Cardiff is thought to be one of many grand membership names in world rugby.
Greats of the sport together with Cliff Morgan, Bleddyn Williams, Sir Gareth Edwards, Barry John, Terry Holmes, John Scott, Neil Jenkins, Jonah Lomu, Gethin Jenkins and Sam Warburton have all worn the Cardiff shirt in numerous guises.
Cardiff Rugby had been shaped in 1876 following an amalgamation between Cardiff Wanderers and the Glamorgan Soccer Membership and the primary sport came about on December 2, 1876, towards Newport RFC.
The Blue & Blacks turned universally acknowledged as one of many world’s most well-known and profitable sides.
Enjoying at Cardiff Arms Park, they claimed victories over main touring groups, together with Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, and achieved quite a few nationwide honours.
With the arrival of regional rugby in 2003, Cardiff was granted its personal standalone skilled crew.
They initially performed below the Cardiff Blues model, with a semi-professional Cardiff RFC aspect beneath them enjoying within the Welsh Premiership.
The area initially encompassed Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan however following the demise of the Celtic Warriors in 2004, Cardiff membership took on accountability for a wider space that included Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr and Powys.
Cardiff dropped the ‘Blues’ title in 2021 after they had been rebranded as Cardiff Rugby.
Within the regional period, Cardiff have gained the European Problem Cup twice in 2010 and 2018.
