Riley Davies, a member of Maesteg Celtic U8’s rugby team was given the award for Most Inspirational Person of the Year at the Ospreys Region Community Awards. Riley plays for the U8’s and due to an illness has to play throughout the game carrying an oxygen bottle on his back.
What a fantastic gesture by our
@MaestegQuinsRFC
friends who will wear our away kit this Saturday to show support and respect for Scott Davies this weekend
The Quins boys were fantastic in helping the boys and family during the search for Scott
Cheers boys
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We didnt want to have to do this, but Maesteg Celtic have banned Salt Bae from the Charity Day Over 30s v Under 30s fixture
At the request of Vets Captain Neil Sainsbury who is a Vegan
Edgar sends his apologies to Mr Bae and will see him soon in Miller and Carter
This evening players, coaches and friends of Maesteg Celtic took a moment to remember a hero and true warrior Kyan Harris, sporting the red and green of our neighbours and friends
@NantyffyllonRFC
the home of Kyan
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Sleep tight Kyan x
You were a true warrior ❤️
#KH
An emotional club committee, players committee and coaches meeting tonight
Together with the support of Scotts family + closest friends we have decided Saturdays Round 3 Cup tie against Pwllheli WILL GO AHEAD in the memory of our player Scott Davies
Please get down and support
Maesteg Celtic will be supporting changes of governance in the upcoming EGM to hopefully advance our wonderful sport in wales and help the game prosper at ALL levels
Our thoughts + prayers are with the family of Kyan Harris
What a brave brave incredible young man who had the love of a Valley behind him
The whole Llynfi valley will again come together im sure to pay tribute to an amazing boy
@MaestegQuinsRFC
@NantyffyllonRFC
@MaestegRFC
Saturdays 1st team game has taken on even more significance with the announcement that veteran loose head prop Damian "Concho" Phillips will be playing his last ever rugby game. Damian joined the club when he was 16 and has played nearly 400 first team games!
What a man!!
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Our heartfelt thoughts and condolences go to the family, friends + all the boys of Celtic RFC on the death of player Scott Davies
Thank you to all those who have messaged. Our players, Scotts closest mates and family have seen the messages
#WeareCeltic
#TogetherStronger
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Today the Llynfi Valley said its goodbyes and paid its tributes in the funeral of a true community hero! Brian “Geagle” Evans did so much good for the Maesteg Community. Many Llynfi Valley clubs used his boxing gym and Geagle led sessions.
A true community hero
Rip Geagle
#Legend
Such sad news that one of the Llynfi Valleys greatest characters Kev Dixon has passed away this morning. A true rugby fan and great person. Our thoughts are with Celtic stalwarts Anne, Brian, Lee, Neil and the rest of the family.
The club will be wearing odd socks today
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As a club, we would like to congratulate young Morgan Stone a Celtic player all the way through minis, juniors and then youth, on being selected for
@ExeterChiefs
under 18s for their upcoming premiership games. Well done Morgs, a true star in the making 🖤💛
Wishing two of our youth boys, Mason and Morgan, good luck for being selected to tour South Africa with Hartpury College. After going unbeaten all season,they now enter the prestigious Kearsney Festival in Durban where some of the best colleges in the world feature year on year.
Today we see
@maestegmaori
very last senior game (apparently 👀) at the ripe age of 40. Great career playing for
@BeddauRFC
and
@MaestegQuinsRFC
along with ourselves. Great character and apparently he can sing too?? Enjoy you’re retirement butty, hopefully see you on the banking!
A fitting tribute today for a Llynfi Valley and
@MaestegRFC
legend
Amazing to hear the stories and see so many ex stars of rugby in the Valley
The town was certainly 🖤💛 today
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Huge huge thanks to Glyncorrwg for coming up today with some Nantymoel Rfc boys!
A cracking game of rugby by both teams
Celtic with a 42-5 win
Emotional speeches and big thanks to the family of Scott for attending
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Squad has been announced and theres no better person to lead our team other than Celtic club legend and nephew of Kevin Dixon against
@MaestegRFC
Centre Lee Arthur will lead the troops with his brother Neil on the wing. Both Kevs close nephews
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#ForKev
#WeareCeltic
54 Yrs old, still playing 2nd team rugby, training chest and arms like a Spartan and the balance of a youngster! Oh wait.......
@MaestegCeltsCC
#WeloveHerbie
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Fantastic turn out for the Scott Davies Memorial game!
Huge thank you to all those players from all Valley clubs that took part.
