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rewarded over the last few seasons, with
league promotion and also a WRU Cup
win.”
Atmosphere
“The general mood at the club is one of
excitment as we have just finished 3rd behind
winners Bargoed and Swansea in the WRU
Championship and next season we look to
improve both on and off the field with plans
to improve our ground to bring us in line
with the premiership and hopefully push
for a place in the top tier of Welsh rugby, the
town deserves it.”
This Season
“The season has been very successful, after
last season when we won the Division 1
East title, our ambition was to stay in the
Championship and hopefully a top 6 finish
would be seen as a great season. However
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Hugo Morgan is the current team
Manager of Dowlais Rugby Club as well
as being an ex-player of Merthyr. He
recently told Rugby Club Magazine, “I
played scrum half for the Merthyr youth
in the 70s and went on tour to California
with the boys in 1981.
It’s great to see the club enjoying such
a good season at all levels and I hope
they realise their ambition of playing
Premiership rugby. As a Director of `On
Tour Travel’ we are happy to support
the club whenever we can and wish
everyone at Merthyr Rugby Club
continued success.”
we played 26 games won 19 and finished
in 3rd spot. We were the only side to defeat
champions Bargoed 29-34 on their own
ground, and we beat every other side either
home or away.”
Youth
“Youth rugby is a very important part to
our club as it is a stepping stone for the
youngsters into senior rugby. It is also very
important to the youngsters as it develops
them into young men, as they learn all about
winning and losing, but it also brings them
together after the game, to make new friends
and it is very important to socialise with
their families as they look to their futures.”
Community
“Our club is a community club where on a
Sunday morning we have up to 200 young
children from the age of 7 up to 16 playing