{{Short description|Rugby team in Carmarthenshire, Wales}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox rugby team | teamname = Whitland RFC | fullname = Whitland Rugby Football Club | nickname = The Borderers | location = Whitland, Wales | countryflag = Wales | founded = 1910 (c) | ground = Parc Llwyn-Ty-Gwyn | capacity = 450) and Parc Dr. Owen | president = Gilbert Williams | coach = | league = WRU Division One West | season = 2018-19 | position = 5th<ref>[http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/club/swalecleagues/tables.php?includeref=1999&season=2011-2012&stage=1W official site]</ref> | url = www.whitlandrfc.co.uk | pattern_la1=_white_hoops| pattern_b1=_whitehoops | pattern_ra1=_white_hoops| pattern_so1=_white_hoops_color| leftarm1=50C878| body1=50C878| rightarm1=50C878| shorts1=000000| socks1=50C878 }}
'''Whitland RFC''' are a Welsh rugby union club based in Whitland, West Wales. They are the presently members of the Welsh Rugby Union playing in Division One West and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/3877085.stm |title=Wales' regional rugby map |author=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=2004-07-08 |access-date=2008-05-22}}</ref>
==Early history== Whitland RFC is thought to have been founded around 1910, but little verifiable information exists to support a definite date. Club development stalled during the Great War years, but in the 1919/20 season Whitland RFC took part in the Pembrokeshire Knock Out Cup. As with many Welsh teams, the inter-war years were difficult and the team disbanded in January 1930. The club reformed for the 1938-39 season and has existed in that form since. Mike Phillips (Ospreys, Wales & British and Irish Lions), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets, Wales & British and Irish Lions) and James Davies (Scarlets & Wales) brother of Jonathan played their club rugby for Whitland as have Aled Davies (Scarlets, Ospreys & Wales) and Scott Williams (Llanelli Scarlets & Wales).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.whitlandrfc.co.uk/about.asp |title=Whitland RFC Official Website. Sourced 16/08/07. |access-date=16 August 2007 |archive-date=6 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706194207/http://www.whitlandrfc.co.uk/about.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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