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| Full name | Saint Peter's Rugby Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname | The Rocks[1] | |
| Founded | 1886 | |
| Location | Roath, Cardiff | |
| Ground | Harlequins Playing Field | |
| Coach | Damian Regis | |
| Captain | Alex Lloyd | |
| League | Welsh Championship | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
St Peters Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the district of Roath, in Cardiff, South Wales. The club plays their home games at the Harlequins Playing Field, located off Newport Road.[2] It is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union, and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.[3]
The club regards its foundation year as 1886, although it is not until 1888 that the first recorded reference to the club can be found; this was in the regional newspaper, the Western Mail, and was against St. Margarets, also of Roath.[4]
One of the biggest results recorded by the club was beating Cardiff RFC 14–16 in the SWALEC Cup on 23 January 1993.[5]
Club honours
[edit]- Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy 1985-86 - Winners
- 2013-14 - Youth: Triple Winners of Blues A League, Cardiff & District Cup, East District Cup
Notable former players
[edit]- Billy Neill (the club's first Welsh international)[4]
- Jack Brown (Welsh international)[4]
- Callum Sheedy (Welsh international)
References
[edit]- ↑ St. Peter's RFC. Why Keys, Rocks and Socks?
- ↑ "How to Get to St Peter's RFC". St Peters Official Site. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ↑ BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
- 1 2 3 "Chapter 3: The Early Years". St Peters RFC. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ↑ Programme, Match Reports and Press Clippings
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