Editing Pontypridd RFC (section)

==Club shield==

The club [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|shield]] denotes the town of Pontypridd's famous arched bridge – once the largest single-span bridge in Europe<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.destinationrct.co.uk/pontypridd |title=Rhondda Cynon Taf Tourism, Visit the Valleys, South Wales UK |publisher=Destination RCT |date=2011-02-11 |access-date=2013-10-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112074221/http://www.destinationrct.co.uk/pontypridd |archive-date=12 November 2010}}</ref> – built by [[William Edwards (architect)|William Edwards]] in 1756 and known as the "[[Old Bridge, Pontypridd|Old Bridge]]".

The [[Chevron (insignia)|chevrons]] are an interpretation of the ancient arms of [[Iestyn ap Gwrgant]], the last ruler of the Kingdom of [[Kingdom of Morgannwg|Morgannwg]]. The [[de Clare]] family – [[Normans#Wales|Norman Lords]] of the [[Welsh Marches]], under whose authority the ancient shire of [[Glamorgan]] was placed – used a similar design to Gwrgant's arms.<ref name="ngw.nl">{{cite web|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/gbr/m/midglamo.htm |title=Heraldry of the world – Outdated file |publisher=Ngw.nl |access-date=2013-10-22}}</ref> Both sets of chevrons were once seen on the coat of arms of [[Mid Glamorgan|Mid Glamorgan County Council]],<ref name="ngw.nl"/> in which the town of Pontypridd was situated prior to the [[Local Government (Wales) Act 1994|Local Government Act of 1994]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/wales_7496.html |title=CIVIC HERALDRY OF ENGLAND AND WALES-WALES 1974–1996 |publisher=Civicheraldry.co.uk |access-date=2013-10-22}}</ref>
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An identical chevron design is now seen in the coat of arms of [[Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council]], which superseded Mid Glamorgan.

The black and white colours are the [[Rugby union equipment|team colours]] of Pontypridd RFC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ponty.net/a-quick-guide |title=A quick guide to Pontypridd RFC &#124; About Pontypridd RFC &#124; The Club |publisher=Ponty.net |access-date=2013-10-22}}</ref>
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File:Coat of arms of morgannwg.svg|Arms of [[Iestyn ap Gwrgant|ap Gwrgant]]
File:CoA Gilbert de Clare.svg|Arms of [[de Clare]] family
File:Newbridge, Pontypridd.gif|Pontypridd's "[[Old Bridge, Pontypridd|Old Bridge]]"
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