A dramatic evening of knock out county football ended with a famous 3-2 win for our U15Bs away at defending champions
@SwanseaSFA
Our lads now progress to the
@WSFA_InterAssoc
Welsh Cup final at
@tnsfc
for the 2nd successive season
#teamrct
The Association is devastated to learn the news of the passing of Chris Davies, our U16Bs Head Coach. Our thoughts are with Chris' family and friends at this difficult time
Follow the link below to read our tribute to a great man and a fantastic coach:
Congratulations to our long serving Secretary and all round legend of schools football, Mr Brian Hughes, who has today been made a life member of the
@WelshSchoolsFA
A worthy and deserved recognition for Brian’s outstanding contribution to schools football in RCT
#teamrct
End of an era as Mr Brian Hughes retires as General Secretary of RCTSFA following 38 years in the hot seat
Follow the link below to read our tribute to the great man 👇
From the 22/23 season onwards the
@RCTSFA
Inter Schools competitions will be named in honour of Chris Davies.
This is just one of a range of long lasting tributes to Chris. Follow the link below to read the full list of tributes:
Huge congratulations to our long standing county players, Ewan Griffiths and Josh Beecher on their selection for the Wales U16s Squad for the upcoming Victory Shield 🏴
Fantastic achievement 👏👏
#teamrct
They’ve only gone and done it!
Our U14Gs have propelled themselves into the
@WSFA_InterAssoc
National Final after a splendid 3–1 semi final win over
@SwanseaSFA
at Pentre Park this evening
Congratulations to players and coaches on a fantastic achievement
#teamrct
Congratulations to
@RCTSFA
U15s Girls midfielder, Brooke Evans, who has been selected for the upcoming
@Cymru
U17s Women’s National Squad training camp.
A brilliant achievement and a well deserved recognition.
#teamrct
A fantastic honour for our U12s Boys Welsh County Championship winners to meet the Mayor of
@RCTCouncil
this evening.
Thank you for the warm welcome and the recognition of our players and Association for representing our county with distinction at a national level
#teamrct
Some more great news this week for
@RCTSFA
. We can confirm that our U13s Boys Head Coach, Chris Davies, has been invited to join the coaching team of the
@WelshSchoolsFA
U13s Boys National Representative Squad.
Due recognition for a fantastic coach and leader 💪⚽️
#teamrct
Our 15s girls are the first girls squad over the line into
@WSFA_InterAssoc
finals at following a 4-1 win last night at
@CVSFA
Congratulations to our players and coaches!
#teamrct
A special and memorable evening for our U13Bs who were presented with their county caps by Wales manager and former
@RCTSFA
county player Robert Page
Thank you to Rob for giving up his precious time to support the Association
#teamrct
An emotional evening at our U16Bs presentation evening. Some lovely tributes paid to the unforgettable Chris Davies.
The Association announced a range of permanent tributes to Chris, all of which will shared tomorrow on our media channels.
Thanks to Ton Pentre FC for hosting
Thank you to
@CVSFA
for hosting our new U11Bs county squad this evening in their inaugural fixtures.
A warm welcome coupled with highly competitive fixtures.
A very encouraging evening for our new generation!
#teamrct
Congratulations to Caleb, Leo, Josh and Steff who all represented our Association in the
@WSFA_InterAssoc
16Bs squad in their fixture this evening against Swansea City
#teamrct
We’re on our way to
@tnsfc
!
Congratulations to our U16Gs who narrowly beat an outstanding
@CarmsSchoolsFA
2-1 at Mountain Ash to qualify for the
@WSFA_InterAssoc
National Finals
Well done to players and coaches 👏
#teamrct
Congratulations to both our U11s Boys and U11s Girls county squads who have qualified for the
@WSFA_InterAssoc
National Finals on July 4th at
@oceanparkarena
A fantastic reward for all the hard work and commitment
#teamrct
The Association recognised the contribution of our legendary coach, Gwilym Jenkins, this evening at our County Trials.
Having served the Association for 28 years, Gwilym is now an Honorary Life Member of
@RCTSFA
A hugely deserved recognition 👏👏👏
#teamrct
Huge congratulations to Jack Cooper of our U16 Boys county squad who has been offered a scholarship at Swansea City.
