Senghenydd disaster charity rugby match 'emotional' 23 September 2013 Last updated at 12:29 A rugby match replayed to mark the centenary of the UK's worst mining disaster has been described as "emotional" by the organisers. Back in 1913, a game between Christ College Brecon and Crickhowell RFC was a fundraiser for the 439 victims of Universal Colliery in Senghenydd. But a century on the teams were fundraising for a memorial marking the miners' deaths. Christ College ran out 29-5 winners in Saturday's game. A methane explosion ripped through Universal Colliery in the Aber valley on 14 October, 1913. It is not yet known how much Saturday's match raised. Mal Powell, Crickhowell RFC's historian, who approached Christ College about replaying the game to mark the centenary, said: "It was quite emotional, the opening ceremony when both teams lined up together brought home the feeling of the day. It was enjoyable but poignant. He said the two sides and around 200 supporters observed a one-minute silence before the game at Christ College. Jack Humphreys, chairman of the Aber Valley Heritage Group which is behind the national mining memorial, said the match 100 years ago generated much needed funds for the families whose relatives died in the Universal Colliery explosion.