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{{Short description|Welsh rugby union club, based in Newport}} {{for-multi|the American rugby union team|Newport Rugby Football Club (Rhode Island)|the English rugby union team|Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox rugby team | teamname = Newport RFC | image = Newport rfc logo.png | image_size = 160px | fullname = Newport Rugby Football Club | nickname = ''Black & Ambers'' | countryflag = Wales | location = [[Newport, Wales]] | founded = {{Start date and age|1874}}<ref>''The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales''. John Davies, [[Nigel Jenkins]], Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch (2008) pp782 {{ISBN|978-0-7083-1953-6}}</ref> | union = [[Welsh Rugby Union]] | ground = [[Newport Stadium]], [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] | capacity = 5,058 | coach = Craig Warlow | chairman = Will Godfrey | captain = Adam Brown | caps = [[David Waters (rugby union)|David Waters]], 702 | top scorer = [[Dan Griffiths (rugby union, born 1979)|Daniel Griffiths]], 1,551 | most tries = [[Arthur Gould (rugby union)|Arthur Gould]], 159 | league = [[Super Rygbi Cymru]] | season = 2023-2024 | position = [[Welsh Premier Division|Indigo Group Premiership]], 2nd | pattern_la1 = _black_hoops |pattern_b1 = _blackhoops |pattern_ra1 = _black_hoops |pattern_so1 = _hoops_black | leftarm1 = ffcc00 |body1 = ffcc00 |rightarm1 = ffcc00 |shorts1 = 000000 |socks1 = ffcc00 | pattern_la2 = |pattern_b2 = _black_sleeve_seams |pattern_ra2 = | leftarm2 = FF0000 |body2 = FF0000 |rightarm2 = FF0000 |shorts2 = 000000 |socks2 = 000000 }} '''Newport Rugby Football Club''' ({{langx|cy|'''Clwb Rygbi Casnewydd'''}}) is a [[Rugby union in Wales|Welsh]] [[rugby union]] club based in the city of [[Newport, Wales]]. They presently play in the [[Super Rygbi Cymru]]. Until 2021 Newport RFC were based at [[Rodney Parade]] situated on the east bank of the [[River Usk]]. Every major rugby union touring team to visit Wales has played at Rodney Parade, and all of them were beaten at least once in the twentieth century by a side who, in 1951, played in the match at [[Cardiff RFC]] that attracted what was, a world-record crowd of 48,500 for a rugby union match between two clubs.<ref name="ParryJones96">{{cite book| title=The Rugby Clubs of Wales |pages=96 |first=David |last=Parry-Jones |year=1989 |isbn=0-09-173850-4}}</ref> In addition to matches against all the major national sides a highlight of the Newport season was the annual match against the [[Barbarian F.C.|Barbarians]], ensuring that the Newport fans enjoyed watching world-class players to supplement the Welsh internationals who were a common feature of the 'Black and Ambers'. Newport supplied over 150 players to the Wales national team and international players to England, Scotland, Ireland, South Africa, Czech Republic, Canada and Fiji as well as over 80 Barbarians. Following the [[Introduction of regional rugby union teams in Wales|regionalisation of Welsh rugby]] in 2003, Newport RFC are now a feeder club to the [[Dragons (rugby union)|Dragons]] regional team. In March 2017, sale of Rodney Parade to the [[Welsh Rugby Union]] was agreed following a vote of Newport RFC shareholders.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39855860 WRU buy Rodney Parade].</ref> The takeover was completed on 27 June 2017 and work started to install a [[hybrid grass]] pitch for the 2017β18 rugby and football season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/football/newportcounty/15385323.Tough_start_fine_by_Exiles_boss_as_pitch_work_is_set_to_begin/#comments-anchor|title=Tough start fine by Exiles boss as pitch work is set to begin|website=South Wales Argus|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref> In October 2021 Newport RFC relocated their home matches to [[Newport Stadium]] whilst agreeing with the [[Welsh Rugby Union|WRU]] to play two matches per season at Rodney Parade.<ref>[https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/19629153.newport-rfc-move-games-historic-rodney-parade-home/ Newport RFC relocate to Newport Stadium]</ref> ==History== ===1874β1914=== [[File:Newport rfc 1904.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The 1904β05 team]] Newport RFC were formed in 1874 under the financial backing of the Phillips brewing family, and the playing talents of former pupils of [[Monmouth School]],<ref name="Smith25">Smith (1980), pg 25.