Glamorgan Wanderers RFC
Full nameGlamorgan Wanderers Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)The Wands
Founded1893[1]
LocationCardiff, Wales
Ground(s)Memorial Ground (Capacity: 3000)
ChairmanAlyn Humphreys
Coach(es)Wales Paul Matthews
Captain(s)Wales Joshua Male
League(s)WRU Championship East
2023/249th[2]
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.glamorganwanderers.co.uk

Glamorgan Wanderers are a Welsh rugby union club based in Ely, west Cardiff in Wales. The club is located just to the north of Western Cemetery. They currently play in the WRU Admiral Championship. Glamorgan Wanderers began as the Old Monktonians, formed by ex-pupils of Monkton House School in 1893.[3] In 1913 the team changed their name to Glamorgan Wanderers to reflect the wider intake of their membership. The club played rugby on seven different grounds in the earlier years, including former Cardiff RFC ground Sophia Gardens and Llandaff RFC's pitch Bishop's Field,[3] until they were able to purchase their present ground in 1951.[4] The ground was purchased via various fund raising appeals and is named the Memorial Ground in honour of former players who had died in the two World Wars.[3]

Former President of the club, and of the Welsh Rugby Union, and Deputy Lord Chief Justice, Sir Tasker Watkins, V,C., G.B.E., D.L. was awarded the Victoria Cross for his outstanding bravery in the Second World War.

Rugby Sevens

The Wanderers were an important influence on rugby sevens in Wales, having hosted the country's first seven-a-side competition in April 1939. The game of seven-a-side rugby had been played in England since 1926, but the Welsh Rugby Union had blocked any attempts for the game to be played for profit. The profits from these first games by Glamorgan Wanderers were donated to charities stipulated by the WRU.[5]

Club honours

Coaches

- Head Coach (and backs coach) - Paul Matthews - Forwards Coach - Lee Highgate - Ceri Jones - S&C Coach - Team Manager - Mark Gould

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Cameron Tyler-Grocott Prop Wales Wales
Christian Brook Prop Wales Wales
Corey Oliver Prop Wales Wales
Mike Vaughan Prop Wales Wales
Gareth Reid Prop Ireland Ireland
Sam Turner Prop Canada Canada
Ben Rhodes Hooker Wales Wales
Jack Sweeney Hooker Wales Wales
Jacob Newman Hooker England England
Luke Pearce Hooker Wales Wales
Anthony Cox Lock Wales Wales
Harry Arundel Lock England England
Huw Thomas Lock Wales Wales
James Murphy Lock Wales Wales
Rob Weston Lock Wales Wales
Tom Penry-Ellis Lock Wales Wales
Davon Davies Flanker Wales Wales
Ethan Battle Flanker England England
Finn Davies Flanker Wales Wales
Osian Phillips Flanker Wales Wales
Theo Shinton Flanker England England
Joe Pearce Number 8 Wales Wales
Nathan Williams Number 8 Wales Wales
Tommy Walsh Number 8 England England
Gruff Tough Scrum-half Wales Wales
Matthew Osborne Scrum-half Wales Wales
Steff Davies Scrum-half Wales Wales
Ceri Morris Fly-half Wales Wales
Jacob Lloyd Fly-half Wales Wales
Jamin Hodgkins Fly-half Canada Canada
Llewelyn Brown Fly-half Wales Wales
Paul Short Fly-half Wales Wales
Arron Arthur Centre Wales Wales
Harry Paul Centre England England
Jack Beynon Centre Wales Wales
Joshua Male Centre Wales Wales
Ryan Nunes Centre Portugal Portugal
Asanji Mofor Wing Wales Wales
Chadd Davies Wing Wales Wales
George Cottrell Wing Wales Wales
Morgan Williams Wing Wales Wales
Ned Bennett Wing Wales Wales
Amir Jiwa-Walji Fullback Wales Wales
Harry Carson Fullback England England
Jamal Abdilahi Fullback Wales Wales
Tom Hughes Fullback Wales Wales

Notable former players

The following players have represented Glamorgan Wanderers and have been capped at international level.

Coaches

  • Head Coach Martyn Fowler
  • Forwards Coach Lee Highgate
  • Team Manager Ieaun Davies

Games played against international opposition

Year Date Opponent Result Score Tour
1987 28 October  United States Win 25-6 1987 United States rugby union tour of Wales[6]

References

  1. Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1981-82 ed. Vivian Jenkins ISBN 0-907574-05-X
  2. "Tables : SWALEC Leagues | Welsh Rugby Union | Official Website". Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 The Rugby Clubs of Wales p. 122, David Parry-Jones (1989) ISBN 0-09-173850-4
  4. Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981 p. 331, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980)
  5. Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981 p. 298, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980)
  6. Jones, Stephen (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. Queen Anne Press. pp. 30–32. ISBN 0-356-15884-5.
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