It was a celtic win but in context that doesnt matter, the turn out was fantastic and the atmosphere and game fantastic and physical
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Massive shout out to Celtics Rhodri Bwye on a great walk today! 100,000 steps, 81km setting off at 5am this morning!!! Raising huge amounts for
@tyhafan
@maestegmaori
Also well done to
@MaestegQuinsRFC
@DeanRonan
on completing it and raising huge funds
Great work 👏👏🤝
Well done Liam Wyatt on a fantastic debut for Celtic 1sts today fresh at 18 yrs old from
@celtsyouth
Celtic average age backline of 1sts 21 yrs old ❤️❤️❤️
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Great debut for Callum Power just turned 18 yrs old
And here he is with Ian Herbert who came on today in the squad game who has now played senior rugby in the last 5 decades (Age 57)
#Celts
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Smurfys Troops get to the
@ospreys
Cup U12 final
What a performance away in Tonmawr in the Semi Final! A 42-7 win
What a season these boys have had!
Well done all coaches, parents and most importantly the Players
Enjoy your celebrations
#Celts
It was a pleasure to welcome back to the club over the festive period club legend Stephen Hawker. Stephen has autism and worships Maesteg Celtic, he knows every fact, game, try scorers etc from his days in the 90s, 2000s watching the club religiously before moving away.
Well done
@waunrfc
on todays win
Terrific fight until the end (literally) to get the win
We will hold our heads up, regroup and go at it again in Division 2 next year
#WeareCeltic
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All the best to
@MaestegRFC
as they have made the tough decision to regenerate and build the club again. Regardless of rivalries, history and attitudes, the strength of the Llynfi Valley is the club rugby scene.
I am sure the healthy rivalry will be back pretty soon
Go well boys
The Silver Ball 1/4 final draw has been made!
Annnnnnnnnd Its Our friends from up North
@Glyncorrwgrfc
A great tie for both teams! Hopefully played at Maesteg RFC where there should be a brilliant atmosphere
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Today the family and friends lay Scott to rest.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family today and over Christmas for the loss of Scott
Promises to be a big turn out and celebration,team mates and ex team mates, coaches and committee
Club shirts + Ties
#Celtictogether
Tomorrow we see another Celtic stalwart and current second team captain Keith Stone, calling time on his career. His final game will be local derby vs
@NantyffyllonRFC
seconds on Celtic 6:30 kick off. 🖤💛
Good start to our Division 1 campaign with a bonus point 33-7 win over a good physical Aberavon Quins.
Great to see the club bouncing during and after game!!
#WeareCeltic
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@MaestegQuinsRFC
Seeing lots of your boys out helping and searching until 2am yesterday and today speaks volumes of the togetherness in this valley 👍👍👍
Everyone at Maesteg Celtic would like to wish
@glyncorrwgrfc1
the very best for today’s charity match in memory of Gareth Kingman. 🖤💛 Unfortunately we can’t b there today as we’re involved in ospreys cup,However, our senior team will b flying the flag of glyncorrwg today🇩🇪🇩🇪
The club are delighted to welcome onto the management and coaching team Adam Humphreys and Gio Cirotto. The boys will be team managers across all the Senior squad whilst Adam will help out with some coaching duties
Awesome additions which the boys are chuffed with
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Well that was a huge last brutal battle! 1 last huge performance from the boys and great for Concho to have the send off he deserves after over 400 1st team games!!!
A good 21-14 win
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What will be will be!!!
#WeareCeltic
A very important date for the diary.
Maesteg Celtic v
@MaestegRFC
in memory of Maestegs biggest supporter Kevin Dixon who had brilliant affiliation with both clubs! A top night ahead for a top man
The club are delighted to welcome Sam Llewellyn from Llanharan Rfc
Sam has impressed in training and will be a fantastic addition to the club
Welcome onboard. 🖤💛
Stay tuned for more club info this week 👍
#Celts
With the news that
@Saracens
are relegated we can confirm we are in talks with both
@Mako_Vunipola
and
@bvunipola
We have currently made both players offers of 4 free beer tokens and 4 sausages with chips rather than 2. We have sent Edgar off to thrash out the deal
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Great to see young Morgan Stone playing for the Chiefs academy tomorrow! A great athlete with a bright future. A Maesteg boy, born and bred, making his way through the Celtic age groups. Well done Young Celt, the clubs immensely proud🖤💛
Riley of our U7s is a true inspiration! Playing with a nebuliser oxygen support on his back for his needs. His love and enthusiasm of rugby and the 🖤💛 is amazing!!!
We're now just days away from
#TheOSPARS
and it's time to meet our final three nominees. Riley Davies from
@MAESTEGCELTIC
is first up in our Most Inspirational Person of the Year category. A very brave and determined young man who lets nothing get in the way of his love of rugby.
Great result today against a tough
@NantyffyllonRFC
youth, seeing 40+ young men from the valley battle out a tough game for a big crowd. Those young lads are a credit to both clubs. See you at the return fixture 🖤💛
Huge well done to Celts Alfie Thomas and Kaylum Power on
@ospreys
West U16s debuts this eve
Superb young men with fantastic attitudes to improve
#Celts
The club is blessed having these 3 outside half legends coaching in our mini and juniors
Matthew Jones U10
James Dixon U13
Luke Richards Youth
Love they made a promise that this year they will all play 1 game together for Celts 💪💪👀👀👀😜😜🍺🍺
After our boxing day Vets game we are pleased to say that the club raised over £400 for our chosen charity
@LATCHWales
Big thanks to everyone involved
There will be more charity events before the Summer
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#UppaCelts
The club are delighted to welcome one of the Llynfi Valleys brightest young players Tom Mines
We are chuffed hes decided to start his Senior rugby career with us
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Well done
@MorganS50624052
of our Junior section for achieving a place at
@ExeterChiefs
academy. Morgan will move up to college in Exeter for September. Well done Stoney. Looking very sharp this season training with the seniors. Morgan still training hard today!
