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region and historically played matches against other county teams from Wales and
England, and during the 20th century was a key fixture for touring international teams. Today the club manages Glamorgan's premier rugby union tournament, the
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and Neath, most of the team had little experience of playing together and contained little international exposure. Unsurprisingly
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