Pontyclun RFC

Pontyclun RFC Pontyclun RFC sits in the heart of Pontyclun & provides rugby and sports facilities for all.

Although it is believed that rugby had been played in Pontyclun from the early 1880s; a game between a team from Pontyclun and Pentyrch was called off after crowd trouble in 1884, it is thought the rugby club was not created until 1886. The club accepts its creation date as 1887 as proof that Pontyclun played as a RFC during the 1887/88 season, recorded in the Pontypridd Chronicle in November 11 1

887. The match was recorded as Pontypridd Juniors against Pontyclown (a common misspelling of the town during the late 1800s) which Pontyclun won. There is also a report in the South Wales Daily News, November 12 1888, of a match between Bridgend and Pontyclown which was news-worthy due to Pontyclun taking offence at the referee, resulting in the team leaving the pitch eight minutes before the end of the match. In September 1887 Pontyclun RFC applied for membership to the Welsh Rugby Union along with Llandovery, Chepstow and Brecon. The membership was granted in a meeting held at the Queen's Hotel in Cardiff later that year. Unfortunately for Pontyclun in 1886 the WRU appointed a new secretary, Walter E. Rees, and he brought an element of financial stability to an organisation that was once wasteful. Where clubs were once able to miss membership subscription fees with little reprise, Rees ensured that this was no longer the case and Pontylcun lost their WRU membership in 1888 due to missed subscriptions. Pontyclun RFC re-applied for Welsh Rugby Union membership in 1919 along with Llanharan and Taffs Well. All three clubs were awarded membership on 22 August of that year, but were told to "put your grounds in order". The club first played on a field which is now the site of local school, Ysgol y Pant; until moving to Mill Fields.

📺 WHAT’S ON IN THE LOUNGES THIS WEEK! ⚽🏉It’s another busy week at Pontyclun RFC, with plenty of live football and rugby ...
07/09/2026

📺 WHAT’S ON IN THE LOUNGES THIS WEEK! ⚽🏉

It’s another busy week at Pontyclun RFC, with plenty of live football and rugby being shown in our club lounges, including a fantastic line-up of Champions League and Premier League action! 🙌📺

Don’t forget we’ve got home rugby at the club this weekend too, so there’s plenty of reason to get down to Pontyclun RFC! ❤️🖤

🍻 Bar Open
🍽️ Kitchen Open
📺 Live Sport in the Lounges
🙌 Everyone Welcome

Please note: This is our lounge TV schedule only, our rugby fixtures and other activities at the club continue as normal. 🏉

Whether you’re coming down to support the rugby, watch the game, grab some food and a drink, or simply enjoy the atmosphere, we’d love to see you at Pontyclun RFC.

📍 Pontyclun RFC, Llantrisant Rd, Pontyclun CF72 9DQ

See you at the club! 🍻📺🏉

06/09/2026

A date for the diary!!! Set to be an epic day at Pontyclun RFC

05/09/2026

Final Score
Taffs Wells 13 Pontyclun 48

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Try Dylan Godfrey
Taffs Well 13 Pontyclun 48

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Try Mason Cooke
Taffs Well 13 Pontyclun 43

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Try and conversion Nicky
Taffs Well 13 Pontyclun 38

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Try Joe Elks converted Nicky
Taffs Well 13 Pontyclun 31

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Penalty Nicky
Taffs Well 13 Pontyclun 24

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Penalty Nicky
Yaffs Well 13 Pontyclun 21

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Try Taffs Well
Taffs Well 13 Pontyclun 18

Address

Pontyclun Rugby And Sports Club
Pontyclun
CF729DQ

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 11pm
Tuesday 5pm - 11pm
Wednesday 5pm - 11pm
Thursday 4pm - 11pm
Friday 3pm - 11pm
Saturday 12pm - 11pm
Sunday 12pm - 10:30pm

Telephone

+441443222240

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