Llanelli RFC - wikipedia Llanelli RFC Llanelli RFC Union Welsh Rugby Union Nickname ( s ) Bois Sospan Turks Founded 1875 Location Llanelli, Wales Ground ( s ) Parc y Scarlets ( Capacity : 14,870 ) President Derek Quinnell Coach ( es ) Kevin George League ( s ) Welsh Premier Division 2011 -- 12 2nd 1st kit 2nd kit Official website www.llanellirfc.co.uk Llanelli Rugby Football Club ( Welsh : Clwb Rygbi Llanelli ) is a Welsh rugby union club founded in 1875 ( though often recorded as 1872 ) Since the regionalisation of Welsh rugby Llanelli are now a feeder club to the Scarlets regional team. The club began the 2008 -- 09 season at their historic home ground of Stradey Park in Llanelli, but moved in November 2008 to the new Parc y Scarlets in adjacent Pemberton. Sosban Fach ( Welsh for `` little saucepan '' ) is a nickname of Llanelli RFC ; `` Sosban Fach '' is the name of a Welsh song, which is sometimes sung by the club 's fans during matches as the club anthem. The team colours are scarlet and white. Contents 1 Club history 1.1 The early years 1.2 The Scarlets 1.3 The Day the Pubs Ran Dry 1.4 Cup success 1.5 The regional era 1.6 Match traditions 2 Ground 3 Club honours 4 Current squad 5 British and Irish Lions 6 Wales International Captains 7 Other notable former Llanelli players 8 Games played against international opposition 9 Bibliography 10 References 11 External links Club History The early years Llanelli RFC was founded on 11 November 1875 when a group of local gentlemen met at the Athenaeum in Llanelli to form a rugby football club. Several sources state that Llanelli formed in 1872, and the club officially celebrated its centenary in 1972 ; though more recent information suggests that the centenary year was chosen to coincide with the visit of the 1972 touring All Blacks. The first recorded match was played on 1 January 1876, against Cambria, a team based in Swansea. The result was a draw, but Llanelli were declared winners as they had grounded the ball defensively fewer times than their opponents. Their second match was against Swansea on 5 February 1876, another draw, played at Felinfoel. During this early period the team played in blue shirts and blue caps at Peoples Park. Llanelli RFC moved to Stradey Park in 1879, switching their colours to blue and white in the same year. The team switched their colours three more times before 1884, adopting black, then rose before switching to red and chocolate quarters. The Scarlets In 1884 Llanelli played an Irish XV who stopped off in the town, having played Wales in Cardiff a couple of days previously. In this match the team played in scarlet shirts, and this has remained the club 's first colour ever since ; it also led to the club 's nickname `` The Scarlets '' and the name of the regional team ( Scarlets ) nearly 120 years later. Their first major trophies came in 1884 and 1886 with the South Wales Challenge Cup, the forerunner of the modern Welsh Cup. December 1888 saw the team beat a touring New Zealand Natives team by 3 -- 0 with a dropped goal from Harry Bowen. The team claimed their first full international scalp in 1908 when they beat Australia 8 -- 3. This would be the first of many famous victories over touring international sides. Players that wore the Scarlet jersey in this pre-war era included Albert Jenkins, who scored over 121 tries for the club as a centre. After the war Lewis Jones was one of the stars of the game. He was capped by Wales aged just 18 in 1950, and was instrumental in their Grand Slam win that year. However just two years later, he switched codes from the then amateur rugby union to the professional rugby league and signed for Leeds for a then record amount of £ 6,000. Success was however not away from Stradey for long, a victory over Australia came