{"id":3636,"date":"2025-11-18T21:29:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/?p=3636"},"modified":"2025-11-18T21:42:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:42:06","slug":"ospreys-rugby-and-swansea-university-announce-ground-breaking-new-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/cy\/2025\/11\/18\/ospreys-rugby-and-swansea-university-announce-ground-breaking-new-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Rygbi\u2019r Gweilch a Phrifysgol Abertawe yn cyhoeddi partneriaeth arloesol newydd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rydym yn falch o gyhoeddi partneriaeth newydd arloesol a fydd yn gweld rhanbarth rygbi mwyaf llwyddiannus Cymru yn trawsnewid cynllunio a gweithredu rhaglen rygbi dynion<a href=\"http:\/\/swansea.ac.uk\" target=\"_self\">Prifysgol Abertawe<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/swansea.ac.uk\">Prifysgol Abertawe<\/a>\u2019s men\u2019s rugby programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mae hyn yn nodi cydweithrediad cyntaf o'i fath rhwng rygbi proffesiynol ac addysg uwch yng Nghymru, gan ddod \u00e2 safonau perfformiad elitaidd ac arbenigedd datblygu chwaraewyr i wraidd chwaraeon yn y Brifysgol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">O dan y bartneriaeth newydd, bydd rhaglen rygbi dynion Prifysgol Abertawe yn cael ei datblygu a'i gweithredu i safonau proffesiynol elitaidd gan berson\u00e9l ymroddedig y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ospreysrugby.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Gweilch<\/a>. Bydd y rhaglen yn elwa o fewnbwn parhaus gan staff academi a staff uwch garfan y Gweilch, gan sicrhau bod chwaraewyr yn derbyn hyfforddiant, cefnogaeth perfformiad a darpariaeth lles athletwyr o'r ansawdd uchaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ar \u00f4l ei gwblhau, bydd ailddatblygu maes hanesyddol St Helen\u2019s \u2013 rhan o brosiect ehangach NISH \u2013 yn rhoi mynediad i fyfyrwyr at gyfleusterau o\u2019r radd flaenaf ac amgylchedd rygbi proffesiynol gwirioneddol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Mae'r bartneriaeth yn creu llwybr clir, strwythuredig o rygbi prifysgol i'r g\u00eam broffesiynol, gan alluogi myfyrwyr i gystadlu ar lefel uchel yng nghynghrair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bucs.org.uk\/\" target=\"_self\">Chwaraeon Prifysgolion a Cholegau Prydain<\/a> (BUCS), gyda'r cyfle i symud ymlaen i Super Rygbi Cymru a thu hwnt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mae hyn hefyd yn adlewyrchu ymrwymiad parhaus Rygbi'r Gweilch at ddatblygu chwaraewyr a chadw talent Cymru, gan sicrhau bod athletwyr addawol yn gallu parhau \u00e2'u haddysg wrth elwa ar hyfforddiant a chefnogaeth o safon broffesiynol yng Nghymru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bydd y ddarpariaeth rygbi well yn ddeniadol iawn i fyfyrwyr o bob cwr o'r DU ac yn rhyngwladol, gan gynnig cyfle unigryw i gyfuno astudiaethau academaidd \u00e2 datblygiad chwaraeon elitaidd. I chwaraewyr Cymru, mae'n rhoi'r cyfle i aros yng Nghymru \u2013 gan ddilyn addysg uwch wrth barhau i ddatblygu mewn amgylchedd rygbi perfformiad uchel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Gan gyflwyno'r bartneriaeth, meddai <strong>Prif Swyddog Gweithredol y Gweilch, Lance Bradley<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRydym wedi bod yn gweithio gyda Phrifysgol Abertawe ers blynyddoedd lawer, felly roedd y rhaglen newydd hon yn ddatblygiad naturiol. Rydym yn credu\u2019n gryf yng ngwerth buddsoddi yn llwybr y chwaraewr, ac mae hyn yn arwydd pellach o\u2019n hymrwymiad i hynny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMae\u2019n ein galluogi i gadw a denu chwaraewyr ifanc talentog i Brifysgol Abertawe, ac i\u2019r Gweilch gael mewnbwn sylweddol i\u2019w datblygiad rygbi. Mae\u2019n cynnig cyfleoedd i\u2019r chwaraewyr hynny nid yn unig gystadlu yng nghynghrair Chwaraeon Prifysgolion a Cholegau Prydain (BUCS), ond hefyd o bosibl symud ymlaen i Super Rygbi Cymru, a thrwy hynny gyfrannu at lwyddiant parhaus y gynghrair honno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBydd y myfyrwyr mwyaf talentog yn cael y cyfle i ymuno \u00e2\u2019n hacademi, fel oedd yn wir gyda Max Nagy \u2013 sydd bellach nid yn unig yn chwaraewr rheolaidd i d\u00eem cyntaf y Gweilch, ond hefyd wedi cymhwyso i Gymry drwy\u2019r rheolau preswylio 5 mlynedd. \u201cRydym yn edrych ymlaen at gyflwyno rhaglen debyg i fenywod yn y Brifysgol unwaith y bydd y cynllun ar gyfer rygbi menywod yng Nghymru wedi\u2019i benderfynu.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Dywedodd yr <strong>Athro Keith Lloyd<\/strong>, Cyfarwyddwr y Sefydliad Cenedlaethol dros Chwaraeon ac Iechyd:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMae\u2019r bartneriaeth hon yn gam mawr ymlaen i chwaraeon prifysgol yng Nghymru. Drwy ddod ag arbenigedd a phroffesiynoldeb Rygbi\u2019r Gweilch i\u2019n rhaglen rygbi, rydym yn creu amgylchedd sy\u2019n cyfuno rhagoriaeth academaidd \u00e2 chefnogaeth perfformiad ar lefel elitaidd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mae'n fodel sy'n ymgorffori'r hyn y mae NISH yn ei gynrychioli \u2013 defnyddio ymchwil, arloesedd a chydweithio i helpu athletwyr i gyrraedd eu potensial llawn ar y cae ac oddi arno. Rydym yn hynod falch o fod yn rhan o fenter sy'n cryfhau rygbi Cymru ac yn gwella cyfleoedd i'n myfyrwyr.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mae'r bartneriaeth hon yn cryfhau'r aliniad rhwng Rygbi'r Gweilch, Prifysgol Abertawe, ac NISH, gan adlewyrchu eu cenhadaeth gyffredin i hyrwyddo perfformiad chwaraeon, addysg a datblygiad cymunedol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mae hyn hefyd yn gosod Rygbi\u2019r Gweilch fel arweinydd yn y diwydiant o ran datblygu chwaraewyr, gan osod meincnod newydd ar gyfer cydweithio rhwng chwaraeon proffesiynol ac addysg uwch.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to announce a ground-breaking new partnership that will see Wales\u2019 most successful rugby region transform the planning and operation of Swansea University\u2019s men\u2019s rugby programme. This marks a first-of-its-kind collaboration between professional rugby and higher education in Wales, bringing elite performance standards and player development expertise into the heart of university sport. 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