| Teamname: | Newtown RFC |
| Fullname: | Newtown Rugby Football Club |
| Countryflag: | Wales |
| Founded: | 1925 |
| Ground: | Recreation Ground |
| Coach: | Gareth Gerrard (“G”) |
| Season: | 2008-09 |
| Position: | 5th[1] |
| Url: | www.newtownrugby.co.uk |
| Pattern B1: | _whitesleevelinesandsides |
| Leftarm1: | FF0000 |
| Body1: | FF0000 |
| Rightarm1: | FF0000 |
| Shorts1: | 000000 |
| Socks1: | FF0000 |
Newtown Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Newtown, Mid Wales. Newtown RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets.[2]
Newton Rugby club formed in 1925 and played their first game against Oswestry on 28 March that year. The club later disbanded in the 1960/61 season[3] and reformed in 1971 and on 6 November played against local rivals Welshpool. The club applied for Welsh Rugby Union membership in 1992 and was awarded membership on 1 June 1995. The club now fields a Senior, Seconds, Thirds and Youth teams, and their facilities include two playing pitches, one floodlit.