WRU Championship club priding itself on being an integral part of our community. Beddau may translate as 'Graves' but this village is very much
#LlawnBywyd
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For the record this club will always extend a warm welcome to you regardless whether your skin is black, white, yellow, pink or blue with orange spots !
The only colour we recognise here is the colour of the rugby jersey you wear.
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#SayNoToRacism
#CommunitySpirit
#Beddau1896
Your essence will remain long after you leave the village today to make your final journey.
Rest in peace our friend ๐
#TheMightyMajothi
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#upyaboompa
The club cannot begin to appreciate what the family of Dewi must be going through right now but would like to extend our deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to his nearest and dearest at this sad time๐ฏ
Pictured with Dewi here are his father Leigh and brother Scott ๐๐
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As our
@BeddauRFC
Chuckles XV were returning from their big win last night it became apparent that word of their victory had already reached home and that some of our village community had started celebrating on the moonshine ........
With today being our very first home fixture since his passing and this week would have been his birthday, our First XV along with the gentlemen of
@crosskeysrfc
payed respect to one of our fallen brothers.
For you Riaz Majothi ๐ค๐ป๐ค๐พ
#AlwaysWithUs
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Such incredibly sad news. The Club and village are saddened by the passing of the wonderful Andrew Jones. Our thoughts are with his family and many friends ๐๐๐
Massive best wishes to
@gethinjenkins1
&
@WelshRugbyUnion
today. Could Gethin make it 4 Grand Slams, 3 as a player and 1 as a coach? The Club and village are extremely proud of Gethin. Cmon Cymru!! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐
A huge thank you to
@glennslater
who has retired from playing today. He has been a huge stalwart for us & we congratulate him on a fantastic playing career
#boydonewell
#greenandgold
Everybody at the Club sends out their congratulations to Jason โTedโ Edwards who is now officially the High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan. Jason is Managing Director of
@Edwardscoaches1
and a former player of the Club. Well done Ted from us all ๐๐
Another stalwart receiving a cap on Saturday night will be one of the last of our "Old School" boys and born leader Glenn Slater. Boasting 353 appearances and a Try count of 85 he is just as renowned for his post-match enthusiasm in the clubhouse as for his on field efforts.
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Everybody at the Club and Community wishes
@gethinjenkins1
all the best in his final game today. There will be plenty of green and gold colours there today shouting him and his
@cardiff_blues
team on
#legend
#proudclub
If you're reading this with your TV in front of you and your settee underneath you then here's a suggestion......
In around 1 hours time most local clubs will be kicking off a
#grassroots
rugby match. Why not grab some fresh air and go and show your support ?
#CommunitySpirit
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Shout out to this young fella who will achieve a significant club benchmark on Saturday when he runs out against St Peters.
Diolch
@hywel_10
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Last week marked the 12th Anniversary of the passing of Gareth โSnidโ Jones. Snid was hugely loved by all at the Club and was superb as a player with us before going on to
@PontypriddRFC
&
@NeathRugby
.
We miss Snid & as we remember him we look back at a team that he was part of
This is a shout out to a club member who does so much behind the scenes including managing the bucket collection at last Saturdays youth game which raised over ยฃ300 towards the fundraising page set up in the name of Penygraig RFCs Logan Luker๐ฏ
Thank you so much Katy Giles ๐๐
Good luck from everyone at the Club to the one and only Owen โDotโ Cotton who gets married tomorrow. Top bloke! Typical prop getting married in pre-season!!
It's at times like these that old sporting rivalries are easiest put aside.
Our sincerest condolences and thoughts are with the family and friends of
@LlantwitRFC
record points scorer Robert Kotyla who was taken far too soon yesterday.
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#unitedingrief
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Want to give a big shout out and express our appreciation to Jordan '
@goodwinjg91
' Goodwin. A well respected leader who runs out for our First XV for the 100th time as Captain tomorrow.
Go well Captain.
The club thanks all who attended tonights AGM and welcome Lewis, Luke, Lee and Glenn onto the committee.
We'd also like to congratulate a club stalwart for becoming a life member for his services to
#TheGreenAndGold
. The club hugely appreciates your commitment Winko
@jamiewinko77
Massive congratulations to
@hywel_10
who will make his 150th 1st XV appearance for the Club tomorrow against
@bridgendravens
. A fantastic achievement and our sincere thanks to Hywel for his loyalty to the Green and Gold jersey ๐๐๐๐
Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Daniel โPalkyโ Palk today. He may have passed 3 years ago but he is forever in our hearts and minds ๐๐
Regarding our Youth XV match against
@Ynysybwl_RFC
Youth on Saturday. Our youth will do a bucket collection during the game to raise funds for the family of a talented young player taken way too soon earlier this week. Please bring along any change you can spare ๐๐
#ForLuker
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As we've just marked its 40th anniversary we want to recognise one of our own former Youth XV players, Brian Neck who participated the Falklands war. Awarded the Military Medal for his actions aboard 'Sir Galahad' we want to applaud and thank Brian for his part in the campaign.
