{"id":10042,"date":"2022-05-31T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T08:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visit-caerphilly.local\/?p=10042"},"modified":"2025-05-25T12:42:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T11:42:19","slug":"choose-local-abercarn-rfc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/choose-local-abercarn-rfc\/","title":{"rendered":"Choose Local &#8211; Abercarn RFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Abercarn RFC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abercarn Rugby Football Club are a Welsh Rugby Union club based in Abercarn. Having been founded over 100 years ago, Abercarn RFC has a long history, offering vast amounts of knowledge and experience to budding and keen players.<\/p>\n<p>Abercarn RFC is a great place for rugby players to grow too, being a feeder club for Newport Gwent Dragons. If you\u2019re considering joining, why not speak to a member of the committee or a member of the coaching team.<\/p>\n<p>With an active online presence, you can easily find ways to support your local club. Visit their social media sites or website \u2013 you can even sign up as a member easily online too!<\/p>\n<p>After a tough lockdown, this local rugby football club looks forward to welcoming back old and new spectators and members \u2013 to both matches and into their newly refurbished clubhouse.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t<section id=\"\" class=\"block gallery-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-block-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1-1.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1-1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/4-1.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/4-1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3-1.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3-1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2-1.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2-1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abercarn RFC Abercarn Rugby Football Club are a Welsh Rugby Union club based in Abercarn. 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