Sport & Sports Clubs
Sport plays a crucial role in the life of many communities in Wales on an amateur and professional level. Here's our guide to websites for your local sports clubs along with some of the more high-profile teams.
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Local Sports Clubs:
Angling
Teifi Trout Association
www.tta-gamefishing.co.uk
On this site, nominated by Colin Chapman of Abercych, you can find out more about the Teifi Trout Association which offers 24 miles of fishing on the Teifi and it's tributaries.
Carmarthenshire Fishermans Federation
www.carmarthenshire.org.uk
Information on the Tywi, Taf and Teifi Rivers - the best seatrout rivers in Europe. There's an interesting section of aerial photographs to look at.
Pembrokeshire Anglers
www.pembrokeshireanglers.org.uk
The Pembrokeshire Anglers association owns 15 miles of fishing rights along the Western Cleddau River. There's information on permits and locations, and news on the group.
Archery
Bowmen of Gower Archery Club
http://www.bowmenofgower.co.uk/
On this site nominated by Gareth Seymour of Swansea, you can find out about this city club which has been around for over 50 years.Neath Archers
http://vzone.virgin.net/ian.ridgeway/narch.htm
This slick, easy-to-use and detailed site (that's even won a Golden Web Award) provides a wealth of information on Neath Archers. The group was established in 1970 and welomes everyone to the sport of archery, from beginners to the accomplished.
Athletics
West Glamorgan Cross Country
www.westglamleague.co.uk
This provides detailed information on club fixtures, members current ranking details and results of league contests. There's news from across the district, and comprehensive historical leageus listings. You'll also find links to neighbouring running clubs including the Swansea Harriers (www.swanseaharriers.co.uk)
Basketball
Preseli Storm Basketball Club
www.preselistorm.co.uk
Preseli Storm, a club open to all ages, meets weekly for training at Crymych Leisure Centre in Pembrokeshire. This site was nominated by Kevin Trueman.
Bowls
Bowls Talk
http://swanseabowls.proboards54.com/index.cgi
Find out what's on in the world of bowls in the Swansea area and further afield with this online bowling community website. You'll find discussion on fixtures, results, and the latest development locally and nationally.Cricket
Margam Cricket Club
www.margamcricketclub.co.uk.
Lots of information on Margam CC as well as the world of cricket in general. One of Wales' oldest clubs, who play in the South Wales Cricket Association league at the historic Margam Park. In 2009 new players and members were being sought and the site also offers news, events and a guestbook forum.
Gorseinon Junior Cricket
www.gorseinonjuniorcricket.co.uk
On this site, nominated by Peter Davies of Gorseinon, you can find out more about one of the eight founder clubs of the South Wales Junior Cricket League. There's match reports and fixtures, league tables, club history and much more.
Football
Pontarddulais Town FC
www.pontarddulaistownfc.co.uk/
Fixtures, results, history and the like are featured on this site.
Golf
Fairwood Park Golf Club
http://www.fairwoodpark.com/
This golf course in Gower, Swansea has one of the most beautiful championship golf clubs in South Wales. Visit their website for information on its course and club facilities.
Gower Golf Club
http://www.gowergolf.co.uk
This site for the 18-hole golf club shows what the club has to offer.
Haverfordwest Golf Club
www.hwestgolf.homestead.com
Established in 1904, this club's site offers its latest news and players results. It's also possible to join their email service and have news sent directly to you. There is an interesting page that poses and answers golfing questions. Perhaps more importantly there's access to a local five day weather forecast.
Hockey
Swansea Bay Hockey Club
www.swanseahockeyclub.co.uk
This club has been formed as a result of the amalgamation of two clubs - Oystermouth and Swansea. Teams cover junior and senior level, indoor and outdoor, male and female. There's a wealth of information here about the club. You'll also find links to other hockey clubs and organisations.
