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 &
Rugby union at the Maccabiah Games has also been played in Israel since before the Second World War. Some noted Jewish rugby players include: Notable Jewish players who have competed at the Maccabiah include: Games have been hosted at various venues. In 1993, they were at the Tel Aviv University campus; in 1997, they were at the Herzliya Municipal Stadium (HMS); in 2005 and again in 2009, they were at the HMS and the Wingate Institute. Rugby union at the Maccabiah Games Rugby union has been played in the Maccabiah Games since 1981. The variety played is the 15-a-side version, rather than rugby sevens. The national