Y Clwb Rygbi
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| Starring | Sarra Elgan Brynmor Williams Lyn Davies Geraint Davies Gary Slaymaker Ray Gravell Gareth Roberts |
| Country of origin | Wales |
| Original language(s) | Welsh English subtitles |
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| Running time | Variable |
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| Original network | S4C |
| Original release | 1997 |
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Y Clwb Rygbi (The Rugby Club) is a rugby union television programme shown on Welsh language channel S4C. Produced by BBC Cymru Wales, the show is amongst the most popular programmes shown on S4C.[1]
Format
The show is presented by Gareth Roberts, with analysis provided by Brynmor Williams, and commentary by Huw Llywelyn Davies and former Wales captain Gwyn Jones. Sarra Elgan is the touchline reporter, as was Ray Gravell until his death in October 2007.
Three main rugby union competitions are broadcast live on Y Clwb Rygbi as of the 2006–07 season. The RaboDirect Pro12 and LV= Cup are the two domestic competitions shown whilst the Six Nations Championship is broadcast under the title Y Clwb Rygbi Rhyngwladol (The International Rugby Club). Other international matches involving Wales are also shown on Y Clwb Rygbi. Highlights of the Principality Premiership and the Konica Minolta Cup are shown, with the final of the Konica Minolta Cup being televised live.
During Magners League weekends, live games are usually shown on Saturday and Sunday evenings.
The other rugby union competitions which S4C have the rights to show are broadcast as separate programmes, namely Cwpan Heineken for Heineken Cup. These programmes share some presenters and commentators.
Awards
The programme won a BAFTA Cymru Best Live Coverage/Outside Broadcast award in 1999 and in 2005.[2][3]
In 2002 the programme won the Royal Television Society Regional Sports Programme of the Year award, becoming the first Welsh language programme to win a RTS Sport Award.[4]
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A spin off from Y Clwb Rygbi was announced on 30 May 2007 when S4C announced that they would cover four Celtic Crusaders rugby league matches live. The coverage started on Saturday 9 June 2007 when the Crusaders hosted Barrow Raiders at the Brewery Field at 6.30 pm. They eventually showed nine matches over two years.[5]
See also
Footnotes
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- S4C television programmes
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- Sports television in Wales
- British sports television series
- 1990s Welsh television series
- Rugby union in Wales
- Rugby league in Wales
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- 1997 British television programme debuts