Great reward for Jack’s hard work and outstanding talent.
#teamrct
The Covid pandemic has had a devastating impact on the communities of RCT
In collaboration with our kit supplier
@lclwear
the Association will have yellow hearts added to the sleeves of all new county kits to commemorate all the lives lost to coronavirus in RCT
#lovethelost
All at the Association would like to wish our U13s Boys superstar, Jaxon Humphreys, a speedy recovery from his recent illness.
We have no doubt that Jaxon will be back out there again very soon scoring belting goals like this for
#teamrct
👇
2023 is off to a flying start!
Congratulations to our U13Bs who produced a virtuoso performance to secure a stunning win at
@CVSFA
this evening
Thank you to our hosts for the warm welcome
#teamrct
Good luck to Ewan Griffiths our U15s Boys keeper who departs having relocated to Swansea so is no longer in our catchment area.
@cdillustration1
presented Ewan with his jersey as a permanent memento of his fantastic time with us.
Pob lwc Ewan!
#teamrct
In their last get together before the Xmas break, our U11s Girls shrugged off the Arctic weather conditions at Ferndale to produce some thrilling football against
@SwanseaSFA
Well done to both sides for a highly entertaining evening of football
#teamrct
Congratulations to our new county cap recipients within our U14 Boys County Squad who were awarded their caps last night.
County caps are awarded to players who have represented their school at county level for at least 3 seasons.
Well done all 👏👏
#teamrct
Massive congratulations to Josh Beecher and Ewan Griffiths of our U16Bs who were recently presented with their Welsh caps
A fantastic achievement 👏🏴
#teamrct
Huge congratulations to our U16Gs who won a tense Glamorgan Cup Final against an impressive
@SwanseaSFA
A brilliant end to county football for this exceptional group
This was a typically close game against our great friends at
@SwanseaSFA
#teamrct
#goldengeneration
Qualified!
A 3-0 win for our unbeaten U15s Girls against a hard working
@BridgendSchool1
at Pentre Park this evening sealed a top 3 finish for the squad which secures at least a play off place.
Well done to players and coaches on a fantastic achievement.
#teamrct
Our new 23/24 U11Bs county squad played their first round of fixtures this evening.
A thrilling evening of football at Pentre Park. Well done lads!
Thank you to
@SwanseaSFA
for making the trip up to the Rhondda ⚽️
#teamrct
A resilient performance from our U14s girls tonight against
@WestGlamSFA
at Swansea University. A good 2-0 win against quality opposition, not much between the sides.
Some great performances from a number of our U13s who stepped up tonight ⚽️
#teamrct
Huge congratulations to our U14Bs who won their
@WSFA_InterAssoc
semi final 3-1 against
@PembsF
this evening at Mountain Ash.
Diolch to
@dafyddiwan
for the inspirational speech before the game!
Well done to our brilliant squad and their coaching team
#teamrct
Huge congratulations to our U13s Boys who have qualified for the
@WSFA_InterAssoc
nationals! The lads have played terrific football all season and have qualified from an exceptionally strong regional group.
Great leadership from our coaching team too ⚽️
#teamrct
Huge congratulations to our U14Gs who have qualified for the National Stages. What an achievement!
This squad has been on a journey and their progress to the semi finals is rich reward for all their commitment and hard work over many years.
#teamrct
Welsh champions! 👏👏👏👏
Congratulations to our wonderful i13s Girls squad.
Commiserations to a determined
@CaerphillySFA
, who have had a great season
#teamrct
#champions
Well done to our U13s Girls who produced a virtuoso performance to overcome a strong
@CVSFA
4-1 this evening at Tonyrefail.
Our girls are now in a commanding position in the South qualifying group
Good luck to our visitors for the rest of the season
#teamrct
Thank you to
@FlintGirlsFA
for travelling to play our U11Gs today. The standard of football was extraordinary!
Also thanks to
@PontyclunFC
for such a warm welcome 👏👏
Safe travels home to our visitors and see you next Sunday
#teamrct
It wasn’t to be for our U14Bs yesterday at the
@WelshSchoolsFA
National Final.
