Newport Gwent Dragons
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Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union
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...

 regional teams 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...

. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and 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 play all their home games at Rodney Parade
Rodney Parade
Rodney Parade is a stadium in the city of Newport, south Wales. Located on the east bank of the River Usk in Newport city centre it is primarily used for rugby matches and is the home ground of Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team.-History:...

, Newport
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...

. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...

. The region they represent covers an area of southeast Wales including Blaenau Gwent
Blaenau Gwent
Blaenau Gwent is a county borough in South Wales, sharing its name with a parliamentary constituency. It borders the unitary authority areas of Monmouthshire and Torfaen to the east, Caerphilly to the west and Powys to the north. Its main towns are Abertillery, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale and...

, Caerphilly
Caerphilly
Caerphilly is a town in the county borough of Caerphilly, south Wales, located at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley, with a population of approximately 31,000. It is a commuter town of Cardiff and Newport, which are located some 7.5 miles and 12 miles away, respectively...

, Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire is a county in south east Wales. The name derives from the historic county of Monmouthshire which covered a much larger area. The largest town is Abergavenny. There are many castles in Monmouthshire .-Historic county:...

, Newport
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...

 and Torfaen
Torfaen
Torfaen is a county borough in Wales within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It was originally formed in 1974 as a district of the county of Gwent and in 1996 it was reconstituted as a unitary authority.-Education:...

 with a total population approaching 500,000 and are affiliated with a number of semi-professional and amateur clubs throughout the area, including Welsh Premier Division
Welsh Premier Division
The Welsh Premier Division is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented by the Welsh Rugby Union for the 1990–91 season.-Competition history:...

 sides Bedwas RFC
Bedwas RFC
Bedwas RFC is a rugby union club located in the Welsh village of Bedwas. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.-Club history:...

, Cross Keys RFC
Cross Keys RFC
Cross Keys RFC is a rugby union club located in the Welsh village of Crosskeys. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.- History :...

, Newport RFC and Pontypool RFC
Pontypool RFC
Pontypool Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in the town of Pontypool. Pontypool RFC has a long history within Welsh rugby and is one of the most notable clubs, being present at the formation of the Welsh Rugby Union in 1881, but disbanding before the turn of the 19th century...

.

Formed in 2003 as a result of the regionalisation of Welsh rugby
Introduction of regional rugby union teams in Wales
The introduction of regional rugby union teams in Wales occurred prior to the start of the 2003/04 rugby union season. From this date, Wales was represented by a smaller number of regional teams in both the Celtic League and European Cup competitions, where previously the top club sides were...

, the team started life with a third-placed finish in the 2003–2004 Celtic League, narrowly failing to repeat their initial exploits the season after, ending it in fourth. The team has however struggled to match those early heights, finishing in the bottom three in the 2005–2006, 2006–2007, 2007–2008 and 2008–2009 seasons. In 2007 they reached the semi finals of the European Challenge Cup
European Challenge Cup
The European Challenge Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Amlin Challenge Cup, is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup. The cup was known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005. The European...

, losing to French side ASM Clermont Auvergne 46–29. In 2011 they reached the semi-finals of the Anglo-Welsh Cup, losing to Gloucester. They are yet to make the knock-out stages of the Heineken Cup tournament.

Formation

They were formed on 1 April 2003, following an agreement between Ebbw Vale RFC
Ebbw Vale RFC
Ebbw Vale Rugby Football Club is a Welsh Rugby Union Club based in the town of Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales. The club currently play in the WRU Division One East and the SWALEC Cup. It also acts as a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons....

 and Newport RFC, to form one of five regional rugby entities. Fundamental disagreements between the clubs, saw a period of arbitration, led by the then 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...

 chief executive David Moffett
David Moffett
David Moffett is an executive businessman who was notably the Group Chief Executive of the Welsh Rugby Union from 2002 until 2005 and Australia's National Rugby League from 1999 until 2001.-Biography:...

, which recommended the name "Gwent Dragons". On the 28th of July the side was launched under that name. This prompted Newport RFC benefactor Tony Brown to withdraw his financial support for the region. However by the 21st of August Brown returned following Ebbw Vale chairman Marcus Russell's resignation and the side's name becoming "Newport and Gwent Dragons". With the Welsh Rugby Union demanding an explanation for the changes, and acrimony between the two clubs another agreement was struck, resulting in the side officially becoming "Newport Gwent Dragons". On 12 November 2003 the region's founding company "Gwent Rugby Ltd" entered into
administration. On 27 November 2003 "Dragons Rugby Ltd." a new company was established to run the region, with both Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union holding a fifty percent stake.

