For the original Cardiff RFC established 1876, see Cardiff RFC.
Rugby team
Cardiff Rugby
Union
Welsh Rugby Union
Nickname(s)
Blue and Blacks
Founded
2003; 21 years ago (2003)as Cardiff Blues 2021; 3 years ago (2021)as Cardiff Rugby
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)
Josh Turnbull
Most caps
Lloyd Williams (256) [3]
Top scorer
Ben Blair (1078) [4]
Most tries
Tom James (60) [5]
League(s)
United Rugby Championship
2022–23
10th (Welsh Shield: 1st)
1st kit
2nd kit
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Official website
cardiffrugby.wales
Cardiff Rugby (Welsh: Rygbi Caerdydd) is one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and in European Professional Club Rugby competitions.
Based in Cardiff, the team play at Cardiff Arms Park and are the professional arm of Cardiff Rugby Ltd.[6] From 2003 to 2021 the first team was known as the Cardiff Blues before rebranding to Cardiff Rugby prior to the start of the 2021-22 season.[7]
They won European Challenge Cup titles in 2010 and 2018, beating Toulon and Gloucester respectively. They 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.
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