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Club Profiles
Please see the profiles below for information on your club members. Please note that these profiles will be updated on a regular process.


PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PROFILES OF NEW PLAYERS WILL BE ADDED SHORTLY

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Name: Mark Hopkin

Nickname: Big Hop

Club/Team Pos: Chairman/First Aid/Former Top Prop (he made me do it!)

Former Clubs: Cilfynydd/Glyncoch

Most Memorable Match: Cambrian Welfare's victory at the Cardiff Arms Park 1997- Cam 18 Wattstown 11 ('What a brilliant day')

Sporting Hero: Sean Fitzpatrick (Former All Black Hooker)

Favourite Food and Drink: Salad and mineral water (I like to watch my figure!!)

Changes (if any) would you make to the game: No...why fix something thats not broken?!?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark Hopkin
 Chairman/ First Aider

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Name: Stephen Thomas

Nickname: Stava

Club/Team Position: Secretary

Most Memorable Match: The Bala game up in Llandovery. The semi-final of the Brewers Cup 1997

Sporting Hero: Vivian Richards (West Indies cricketer)

Favourite Food and Drink: I'll eat anything aslong as long as its served with cider

Changes (if any would you make to the game:

Stephen Thomas
Secretary

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Name: William (Billy) Norris

Nickname: Jesse

Club/Team Pos: Treasurer

Most Memorable Match: Barbarians in New Zealand 1973

Sporting Hero: Sugar Ray Robinson

Fav Food and Drink: Curry, Rice and Chips with anything alcoholic

Changes (if any) you would make to the game: Go back to the rules of the  1970's

Billy Norris
Treasurer

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Name: Ceri Brown

Nickname: Brownie

Club/Team Pos: Head Coach

Previous Clubs: Ystrad Rhondda RFC/Treorchy RFC

Most Memorable Match: Ystrad Rhondda v Merthyr- Mid District Cup Final 1995

Sporting Hero: Lance Armstrong

Fav. Food and Drink: Mam's corned beef pie with a Bud

Changes (if any) would you make to the game: Ban the mark

 

Ceri Brown
Backs Coach

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Name: Mark James

Nickname: Jessy

Club/Team Pos: Coach

Most Memorable Match: Cambrian Welfare V Bryncethin in the Millennium Stadium 2008

Sporting Hero: Lance Armstrong

Fav. Food and Drink: Pasta with Jack&Coke

Changes (if any) would you make to the game: Stop kicking the ball

Mark James
Coach

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Name: Christian Ashford

Nickname: Lofty

Club/Team Pos: Backs Coach/ Inside Centre

Previous Clubs: Penygraig/Llantrisant/Treherbert/Treorchy

Sporting Hero: Mike Tyson

Fav. Food and Drink:  Spag Bol and Stella

Changes (if any) would you make to the game: No change, leave things the way they are!

Christian Ashford
Backs Coach/Inside Centre

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Name: Norma Howells

Nickname: Normski

Club/Team Pos: First Aid

Previous Clubs: Tylorstown Ladies/Abercwmboi Ladies

Most Memorable Match: Cambrian Welfare v Bryncethin in the Millennium Stadium 2008

Sporting Hero: Stacey Saunders

Fav. Food and Drink: Fish n Chips with a side of Bow

Changes (if any) would you make to the game: Take the whistle off the Ref

 

Norma Howells
First Aid

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Name: Nathan James

Nickname: Fudge

Club/Team Pos: Forward

Previous Clubs: Ystrad Rhondda

Most Memorable Match:  Whilst at Ystrad, playing against Gilfach and scoring two tries

Sporting Hero: Joe Calzaghe

Fav Food and Drink: Pasta and Lager

Changes (if any) would you make to the game: No changes

Nathan James
Forward
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Name: Marc Whitford

Nickname: Whitty

Club/Team Pos.: Forward

Previous Clubs: Penygraig

Most Memorable Match: Cambrian Welfare V Bryncethin down the Millennium Stadium 2008

Sporting Hero: Jonah Lomu

Fav. Food and Drink: Chicken and Vodka

Changes (if any) would you make to the game: No change

Marc Whitford
Forward

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