</ref> a public school which had adopted rugby union in 1873.<ref name="Smith23">Smith (1980), pg 23.</ref> Newport was originally intended as an [[association football]] club, but was unable to find any opponents, but they managed to organise a rugby match against [[Cardiff RFC]], and in 1875 played Cardiff in both clubs' first-ever game.<ref name="Smith25"/> Newport's early success was remarkable, winning every match in their first four seasons between 1875 and 1879.<ref name="InterestingFacts">{{cite web| url=http://www.historyofnewport.co.uk/facts/index.php |title=Interesting Facts |publisher=historyofnewport.co.uk |access-date=17 November 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070821171621/http://www.historyofnewport.co.uk/facts/index.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 21 August 2007}}</ref> They were also successful in other tournaments winning the first two South Wales Cup competitions.<ref name="Smith34">Smith (1980), pg 34.</ref> The club's strength was reflected at international level, providing more players to the Welsh national team than any other club in the 19th century, including four captains. In 1881, Newport was one of the 11 clubs present at the forming of the Welsh Rugby Football Union,<ref name="Smith41">Smith (1980), pg 41.</ref> and provided six players in the first international match played by the [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales national team]], more than any other club.<ref name="Smith40">Smith (1980), pg 40.</ref> [[File:Rugby scrum 1904.jpg|thumb|left|Scrum between Newport and [[London Welsh RFC|London Welsh]], 31 December 1904]] Partially due to their geographical location Newport also played against more established clubs from England and in 1878 a game was arranged against [[Manchester Athletic]] followed by games against Birmingham, Clifton, Gloucester and Swindon. Their dominance led Newport's club secretary, Richard Mulloch to arrange a match against the English domestic champions [[Blackheath Rugby Club]]. With a record attendance of 5,000 spectators Newport were out-classed by their opponents, losing four goals and eight tries to nil. However, Newport had played two games in the previous five days and Blackheath brought in outside players to bolster their squad.<ref name="Smith35">Smith (1980), pg 35.</ref> In October 1879 Newport played Cardiff RFC in a [[floodlights (sport)|floodlit]] game at Rodney Parade; the first ground to have floodlights installed in Wales.<ref name="Smith35"/> In 1887, Newport player [[Charlie Newman]] was given the captaincy of the Welsh national team, he was the first Newport player to achieve this honour. In 1887, Newport player [[Tom Clapp]] was given the Wales captaincy and in 1888, he led the first Welsh side to beat [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]], a team that included Newport players Powell and Gould. During the 1891β92 season, under captain [[Tom Graham (rugby union)|Tom Graham]] Newport went unbeaten, winning 29 games and drawing four. Graham brought a new professional attitude to the team, introducing weekly gym training and an avoidance of alcohol.<ref name="Smith71">Smith (1980), pg 71.</ref> In 1912, Newport hosted the touring [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa national team]], and beat them 9β3.<ref name="Smith189">Smith (1980), pg 189.</ref> ===1919β1939=== *Invincible in 1922β23 *Welsh Club Champions 1920,1923. *Provided 5 Welsh, 1 English and 1 Irish captains. *Provided 6 British Lions. *Golden era of [[Jack Wetter|Wetter]], [[Harry Uzzell|Uzzell]], [[Vince Griffiths|Griffiths]], [[Jack Morley|Morley]], [[Bunner Travers]] etc. ===1945β2003=== *Golden era of [[Ken Jones (rugby union, born 1921)|Jones]], [[Roy Burnett|Burnett]], [[Malcolm Thomas (rugby)|Thomas]], [[Bryn Meredith|Meredith]], [[Brian Price (rugby union)|Price]], [[David Watkins (rugby)|Watkins]], [[Keith Jarrett (rugby)|Jarrett]] etc. *Beat Australia 1957, NZ 1963, SA 1969, Tonga 1974. *Welsh Club Champions 1951, 1956, 1962, 1969. *Won Welsh Merit Table and Anglo-Welsh Merit Table. *Provided 7 Welsh, 1 Czech Rep, 2 Canadian, 1 Fijian captains. *Provided 15 British Lions. *Introduced 7s to Wales and won Snellings 10 times and R/U 9 times. *One of pioneers of floodlights in Wales. *Introduced squad systems / players playing on rota in Wales. *Won Welsh Cup twice, R/U 3 times. *Welsh Premier League winners and R/U β twice. In 1963 Newport, captained by Brian Price, claimed perhaps their greatest victory by defeating [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]] led by [[Wilson Whineray]] 3β0. This turned out to be the All Blacks' only defeat on their 1963 tour.