2003–2005: Infancy

Under Mike Ruddock
Mike Ruddock
Mike Ruddock, OBE is a Welsh rugby union coach, currently coach of the Ireland Under-20 Rugby Union Team and Lansdowne FC . Ruddock was the coach of the Worcester Warriors until his resignation on 28 April 2010 following their relegation from the Guinness Premiership...

 and his assistant Clive Griffiths Newport Gwent Dragons with a squad largely drawn from the Newport RFC and Ebbw Vale RFC
Ebbw Vale RFC
Ebbw Vale Rugby Football Club is a Welsh Rugby Union Club based in the town of Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales. The club currently play in the WRU Division One East and the SWALEC Cup. It also acts as a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons....

 sides of the preceding year, confounded their limited pre-season expectations. Despite starting their life in top-class rugby with a 35–11 defeat away to Llanelli Scarlets
Llanelli Scarlets
The Scarlets are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Llanelli, south-west Wales the team play at the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, as well as competing in the LV= Cup and the Heineken Cup...

 it was to prove to be the region's most successful season so far. A 29–19 win over the Ospreys was to prove more telling, captained by Andy Marinos
Andy Marinos
Andy Marinos is a former former Wales international rugby union player. A centre, he played for Newport Gwent Dragons and Canterbury Bulldogs in the Australian Rugby League competition.Andy Also represented the Two South Africans teams of Western Province as well as the Western Stormers He is...

 the side remained unbeaten at home in the Celtic League and claimed the scalp of Stade Français in the Heineken Cup
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...

. Going into the final round with an outside chance of taking the title, the Dragons ended up finishing third in the Celtic League WRU
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...

 bosses were sufficiently impressed as to appoint Ruddock to the vacant Welsh
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...

 coaching job in the summer of 2004. Ruddock rewarded two of his former Dragons players, Hal Luscombe
Hal Luscombe
Haldane 'Hal' Naude Luscombe is a former Wales international rugby union player. His usual position was on the wing or in the centres.The last team he played for was Worcester Warriors in the top level of English rugby, the Guinness Premiership. He previously played for the Newport Gwent Dragons in...

 and Jason Forster
Jason Forster
Jason Alistaire Forster is a former international Wales rugby union player. A flanker, he played his club rugby for Pontypridd RFC, Newport RFC and Newport Gwent Dragons. He moved on to be player - coach at Doncaster RFC before returning to Wales to coach at Neath RFC.-External links:*...

 with their first test caps on Wales's summer tour of Argentina rugby
Argentina national rugby union team
The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...

. Percy Montgomery
Percy Montgomery
Percival Colin "Percy" Montgomery is a retired South African rugby union player...

 also impressed Springbok selector enough to remind them of his international credentials, and earn a Tri Nations recall.

The following off season saw a marked change in direction at Rodney Parade
Rodney Parade
Rodney Parade is a stadium in the city of Newport, south Wales. Located on the east bank of the River Usk in Newport city centre it is primarily used for rugby matches and is the home ground of Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team.-History:...

. Gareth Cooper
Gareth Cooper
Gareth Cooper is a former Wales international rugby union player who plays at scrum-half for the Cardiff Blues. He is renowned for his darting breaks from rucks.-Career:...

, Kevin Morgan and Ceri Sweeney
Ceri Sweeney
Ceri Sweeney is a rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half for Cardiff Blues and Wales.-Club career:In 1998, Sweeney joined Pontypridd RFC from Glyncoch RFC....

 were amongst a handful of players who joined the region in the wake of the Celtic Warriors
Celtic Warriors
The Celtic Warriors were a regional rugby union team from Wales, who played in the Celtic League and Heineken Cup between 2003 and 2004.-History:The Warriors were one of the five original regions of the Welsh Regional Rugby Era...

 being disbanded. Having originally agreed to replace Mike Ruddock as head coach, Declan Kidney
Declan Kidney
Declan Kidney is an Irish rugby union coach.-Early life:Kidney played rugby for UCC and later for Dolphin RFC....

 decided instead to seek employment back home with Leinster. It was not until 27 July 2004 that former Australian rugby league
Australian Rugby League
The Australian Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in Australia. It is made up of state bodies, including the New South Wales Rugby League and the Queensland Rugby League...

 coach Chris Anderson was appointed, with Leigh Jones as his assistant. Another credible Celtic League
Celtic League (rugby union)
The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....

 campaign followed, finishing in fourth spot, the second highest Welsh region. The side's Heineken Cup could be viewed as a wasted opportunity, having beaten French Perpignan
USA Perpignan
Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais or Unió eSportiva Arlequins de Perpinyà , generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyrénées-Orientales. The club currently competes in the Top 14, the top level of the French...

 at home 27–14, defeat home and away to Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle Falcons
The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in...

 put pay to any quarter final ambitions. Chris Anderson's contract was not extended beyond its initial one-year duration.

2005-2011 Paul Turner era

The region looked to Harlequins
Harlequin F.C.
The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop...

 backs coach Paul Turner
Paul Turner (rugby player)
Paul Turner , is a former Wales international rugby union player and the former head coach of Welsh regional side Newport Gwent Dragons.- Playing career :...

, a Welshman, as their new head coach. Turner would also have to contend with Percy Montgomery
Percy Montgomery
Percival Colin "Percy" Montgomery is a retired South African rugby union player...

 returning to South Africa and Newport stalwart Rod Snow
Rod Snow
Gerald Arthur Rod Snow is a Canadian former professional rugby union prop.Snow began his senior club rugby with the Newfoundland amateur club team Dogs RFC. He went on to play professionally in South Africa for Eastern Province in 1995, before joining Newport RFC in 1996, the club he remained...

 retiring. Munster
Munster Rugby
Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...

 and Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...

 proved too strong in the 2005-06 Heineken Cup
2005-06 Heineken Cup
The 2005–06 Heineken Cup was the eleventh edition of the European Heineken Cup rugby union club tournament. 24 teams from 7 different countries took part, with the opening game played on Friday October 21, 2005...

