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club history Timeline
Club History Timeline
Club History


 

 

Year

 

 

 

 

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1898

Bryncoch Rugby Football Club formed

 

 

 

 

 

 

1914-1918

First World War- Club disbanded

 

 

 

 

 

 

1938-1945

Second World War Club disbanded

1947

Club reformed

1947-48

 

 

 

 

 

1948-49

 

 

 

 

1949-50

 

 

 

 

 

1950-51

 

 

 

 

 

1951-52

 

 

League Champions

Neath & District

 

1952-53

 

 

 

 

Bryncoch XV 1952

1953-54

 

 

 

 

 

1954

Moved to Memorial Ground

1954-55

 

 

League Champions

Neath & District

 

1955-56

 

 

 

 

 

1956-57

 

 

 

 

 

1958-59

 

 

League Champions

Neath & District

1959-60

 

 

 

 

 

1960-61

 

 

League Champions

Neath & District

 

1961-62

 

1962-63

 

 

 

 

 

1963-1964

 

 

 

 

 

1964

Opening of New Dressing Rooms Cliff Jones- Bryncoch V Glynneath

1964

Bryncoch Athletic XV (Seconds) formed

1965 February

Opening of Social Club Bar- Game Against Neath RFC

1965

First fixture with Scottish touring side Kenmore (now Murryfield)

1965-66

 

 

 

 

1966-67

 

 

 

 

1967-68

 

 

 

 

 

1968-69

 

 

 

 

1969-70

 

 

 

 

 

1970-1971

 

 

League Champions

Neath & District

1971-72

Probational membership to WRU

1972

OG Davies Cup

Runners Up

1974

Full Membership to WRU

1974 (9th Nov)

WRU Cup

Newport

Captain

Game Cancelled

Programme

1978

Founder Member of West Wales Section E

1978 (6th Sept)

WRU Cup

Played Maesteg

Captain Clayton Thomas

 Score 4-20

Programme

1978-79

Section E

Finished 4th

Promoted

 

 

1979-80

Section D

Finished 2nd

Promoted

 

 

1980-81

Section C

Finished 8th

Relegated

 

 

1981-82

Section D

Finished 9th

Relegated

 

 

1982-83

Section E

Finished 3rd

Promoted

 

 

1983-84

Section D

Finished 2nd

Promoted

 

 

1983 (19th Nov)

WRU Cup

Played Newport

Captain Phil Vaughan

Score 20-6

Programme

1984-85

Section C

Finished 1st

Promoted

 

Section C Champions

1984 (8th Dec)

WRU Cup

Played Cardiff

Captain Phil Vaughan

Score 0-21

Programme

1985-86

Section B

Finished 3rd

Promoted

 

 

1986-87

Section A

Finished 5th

 

 

 

1986 (15th Nov)

WRU Cup

Played South Wales Police

 

 

 

1987-88

Section A

Finished 10th

Relegated

 

 

1987 (21st Nov)

WRU Cup

Played Newbridge

Captain Paul Jones

 

Programme

1987 (21st Sept)

John Bevan Lounge opened Bryncoch V Elgan Rees XV

1988-89

Section B

Finished 3rd

Promoted

 

 

1989-90

Section A

Finished 8th

 

 

 

1990-91

Section A

Finished 8th

 

 

 

1991-92

Section A

Finished 8th

 

 

 

1992-93

Section A

Finished 10th

Relegated

 

 

1993-94

Section B

Finished 8th

 

 

 

1994

Founder Member National League division 8 central

1994-95

Division 8 Central

Finished 6th

 

 

 

1995-96

Division 8 Central

Finished 7th

 

 

 
1996 ( 9th Aug) Official Opening of New Club House

1996-97

Division 8 Central

Finished 5th

 

 

1997-98

Division 8 Central

Finished 7th

 

 

 

1998-99

Division 7 Central

Finished 4th

 

 

1999-00

Division 7 Central

Finished 1st

Promoted

Champions

1999 (23rd Dec)

WRU Cup

Played Abertillery

 

 

2000-01

Divison 6 Central

Finished 2nd

Promoted

 

 

2001-02

Division 5 Central

Finished 2nd

Promoted

 

 

2001 (9th Dec)

New Stand opened with game against Neath RFC Old Boys

PROGRAMME

2002-03

Division 4 South West

Finished 2nd

Promoted

 

2003-04

Division 3 South West

Finished 4th

 

 

 

2004-05

Division 3 South West

Finished 3rd

 

 

 

2005-06

Division 3 South West

Finished 5th

 

 

 

2006-07

Division 3 South West

Finished 12th

Relegated

 

 

2007-08

Division 4 South West

Finished 4th

 

 

 

2008-2009

Division 4 South West

Finished 1st

Promoted

Champions