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Vardre RFC
Nickname(s)Magpies
Founded1921
LocationClydach, Wales
Ground(s)Maes y Bioden
ChairmanPhillip Thomas
PresidentDai Waghorn
Coach(es)Steve Thomas, James Garland
League(s)WRU Division 1 West Central
2023-24Champions, 1st
Team kit

Vardre Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Clydach, Swansea in West Wales[1]. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union[2] and is a feeder club for the Ospreys.[3]

The club was founded in 1921 and has produced a number of established Welsh internationals and international referees such as Derek Bevan and Max Wiltshire. The Club in recent years have enjoyed vast success seeing multiple promotions between 2017 and 2024 Moving from Division 5 to Division 1 of the West Central Leagues. Also winning divison 3 in 2022-23 and division 2 in 2023-24

Club honours

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Winners - 2023[4]

Winners - 2023

Runners-Up 2023

Runners-Up 2024

Players and coaches

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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
Taylor Bamford Hooker Wales Wales
Liam Thomas Hooker Wales Wales
Corey Westermark Hooker Wales Wales
Charlie Evans Prop Wales Wales
Nathan Hills Prop Wales Wales
Haydn Manorek Prop Wales Wales
Lewis Thomas Prop Wales Wales
Scott Allen Lock Wales Wales
Josh Collier Lock England England
Jack Sterio Lock Wales Wales
Kyle Rees Lock Wales Wales
Charlie Thomas Lock Wales Wales
Max Wood Lock Wales Wales
Liam Cordin Flanker Wales Wales
Matthew Dawson Flanker Wales Wales
Cameron Hartnoll Flanker Wales Wales
Dylan Hills Flanker Wales Wales
Adam Humphreys Flanker Wales Wales
Dafydd Weaver Flanker Wales Wales
Daniel Llewellyn Number 8 Wales Wales
Player Position Union
Liam Garland Scrum-half Wales Wales
Lewis Garland Scrum-half Wales Wales
Luke Jones Scrum-half Wales Wales
Ben Williams-Jones Scrum-half Wales Wales
Callum Hanney Fly-half Wales Wales
Lewis Humphreys Fly-half Wales Wales
Tom Bevan Centre Wales Wales
Shane Davies Centre Wales Wales
Duggie Jamieson Centre Wales Wales
James Garland Centre Wales Wales
Dafydd Roberts Centre Wales Wales
Luke Curtis Centre Wales Wales
William Evans Wing Wales Wales
Callum Roache Wing Wales Wales
Brandon Richards Wing Wales Wales
Richard Brunton Fullback Wales Wales
Jordan Garland Fullback Wales Wales
Ashton Shepard Fullback Wales Wales

Controversy

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In 2019 began a decline in club support due to a fault on the access bridge to the field owned by Welsh Water.[5] This issue has led to debate in Welsh Parliment with Assembly members questioning Welsh Waters support to the communities it serves. Conservative MS for South West Wales, Tom Giffard, said people in the community used to clean the bridge.

"Now instead, there's debris building up around the bridge... building a dam and therefore is a risk of flooding," he said.

"I want Welsh Water to assess that and see whether the fact that the bridge is closed is having an impact on flood risk in the area." he added.

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References

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  1. ^ Whatsthepont (2013-05-07). "Vardre Venice of Swansea Valley". Whatsthepont. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  2. ^ WRU (2024-01-01). "Vardre RFC". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  3. ^ BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  4. ^ Joe Jones (2024-05-23). "Best Rugby Team Every Part of Wales". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  5. ^ Aimee Thomas (2022-03-16). "Bridge Closure threatens rugby Club". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-03-16.