Gwernyfed RFC

Gwernyfed RFC

Full name	Gwernyfed Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)	Green, White & Blacks
Founded	1965
Location	Talgarth, Wales
Ground(s)	Trefecca Road
Chairman	Gareth Davies
Coach(es)	Lee Thomas, Alun Phillips, Tomi Lewis, Jordan Curran
League(s)	WRU Division Three South East
2011-12	8th[1]
Team kit
Official website
www.grfc.btik.com/p_Home.ikml

Gwernyfed RFC is a rugby union club based in the town of Talgarth, near Brecon, in Powys, Wales. Gwernyfed RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.^[2]

Gwernyfed RFC was founded in 1965 by two school teachers from Gwernyfed High School and initially played in the Neath & District Junior Rugby Union. During the early years the club played on the school's rugby pitch and used the New Inn public house in Talgarth as a makeshift clubhouse. A pitch was later obtained when a local farmer allowed use of a field in Talgarth, which became the club's home ground. In September 1990 the club managed to obtain sufficient funds to purchase a property on Trefecca road in Talgarth which is now the official clubhouse. In 1996 the club applied for and was successful in gaining membership to the Welsh Rugby Union.

The club today fields a firsts, seconds, ladies, youth and junior teams.

Club honours

• 2007-08 WRU Division Four East Champions.
• 2024-25 WRU Division Four East Champions
• Tomi Lewis: A product of Gwernyfed’s junior ranks. He has represented Wales at U18, U20, and in Wales Sevens.
• Tilly Vucaj: Also started playing for Gwernyfed as a child. She has earned a senior international cap for Wales and has been selected in the Wales squad for the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025.  

References

1. "WRU official site". Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
2. BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 14 June 2008.