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Pontypridd Rugby Football Club, known as Ponty, are a rugby union team from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, and are the current Principality Premiership Champions, a title which they have achieved in the last four consecutive seasons. Established in 1876, Pontypridd RFC play their home games on the banks of the River Rhondda, at Sardis Road, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales, with their age-grade section playing at Taff Vale Park in Pontypridd, and Pontypridd High School Fields in nearby Cilfynydd. Pontypridd RFC experienced a successful period during the mid-nineties under head coach, Dennis John, referred to as the club's "Golden Age",〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A brief history | About Pontypridd RFC | The Club )〕 and saw a resurgence between 2001 and 2003 with the appointment of head coach, Lynn Howells. The transition to Regional Rugby in Wales in 2003 saw the downgrading of Pontypridd to a semi-professional team, followed by the eventual financial collapse of the Club, and subsequent demise of Pontypridd's "Celtic Warriors" region. Pontypridd RFC have since refinanced and restructured,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A New Beginning | Club News | News & Views )〕 and, despite a mooted stadium sale, continue to be regarded as a beacon for rugby in the south Wales Valleys.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Valleys is the place for fifth region | Noticeboard | News & Views )〕 Pontypridd RFC have produced numerous players for the Wales national rugby union team and have long thrived on the 'unfashionable club' tag. ==Club history== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pontypridd RFC」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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