in 1967 and the club was about to enter what many would argue was its strongest era. Players at Llanelli during the 1970s included Ray Gravell, Gareth Jenkins, Delme Thomas, Phil Bennett, and Derek Quinnell ; and the team was coached by Carwyn James and assisted by former captain and Wales international hooker Norman Gale. The day the pubs ran dry `` 9 -- 3 '' is a poem by Welsh comedian and singer Max Boyce and refers to the match between Llanelli and the New Zealand All Blacks at Stradey Park in front of 26,000 supporters on 31 October 1972. Llanelli took a 6 -- 0 lead through a converted try but New Zealand struck back to make it 6 -- 3. A long distance Andy Hill penalty ensured Llanelli emerged victors by 9 -- 3 and the crowd famously ran onto the pitch at the end and carried off players such as Delme Thomas. The poem is best known for the line `` The day the pubs ran dry '', as huge celebrations followed and many pubs in the town sold out of all alcoholic drinks. Cup success The next notable period for Llanelli RFC was during the late 1980s and early 1990s. With players such as Ieuan Evans amongst the squad, Llanelli won the Welsh Cup five times in eight years between 1985 and 1993 including in consecutive seasons in 1991, 1992 and 1993. They achieved their most recent success against international opponents when they beat Australia, the world champions at the time, in 1992. Rupert Moon was captain when they won the cup and league which earned Llanelli the title of Best Team in Britain for the 1992 -- 1993 season as well as the nickname `` Cup Kings of Wales '' due to their success in the Welsh Cup. The late 1990s and early years of the 21st century also produced many Welsh internationals including Rupert Moon, Ricky Evans, Wayne Proctor, Scott Quinnell and Stephen Jones. The side reached the semi-finals of the Heineken Cup three times : in 2000 against Northampton Saints who went on to win the trophy, in 2002 against Leicester Tigers and in 2007 against Leicester Tigers again. In the first match against Leicester, Llanelli appeared to be going to their first final as they led 12 -- 10 in injury time. But Leicester were awarded a penalty 8 metres inside their own half ; Tim Stimpson 's kick for goal bounced off both the post and crossbar before just falling over the post to deny Llanelli. Prior to the regional era, Llanelli RFC were considered the third most successful team in European club rugby, having played the third largest number of games ( behind Toulouse and Munster ) in the Heineken Cup due to the club 's consistency in qualifying for the knockout stages of the tournament. However, they have never won the competition. The regional era Top - level professional rugby changed at Llanelli RFC in 2003 when Llanelli 's first team rebranded, as part of the WRU 's move to 5 professional teams, to Llanelli Scarlets and Llanelli RFC became the club 's premiership brand. The Llanelli RFC team plays in the Welsh Premier Division and Welsh Cup. They won the cup in 2005, their first silverware in their new format during which time they were coached by Scott Quinnell. Match traditions As a link to the club 's team anthem Sosban Fach, there were sosbenni on top of the uprights of both sets of posts at Stradey Park. The saucepans were installed at Parc y Scarlets. When Llanelli RFC play Bath, it is tradition that a rag doll is hung from the crossbar, which the winning team then keeps until their next encounter. Llanelli RFC won the doll in 2002 and successfully defended it when they played Bath in the Powergen Cup semi-final in 2006. Bath reclaimed the prize in a pre-season game in August 2007 and have won three further fixtures. Ground The Scarlets play at Parc y Scarlets in Pemberton. From 1879 to 2008 they played at Stradey Park in