. After finishing 8th in the Celtic League
Celtic League (rugby union)
The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....

, a 24–15 defeat Overmach Parma in a play-off for a place in the following seasons Heineken cup proved a new low for the region. Anglo-Welsh Cup wins over Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...

 and Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. They play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 13,591....

 were the highlights of a tough season. Turner remained, but Wales international Hal Luscombe
Hal Luscombe
Haldane 'Hal' Naude Luscombe is a former Wales international rugby union player. His usual position was on the wing or in the centres.The last team he played for was Worcester Warriors in the top level of English rugby, the Guinness Premiership. He previously played for the Newport Gwent Dragons in...

 opted for a move away from the region, joining English Premiership side Harlequins.

Former Wales captain Colin Charvis
Colin Charvis
Colin Charvis is a former captain of the Welsh national rugby union team and also played for the British and Irish lions. A back row forward, Charvis was equally adept as a flanker or as the no...

 joined ahead of the 2006–2007 season with the Dragons progressed into a European Challenge Cup
European Challenge Cup
The European Challenge Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Amlin Challenge Cup, is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup. The cup was known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005. The European...

 semi-final, where they lost comfortably to ASM Clermont Auvergne. Domestically though, the region's European exploits appeared to take their toll, finishing ninth in the Celtic League
Celtic League (rugby union)
The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....

. Significantly the region avoided the prospect of a second season away from the Heineken Cup, defeating another Italian side Calvisano
Rugby Calvisano
Rugby Calvisano are an Italian rugby union club currently competing in National Championship of Excellence.They are based in Calvisano , in Lombardy....

 22–15. The match also marked the end for departing Wales internationals Ian Gough
Ian Gough
Ian Gough is a Welsh rugby union footballer, currently playing for the Ospreys in the Celtic League. His usual position is at lock. He has also played for the Welsh national team, making his debut against South Africa in 1998, and has been a regular since, including playing in the 2006 Six Nations...

 and Gareth Cooper
Gareth Cooper
Gareth Cooper is a former Wales international rugby union player who plays at scrum-half for the Cardiff Blues. He is renowned for his darting breaks from rucks.-Career:...

 at Rodney Parade.

2007–2008 proved to be another difficult season for the region. Signings such as scrum-half Andy Williams
Andy Williams (rugby player)
Andy Williams , is a Welsh international rugby union player. A scrum half, he has attained 5 caps for the Wales national rugby union team....

 and flanker Richard Parks
Richard Parks
Richard David Parks is a former Wales international rugby union player, representing Newport RFC, Pontypridd RFC, Celtic Warriors, Leeds Tykes, Perpignan and Newport Gwent Dragons at club and regional level. In May 2009 he was forced to retire from rugby due to a shoulder injury...

 were not able to help reverse the side's fortunes. The Dragons 2007-08 Heineken Cup
2007-08 Heineken Cup
The 2007–08 Heineken Cup was the 13th edition of the Heineken Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby.The start of the tournament was delayed because of the 2007 Rugby World Cup...

 campaign only saw one win against Italian side Treviso
Benetton Rugby Treviso
Benetton Rugby Treviso are an Italian professional rugby union club currently competing in the RaboDirect Pro12 and the Heineken Cup.They are based in Treviso in Veneto, and owned by the Benetton clothing company....

 and exiting the Anglo-Welsh Cup in the pool stages for a third year running. Between completing a double over Llanelli Scarlets
Llanelli Scarlets
The Scarlets are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Llanelli, south-west Wales the team play at the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, as well as competing in the LV= Cup and the Heineken Cup...

 on January 1 to defeating the Ospreys on May 6, the Dragons failed to win a Celtic League game. Despite finishing as the lowest-placed Welsh side in the league the region qualified for next season's Heineken Cup, without having to play off against Italian opposition due to a failure by the Italian League to finish before a specified date.

The summer of 2008 marked a change in the Dragons recruitment policy to a more antipodean
Antipodes
In geography, the antipodes of any place on Earth is the point on the Earth's surface which is diametrically opposite to it. Two points that are antipodal to one another are connected by a straight line running through the centre of the Earth....

 focus. Several new signings included New Zealander Tom Willis who was also appointed captain. The 2008–2009 Heineken Cup saw visible signs of encouragement for the region. An opening round defeat of Glasgow at Rodney Parade and two respectable defeats to French giants Toulouse, sandwiched between narrow losses against Bath offered hope of arresting decline at Rodney Parade. Domestically in the Celtic League it was a case of same old as consecutive defeats in rearranged matches away at Cardiff Blues and the Ospreys ended any hopes of avoiding finishing as the lowest placed Welsh region and another Heineken Cup play off against Italian opposition. In record appearance holder Adam Black's final game for the side, the Dragons ran out comfortable winners away to Calvisano to secure their place in European rugby's premier tournament for a third season running.

The 2009–2010 season brought about significant improvements in results, with the Dragons remaining unbeaten at Rodney Parade in the Celtic League until their final home match, a 20–14 loss to Cardiff Blues. Defeat also brought about the end of the Dragons bid to qualify for the inaugural Celtic League play offs. An improved seventh place finish did however mean automatic qualification for the Heineken cup as the third highest finishing Welsh region. Despite coming close to defeating Gloucester away at Kingsholm and a win at home against Glasgow, back to back losses at Biarritz put pay to the Dragons chances of progressing past the group stages of the Heineken Cup for the first time.