Judo
Carmarthen Judo Club
www.carmarthenjudoclub.co.uk
An impressive source of information on both Carmarthen's Judo Club and the world of judo in general. Users can keep up-to-date with the latest results from British events. There's also a useful section on judo which covers it's history, a glossary of terms, and an explanation of techniques. You can also find more about judo in general on the www.welshjudo.com website. From that site there are links to the Tywi Judo Club in Llandovery, Neath Knights Judo Club, Neyland Judo Club and Pontardulais Judo Club.
Rambling
Dinefwr Ramblers
http://mysite.freeserve.com/beauchamp
This website provides comprehensive information on walks across Wales organised by Llandeilo-based Dinefwr Ramblers. You'll also find links to neighbouring Ramblers groups based in Carmarthen, and to the Ramblers Association website. There's also info on walking holidays for the visually impaired.
Rugby League
More Rugby sites...
Wales Rugby League
www.walesrugbyleague.com
The Welsh Rugby League was established in Aberdare in 1907 and on this site you'll find the full story on its history. There's also a small hall of fame where you can read about Lewis Jones - born in Gorseinon in 1931, Lewis was signed to Leeds in 1952 for a record-breaking £6,000. Yopu'll also find information on the Swansea Bulls, an amateur league side who train at Morriston RFC.Rugby Union
Tenby United RFC
www.tenbyunitedrfc.co.uk
This provides basic information on Tenby's rugby club. There's a list of committee members with their contact details and an up-to-date fixtures list. You can also explore a detailed history of the side.
Running
Sospan Road Runners
www.sospanroadrunners.co.uk
The Sospan Road Runners are labelled the 'friendliest and best running club in Llanelli', and if you're interested in joining this is the site for you. You can read profiles of their runners or learn what future races they plan to enter.
Sailing
Mumbles Yacht Club
www.mumblesyachtclub.co.uk
This is an impressive site for the club, which itself first set sail in 1938. You'll find news, events and classifieds, a forum and training tip, along with crewlists and even onformtion on windsfuring. A voluntary team of instructors teaches yachting to eighty local children (aged eight to18) every year. Applications should be made in May.
Mumbles Sailing School
http://members.aol.com/SAILGOWER
For those of you that fancy having a go at sailing and haven't before - check out this site.
Scuba-diving
Red Dragon Divers
www.reddragondivers.org.uk
Formed more than 30 years ago, when it was known as North Pembs Sub Aqua Club. It is Branch 0495 of the British Sub Aqua Club, the biggest scuba diving club in the world. The yearly dive plan is compiled from the suggestions and requests of club members at beginning of the year. The site lists diveplans, training for new members and a photogallery which includes some underwater pictures.
Surfing
Check out some essential Surfing sites in our dedicated webguide for the sport.
Walking
Walking the Way to Health
www.ww2h.org.uk
A bilingual site aimed at improving health and well being, through regular brisk walking.
To explore over 60 outdoor walks complete with maps, visit our Walks section.
More Football & Rugby
You can find more links to rugby and football teams' sites in our dedicated Football and Rugby webguides.
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Other Useful Sites:
Health, Fitness and Well Being Show
www.hfwshow.co.uk/
Details on the first Welsh Health, Fitness and Well Being Show to be held in Carmarthen September 05.
Dragon Sport
www.dragonsport.co.uk/
Innovative ideas to get youngsters exercising. Offers top tips and handy hints for parents and teachers to help keep children amused and active.
BBC Wales Sport
www.bbc.co.uk/walessport
All the latest sporting news, debate and features, along with what's on TV & radio, and online Sport Video console and the popular Scrum V and Match of the Day Wales sites.
Scrum V
www.bbc.co.uk/wales/scrumv
Rugby fans can't go far wrong with this site - on Scrum V you can get the essentials for Welsh rugby. There's news and results, features, galleries, games and arguably the biggest and best rugby messageboard in the UK. You can watch classic clips again online, listen live to some of the key games in the Welsh rugby calendar, and even pit your wits against BBC Wales' experts in Play the Pundit.
West Wales Sport
www.westwalessport.com
This site provides excellent detailed local coverage of sports such as cricket, rugby, soccer and speedway. There's also a comprehensive links section.
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