Aberavon Quins RFC

Aberavon Harlequins RFC (nicknamed "The Mighty Quins") is a Welsh rugby union team located in the Fairfield area of Port Talbot, a few minutes away from the town centre and Aberavon. In 1955, the team gained membership of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU). Today the club is a feeder club for the Ospreys.[1]

Aberavon Quins RFC

Full name	Aberavon Harlequins Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Mighty Quins
Founded	1891
Location	Port Talbot, Wales
Ground(s)	Harlequin Road (Capacity: 2,000)
President	Ken Morgan
Captain(s)	Dale Bowen
League(s)	WRU Division 2 West Central
2019 - 20	1st (Season Canelled due to COVID 19)
Team kit
Official website
www.aberavonquins.com

History

The club was founded in 1891, and they become known as the Aberavon Excel, playing in an all-white strip.[2] After the First World War in 1918, the Excels formed the Aberavon Harlequins R.F.C., which it has been known as since. They played on a waste site at what is now the Sandfields Estate, later renamed the Harlequins Field.[2] In 1932-33, the club was reformed by Dick Lody, Dill Stanford, Don Mainwaring and H.Williams, and the club grew until the start of Second World War.

In 1951, the club received a boost when the former Maesteg RFC, Wales and British Lions scrum half Trevor Lloyd returned to Aberavon Harlequins, his original club.[2] The 1955/56 season was the best playing record in the Quins' history, playing over thirty matches and losing only once.[2]

At the start of the 21st century, in an attempt to modernise the governing body of Welsh rugby union and to bring Wales fully into the professional era, it was decided to restructure the Welsh leagues and to source new sponsorship revenue for them. Teams would be allocated a division depending on their recent season’s order of merit and their geographical location. In the 2001/02 season, the Quins were placed in Lloyds TSB Division Two West, along with their local rivals Corus (Port Talbot) RFC.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union Dan Helson Prop Wales Dan Morgan Prop Wales Mike Burgess Prop Wales Joshua Pugh Prop Wales Chris Short Prop Wales James Davies Hooker Wales Tyler Hopkins Hooker Wales Colton Jones Hooker Wales Marcus Francis Hooker Wales Luke Davies Hooker Wales Karl Davies Lock Wales Callum Beynon Lock Wales Dale Bowen (c) Lock Wales Matthew Washbourne Lock Wales Matthew Saker Flanker Wales Jon Thomas Flanker Wales Ben Bragger Flanker Wales Dylan Mclachlan Flanker Wales Craig Cox Flanker Wales Drew Kinsey Flanker Wales Nial Price Flanker Wales Adam Dawe Flanker Wales Liam Oates Number 8 Wales Connor O'Callaghan Number 8 Wales

Player Position Union Billy Rowlands Scrum-half England Marcus David Scrum-half Wales Owen Kennerly Scrum-half Wales Foard Cooksley Fly-half Wales Marc Sheppard Fly-half Wales David Morely Fly-half Wales Ryan Pugh Fly-half Wales Morgan Kennerly Centre Wales Jack Dacey Centre Wales Lewis Cronin Centre Wales Greg Owen Centre Wales Rhys Edmunds Wing Wales Jonathan Palin Wing Wales Jamie Lean Wing Wales Kyle Williams Wing Wales Kieran Brennan Wing Wales Cameron Douglas Wing Wales Jordan Condon Wing Wales Daniel Taylor Wing Wales Rhys Thomas Wing Wales Kurtis Davies Fullback Wales Kyle Broom Fullback Wales

Honours

• 1981/82 - Glamorgan Silver Ball Winners
• 1987/88 - Wiztech League Champions
• 2008/09 - Division 3 South West Champions
• 2008/09 - Glamorgan Silver Ball Winners
• 2014/15 - WRU Youth League Cup Champions
• 2015/16 - Division 2 West Central Champions

References

1. "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC News. BBC. 8 July 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
2. "History". Thequinsrfc.com. Retrieved 14 April 2014.