- Llandaff RFC
Rugby team
teamname = Llandaff RFC
fullname = Llandaff Rugby Football Club
nickname =
location =Llandaff ,Wales
country
founded = 1876 ["Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981", David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pg24 ISBN 0-7803-0766-3]
ground = Bishop's Field
capacity =
chairman = Alan Thomas
coach = Keith James Tony Healan (Forwards)
league =WRU Division Four East
season = 2007-08
position = 4th [ [http://www.wru.co.uk/1153_2136.php WRU Official website] ]
url = www.llandaffrugby.com
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leftarm1=B0E0E6| body1=B0E0E6| rightarm1=B0E0E6| shorts1=000000| socks1=000000Llandaff Rugby Football Club is a
rugby union ,Llandaff , a district ofCardiff inWales . They presently play in theWelsh Rugby Union Division Four East and is a feeder club for theCardiff Blues . [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/3877085.stm |title=Wales' regional rugby map |author=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=2004-07-08 |accessdate=2008-05-18] .Llandaff RFC was formed in 1876 by Cambridge graduate Illtyd Thomas, and these links are reflected in the team still playing in Cambridge blue. ["Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981", David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pg24 ISBN 0-7803-0766-3] It is believed that Llandaff were one of nine teams that were represented at the Tenby Hotel in 1880, in an early attempt to found the Welsh Rugby Union. ["Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981", David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pg37 ISBN 0-7803-0766-3]
In 1881 Llandaff RFC player, L. Watkins, played in the first Welsh international against England.
Playing against other South Wales club sides, they gained early success winning the South Wales Challenge Cup during the 1891/92 season. Unusual for a Welsh rugby team, Llandaff have played their rugby on the same pitch, Bishop's Field ["Llandaff, Past and Present" pp97, John B Hilling (1978) ISBN 0900807 288] , since their inception, though like all clubs in Wales the team ceased playing during the
First World War . The team reformed after the war but lost their WRU status, and could not play in official competitions. It wasn't until 1948 that Llandaff reapplied and were successful in regaining membership of the WRU.Notable former players
*Flagicon|Wales L. Watkins (1 cap 1881) ["Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981", David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) pg473 ISBN 0-7803-0766-3]
*Flagicon|WalesChris Czekaj (6 caps)Links
*http://www.llandaffrugby.com/ Official Site
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