2011 onwards

Turner stepped down as Head Coach in February 2011 and Darren Edwards
Darren Edwards
Darren Edwards is a former rugby union player. A scrum-half, he was a member of the 2003 Wales national rugby union team squad and he played forWales at Wales A, Sevens, Under 21, Students and Under 18 levels...

 took over the role in a caretaker capacity. Edwards led the team to their first Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-final, where they lost to Gloucester. In April 2011 Edwards was appointed Head Coach on a full-time basis.

Controversy

The naming of the region has caused considerable turbulence. Newport Gwent Dragons are a new side created out of the restructuring of Welsh rugby and are meant to represent their designated region as is the case with the Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the team have played at Cardiff City Stadium since the start of the 2009/2010 season and are owned by Cardiff Rugby Football Club....

, the Scarlets and the Ospreys. Some in the Welsh rugby world, such as Welsh rugby legend Bobby Windsor
Bobby Windsor
Robert William Windsor , known as Bobby and nicknamed "The Duke", is a former rugby union player who gained 28 rugby union caps for Wales as a hooker between 1973 and 1979...

, believed that including the name Newport would alienate some fans in the surrounding valley. While much of the support in the larger Newport area support greater identification with the City of Newport and a continuation of the historic traditions of Newport RFC. Several names were suggested but all were rejected by the WRU. In the end, the WRU decided the region's name for them, the "Gwent Dragons". The company set up to run the side entered administration before playing a game and as a result the word "NEWPORT" was added to the team name in a double-sized font, whilst "Gwent" was reduced. This was in response to the very poor reaction to a "Gwent Dragons" side in the region. This addition and choice of kit has added a greater Newport emphasis and has enabled the side to move towards greater equity to the position of Cardiff Blues.

The Newport Action Group, among others, claim the side has lost more supporters by including the name "Gwent" in its title. The crowds supporting Newport Gwent Dragons averaged 5,154 for the 2005/2006 season, whereas in the 2002/2003 season, Newport was Wales' best supported club and British rugby's fourth best with an average attendance of 8,302 – after English Premiership outfits, Leicester
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...

, Gloucester
Gloucester RFC
Gloucester Rugby are a professional English rugby union club situated in the west country city of Gloucester. The club plays in the domestic Aviva Premiership...

 and Northampton
Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. They play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 13,591....

. Although controversy surrounding the naming of the region might be petty, rugby in South Wales
South Wales
South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...

 is deeply divided among hundreds of historic rugby clubs with bitter rivalries. In the 2006–2007 season, attendance averaged 5,629 at Rodney Parade
Rodney Parade
Rodney Parade is a stadium in the city of Newport, south Wales. Located on the east bank of the River Usk in Newport city centre it is primarily used for rugby matches and is the home ground of Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team.-History:...

.

Home ground

The region's ground is the 10,500-capacity Rodney Parade
Rodney Parade
Rodney Parade is a stadium in the city of Newport, south Wales. Located on the east bank of the River Usk in Newport city centre it is primarily used for rugby matches and is the home ground of Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team.-History:...

 ground in Newport, with an agreement between owners Newport RFC and the region in place, for all regular season games to be played there. Plans for a multi-million pound 15,000-capacity stadium with 13,000 seats were submitted on 25 April 2008. Along with Rodney Parade, the region has also played pre-season games at Pontypool Park
Pontypool Park
Pontypool Park is a park containing predominantly mature trees with some open meadowland located in Pontypool, south Wales. The park was formerly the grounds of Pontypool House and was laid out in the closing years of the 17th century for Major John Hanbury, the local ironmaster, who is closely...

  and Pandy Park, Cross Keys RFC
Cross Keys RFC
Cross Keys RFC is a rugby union club located in the Welsh village of Crosskeys. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons.- History :...

. Although this has not occurred since playing a Gwent Premiership XV prior to the 2006–2007 season.

On 1 May 2008 it was announced that Guinness Premiership
Guinness Premiership
The English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...

 club Bristol
Bristol Rugby
Bristol Rugby is a rugby union club based in Bristol, England. The club currently plays in the RFU Championship and competes in the British and Irish Cup. They rely in large part on the many junior rugby clubs in the region, particularly those from 'the Combination'...

 would ground share at Rodney Parade until the completion of the re-development of their Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium (Bristol)
The Memorial Stadium, also commonly known by its previous name of The Memorial Ground, is a sports ground in Bristol, England, dedicated to the memory of the rugby union players of the city killed during World War I...

 ground in Bristol in 2010. However on 3 June 2008 it was announced that the English club would be forced to delay their move for at least a further season.

Current squad

Squad 2011-12

In

Tom Brown
Thomas Brown (rugby)
Thomas "Tom" Brown is a professional rugby union and rugby league footballer who at representative level has played rugby union for Wales , and at club level for Coventry R.F.C., Worcester Warriors, Newbury RFC, London Welsh, Cardiff Blues, and Newport Gwent Dragons, playing at Number 8, and at...

 from   Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the team have played at Cardiff City Stadium since the start of the 2009/2010 season and are owned by Cardiff Rugby Football Club....

