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Glamorgan Wanderers RFC
Full name	Glamorgan Wanderers Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Wands
Founded	1893
Location	Cardiff, Wales
Ground(s)	Memorial Ground (Capacity: 3000)
Chairman	Alyn Humphreys
Coach(es)	Paul Matthews
Captain(s)	Joshua Male
League(s)	WRU Championship East
2023/24	9th
1st kit	2nd kit
Official website
	www.glamorganwanderers.co.uk

Glamorgan Wanderers are a Welsh rugby union club based in Ely, west Cardiff in Wales. The club is located just to the north of Western Cemetery. They currently play in the WRU Admiral Championship. Glamorgan Wanderers began as the Old Monktonians, formed by ex-pupils of Monkton House School in 1893.^[3] In 1913 the team changed their name to Glamorgan Wanderers to reflect the wider intake of their membership. The club played rugby on seven different grounds in the earlier years, including former Cardiff RFC ground Sophia Gardens and Llandaff RFC's pitch Bishop's Field,^[3] until they were able to purchase their present ground in 1951.^[4] The ground was purchased via various fund raising appeals and is named the Memorial Ground in honour of former players who had died in the two World Wars.^[3]

Former President of the club, and of the Welsh Rugby Union, and Deputy Lord Chief Justice, Sir Tasker Watkins, V.C., G.B.E., D.L. was awarded the Victoria Cross for his outstanding bravery in the Second World War.

Rugby Sevens

The Wanderers were an important influence on rugby sevens in Wales, having hosted the country's first seven-a-side competition in April 1939. The game of seven-a-side rugby had been played in England since 1926, but the Welsh Rugby Union had blocked any attempts for the game to be played for profit. The profits from these first games by Glamorgan Wanderers were donated to charities stipulated by the WRU.^[5]

Club honours

Snelling Sevens 1986 - Champions
Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy 1999-00 - Winners

Coaches

- Head Coach (and backs coach) - Paul Matthews - Forwards Coach - Lee Highgate - Ceri Jones - S&C Coach - Team Manager - Mark Gould

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player	Position	Union
Cameron Tyler-Grocott	Prop	Wales
Christian Brook	Prop	Wales
Corey Oliver	Prop	Wales
Mike Vaughan	Prop	Wales
Gareth Reid	Prop	Ireland
Sam Turner	Prop	Canada
Ben Rhodes	Hooker	Wales
Jack Sweeney	Hooker	Wales
Jacob Newman	Hooker	England
Luke Pearce	Hooker	Wales
Anthony Cox	Lock	Wales
Harry Arundel	Lock	England
Huw Thomas	Lock	Wales
James Murphy	Lock	Wales
Rob Weston	Lock	Wales
Tom Penry-Ellis	Lock	Wales
Davon Davies	Flanker	Wales
Ethan Battle	Flanker	England
Finn Davies	Flanker	Wales
Osian Phillips	Flanker	Wales
Theo Shinton	Flanker	England
Joe Pearce	Number 8	Wales
Nathan Williams	Number 8	Wales
Tommy Walsh	Number 8	England
Gruff Tough	Scrum-half	Wales
Matthew Osborne	Scrum-half	Wales
Steff Davies	Scrum-half	Wales
Ceri Morris	Fly-half	Wales
Jacob Lloyd	Fly-half	Wales
Jamin Hodgkins	Fly-half	Canada
Llewelyn Brown	Fly-half	Wales
Paul Short	Fly-half	Wales
Arron Arthur	Centre	Wales
Harry Paul	Centre	England
Jack Beynon	Centre	Wales
Joshua Male	Centre	Wales
Ryan Nunes	Centre	Portugal
Asanji Mofor	Wing	Wales
Chadd Davies	Wing	Wales
George Cottrell	Wing	Wales
Morgan Williams	Wing	Wales
Ned Bennett	Wing	Wales
Amir Jiwa-Walji	Fullback	Wales
Harry Carson	Fullback	England
Jamal Abdilahi	Fullback	Wales
Tom Hughes	Fullback	Wales

Notable former players

The following players have represented Glamorgan Wanderers and have been capped at international level.

Games played against international opposition

Year	Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Tour
1987	28 October	United States	Win	25-6	1987 United States rugby union tour of Wales^[6]

References

^ Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1981-82 ed. Vivian Jenkins ISBN 0-907574-05-X
^ "Tables : SWALEC Leagues | Welsh Rugby Union | Official Website". Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c The Rugby Clubs of Wales p. 122, David Parry-Jones (1989) ISBN 0-09-173850-4
^ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981 p. 331, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980)
^ Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981 p. 298, David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980)
^ Jones, Stephen (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. Queen Anne Press. pp. 30–32. ISBN 0-356-15884-5.