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/3225389.stm Newport beat New Zealand].</ref> The club was granted [[Newport, Wales#Freedom of the City|Freedom of the City of Newport]] on the 50th anniversary of this victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newport.gov.uk/_dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.pressrelease&contentid=CONT717978|title=Newport rugby freedom presentation|publisher=Newport City Council|access-date=2013-10-31}}</ref> After rugby turned professional in 1995, Newport initially struggled, being relegated after finishing bottom of the eight-team Welsh Premier Division in 1998, only to be reinstated after Cardiff and Swansea [[temporarily left the league|1998β99 Welsh rugby union rebel season]] over a dispute with the WRU.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-great-welsh-divide-1174805.html|title = Rugby Union: Great Welsh divide|website = [[Independent.co.uk]]|date = 28 August 1998}}</ref> After staying up, Newport then moved to full-time professionalism for the 1999β2000 season with the help of benefactor Tony Brown, who financed marquee signings including former South Africa captain [[Gary Teichmann]]. The first game of the season against Cardiff drew a crowd of almost 7,000, the biggest since the visit of the All Blacks in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-sun-rises-on-bright-new-newport-era-newport-18-cardiff-13-1116816.html|title = Rugby Union: Sun rises on bright new Newport era: Newport 18 Cardiff|website = [[Independent.co.uk]]|date = 5 September 1999}}</ref> This was accompanied by a rise in season ticket sales from 700 the previous season to 3,300, with a further increase to 4,000 expected the following year.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/6555590.profit-of-doom-for-pro-rugby/|title= Profit of doom for pro rugby}}</ref> In 2003, Newport merged with Ebbw Vale to form the Gwent Dragons side (soon renamed Newport Gwent Dragons) as part of the [[Introduction of regional rugby union teams in Wales]]. Newport RFC continued to compete as an amateur side, later semi-professional, in the Welsh club league. ===2003βPresent=== Newport finished the [[2021β22 Indigo Group Premiership]] in second place, having sat the top of table of most of the season. They did, however, win the Premiership Cup with a 25β21 victory over [[Aberavon RFC|Aberavon]] at the Millennium Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/20090388.match-report-newport-rfc-v-aberavon/|title=Match report: Newport RFC v Aberavon|publisher=South Wales Argus|date=24 April 2022|access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref> ==Club honours== * Unofficial Welsh Club Champions 1895, 1896, 1903, 1912, 1920, 1923, 1951, 1956, 1962, 1969 * South Wales Cup 1878, 1879, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1890.<ref name="Smith485">Smith (1980), pg 485.</ref> * [[Snelling Sevens]] 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1985 * [[WRU Challenge Cup|Welsh Cup]] 1977, 2001 * Welsh Premiership Cup 2022 * Welsh Division One Winners 1990β91<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/PaginaCompetizioni.aspx?ID=73 |title=- the history of rugby through its competitions |access-date=2014-06-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207041734/http://www.rugbyarchive.net/pagine/PaginaCompetizioni.aspx?ID=73 |archive-date=7 December 2013}}</ref> * Welsh Premier League Champions 2003β04 * Welsh Premier League Runners-Up 2024 *Super Rygbi Cymru Champions 2025 ==British and Irish Lions== The following former players were selected for the [[British and Irish Lions]] touring squads whilst playing for Newport RFC. Newport hold the record for the number of players from one club selected for a British Lions Tour with eight Newport players being selected for the [[1910 British Lions tour to South Africa]]. {| |valign="top"| * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Mel