 Darren Waters
Darren Waters
Darren Waters is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Newport Gwent Dragons regional team having joined them from Pontypridd in May 2011. His position is flanker.- External links :*...

 from   Pontypridd
Pontypridd RFC
Pontypridd Rugby Football Club, known as Ponty, are a rugby union team from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, currently playing in the British and Irish Cup, Principality Premiership, and are the current SWALEC Cup champions....

 Joe Bedford
Joe Bedford
Joe Bedford is an English professional rugby union player. His primary position is scrum half.Bedford joined Newport Gwent Dragons for the 2011-12 season having previously played for Rotherham Titans and Leeds Carnegie....

 from   Rotherham Jamie Smith
Jamie Smith (rugby player)
Jamie Smith is an Irish rugby union player who plays for Newport Gwent Dragons regional team having progressed through the Ulster academy. His usual position is Full Back....

 from Ulster
Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...

 Nathan Williams
Nathan Williams (rugby player)
Nathan Williams is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Newport Gwent Dragons regional team having previously played for Moseley and the Scarlets. His position is prop forward.Williams has also represented Wales at Under-21 level....

 from   Moseley Trysdan Davies from   Scarlets Tonderai Chavhanga
Tonderai Chavhanga
Tonderai Chavhanga is a South African rugby union player. Chavhanga has played for the national team, the Springboks, being capped once in 2005. He played for the Stormers in the international Super 14 competition...

 from   Lions Anitelea Tuilagi from   Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...


Out

Joe Bearman
Joe Bearman
Joe Bearman is an English rugby union player. A flanker, he currently plays his club rugby for the Ospreys having previously played for the Newport Gwent Dragons and the Cornish Pirates....

 to   Ospreys Duane Goodfield
Duane Goodfield
Duane Goodfield is a Welsh rugby union player. A Hooker, he played for Pontypridd RFC and Cardiff Blues and in April 2008 it was announced he would join Newport Gwent Dragons for the new season. He retired at the end of the 2010-11 season.-External links:***...

 (retired) Matthew J Watkins
Matthew Watkins
Matthew Jason Watkins is a former Wales international rugby union footballer who plays at centre. He is commonly known by the name Matthew J...

 (released) Jamie Davies (released) Craig Attwell (released) Andrew Brown
Andrew Brown (rugby player)
Andrew Brown is an Australian Rugby Union player for the Queensland Reds in the international Super 14 Competition...

 (released) Arthur Ellis
Arthur Ellis (rugby player)
Arthur Ellis is a rugby union player. He plays at hooker. His father played for Wales Schools, Neath and was an Oxford Blue. Ellis attended St. Benedict's School, Ealing....

 to   Bridgend Ravens Patrick Palmer
Patrick Palmer (rugby player)
Patrick Palmer is a Welsh rugby union player. A prop forward, he has represented Wales at Under 19 and Under 20 levels....

 to   Pontypridd
Pontypridd RFC
Pontypridd Rugby Football Club, known as Ponty, are a rugby union team from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, currently playing in the British and Irish Cup, Principality Premiership, and are the current SWALEC Cup champions....

 Adam Brown
Adam Brown (rugby player)
Adam Ciaran Brown is a Welsh rugby union player.A lock forward, he played for Newport Gwent Dragons having progressed through the Dragons academy. He made his debut for the Dragons 15 February 2008 against Ulster....

 to   London Welsh James Thomas
James Thomas (rugby player)
James Thomas is a Welsh rugby union player. A Number 8 forward, he has represented Wales at Under-18 and Under-20 level....

 (released) Rhydian Wilson (released) Nicky Griffiths
Nicky Griffiths
Nicky Griffiths is a Welsh rugby union player. A scrum half, he is a former Wales Under-19 and Under-21 international.Griffiths started his career with Bridgend RFC before moving on the Ospreys, Cornish Pirates, Doncaster RFC. In June 2010 he joined Newport Gwent Dragons...

 to Jersey
Jersey R.F.C.
Jersey Rugby Football Club are a Jersey rugby club in the National League 1 and play at St. Peter. Last season JRFC won their play-off at Twickenham and also beat their greatest rivals Guernsey to win the Siam Cup. Jersey gained promotion by beating Loughborough Students and are now in National...

 Rhodri Gomer-Davies
Rhodri Gomer-Davies
Rhodri Gomer-Davies is a rugby union footballer who plays at centre .-Professional career:He signed for Northampton Saints in 2004, but after a groin injury struggled for an opputunity with the Saints' first XV, before being released in February 2007. Gomer-Davies moved to the Newport Gwent...

 to   Scarlets Nathan Brew
Nathan Brew
Nathan Brew is a Welsh international rugby union player. Brew is capable of playing both in the centre and on the wing.- Early life :...

 (released) Matt Evans
Matt Evans (rugby player)
Matt Evans is a Canadian international rugby union player. Matt Evans is a utility back and has played in various back-line positions including fly-half, centre, wing, and full-back.Evans competed at the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship representing Canada...

 to   Cornish Pirates
Cornish Pirates
The Cornish Pirates are an English professional rugby union team who play in the Championship, the second level of the English rugby union pyramid, and are the premier Cornish rugby club. Formerly known as Penzance & Newlyn Pirates, the Cornish Pirates play their home games and train at their...

