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Brynithel rfc is a member of the welsh rugby union and is a feeder club for the newport gwent dragons. Other than short excerpts, please link to this page rather than copying the entries thank you. Topics that point to a specific choice include the choice letter at the end of the entry, in parentheses. The local history room is located on the librarys lower level, the room is open tuesday and thursday from 10 oclock to 3.
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