Glamorgan Wanderers RFC

Glamorgan Wanderers RFC

Full name	Glamorgan Wanderers Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Wands
Founded	1893[1]
Location	Cardiff, Wales
Ground(s)	Memorial Ground (Capacity: 3000)
Chairman	Alyn Humphreys
Coach(es)	Paul Matthews
Captain(s)	Joshua Male
League(s)	WRU Championship East
2023/24	9th[2]
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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

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

• Snelling Sevens 1986 - Champions
• Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy 1999-00 - Winners

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

Notable former players

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

• Lynn 'Cowboy' Davies
• Rhys Gill
• Sam Warburton
• Lloyd Williams
• Josh Navidi
• Andy Powell
• Corey Allen
• John Yapp
• Gary Powell
• Robin Sowden-Taylor
• Ben White
• Scott Andrews

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