Thanks to all the boys who put their body on the line Today for us. Many second team players and boys who were carrying injuries played. Playing with 13 men against a quality outfit for most of the game was always going to be tough
Well done and a huge thank you to these guys and the many more that took part in yesterdayโs Charity Bike ride. A huge sum of money was raised for local causes. What a great Club and Community we have ๐๐๐๐๐ดโโ๏ธ๐ดโโ๏ธ๐ป
#4caddy
Big shout out to former Green & Gold player
@CobiFlowers
as he battles against cancer. Cobi played a major part in our Division One promotion in 2015, scoring a sensational solo effort in the play off win against Penallta.
Best wishes mate this is another one you can win
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Please Share! Letโs remind everyone itโs OK to talk and express. If I can fight my battle with support then so can you!
Cancer has always been spoken about in a negative way (correctly so) However we have to learn to talk about it in a positive way as we need to Mental health
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The Club are absolutely delighted to be able to play a 3rd XV game today.
After over 40 years without an โAll Star XVโ the Green & Golds will make the short trip to Llanharan for a friendly fixture.
Thanks to
@LLANHARANRUGBY
for making this possible ๐๐
The club wish to extend our love and support to the Owen family as they struggle through what must be a very difficult week at the inquest for our fallen brother Tom.
Kim, Martin & Katie we are, and always will be, here for you.
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#4Tom
#TheGreenAndGold
A massive round of applause for our U13s who tonight won the Cardiff Rugby Defender Cup.
A mention has to go to the young men of
@LlantwitRFC
who pushed our boys close only losing by 1 point in a game which finished 15-14.
Both teams did your respective clubs very proud tonight.
There was one final and special presentation today. The Club are very proud to have awarded
@glennslater
a testimonial year for playing over 250 games for the Club. He is pictured with his mentor and sponsor
@goodfield_chris
#greenandgold
All our thoughts and prayers are with the Lear family today as we lay Graham Lear to rest.
Graham was a wicked , fun loving character who always had a smile on his face. A loving father to Donna &
@LearDarren
and husband to the late Hazel.
Fly high good friend ๐๐๐
Players from our Club and
@Narberth_RFC
came together at the end of yesterdayโs National Championship fixture to send their best wishes to Ospreys hooker Ifan Phillips
#staystrongifs
Great to see
@69freddie10
using the Field of Dreams for his backdrop during his 2020 Love Island audition. Unfortunately the naked shoot was postponed due to the inclement weather!!!
#greenandgold
#gofreddie
From the club to the global stage, the honour of making Wales'
@rugbyworldcup
squad announcement falls to the players' community clubs ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Braint rhoi'r llwyfan i'n clybiau cymunedol, a enwebwyd gan y chwaraewyr eu hun.
#HWFN
We're very grateful to our good friends
@Edwardscoaches1
who have kindly offered to bring the
#LionsRugby
team coach (no, not Gatland, the one with the wheels on it) to the clubhouse this Sunday between midday and 2pm for photo opportunities.
#CommunitySpirit
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#EdwardsCoaches
Best wishes to former player
@LukeACrocker
as he hangs up his playing boots for the last time. Integral to our 2013 Mid District final victory in Sardis Road and voted our Players Player & Player Of The Year before moving on to the premiership and representing Wales in 7s rugby.
Very saddened to hear of the sudden passing of
@GilfachYouthRFC
coach Mark Pritchard yesterday. We have great memories of hard fought battles against Mark during his time playing with
@TonyrefailRFC
.
Our deepest condolences are with Marks family and friends at this very sad time.
BACK IN GREEN!!
The Club has returned to its historical predominantly green with gold collar colours for the new season. A big thank you to all those who have sponsored the new 1st XV jersey ๐๐
Congratulations to Lewis Jones pictured with Bob Gay, one of yesterdays match sponsors. Gower Jenkins and Jert Morgan also sponsored the game which saw us win by 32 points to 12 over Treorchy.
Lewis was awarded Life Membership for his services to our Club and our game.
And if you're in any doubt how good you can look adorned in one of our
#Beddau1896
jerseys then just take a look at how wearing one turned two "average Joes" into a couple of real heartbreakers ......
๐ MONDAY MEMORIES ๐๐
Time flies..... it was 5 years ago this weekend that our 1st XV won the Div 1 East Central title with a win over neighbours Llantrisant.
The side went on to beat Penallta in a play-off to earn promotion back to the Championship
#goodtimes
#memories
Congratulations to
@mikeowenrugby
on being inducted into the
@middistrictru
hall of fame last night. Michael is a top bloke who has never forgotten his roots (look at the tie). Great achievement and totally deserved