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'''Aberavon Green Stars Rugby Football Club''' is a [[Rugby union in Wales|Welsh]] [[rugby union]] team based in [[Aberavon]], [[ |
'''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 |
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Revision as of 21:20, 26 July 2008
| Full name | Aberavon Green Stars Rugby Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Fighting Irish |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Location | Aberavon, Wales |
| Coach(es) | Terry Cooksley |
| League(s) | WRU Division Four South West |
| 2007-08 | 1st[1] (WRU Division Five South Central) |
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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.[2] 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[3] 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.
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)
References
- ^ WRU official site
- ^ 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 0708307663