But congratulations to the players and coaches on a brilliant season. They are fantastic ambassadors for our Association 👏
#teamrct
Massive congratulations to our U14Bs goalkeeper, Dan Higgs, who won the U15s South Wales Squash Open on the weekend. An amazingly talented young sportsman!
Dan is pictured here receiving his winners trophy from
@Dawn_Bowden
👏👏👏
We had a fantastic weekend of football at the
@WelshSchoolsFA
@WSFA_InterAssoc
National Finals. We definitely experienced the highs and lows and we’re very proud of our squads ⚽️
Thank you to all the WSFA volunteers who provide these great occasions for schoolchildren
Subject to confirmation from
@RCTCouncil
that playing facilities will fully reopen next week, all county training will resume on Monday, November 9th
We look forward to seeing all our squads again ⚽️⚽️⚽️
#teamrct
Another
#teamrct
county squad on the march!
Congratulations to our U12Gs who have qualified for the National Stages.
Well deserved success for a hardworking, resilient and talented group of players.
#teamrct
What a terrific performance from our U11Bs at today’s
@WSFA_InterAssoc
Tom Yeoman Festival.
Played some barnstorming football to finish in the top 4 of a field full of outstanding teams.
Congratulations to players and coaches!
#teamrct
Fantastic and emotional
#clapforNHS
all across Rhondda Cynon Taff this evening 👏👏👏👏👏
A fitting tribute to our wonderful NHS frontline staff.
Absolutely brilliant!
For most of our county squads this will the final week of a challenging and very different season
We would like to thank all of our players, parents and staff for their commitment and for going the extra mile during these extraordinary times 👏👏👏
#teamrct
Congratulations to Taryn who won the Players Player of the Year award for our 20/21 U11Gs County Squad.
The presentation of the trophy has been delayed due to covid restrictions.
#teamrct
So it’s the end of a fantastic journey tomorrow for our class of 2015-21 girls county squad
What a remarkable 6 years it’s been for this group.
Good luck in tomorrow’s cup final and for whatever comes next in both education and football
#teamrct
Congratulations to our U15Bs who prevailed in the ultimate test against
@CaerphillySFA
this evening.
An excellent 3-1 win with Josh Pope picking up the Man of the Match award
#teamrct
Congratulations to Thomas Wright and Logan Cartwright who represented our Association and their School at today’s
@WelshSchoolsFA
U14s international fixture against
@isfafootball
Both played a full part in a famous victory 🏴
#schoolcountycountry
An absolute humdinger of a battle at Mountain Ash tonight where our U14Bs beat a quality
@CVSFA
2-1 to qualify for the National Stages. A truly fantastic achievement.
Commiserations to our visitors who threw everything at the contest.
#teamrct
This is the final week of training for many of our county squads
A big thank you to our coaches, parents, players and Committee members for making
@RCTSFA
such a growing success
The end of season presentation is at
@EVCSP
on June 22nd
#teamrct
More fantastic news. Another one of our long standing County players, Lilly Billingham, a key member of our U15s Girls Squad has been named in the
@Cymru
U17s Womans training camp.
A well deserved recognition for a player with outstanding ability.
#teamrct
As we bring the curtain down on a memorable weekend, we would like to summarise our Chris Davies Award winners.
The Association would like to thank Chris’ family for the presenting the awards to the 2023 winners
#teamrct
#respect
#commitment
#teamwork
#creativity
Congratulations to both our boys and girls U11s squads who have qualified for the
@WelshSchoolsFA
@WSFA_InterAssoc
end of season festival at the Dome in Cardiff on Saturday March 30th.
Deserved recognition for a great season for both groups ⚽️
#teamrct
Thank you for travelling down. A tough away trip for a young
@FSSGirlsFA
squad - all of whom represented their county with pride and distinction.
Have a safe journey home. We’ll see you next season ⚽️
Our U15s and U16s boys paid their respects this evening in memory of the
#AberfanDisaster
with a minute silence before their training game
#NeverForget
A classic cup final tussle this evening with
@CVSFA
emerging with a deserved 3-1 win.
Our girls gave everything and can be proud of their performance which ends a fantastic campaign
Congratulations to
@CVSFA
on their win
#teamrct
Wow what a day for our representatives at today’s national
@WelshSchoolsFA
P5s finals in Newtown!
