All at Cardiff RFC are saddened to hear of the death, today, of former player Peter Goodfellow after a short battle with cancer. Peter played 19 games at full-back for Cardiff between 1981 and 1983 after making his debut against Oxford University and he also played for Glamorgan Wanderers, Bridgend and Penarth. A keen cricketer …
SEASON OFFICIALLY OVER The WRU Board has today confirmed the cancellation of the 2019/20 season for all WRU competitions. This decision, informed by a comprehensive review of all league and cup competitions, was taken at a Board meeting held on Friday March 20th. For clarity this decision applies to all WRU cup and league competitions …
The latest addition to the excellent oral histories on the Cardiff Rugby Museum website is back row forward John Harding. Cardiff born, John joined the club in the early 1960s playing for the ‘Rags’ and winning his cap for them in the 1965-6 season. His first game for the first XV was against Aberavon in the …
Cardiff Blues and Cardiff RFC continue to follow advice from the World Health Organisation and Public Health Wales, as well as that of local government following the outbreak of COVID-19. Precautionary measures are in place at Cardiff Arms Park and all staff, spectators and visitors to the site are encouraged to maintain good hand, respiratory …
Cardiff came away from the Talbot Athletic Ground with just a losing bonus to show for their efforts. Aberavon were looking to reverse the defeat at the Arms Park late last year but it was the Blue & Blacks that started the better. Having won a series of penalties the visitors worked their way into …
Cardiff lost their second game of the season as they put in a disappointing display against Carmarthen Quins. The top two went head to head live on Scrum XV but ended up on the receiving end of how to play with a man down by a home side that were reduced to fourteen early …
Good news to start the New Year as wing Barney Nightingale has been declared fit to return to playing. Barney hasn’t played since suffering a concussion during the game against Ebbw Vale at the beginning of November but is now fully fit and ready to return to first team action.
Several players, supporters and management of Cardiff RFC have pledged to ‘Go dry for January’ to raise money for Velindre Cancer Centre (the club’s chosen charity for the season).Those taking part (so far) are players Callum Bradbury, Teri Gee, Edd Howley, Kieran Martin, Mathew Powell, Hugo Souto, Gareth Thompson and Evan Yardley as well as …
Cardiff’s unbeaten run in the Indigo Premiership came to an end in a titanic tussle at Sardis Road. Pontypridd had not lost at home to the Blue & Blacks since 2009 and the home side started as if they meant to keep it that way. Straight from the kick off they reclaimed the ball and …
Cardiff maintained their unbeaten record in the Indigo Premiership with a hard- fought win over defending Champions Merthyr. The first quarter of the match was spent with both sides try to find a way to break down the opposition defence. Both teams denied each other any space and time on the ball as they came …
