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| Union | Welsh Rugby Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Blue and Blacks | ||
| Founded | 1876 | ||
| Location | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Ground(s) | Cardiff Arms Park (Capacity: 12,125) | ||
| Chairman | Alun Jones[1] | ||
| CEO | Richard Holland[1] | ||
| President | Gareth Edwards (honorary)[2] | ||
| Coach(es) | Matt Sherratt | ||
| Captain(s) | Liam Belcher | ||
| Most appearances | Lloyd Williams (256) [3] | ||
| Top scorer | Ben Blair (1078) [4] | ||
| Most tries | Tom James (60) [5] | ||
| League(s) | United Rugby Championship | ||
| 2023–24 | 12th (Welsh Shield: 3rd) | ||
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Cardiff Rugby (Welsh: Rygbi Caerdydd) are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the team play at Cardiff Arms Park.[6] Originally formed in 1876,[7] from 2003 to 2021 the first team was known as the Cardiff Blues before rebranding back to Cardiff Rugby prior to the start of the 2021–22 season.[8]
Cardiff have provided more players to the Welsh national side and British and Irish Lions than any other Welsh club.
They are one of a small number of clubs to have beaten the three major Southern Hemisphere international sides. South Africa,[9] New Zealand,[10] and Australia. The latter have been defeated by Cardiff on six occasions.
They won European Challenge Cup titles in 2010 and 2018, beating Toulon and Gloucester respectively. Cardiff most recently made the knockout stages of the European Rugby Champions Cup in 2012.
Between 2005 and 2018, they also competed in the Anglo-Welsh Cup and won the 2009 title, beating Gloucester at Twickenham.
Today they compete in the United Rugby Championship and in European Professional Club Rugby competitions.
The club also runs one of the five Welsh rugby academies, age group teams and the semi professional Cardiff RFC side, affectionately nicknamed "The Rags",[11] which competes in Super Rygbi Cymru.
- ^ a b "Board & Management". Cardiff Blues.
- ^ "Cardiff Rugby to change hands as new owners confirmed". www.rugbypass.com. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Cardiff Blues". cardiffblues.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ www.uprisevsi.co.uk, upriseVSI. "Ben Blair". upriseVSI.
- ^ www.uprisevsi.co.uk, upriseVSI. "Tom James". upriseVSI.
- ^ "Our Story | Cardiff Blues". Cardiffrugby.wales.
- ^ "Uproar at Suggestions of Cardiff Rugby Merger". 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Introducing... Cardiff Rugby". Cardiff Blues. 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Parry-Jones (1989), pg 63
- ^ Parry-Jones (1989), pg 64
- ^ "Cardiff confirm two double headers with the Rags".