@PenygawsiPri
claimed top spot in Wales in the girls festival and
@MaesybrynP
reached the final 4 in the boys festival
Congratulations to both squads!
#teamrct
Llongyfarchiadau / Congratulations to
@garth_olwg
who won the
@RCTSFA
U15s Girls Cup today.
Well done to runners up
@TreorchyComp
who have also enjoyed a fantastic season
A huge thank you to
@CMS_Teamwear
for the generous sponsorship of the trophies and medals
#teamrct
Encouraging news this evening that the
@WSFA_InterAssoc
has confirmed that revised and shortened county competitions will resume when football is permitted
Also the
@RCTSFA
competitions for 12s Girls and 16s Girls will similarly resume when possible
#teamrct
The U15Bs lost away at
@CVSFA
this evening.
Whilst our lads will be disappointed tonight they can reflect on a season of real progress and one where they competed exceptionally well throughout the campaign
Man of the Match was awarded to Charlie Reid
#teamrct
Great first training session together for our new U11s Girls Squad this evening at Ferndale.
We look forward to bringing the squad back after lockdown! ⚽️
#teamrct
This year has been challenging but our brilliant players and coaches have still created many great memories throughout 2021.
Here’s to a brighter 2022 for us all
#HappyNewYear
#teamrct
An action packed day of county football yesterday.
Our U11Gs and U12Gs played out some terrific fixtures away at
@NewportFa
The U15Gs returned from
@SchoolsBridgend
with maximum points
#teamrct
@RCTSFA
is delighted to announce the latest quality addition to the
#teamrct
girls pathway. Rhys James will head up our U11s girls squad next season. Rhys is Assistant Manager at WPL
@CyncoedLadiesFC
and has also worked with USW Women’s 1st team and Merthyr Town Women
Croeso!
Our U16Gs made an impressive start to their Glamorgan Cup campaign with a hard fought victory at
@SchoolsBridgend
Our hosts worked tirelessly and were on top during the early stages of a thrilling contest
Well done to our girls after a 14 month sabbatical 💪
#teamrct
Huge congratulations to Brodie Gill and Dylan Stevens who represented our Association and their schools in a 2-1 win for Wales over England today
Well done lads we’re enormously proud of you 🏴
@YGCwmRhondda
@PorthCSchool
A tight contest tonight at Pentre Park where our U16Gs lost narrowly to rivals
@CVSFA
in a hard fought contest
Congratulations to our opposition and good luck for the remainder of the season
Still some big targets left to hit for our girls this campaign 👊⚽️
#teamrct
Our 13s boys continued their
@WSFA_InterAssoc
charge last night with a remarkable 5-4 win over a determined
@CaerphillySFA
at Tonyrefail.
The win maintains the squad’s 💯 % record this season
#teamrct
To cap a remarkable evening of county football for
#teamrct
our U14Bs return from the capital with the 3 points after a stunning 3-2 win against
@CVSFA
Huge well done to our lads on a such a significant result and performance
Good luck to our hosts for the season
#teamrct
Thank you to
@CVSFA
for travelling up to Ferndale this evening for the county fixtures against our U11s Girls.
Some great football on show from both squads
#teamrct
Our U15s Girls travelled to the capital this evening to play a strong
@CVSFA
The girls produced an outstanding performance on their way to a hugely convincing win. The 3 points seals top place in the group and a National semi final berth!
Good luck to
@CVSFA
for the season
It’s an historic day for one of our most famous alumni schoolboy footballers.
Robert Page of our county class of 1990 will lead Wales into today’s
@EURO2020
tournament
A proud day for RCT and our Association 🏴
#teamrct
Some brilliant football on show at Pentre Park this evening where our U11Gs entertained
@NewportFa
Not even the persistent rain could dampen the outstanding quality and commitment shown by both squads
#teamrct
Fantastic to welcome our new generation of county footballers.
Our brilliant U11Gs squad at training last night. They will be proud ambassadors for their schools in
@WSFA_InterAssoc
competitions this season as they compete against Associations across Wales 🏴 ⚽️
#teamrct