 Ali McKenzie
Ali McKenzie
Ali McKenzie is an English rugby union player. A prop forward, he played for Wasps when Wasps won the European Challenge Cup in 2003 and the Heineken Cup at Twickenham in 2004....

 (released) Tom Cooper
Tom Cooper (rugby player)
Tom Cooper is an English rugby union. A centre, he played for Bedwas RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. Cooper made his debut for Newport Gwent Dragons against Gloucester 4 November 2010. He was released by Newport Gwent Dragons at the end of the 2010-11 season.-External links:*...

 (released) Nigel Hall (retired)

Notable players

See also: .


Two Newport Gwent Dragons players, Michael Owen
Michael Owen (rugby player)
Michael Owen , was educated at Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive school in Beddau and was a Welsh rugby union player. He played for Saracens at club level and Wales internationally, having previously represented Newport Gwent Dragons in the Magners League. Owen, who is , most often played Number 8, but...

 and Gareth Cooper
Gareth Cooper
Gareth Cooper is a former Wales international rugby union player who plays at scrum-half for the Cardiff Blues. He is renowned for his darting breaks from rucks.-Career:...

 were selected for the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
In 2005 the British and Irish Lions rugby union team toured New Zealand for the first time since 1993, playing 7 tour matches against first and second division clubs from the National Provincial Championship series, 1 tour match against the national New Zealand all Māori club, and 3 official test...

. Michael Owen also captained the Wales national rugby union team
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...

 in 2005–06 and he led Wales to their first Grand Slam
Grand Slam (Rugby Union)
In rugby union, a Grand Slam occurs when one team in the Six Nations Championship manages to beat all the others during one year's competition...

 for 27 years in the 2005 Six Nations Championship
2005 Six Nations Championship
The 2005 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the sixth series of the Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy...

.

Adam Black
Adam Black (rugby player)
Adam Black is a rugby union player. A prop forward, Black has represented England at Under 21 level.He played for London Wasps, Bedford, Sale Sharks, Ebbw Vale and Newport Gwent Dragons before joining Worcester Warriors in May 2009.-External links:**...

, Jamie Ringer
Jamie Ringer
Jamie Ringer is a Wales international rugby union player.A flanker, he played club rugby for Cardiff RFC and Neath RFC before joining Newport Gwent Dragons and earning two Welsh caps in the process...

, Peter Sidoli
Peter Sidoli
Peter Sidoli is a Wales rugby union player. A lock forward, he played for Neath RFC and Ebbw Vale RFC before joining Newport Gwent Dragons. In 2008 he joined Italian club Rugby Calvisano...

, Gareth Wyatt
Gareth Wyatt
Gareth Wyatt is a Welsh rugby union player who has won two caps for the Wales national rugby union team.-Education:...

, Steve Jones
Steve Jones (rugby player born 1977)
For the Wales international of the 1980s see Steve Jones Steve Jones is a Welsh international rugby union player. A hooker, he has attained 5 international caps for the Wales national rugby union team. Jones was first capped for Wales against Japan in 2001...

, Luke Charteris
Luke Charteris
Luke Charteris is a Wales international rugby union player. A second row forward, he plays his club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons.Charteris made his debut for Wales in 2004 versus South Africa in 2004 having previously represented Wales at Under 19 and Under 21 levels.Charteris was called up as a...

 and Wayne Evans have made over one hundred Newport Gwent Dragons appearances. Prop Adam Black became the first centurion in Dragons colours during the 2006–07 season.

Several former players have been capped by the Wales national rugby union team
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...

 while with the region; props Chris Anthony
Chris Anthony (rugby player)
Christopher Thomas Anthony is a former international Wales rugby union player. A prop, he played his club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons....

 and Rhys Thomas, second row Ian Gough
Ian Gough
Ian Gough is a Welsh rugby union footballer, currently playing for the Ospreys in the Celtic League. His usual position is at lock. He has also played for the Welsh national team, making his debut against South Africa in 1998, and has been a regular since, including playing in the 2006 Six Nations...

, flankers Jason Forster
Jason Forster
Jason Alistaire Forster is a former international Wales rugby union player. A flanker, he played his club rugby for Pontypridd RFC, Newport RFC and Newport Gwent Dragons. He moved on to be player - coach at Doncaster RFC before returning to Wales to coach at Neath RFC.-External links:*...

, Richard Parks
Richard Parks
Richard David Parks is a former Wales international rugby union player, representing Newport RFC, Pontypridd RFC, Celtic Warriors, Leeds Tykes, Perpignan and Newport Gwent Dragons at club and regional level. In May 2009 he was forced to retire from rugby due to a shoulder injury...

 and Jamie Ringer
Jamie Ringer
Jamie Ringer is a Wales international rugby union player.A flanker, he played club rugby for Cardiff RFC and Neath RFC before joining Newport Gwent Dragons and earning two Welsh caps in the process...

, number eight Michael Owen
Michael Owen (rugby player)
Michael Owen , was educated at Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive school in Beddau and was a Welsh rugby union player. He played for Saracens at club level and Wales internationally, having previously represented Newport Gwent Dragons in the Magners League. Owen, who is , most often played Number 8, but...

 and Rhys Oakley
Rhys Oakley
Rhys Oakley is a Welsh international rugby union footballer for Leeds Carnegie . His usual position is at number eight ....

