Welsh Rugby Union Haverfordwest RFC, Llandaff RFC, Llanelli RFC, Neath RFC, Newport RFC, Pontypridd RFC and Swansea RFC. The issue with accepting this meeting is that there is no written evidence, just oral repetition. On 12 March 1881, eleven clubs met in the Castle Hotel, Neath to form what would be accepted as a Welsh rugby union. After a humiliating defeat in the first Wales international rugby game, the Neath meeting was organised by Mullock to form a union that could organise regular international matches. The founding clubs of the WFU (Welsh Football Union), as it was originally known, were Swansea C &
Jack Payne (rugby union) Jack Payne (rugby union) Jack Payne (born 13 September 1994) is an Australian-born, Welsh-qualified rugby union player. He currently plays for Newcastle Falcons in the English Premiership Rugby. Payne previously played for the Scarlets regional team in Wales. He also previously represented the Australia U20s rugby team. He plays at flanker or lock, and has even made some appearances at tighthead prop. Payne made his debut for the Scarlets regional team in 2014 having played for Brothers Old Boys and Queensland Reds U20s side. He joined Darlington Mowden Park in 2016 and caught the eye of Dean Richards. Payne then