North Wales rugby
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| Full name | Rygbi Gogledd Cymru 1404 |
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| Union | WRU |
| Nickname(s) | Gogs |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Location | Colwyn Bay, Wales |
| Ground(s) | Parc Eirias (Capacity: 6,500) |
| Coach(es) |
 Mark Jones
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| Captain(s) |
Maredydd Francis |
| Top scorer | Rhodri Carlton-Jones (140) |
| Most tries | Carwyn ap Myrddin (10) |
| League(s) | Welsh Premier Division |
| 2016–17 | 4th (Welsh Championship) |
| First match | |
| Gilfach Goch 19–42 RGC 1404 | |
| Largest win | |
| RGC 1404 127–0 Tredegar | |
| Largest defeat | |
| RGC 1404 19–88 Wales | |
| Official website | |
| rgc1404 |
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RGC 1404, formerly Gogledd Cymru (Welsh for "North Wales"; pronounced [ˈgɔglɛð ˈkəmrɨ]), is a rugby union development team announced by the Welsh Rugby Union in September 2008. They currently play in the Welsh Premier Division; after winning Division 1 East at the first attempt in 2012–13, they spent three seasons in the Welsh Championship before earning promotion to the Premier Division in 2015–16. They finished fourth in their first season in the top flight, but also won the WRU Challenge Cup for the first time.
Although an amateur North Wales rugby representative side had existed for over 50 years, Gogledd Cymru was established by the North Wales Rugby Council, in February 2007, in response to the WRU approved strategic plan for the development of rugby union in the region. This aimed to achieve a north Wales side playing in the Welsh Premier Division by 2010–11 In their first season Gogledd Cymru reached the final of the Welsh Counties Cup.
In December 2008, it was announced that Parc Eirias in Colwyn Bay was to be the home ground for Gogledd Cymru.
In January 2010, the team was renamed RGC 1404: RGC is an acronym for Rygbi Gogledd Cymru (North Wales Rugby), and 1404 reflects the year that Owain Glyndŵr became Prince of Wales.
For the 2012–13 season, the team were entered into WRU Division One East, playing a full season of games against teams from South East Wales. RGC finished the season at the top of the table, earning promotion to the Welsh Championship for 2013–14.
RGC's first season in the Welsh Championship saw them spend much of the season in second place to a dominant Ebbw Vale only to drop to third in the last game by losing to Cardiff Met 36–24. Several RGC players were selected and played in the Wales side for the 2014 U20 Six Nations, with the home games hosted at RGC's Eirias Park stadium.
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