Baker]] 1910 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[David Burcher]] 1977 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Glyn Davidge]] 1962 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Harold Davies (rugby union)|Harold Davies]] 1924 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Bob Evans (rugby union)|Bob Evans]] 1950 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Gareth Evans (rugby union, born 1952)|Gareth Evans]] 1977 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Rowland Griffiths]] 1908 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Vince Griffiths]] 1924 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Harry Jarman]] 1910 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Keith Jarrett (rugby)|Keith Jarrett]] 1968 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Jack Jones (rugby union, born 1886)|Jack Jones]] 1910 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Ken Jones (rugby union, born 1921)|Ken Jones]] 1950 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Allan Lewis (rugby union)|Allan Lewis]] 1966 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Willie Llewellyn]] 1904 * {{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Neil McPherson (rugby union)|Neil McPherson]] 1924 |width="45"| |valign="top"| * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Bryn Meredith]] 1955,1959,1962 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Jack Morley]] 1930 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Reg Plummer (rugby union)|Reg Plummer]] 1910 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Brian Price (rugby union)|Brian Price]] 1966 * {{Flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[William Roche (rugby union)|William Roche]] 1924 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Reg Skrimshire]] 1903 * {{Flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [[Tommy Smyth (rugby union)|Tommy Smyth]] 1910 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Jeff Squire]] 1977 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Malcolm Thomas (rugby)|Malcolm Thomas]] 1950,1959 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Bunner Travers|William 'Bunner' Travers]] 1938 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Tommy Vile]] 1904 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Phil Waller (rugby union)|Phil Waller]] 1910 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[David Watkins (rugby)|David Watkins]] 1966 * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Stuart Watkins]] 1966 * {{Flagicon|England}} [[Stanley Williams (rugby union, born 1886)|Stanley Williams]] 1910 |width="45"| |} ==Wales international captains== {{see also|Wales rugby union captains}} The following former players captained the [[Wales national rugby union team]] whilst playing for Newport RFC. {| |valign="top"| * [[Charlie Newman]] 1884β87 * [[Bob Gould (rugby union)|Bob Gould]] 1887 * [[Tom Clapp]] 1887β88 * [[Arthur Gould (rugby union)|Arthur "Monkey" Gould]] 1889β97 * [[Tom Pearson (rugby union, born 1872)|Tom Pearson]] 1903 * [[Llewellyn Lloyd]] 1903 * [[Willie Llewellyn]] 1904β05 * [[Tommy Vile]] 1912β21 * [[Harry Uzzell]] 1920 |width="45"| |valign="top"| * [[Jack Wetter]] 1921β24 * [[Jack Whitfield]] 1924 * [[John Evans (rugby union, born 1911)|John Evans]] 1934 * [[Ken Jones (rugby union, born 1921)|Ken Jones]] 1954 * [[Malcolm Thomas (rugby)|Malcolm Thomas]] 1957 * [[Bryn Meredith]] 1960β62 * [[David Watkins (rugby)|David Watkins]] 1967 * [[Brian Price (rugby union)|Brian Price]] 1969 * [[Mike Watkins (rugby union)|Mike Watkins]] 1984 |width="45"| |} ==Other notable former players== {{see also|Category:Newport RFC players}} {| |valign="top"| * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Robert Ackerman (rugby)|Robert Ackerman]] * {{Flagicon|England}} [[Stuart Barnes]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[James Bevan]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Arthur Boucher]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Onllwyn Brace]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Roy Burnett]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Archie Brown (rugby)|Archie Brown]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Percy Coldrick]] * {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Laurie