Editing Pontypridd RFC (section)

=== Early history ===
Pontypridd RFC were formed in 1876<ref name="Smith26">Smith (1980), pg 26.</ref> by a number of young local men who moved into the area during the [[Industrial Revolution]]. However, the first reported match involving Pontypridd was played on 18 December 1873 against Roath (Cardiff).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3386390/3386398/81/football|title=CARDIFF.&#124;1873-12-20&#124;The Cardiff Times - Welsh Newspapers}}</ref> They were represented at a meeting in [[Tenby]] in 1880 that would later lead to the formation of the [[Welsh Rugby Union]] in 1881.<ref name="Smith37">Smith (1980), pg 37.</ref> Pontypridd's [[Edward Treharne]], who also played for [[Cowbridge Grammar School]] as a student,<ref name="Smith38">Smith (1980), pg 38.</ref> was named in the [[Wales national rugby union team|first Welsh International side]] in 1881. Pontypridd supplied two more players to the Welsh team before the turn of the 19th century, [[Tom Williams (rugby union, born 1859)|Tom Williams]] and [[Ernie George]].

In their early days, Pontypridd RFC played their home games at [[Taff Vale Park]] in [[Treforest]], the current home of their junior section, before moving to the ''People's Park'' alongside the [[River Rhondda]]. However, in 1908 they moved once more to a new home in [[Ynysangharad War Memorial Park|Ynysangharad Park]] in Pontypridd itself,<ref name="Thomas225">Thomas (1980), pg 225.</ref> where they would stay for 65 years.