, scrum halves Gareth Cooper
Gareth Cooper
Gareth Cooper is a former Wales international rugby union player who plays at scrum-half for the Cardiff Blues. He is renowned for his darting breaks from rucks.-Career:...

 and Andy Williams
Andy Williams (rugby player)
Andy Williams , is a Welsh international rugby union player. A scrum half, he has attained 5 caps for the Wales national rugby union team....

, outside half Ceri Sweeney
Ceri Sweeney
Ceri Sweeney is a rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half for Cardiff Blues and Wales.-Club career:In 1998, Sweeney joined Pontypridd RFC from Glyncoch RFC....

, centre Andy Marinos
Andy Marinos
Andy Marinos is a former former Wales international rugby union player. A centre, he played for Newport Gwent Dragons and Canterbury Bulldogs in the Australian Rugby League competition.Andy Also represented the Two South Africans teams of Western Province as well as the Western Stormers He is...

, wingers Gareth Wyatt
Gareth Wyatt
Gareth Wyatt is a Welsh rugby union player who has won two caps for the Wales national rugby union team.-Education:...

 and Hal Luscombe and full back Kevin Morgan. South African full back Percy Montgomery
Percy Montgomery
Percival Colin "Percy" Montgomery is a retired South African rugby union player...

, Tongan utility back Sione Tu'ipulotu
Sione Tu'ipulotu
Sione Mone Tu'ipulotu is a Tongan rugby union footballer. His usual position is at scrum-half, but he can also play as a fullback...

, Canadian prop Rod Snow
Rod Snow
Gerald Arthur Rod Snow is a Canadian former professional rugby union prop.Snow began his senior club rugby with the Newfoundland amateur club team Dogs RFC. He went on to play professionally in South Africa for Eastern Province in 1995, before joining Newport RFC in 1996, the club he remained...

, USA fly-half Mike Hercus
Mike Hercus
Mike Hercus is a retired American rugby union footballer who played at fly-half for the USA Eagles and several top level professional clubs around the globe....

, USA scrum-half Mike Petri and Japan fly-half James Arlidge
James Arlidge
is a Japanese international rugby union player. He plays primarily at fly-half.-Club career:Unusually he made his Super rugby debut for the Auckland Blues, prior to making his first start in provincial rugby, making the step from junior rugby with Pakuranga and Auckland Colts, due to the then Blues...

 played internationally for their respective nations, while with the region.

Of the current players Steve Jones
Steve Jones (rugby player born 1977)
For the Wales international of the 1980s see Steve Jones Steve Jones is a Welsh international rugby union player. A hooker, he has attained 5 international caps for the Wales national rugby union team. Jones was first capped for Wales against Japan in 2001...

, Luke Charteris
Luke Charteris
Luke Charteris is a Wales international rugby union player. A second row forward, he plays his club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons.Charteris made his debut for Wales in 2004 versus South Africa in 2004 having previously represented Wales at Under 19 and Under 21 levels.Charteris was called up as a...

, Dan Lydiate
Dan Lydiate
Dan Lydiate is a Wales international rugby union player. A flanker, Lydiate was raised in Llandrindod Wells and is a product of the Newport Gwent Dragons academy...

, Gavin Thomas
Gavin Thomas
Gavin Michael Thomas is a Wales international rugby union flanker, who has been capped more than 20 times for Wales. He plays his club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons, who he joined in 2009....

, Will Harries
Will Harries
Will Harries is a Wales international rugby union player. He has also been selected for the Wales national rugby union team squad. He played for the Northampton Saints and spent time on loan at Bedford Blues...

, Aled Brew
Aled Brew
Aled Brew is a Wales international rugby union player who plays as a winger for Newport Gwent Dragons in the Celtic League. He made his debut with the Wales national rugby union team against Ireland in the 2007 Six Nations Championship.-Biography:...

, Toby Faletau
Toby Faletau
Tangaki Taulupe "Toby" Faletau is a Wales international rugby union player. A flank forward, Faletau played for Cross Keys RFC before joining the Newport Gwent Dragons....

 and Lloyd Burns
Lloyd Burns
Lloyd Burns is a Wales international rugby union player. Burns plays in the hooker position and currently plays his club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons having made his debut in the 2008–09 season. He previously played for Pontypool RFC and Cross Keys RFC...

 have featured in Wales test matches whilst with the region. Adam M. Jones
Adam M. Jones
Adam Mathias Jones is a Wales international rugby union player. A lock forward, he is a former Wales Under-19 captain and attained his first full caps in the 2006-7 Six Nations Nations championship as a replacement against England and Scotland. In June 2007 he left Llanelli Scarlets to join...

, Robert Sidoli
Robert Sidoli
Robert Sidoli is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Newport Gwent Dragons.He has won 42 caps for Wales as a lock forward...

, Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones (rugby player)
Matthew Jones is a Welsh international rugby union player. A fly-half, he played for the Ospreys and the Wales Under-21 team, figuring in the Grand Slam winning side. In 2005 he was part of the senior Wales squad summer tour of North America and attained his first full cap against Canada.Jones...

 and Scott Morgan
Scott Morgan (rugby player)
Scott Morgan is a Welsh international rugby union player. His usual position is Lock or Flanker.Morgan began his career at Neath before joining Llanelli, Bristol and Leeds. In 2006 he joined Cardiff Blues.In July 2010 Morgan joined Newport Gwent Dragons....

 attained Wales international caps before joining Newport Gwent Dragons. Tom Willis
Tom Willis (rugby player)
Tom Willis is a professional rugby union player who plays at hooker for the Newport Gwent Dragons in the RaboDirect Pro12.-New Zealand:...

 attained caps for New Zealand and Tonderai Chavhanga
Tonderai Chavhanga
Tonderai Chavhanga is a South African rugby union player. Chavhanga has played for the national team, the Springboks, being capped once in 2005. He played for the Stormers in the international Super 14 competition...

 attained caps for South Africa before joining the Region.

Head coaches

Name Nationality Years
Mike Ruddock
Mike Ruddock
Mike Ruddock, OBE is a Welsh rugby union coach, currently coach of the Ireland Under-20 Rugby Union Team and Lansdowne FC . Ruddock was the coach of the Worcester Warriors until his resignation on 28 April 2010 following their relegation from the Guinness Premiership...

  2003–2004
Declan Kidney
Declan Kidney
Declan Kidney is an Irish rugby union coach.-Early life:Kidney played rugby for UCC and later for Dolphin RFC....

2004
Chris Anderson   2004–2005
Paul Turner
Paul Turner (rugby player)
Paul Turner , is a former Wales international rugby union player and the former head coach of Welsh regional side Newport Gwent Dragons.- Playing career :...

  2005–2011
Darren Edwards
Darren Edwards
Darren Edwards is a former rugby union player. A scrum-half, he was a member of the 2003 Wales national rugby union team squad and he played forWales at Wales A, Sevens, Under 21, Students and Under 18 levels...

  2011

Celtic League

Season Played Win Draw Loss BP Points Position
2003–04 22 16 0 6 8 72 3rd
2004–05 20 11 0 9 6 50 4th
2005–06 22 7 0 13 9 45 8th
2006–07 20 8 0 12 7 39 9th
2007–08 18 7 1 10 4 34 8th
2008–09 18 7 0 11 5 33 9th
2009–10 18 8 1 9 5 39 7th

Celtic Cup

Season Round Match
2003–04 First round Lost 40 – 6 to Llanelli Scarlets
2004–05 Quarter-final Lost 19 – 46 to Llanelli Scarlets

Heineken Cup

Year Pool Pos Played Won Drawn Loss Bonus Pts
2009–10
2009–10 Heineken Cup
The 2009–10 Heineken Cup was the 15th season of the Heineken Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby...

2 4th 6 1 0 5 2 6
2008–09 5 4th 6 1 0 5 3 7
2007–08 1 3rd 6 1 0 5 4 8
2005–06 1 3rd 6 1 0 5 2 6
2004–05 5 3rd 6 3 0 3 3 15
2003–04 1 4th 6 2 0 4 1 9

European Challenge Cup

Year Pool Pos Played Won Drawn Loss Bonus Pts
2006–07 1 1st 6 5 0 1 5 25
Quarter-final Newport Gwent Dragons 39 – 17 Brive
CA Brive
Club Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin is a French rugby union team founded in 1910 and based in Brive-la-Gaillarde in the département of Corrèze of the Limousin région . They wear black and white and play in the Stade Amédée-Domenech .- History :The club was created on 15 March 1910 established on...

Semi-final Clermont Auvergne
ASM Clermont Auvergne
Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne are a French rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system, ASMCA are the were the 2010 France Top 14 Champions. It is the rugby section of the multi-sport club...

46 – 29 Newport Gwent Dragons

Anglo-Welsh Cup

Season Pool Pos Played Won Drawn Loss BP Points
2009–10 4 2nd 4 3 0 1 0 12
2008–09
2008-09 EDF Energy Cup
The 2008-09 EDF Energy Cup is the 38th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the fourth to follow the recently adopted Anglo-Welsh format....

A 3rd 3 1 0 2 1 5
2007–08
2007-08 EDF Energy Cup
The 2007–08 EDF Energy Cup was the 37th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the third to follow the recently adopted Anglo-Welsh format....

A 4th 3 0 1 2 3 5
2006–07
2006-07 EDF Energy Cup
The 2006–07 EDF Energy Cup marked the 36th season of the English Rugby Union cup competition. It was the second season under the new Anglo-Welsh format and the first with EDF Energy as title sponsor...

D 3rd 3 1 0 2 0 4
2005–06
2005-06 Powergen Cup
The 2005-06 Powergen Cup was the 35th annual rugby union cup competition in England. Originally contested between clubs of the English leagues, this was the first season for which the competition was open to the Welsh regions, forming the Anglo-Welsh Cup. The cup is contested between the twelve...

D 3rd 3 2 0 1 0 8

See also

  • Celtic League
    Celtic League (rugby union)
    The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....

  • Anglo-Welsh Cup
  • Heineken Cup
    Heineken Cup
    The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...

  • European Challenge Cup
    European Challenge Cup
    The European Challenge Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Amlin Challenge Cup, is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup. The cup was known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005. The European...


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