Sport in Port Talbot]]
+[[Category:1894 establishments in Wales]]
+[[Category:Rugby clubs established in 1894]]
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