Llanelli. Planning for the new stadium began in 2004. Club honours Welsh Premier Division : 1992 / 1993, 1998 / 1999, 2001 / 2002, 2010 / 2011 Welsh Cup : 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2010 Snelling Sevens : 1960, 1971, 1973, 1979, 1988 Current squad Note : Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality. Player Position Union Gareth Havard Prop Wales Tom Kaijaks Prop Wales Ben Leung Prop Wales Sam Martin Prop Wales Rhys Thomas Prop Wales Taylor Davies Hooker Wales Torin Myhill Hooker Wales Rhydian Gierat Lock Wales Jack Jones Lock Wales Chris Long Lock Wales Josh Cuggy Lock Wales Adam Powell Lock Wales Liam Puckett Lock Wales Owain Morgan Flanker Wales Tom Phillips Flanker Wales Jack Condy Number 8 Wales Trystan Lloyd Number 8 Wales Elliott Rees Number 8 Wales Player Position Union Joshua Guy Scrum - half Wales Justin James Scrum - half Wales Connor Salter Scrum - half Wales Josh Lewis Fly - half Wales Billy McBryde Fly - half Wales Paul Davies Centre Wales Nathan Edwards Centre Wales Steffan Hughes Centre Wales Jonny Lewis Centre Wales Matthew Owen Centre Wales Gareth Walters Centre Wales Elliot Dawe Wing Wales Sam Evans Wing Wales Andrew Spowart Wing Wales Ryan Davies Fullback Wales Dion Jones Fullback Wales British and Irish Lions The following former players were selected for the British and Irish Lions touring squads whilst playing for Llanelli RFC. Phil Bennett 1974, 1977 Roy Bergiers 1974 Bill Clement 1938 Tom David 1974 Ieuan Evans 1989, 1993, 1997 Ray Gravell 1980 Dafydd James 2001 Elvet Jones 1938 Ivor Jones 1930 Lewis Jones 1950 Robin McBryde 2001 Peter Morgan 1980 Terry Price 1966 Derek Quinnell 1971, 1977, 1980 Scott Quinnell 1993, 2001 Keith Rowlands 1962 AG Thomas 1955, 1974 ( manager ) Delme Thomas 1966, 1971 J.J. Williams 1974, 1977 Rhys H. Williams 1955, 1959 Wales international captains The following former players captained the Wales national rugby union team while playing for Llanelli RFC. See also Wales rugby union captains Willie Thomas 1891 Rev J Alban Davies 1914 Albert Jenkins 1923 -- 1928 Idris Jones 1925 Ivor Jones 1927 -- 30 Rhys H Williams 1960 Onllwyn Brace 1960 -- 61 Terry Davies 1960 -- 61 Norman Gale 1967 -- 68 Delme Thomas 1972 Phil Bennett 1977 -- 78 David Pickering 1986 -- 87 Jonathan Davies 1987 -- 88 Ieuan Evans 1991 -- 95 Nigel Davies 1996 Scott Quinnell 2000 -- 02 Stephen Jones 2003 -- 07 Other notable former Llanelli players Former Llanelli RFC players who have at some time represented Wales or toured with the British Lions. See also Category : Llanelli RFC players Owen Badger -- Welsh International Neil Boobyer -- Welsh International Matt Cardey -- Welsh International Howard Davies -- Welsh International John `` Jack '' Evans -- Welsh International Isaac `` Ike '' John Fowler -- Welsh International Rhys Gabe -- Welsh International, British Lion Andrew Gibbs -- Welsh International Clive Griffiths -- Welsh International Ray Hopkins -- Welsh International, British Lion Bryn Howells -- Welsh rugby union and League International Carwyn James -- Welsh International, British Lions coach, broadcaster Barry John -- Welsh International, British Lion Ken Jones -- Welsh International, British Lion Frederick Margrave -- Welsh International Rupert Moon -- Welsh International Mark Perego -- Welsh International Wayne Proctor -- Welsh International Paul Ringer -- Welsh International Mark Taylor -- Welsh International Watcyn Thomas -- Welsh International Hopkins Dai -- Hong Kong International 1952 Tour of Japan Games played against international opposition Year Date Opponent Result Score Tour 1888 19 December Māori Win 3 -- 0 1888 New Zealand Native tour 1903 15 January Canada Won 11 -- 9 1903 Canada rugby tour of the British Isles 1906 29 December South Africa Loss 3 -- 16 1906 