1970's - 1980's
Some quality teams have been produced in the 1970's, with perhaps the clubs greatest day in this era in the XV a side game being 1st January 1976 when Gorseinon played Cardiff at the Cardiff Arms Park only to lose 68-13 scoring two quality tries. This followed a run of three successful games in that years Welsh Cup competition beating Llangennech and Llandovery at home cumulating in a veritable battle of a game away at Laughane.
During this period the club won the district 'F' sevens title on four occasions - 1975,1976,1982 and 1986 with both Bryon Gale (1975) and John Lewis (1982) receiving Man of the Tournament Awards and David Cole, Huw Watkins and Alun James achieving highest scorers in the Tournament. David Cole appeared in all four winning sides. Cole also played for four seasons with Neath between1976-1980. winning player of the year award and captaining the side in his last year, only the late Alan Jones (Llanelli)- brother of Lewis and Lyndon Lewis (Aberavon) have captained first class teams being former Gorseinon players.
The side were runners up in Section 'D' of the West Wales Championship ( which had been revamped in the 1974-75 season). In 1981 and again in 1988 under the coaching of John Evans & Wynford Davies and the captaincies of Malcolm Hedges & Andrew Gazzi respectively. The club also reached the semi finals of the West Wales Cup in 1982 losing to Hendy 19-13 at Stradey Park in a close faught contest, captained by Malcolm Hedges and coached by David Cole.
In 1988 the Second XV under the captaincy of the ever youthful Andrew Thomas and coached by Roger Slack, won the Swansea and District Championship final against Mumbles 14-9.
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