19 Facts About Cardiff RFC

1. Cardiff RFC has a whole lot of history and culture propping it up.

2. Cardiff RFC Blues are responsible for assisting the development of rugby in an area covering the City of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan, the eastern Glamorgan valleys and Breconshire.

3. In 2006, Cardiff RFC Blues changed their playing strip in a decision widely interpreted as a move away from the old Cardiff RFC identity, as for the first time black was not included alongside the blue.

4. Cardiff RFC Blues were runners up in their Heineken Cup pool but with not enough points to progress in either the Heineken or the Amlin Cups.

5. Cardiff RFC Blues finished 6th in the Celtic League, winning 8 games but losing 9.

6. Cardiff RFC scoring four tries in the first 30 minutes with Gareth Thomas getting two of these on his first start for the Cardiff Blues.

7. Cardiff RFC Blues responded to the defeat against Leinster with an away victory over Munster, only the second time in the history of the Celtic League that the Cardiff Blues maintained their position at the top of the league.

8. Cardiff RFC Blues fared better in the domestic league, finishing second after having beaten Leinster at home to go top of the league, only for the Ospreys to win at Borders the next day to claim the title.

9. Cardiff RFC Blues were finally knocked out of the Heineken Cup after successive losses to the champions, Munster, despite respectable performances.

10. Cardiff RFC Blues finished the Celtic League 9th place, and recorded only one win in the Heineken Cup.

11. Cardiff RFC Blues finished the season as the lowest ranked Welsh club in the Celtic League having only managed one win against another Welsh side.

12. Cardiff RFC Blues compete in the Pro14 league, which includes teams from the Celtic nations of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as Italy and South Africa.

13. Cardiff RFC Blues are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams.

14. Cardiff RFC started the second half like a house on fire, with Harri Millard cutting the Connacht defence open before offloading to Williams.

15. Cardiff RFC were drawn into the smaller, seven-team pool.

16. Cardiff RFC crashed out of the Cup before the quarter-final stage and lost at home to Maesteg and Newbridge in the league.

17. Cardiff RFC were forced to turn to younger talent for their team.

18. In 1898, Cardiff RFC were unofficial club champions of Wales for the first time.

19. In 1881, Cardiff RFC beat Llanelli to win the South Wales Challenge Cup, though the tournament was scrapped soon after due to persistent crowd trouble.