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Aberavon Quins RFC

Welsh rugby union club, based in Port Talbot

Field	Value
teamname	Aberavon Harlequins RFC
nickname	The Mighty Quins
location	Port Talbot, Wales
founded
ground	Harlequin Road
capacity	2,000
president	Ken Morgan
chairman	Andrew Dacey
coach	WAL Mark Jones
captain	WAL Dale Bowen
league	WRU Division 2 West Central
season	2024-2025
position	4th
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url	http://www.aberavonquins.com/

Aberavon Harlequins RFC (nicknamed "The Mighty Quins") is a Welsh rugby union team located in the Fairfield area of Port Talbot, a few minutes away from the town centre and Aberavon. In 1955, the team gained membership of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU). Today the club is a feeder club for the Ospreys. Aberavon Harlequins has a proud tradition of producing outstanding rugby internationals, while remaining at the heart of the community—helping children grow, believe in themselves, and chase their dreams.

History

The club was founded in 1891, and they become known as the Aberavon Excel, playing in an all-white strip. After the First World War in 1918, the Excels formed the Aberavon Harlequins R.F.C., which it has been known as since. They played on a waste site at what is now the Sandfields Estate, later renamed the Harlequins Field. In 1932-33, the club was reformed by Dick Lody, Dill Stanford, Don Mainwaring and H.Williams, and the club grew until the start of Second World War.

In 1951, the club received a boost when the former Maesteg RFC, Wales and British Lions scrum half Trevor Lloyd returned to Aberavon Harlequins, his original club. The 1955/56 season was the best playing record in the Quins' history, playing over thirty matches and losing only once.

At the start of the 21st century, in an attempt to modernise the governing body of Welsh rugby union and to bring Wales fully into the professional era, it was decided to restructure the Welsh leagues and to source new sponsorship revenue for them. Teams would be allocated a division depending on their recent season's order of merit and their geographical location. In the 2001/02 season, the Quins were placed in Lloyds TSB Division Two West, along with their local rivals Corus (Port Talbot) RFC.

The 2008/2009 season saw the Quins complete the “Double” winning the tightly contested WRU Division Three South West league and also winning the illustrious Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy by beating Llantwit Fardre RFC 17-3, making it the second “Silver Ball” title for the Quins after previously winning it in 1982.

Current squad

Notable Former Players

WAL Richard Hibbard
WAL James Hook
WAL Trevor Lloyd
WAL Regan Grace
WAL Jacob Flynn
GRE Aris Koulizakis

Honours

1981/82 - Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy
1987/88 - Wiztech League Champions
2008/09 - WRU Division Three South West
2008/09 - Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy
2014/15 - WRU Youth League Cup
2015/16 - WRU Division Two West Central

References

"History". Thequinsrfc.com.

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