Cardiff Rugby
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.
| Union | Welsh Rugby Union | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Blue and Blacks | ||
| Founded | 2003 as Cardiff Blues 2021 as Cardiff Rugby | ||
| Location | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Ground(s) | Cardiff Arms Park (Capacity: 12,125) | ||
| Chairman | Alun Jones | ||
| CEO | Richard Holland | ||
| President | Gareth Edwards (honorary) | ||
| Coach(es) | Matt Sherratt | ||
| Captain(s) | Josh Turnbull | ||
| Most caps | Lloyd Williams (256) | ||
| Top scorer | Ben Blair (1078) | ||
| Most tries | Tom James (60) | ||
| League(s) | United Rugby Championship | ||
| 2022–23 | 10th (Welsh Shield: 1st) | ||
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| Official website | |||
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Based in Cardiff, the team play at Cardiff Arms Park and are the professional arm of Cardiff Rugby Ltd. 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.
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.