Glynneath Hydrobombs RFC
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Glynneath Hydrobombs Rugby Football Club is a rugby union
team from the village of Glynneath
, Neath
in Wales
. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union
and is a feeder club for the Ospreys. The club fields a senior team which plays in the WRU leagues, and also fields a second XV, youth and junior teams. The club was created in 2007 by local millionaire businessman Jeffrey Ball. He reportedly sold his driving school business for an estimated £3,000,000 & said it was his lifelong dream to start his own rugby empire. In February 2009 his dream was realised when the Welsh Rugby Union accepted their bid to be part of the league system and given a place in the unions division 3 south west league. Their first match was a 70-3 defeat to local rivals Glynneath.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
team from the village of Glynneath
Glynneath
Glynneath , also spelt Glyn Neath, is a small town, community and electoral ward lying on the River Neath in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It was formerly in the historic county of Glamorgan...
, Neath
Neath
Neath is a town and community situated in the principal area of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK with a population of approximately 45,898 in 2001...
in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union
Welsh Rugby Union
The Welsh Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board.The union's patron is Queen Elizabeth II, and her grandson Prince William of Wales became the Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union as of February 2007.-History:The roots of the...
and is a feeder club for the Ospreys. The club fields a senior team which plays in the WRU leagues, and also fields a second XV, youth and junior teams. The club was created in 2007 by local millionaire businessman Jeffrey Ball. He reportedly sold his driving school business for an estimated £3,000,000 & said it was his lifelong dream to start his own rugby empire. In February 2009 his dream was realised when the Welsh Rugby Union accepted their bid to be part of the league system and given a place in the unions division 3 south west league. Their first match was a 70-3 defeat to local rivals Glynneath.