Monmouthshire County RFC

Monmouthshire County RFC
Full name Monmouthshire County Rugby Football Club
Location Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire County RFC is a Welsh rugby union club that manages an invitational team, known as Monmouthshire that originally played rugby at county level. The team was made up of amateur players from sports clubs in the Monmouthshire region and historically played matches against other county teams from Wales and England, and during the 20th century was a fixture for touring international teams. Today clubs from the Monmouthshire region are still affiliated to Monmouthshire County RFC, as well as the Welsh Rugby Union.

Games played against international opposition

Year Date Opponent Result Score Tour Ground
1906 26 December United Kingdom South Africa Loss 0–17 1906 South Africa tour Rodney Parade, Newport
1912 12 October  South Africa Loss 0–16 1912–13 South Africa tour Recreation Ground, PontypoolNew Zealand Army rugby team of 1919
1919 5 May  New Zealand Win 4–3 New Zealand Army Ebbw Vale
1946 27 February  New Zealand Services Win 15–0 1945–46 New Zealand Services tour of Britain Recreation Ground, Pontypool
1967 6 December  New Zealand Loss 12–23 1967 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, France and Canada Rodney Parade, Newport
1969 19 November  South Africa Win 14–8 1969–70 South Africa tour Eugene Cross Park, Ebbw Vale
1973 26 September  Japan Win 26–16 1973 Japan tour of Wales, England and France Pontypool Park, Pontypool
1978 29 November  New Zealand Loss 9–26 1978 New Zealand tour of Britain and Ireland Rodney Parade, Newport
1982 3 November New ZealandNew Zealand Māori Loss 9–18 1982 New Zealand Māori tour of Wales Rodney Parade, Newport
1992 17 November  Australia Loss 9–19 1992 Australia rugby union tour of Europe Eugene Cross Park, Ebbw Vale
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