Carmarthen Quins RFC

Carmarthen Quins RFC
Full nameCarmarthen Quins Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)Quins
Founded1875; 149 years ago (1875)[1]
LocationCarmarthen, Wales
Ground(s)Carmarthen Park (Capacity: 3,000)
PresidentBrian Jones
Coach(es)Marc Jones
League(s)Super Rygbi Cymru
2023-2024Indigo Group Premiership, 12th
Team kit
Official website
www.carmarthenquinsrfc.co.uk

Carmarthen Quins Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Cwins Caerfyrddin) are one of two Welsh rugby union clubs based in Carmarthen in West Wales, the other being Carmarthen Athletic.

They currently play in the Welsh Premier Division and are a feeder club for the Scarlets regional team.[2]

Club history

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During the 2005–06 season Carmarthen Quins were relegated from the Welsh Premier Division and placed in Division One West, making a return to the Premier league after winning the West league in 2008–09. Carmarthen were to face Blackwood, winners of Division One East in a play-off for promotion; but because Blackwood's ground was deemed not to meet WRU standards for the Premier league, the game was forfeited.[3]

Club honours

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Current squad

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

Player Position Union
Steffan Phillips Prop Wales Wales
Gethin Robinson Prop Wales Wales
Javan Sebastian Prop Wales Wales
Steffan Thomas Prop Wales Wales
Nathan Williams Prop Wales Wales
Rhodri Clancy Hooker Wales Wales
Torin Myhill Hooker Wales Wales
Gethin Robinson Hooker Wales Wales
Josh Helps Lock Wales Wales
Shaun Jones Lock Wales Wales
Haydn Pugh Lock Wales Wales
Ben Thompson Lock Wales Wales
Harry Clement Flanker Wales Wales
Shaun Evans Flanker Wales Wales
Ellis Lloyd Flanker Wales Wales
Lee Taylor Flanker Wales Wales
Ollie Hitchings Number 8 Wales Wales
Steffan Jones Number 8 Wales Wales
Player Position Union
Ifan Beynon-Thomas Scrum-half Wales Wales
Gareth George Scrum-half Wales Wales
Connor Lloyd Scrum-half Wales Wales
Josh Batcup Fly-half Wales Wales
Craig Evans Fly-half Wales Wales
Steffan Marshall Fly-half Wales Wales
Iolo Evans Centre Wales Wales
Morgan Griffiths Centre Wales Wales
Dylan Morgans Centre Wales Wales
Rhys Williams Centre Wales Wales
Chris Banfield Wing Wales Wales
Gethin Gibby Wing Wales Wales
Keiran Jones Wing Wales Wales
Callum Price Wing Wales Wales
Lee Williams Wing Wales Wales
Gavin Thomas Fullback Wales Wales
Dale Ford Fullback Wales Wales

Notable former players

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See Category:Carmarthen Quins RFC players

References

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  1. ^ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881–1981, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pp11 ISBN 0-7083-0766-3
  2. ^ "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC News. 8 July 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  3. ^ .Blackwood RFC would dispute that their ground was not up to standard with new modern stand and floodlights and thought by many as having one of the best valley grounds in Gwent. Would have also been an interesting game to watch to see who was the best as both sides played in the same black, red and amber hooped jerseys. Carmarthen Quins and Blackwood are champions of Swalec league Walesonline.co.uk 22 September 2014