16 Facts About Cardiff Rugby

Cardiff Rugby are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams.

In 1885 under Frank Hancock, Cardiff Rugby began playing with seven backs and eight forwards and perfected what was known at the time as "the passing game".

Several former Cardiff Rugby players including Gwyn Nicholls, Bleddyn Williams, Cliff Morgan, Gareth Edwards, Barry John and Gerald Davies are members of the Hall of Fame.

When Cardiff Rugby Union turned professional in 1995, Welsh rugby was organised in a league pyramid, at the top of which was the Premier Division of twelve teams that had existed for over a century as amateur clubs.

Cardiff Rugby finished second after having beaten Leinster at home to go top, only for the Ospreys to win at Borders the next day to claim the title.

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In Davies's first season Cardiff Rugby Blues managed only eight wins in the Pro12 and one in the Heineken Cup.

In June 2014, Cardiff Rugby were invited to send a squad to Singapore to compete in the inaugural World Club 10s.

Cardiff Rugby signed an initial short term contract, followed by a longer term one in April 2021.

On March 1,2021, following discussions with supporter groups, the club announced a rebranding to Cardiff Rugby, dropping the Blues name and logo from August 1,2021.

Champions Cup matches against French champions Stade Toulousain and English champions Harlequins were now in doubt as Cardiff Rugby seemed unlikely to be able to raise a team from the few players who hadn't flown to South Africa.

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

Cardiff Rugby have now returned to their traditional colours of Cambridge blue and black, as of 2021.

Cardiff Rugby are responsible for assisting the development of rugby in an area covering five unitary authorities: City of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Merthyr and southern Powys.

At Under 18s level, Cardiff Rugby U18 compete in the RAG U18 league against similar teams from Scarlets, Ospreys, Dragons and RGC.

Ownership of Cardiff Rugby Ltd is held by a collection of shareholders, including the life president, Peter Thomas, Cardiff Athletic Club and numerous minority shareholders including shares managed by the Supporters Trust, CF10.

In 2004 Cardiff Rugby Blues received the ERC Elite Award for having played 50 games in the Heineken Cup.