Cardiff RFC is a Welsh club of Rugby to XV.

History

Cardiff RFC was created in 1876, and disputed its first match against Newport.

Cardiff was the first team to be played with seven backs and eight fronts, whereas everyone aligned six backs and nine fronts.

The club played a central role in the initial development of Rugby and made it possible to make evolve/move the play since a pure physical confrontation with a play full with initiatives, such it is practiced today.

Cardiff builds the reputation of one of the largest clubs of Rugby in the world, in particular thanks to its victories vis-a-vis the teams of the southern hemisphere in round in British Isles: the New Zealand, the South Africa fell at least once in Arms Park, while the Australia forever successful to overcome in step less than six attempts.

This brought one day the Labor politician James Callaghan, appointed of Cardiff and Prime Minister of 1976 to 1979, to affirm one day with the House of Commons that Cardiff was “the largest club of the world”…

Terminology

Two clubs cohabit in Cardiff, and if they are closely bound, they should not be confused because they parcitipent with different competitions:

• Cardiff RFC, which takes part in the championship semi-professional of Wales.
• the Cardiff Blues, the professional emanation of first, founded club in 2003, and which takes part in the Celtic Ligue, with the Cut Anglo-Welsh and the Coupe of Europe of Rugby to XV. (See the article.)

Stages

In the beginning, the club had its seat with Sophia Gardens, but settled quickly with the Arms Park. In 1970, it took possession of the stage of cricket after the construction of new Arms Park (inaugurated in 1970) on the site of old, reserved for the national team of Wales. Cardiff RFC always plays there, but also disputed some matches important on the new stage, in particular in Coupe of Europe, of which the finale of 1996 lost against the Stade Toulousain, in new Arms Park until its destruction and its replacement by the Millennium Stadium in 1999. (See the article on the Arms Park for more details.)

Prize list

• Finalist of very first the Cut of Europe of Rugby in 1996 (defeat against the Stade Toulousain, 12-18 a.p.).

• Champion of Wales: 1948,1949,1953,1955,1958,1982.
• Welsh Cup: 1981,1982,1984,1986,1987,1994 and 1997. Finalste 1977,1985.
• Welsh League: 1995.
• Welsh/Scottish League: 2000.

Famous players

• Percy Bush

• Gerald Davies
• Gareth Edwards
• Rhys Gabe
• Terry Holmes
• Rob Howley
• Barry John
• Jack Matthews
• Cliff Morgan
• Gwyn Nicholls
• John Scott
• David Young
• Bleddyn Williams
• Wilfred Wooller

Trainers

• Howard Stone

External bonds

• Official site of Cardiff RFC

• Official site of Cardiff Blues

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