Daniel]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Jason Forster]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Trevor Foster]] * {{Flagicon|South Africa}} {{Flagicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Adrian Garvey]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Bert Gould]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Tom Graham (rugby union)|Tom Graham]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Jim Hannan (rugby union)|James Hannan]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Jehoida Hodges]] * {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Shane Howarth]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[John Jeffery (rugby union)|John Jeffery]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Brian Jones (rugby union)|Brian Jones]] |width="45"| |valign="top"| * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Steve Jones (rugby union, born 1951)|Steve Jones]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[David Llewellyn (rugby union)|Dai Llewellyn]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Horace Lyne]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Walter Martin (rugby union)|Walter Martin]] * {{Flagicon|South Africa}} [[Percy Montgomery]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Harry Packer]] * {{Flagicon|South Africa}} [[Joseph Edward Crawshay Partridge|JEC 'Birdie' Partridge]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Tom Pook]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Charlie Pritchard]] * {{Flagicon|Fiji}} [[Simon Raiwalui]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Dai Rees (rugby union, born 1964)|Dai Rees]] * {{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Gareth Rees (rugby union)|Gareth Rees]] * {{Flagicon|England}} [[Colin Smart]] * {{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Rod Snow]] * {{Flagicon|South Africa}} [[Gary Teichmann]] * {{Flagicon|Samoa}} {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Ofisa Tonu'u]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[George Travers (rugby union)|George Travers]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Paul Turner (rugby union)|Paul Turner]] * {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Wallace Watts]] |width="45"| |} ==Current squad== <!--Please don't change the section name, rather change the introductory sentence, if the section name is changed any links to it will go dead--> Newport RFC Squad 2022/23<ref>[http://www.blackandambers.co.uk/Teams/Squad Newport RFC Squad]</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;width:70%" !colspan="100%"| Newport RFC squad |- valign="top" | '''Props''' * {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Tom Davies (rugby union, born 1993)|Tom Davies]] * {{flagicon|WAL}} Nathan Evans * {{flagicon|WAL}} Garin Harris * {{flagicon|WAL}} Joe Popple * {{flagicon|WAL}} Craig Price * {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Dan Suter]] * {{flagicon|WAL}} Tom Workman '''Hookers''' * {{flagicon|WAL}} Harry Bee * {{flagicon|WAL}} Jack Gillard * {{flagicon|WAL}} Williams Griffiths * {{flagicon|WAL}} Henry Palmer '''Locks''' * {{flagicon|WAL}} Joe Bartlett * {{flagicon|WAL}} Elliot Ferriman * {{flagicon|WAL}} Dan Hill * {{flagicon|WAL}} Craig Hudd * {{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Woodman || '''Back row''' * {{flagicon|WAL}} Alex Gray * {{flagicon|WAL}} Rhys Jenkins * {{flagicon|WAL}} Ben Moa * {{flagicon|WAL}} Josh Reid * {{flagicon|WAL}} Ben Roach * {{flagicon|WAL}} Joshua Skinner * {{flagicon|WAL}} Kyle Tayler * {{flagicon|WAL}} [[George Young (rugby union)|George Young]] '''Scrum-halves''' * {{flagicon|WAL}} Dafydd Buckland * {{flagicon|WAL}} Luke Crane * {{flagicon|WAL}} Che Hope * {{flagicon|WAL}} Geraint Watkin '''Fly-halves''' * {{flagicon|WAL}} Keiron Meek * {{flagicon|WAL}} Matt O'Brien (c) * {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Will Reed]] | '''Centres''' * {{flagicon|WAL}} Harri Ackerman * {{flagicon|WAL}} Oli Andrew * {{flagicon|WAL}} Jack Brooks * {{flagicon|WAL}} Chay Foster-Smith * {{flagicon|WAL}} Cameron Lewis * {{flagicon|WAL}} Tom Richards * {{flagicon|WAL}} Dafydd Smith '''Wings''' * {{flagicon|WAL}} Elliot Frewen * {{flagicon|WAL}} Lloyd Lewis * {{flagicon|WAL}} Jonathan Morris * {{flagicon|WAL}} Cole Swannack '''Fullbacks''' * {{flagicon|WAL}} Geraint O'Driscoll * {{flagicon|WAL}} [[David Richards (rugby union, born 1999)|David Richards]] |- |colspan="100%" style="text-align:center"| ([[Captain (sports)|c]]) denotes the team captain. |} ==Games played against international opposition== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" !Year !Date !Opponent !Result !Score !Tour |- |1888 |26 December |{{ru|New Zealand MΔori|old}} |Loss |0β3 |[[1888-1889 New Zealand Native football team|1888 New Zealand MΔori tour]] |- |1905 |23 December |{{ru|NZL}} |Loss |3β6 |1905 [[The Original All Blacks|Original All Blacks]] tour |- |1906 |27 October |{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] |Loss |0β8 |[[1906 South Africa rugby union tour]] |- |1908 |19 December |{{ru|AUS}} |Loss |3β5 |[[1908β09 Australia rugby union tour of Britain]] |- |1912 |24 October |{{ru|RSA|1910}} |Win |9β3 |[[1912β13 South Africa rugby union tour]] |- |1924 |2 October |{{ru|NZL}} |Loss |10β13 |[[The Invincibles (rugby union)|1924β25 New Zealand tour of Britain, Ireland, France and Canada]] |- |1927 |22 September |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[New South Wales Waratahs]] |Loss |3β20 |[[1927β28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada]] |- |1931 |8 October |{{ru|RSA|1928}} |Loss |3β15 |[[1931β32 South Africa rugby union tour]] |- |1935 |31 October |{{ru|NZL}} |Loss |5β17 |[[1935β36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada]] |- |1947 |23 October |{{ru|AUS}} |Loss |4β8 |[[1947β48 Australia rugby union tour of the British Isles, Ireland, France and North America|1947β48 Australia rugby union tour]] |- |1952 |12 January |{{ru|RSA|1928}} |Loss |6β12 |[[1951β52 South Africa rugby union tour]] |- |1954 |21 January |{{ru|NZL}} |Loss |6β11 |1953β54 All Blacks tour of the British Isles, France and North America |- |1957 |23 November |{{ru|AUS}} |Win |11β0 | |- |1963 |30 October |{{ru|NZL}} |Win |3β0 |[[1963β64 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America]] |- |1966 |23 November |{{ru|AUS}} |Draw |3β3 |[[1966β67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France|1966 Australia Tour of Britain and France]] |- |1969 |12 November |{{ru|RSA|1928}} |Won |11β6 |1969 South Africa Tour of UK |- |1973 |10 January |{{ru|NZL}} |Loss |15β20 |[[1972β73 New Zealand rugby union tour of the British Isles, France and North America|1972β73 New Zealand rugby union tour of the British Isles]] |- |1974 |9 October |{{ru|TON}} |Win |14β6 |1974 Tonga Tour of the British Isles |- |1976 |7 January |{{ru|AUS}} |Loss |7β13 |[[1975β76 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland]] |- |1980 |28 October |{{ru|NZL}} |Loss |3β14 |[[1980 New Zealand rugby union tour of Wales#Newport RFC|1980 All Blacks tour]] |- |1985 |30 October |{{ru|FIJ}} |Loss |6β7 |1985 Fiji tour of the British Isles |- |1989 |31 October |{{ru|NZL}} |Loss |9β54 |1989 New Zealand rugby union tour of the British Isles and Canada |- |2001 |18 November |{{ru|URU}} |Win |59β5 |2001 Uruguay rugby union tour of Wales |- |} ==See also== * [[Dragons (rugby union)|Newport Gwent Dragons]] * [[Newport Saracens RFC]] * [[Newport HSOB RFC]] * [[Pill Harriers RFC]] * [[Bettws RFC]] ==Bibliography== * {{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=David |last2=Williams |first2=Gareth |title=Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union |year=1980 |publisher=University of Wales Press |location=Cardiff |isbn=0-7083-0766-3 }} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.blackandambers.co.uk/ Official Website] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060616005306/http://www.newportrugbysupportersclub.com/ Newport RFC Supporters Club] *[http://www.newportrugbytrust.co.uk/ Newport Rugby Trust] *[http://www.historyofnewport.co.uk/ History of Newport RFC] ==External links== * [http://www.blackandambers.co.uk/ Official website] {{Welsh Premier Division}} {{British and Irish Cup}} {{United Rugby Championship}} {{Welsh Rugby Union Founding Members}} [[Category:Newport RFC| ]] [[Category:Rugby union teams in Wales]] [[Category:Rugby clubs established in 1874]] [[Category:Rugby union clubs in Newport, Wales]] [[Category:1874 establishments in Wales]] [[Category:Organisations based in Newport, Wales]] [[Category:United Rugby Championship teams]]
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