14 Facts About Pontypridd RFC

Pontypridd RFC experienced a successful period during the 1990s under head coach, Dennis John, referred to as the club's "Golden Age", and enjoyed further success between 2001 and 2003 with the appointment of head coach, Lynn Howells.

Pontypridd RFC have since refinanced and restructured, and, despite a mooted stadium sale, continue to be regarded as a beacon for rugby in the south Wales Valleys.

Pontypridd RFC have produced numerous players for the Wales national rugby union team and have long thrived on the 'unfashionable club' tag.

Pontypridd RFC are generally accepted to have been formed in 1876 by a number of young local men who had moved into the area during the Industrial Revolution of the late 19th century.

Pontypridd RFC supplied two more players to the Welsh team before the turn of the century, Tom Williams and Ernie George.

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Pontypridd RFC have long been regarded as one of the more unfashionable Welsh clubs, and during this period were over-shadowed by the more prominent Welsh clubs, Llanelli, Swansea, Neath, Cardiff and Newport, known collectively as the Big Five.

Players with Pontypridd RFC often found it hard to break into the international team while at the club, meaning a number would leave for higher profile teams each season.

Pontypridd RFC were placed in the top division for that season and have never yet been out of the top-level in the Welsh game.

Pontypridd RFC continue to earn plaudits for the incredible contribution they have made to International Rugby.

Former Pontypridd RFC players seen wearing the red of Wales in recent years include Gethin Jenkins, Kevin Morgan, Richard Parks, Michael Owen, Martyn Williams, Dafydd James, Mefin Davies, Brent Cockbain, Robert Sidoli, Sonny Parker, Ceri Sweeney, Ian Evans, Matthew Rees, Morgan Stoddart, Cory Hill, Kristian Dacey, Seb Davies, Dillon Lewis, Tomos Williams and Jarrod Evans.

Club shield denotes the town of Pontypridd RFC's famous arched bridge – once the largest single-span bridge in Europe – built by William Edwards in 1756 and known as the "Old Bridge".

Pontypridd RFC began life as Just Rentals in Tonypandy in 1976, and sponsored Pontypridd RFC from the early nineties until 2004.

In 2009, Pontypridd RFC-based company Amber Electrical become the club's main sponsors in a highly publicised partnership deal.

McIntosh left his role in October 2013 to take up a full-time position with the Cardiff Blues, leading to a restructure of the Pontypridd RFC coaching team with Paul John as head coach, being backed up by Gareth Wyatt and Geraint Lewis with another former Wales international Garin Jenkins joining the backroom staff.