South Africa rugby union tour 1908 17 October Australia Won 8 -- 3 1908 Australia tour of British Isles and France 1912 19 October South Africa Loss 7 -- 8 1912 - 13 South Africa rugby union tour 1924 2 December New Zealand Lost 3 -- 8 1924 -- 25 New Zealand tour 1926 13 November Māori Win 3 -- 0 1926 - 27 New Zealand Māori rugby union tour 1931 24 November South Africa Loss 0 -- 9 1931 - 32 South Africa rugby union tour 1935 22 October New Zealand Loss 8 -- 16 1935 -- 36 New Zealand rugby union tour 1951 23 October South Africa Loss 11 -- 20 1951 - 52 South Africa rugby union tour 1953 17 November New Zealand Loss 3 -- 17 1953 / 54 All Blacks tour of the British Isles, France and North America 1957 August Czechoslovakia Win 35 -- 9 Llanelli tour of Russia 1960 13 December South Africa Loss 0 -- 21 1960 - 61 South Africa rugby union tour 1963 31 December New Zealand Loss 8 -- 22 1963 / 64 All Blacks tour of the British Isles, France and Canada 1967 17 January Australia Won 11 -- 0 1966 -- 67 Australia rugby union tour 1970 20 January South Africa Loss 9 -- 10 1969 - 70 South Africa rugby union tour 1972 31 October New Zealand Win 9 -- 3 1972 - 73 New Zealand rugby union tour of the British Isles, France and North America 17 September Tonga Win 24 -- 15 1974 Tonga Tour to the British Isles 4 November Australia Draw 28 -- 28 1975 - 76 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland 1980 21 October New Zealand Loss 10 -- 16 1980 All Blacks tour 1982 6 November New Zealand Māori Win 16 -- 9 1982 New Zealand Māori rugby union tour of Wales 1984 20 November Australia Win 19 -- 16 1984 Australia tour of Britain and Ireland 1985 5 November Fiji Win 31 -- 28 1985 Fiji rugby union tour of British Isles 1986 16 August Fiji Loss 12 -- 16 Llanelli at the National Stadium, Suva, Fiji 28 October New Zealand Loss 0 -- 11 1989 New Zealand rugby union tour 14 November Australia Win 13 -- 9 1992 Australia rugby union tour of Europe 1995 7 November Fiji Loss 12 -- 38 1995 Fiji rugby union tour of Wales and Ireland 8 November New Zealand Loss 3 -- 81 1997 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland Bibliography Bevan, Alun Wyn ( 2005 ). Stradey Stories. Llandysul : Gomer Press. ISBN 978 - 1 - 84323 - 570 - 5. Hughes, Gareth ( 1983 ). One hundred years of Scarlet. Llanelli Rugby Football Club. ISBN 0 - 9509159 - 0 - 4. Hughes, Gareth ( 1986 ). The Scarlets : A History of Llanelli Rugby Club. Llanelli : Llanelli Borough Council. ISBN 0 - 906821 - 05 - 3. Smith, David ; Williams, Gareth ( 1980 ). Fields of Praise : The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff : University of Wales Press. ISBN 0 - 7083 - 0766 - 3. References Jump up ^ WRU Official Site -- Sourced 4 July 2012 Jump up ^ The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales John Davies, Nigel Jenkins, Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch ( 2008 ) pp782 ISBN 978 - 0 - 7083 - 1953 - 6 ^ Jump up to : Bevan ( 2005 ), pg 66. ^ Jump up to : Bevan ( 2005 ), pg 67. Jump up ^ The Rugby Clubs of Wales pp76 - 77, David Parry - Jones ( 1989 ) ISBN 0 - 09 - 173850 - 4 Jump up ^ `` Day the pubs ran dry ''. BBC News. 31 October 2002. Retrieved 11 May 2010. Jump up ^ `` Scarlets home in on stadium site ''. BBC. 1 July 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2015. Jump up ^ Fiji Rugby.com Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Fiji Rugby.com Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Robert Cole ( 10 October 1995 ). `` Wales brace themselves for the giants of Fiji ''. The Independent. Retrieved 20 June 2008. 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Question: when was the day that the pubs ran dry in the poem 9-3
Answer: 31 October 1972; 31 October 1972; 31 October 1972; 31 October 1972; 31 October 1972