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Big shout out today for young Front rower Tom Rees who played a full 80 in his first Senior celtic 1st team match yesterday! Great shift young man 🙌
In at the deep end after a few front row unavailabilitys 🤛
#Baptism
#Tequila
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Hearing of heroic acts from the boys of
@SevenSistersRFC
Well done boys. Thoughts and prayers with the families in hospital.
Well done the men and women involved! Proper heroes
The Club are pleased to announce the signing of ex Bridgend, Swansea, Newport + Bedwas 10/15 James Dixon. James is coaching Cardiff Rfc but played a handful of games for Celtic last year. We are hoping to see Dixon play more this season with Cardiff often playing Fri/Sun
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Best wishes to club loosehead Sean Lambert who had a nasty shoulder dislocation minute 1 today! Glad your now out of hospital. Recover and rest up well
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The
@Bdsru15s
Maesteg Celtic boys for 2019/20
James Williams prop
Ioan Willian’s 2nd row
Mason Watkin back row
Luca Barclay back row
Declan Williams scrum half
George Richards fly half
Morgan Davies centre
Ethan Morris wing
Rhys Cahill Wing
Well done boys 👍👍
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Huge away win again on the road down at a very very tough Heol Y Cyw side
32-8 win and a bonus point! Be some aching bodies tomorrow
Back up to Party central now.
#Lockin
#Dancingonthebar
#Ourclub
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Huge effort by the Celtic U15s in the Osprey Cup Semi Final v Tondu.
A 19-10 loss but a massive shift and huge improvement from the boys after last week
2 excellent teams with lots part of
@Bdsru15s
Well done Celts and congrats to Tondu 15s. Best of luck in final
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Great day at the Club!
Huge character and Grit from the 1sts to beat Div 1 North high flyers Pwllhelli 17-13 to progress to the last 16 of the Welsh Cup!
Another tough Div 1 team beaten! Huge bounce back ability!
We go again next week against a very good Div 1 East
@Nelsonrfc
Excellent crowd at Garth Park tonight to watch a real good honest 2nd team derby with
@NantyffyllonRFC
Some good rugby by both teams.
A great way to send 2nds captain
@Stony_maesteg
off
A 27-5 win for Celtic
We wish Nanty all the best for the Silver Ball final
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Fantastic News from Minehead
Celtic 12s Bowl Winners 💪🏻*😁 they deserve some silverware after the season they’ve had they are immense conceding only 4 try’s in 7 games and losing just the 1 game 👌🏻👍🏻💪🏻
UPPACELTS 🖤💛
The club are delighted to sign on a dual registration flying back 3 player Geraint Roberts who this week signed with
@bridgendravens
after impressing
We look forward to welcoming Geraint to Celtic and working closely with Bridgend Ravens and
@granthall
#WeareCeltic
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Celtic Boys success in South Africa, with Hartpury College
Many Congratulations to Morgan Davies, who won the prestigious Man of the Match award and Mason Watkin who captained the team and scored a fine try, during the Kearsney Rugby Festival in Durban.
Great way for our Youth to finish off the season with a fantastic win over a good
@BeddauRFC
Youth
Fantastic game to watch.
Huge congratulations to the boys who played their last ever youth game and now move onto Senior rugby! Great way to finish
Enjoy your night boys
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Champions 💪💪
Decent start to our Pre Season winning
@tonmawr_rugby
10aside tournament
Decent minutes into the boys and great to retain the title in horrendous weather
Onto Aberdare away next week
#building
#WeareCeltic
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17 years on and they are all back together from the good old U16s days! Great to see all the boys coming back this season to be part of the Senior Squad! Exactly what it is all about!!
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Latest Score from
@principalitysta
in the Dewar Shield final, and it's
@Bdsru15s
12 v Mynydd Mawr 11, approaching the 40 minute mark...
Come on Bridgend!
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The club would like to say a huge well done to a fantastic clubman in Nathan Edgar Edwards for his nomination on the Kings New Years Honours list for services to
@MillerandCarter
A fantastic award and thoroughly deserved
With no rugby we thought we would
#FlashbackFriday
the documentary “Living With Edgar”
This episode was the minutes before his big fight and the greatest victory of his life.
Enjoy
Huge well done Sam Watkins and Harri Winn of our U15s on representing
@Bdsru15s
tonight against Pontypridd.
Superb young players with bright futures
#Celts
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