| Full name | Rhiwbina Rugby Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Squirrels | |
| Founded | 1962 | |
| Location | Rhiwbina, Wales | |
| Ground(s) | Recreation Ground | |
| President | Paul Maddock | |
| Coach(es) | Gareth Linton | |
| Captain(s) | Nick Howell | |
| League(s) | WRU Division Three South East | |
| 2010-11 | 1st[1] WRU Division Four South East | |
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| Official website | ||
| www.pitchero.com/clubs/rhiwbina/ | ||
Rhiwbina Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Rhiwbina a suburb of Cardiff in Wales. Rhiwbina RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.[2]
Rhiwbina RFC also run a thriving mini and Junior Section with teams from Under 7's up to Youth. They have the largest Junior section of any club in Wales.
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The club was established on 14 February 1962, when a notice was put up in a Post Office window in Rhiwbina by Jack Treeby. Jack asked for interested people to a meeting and following this meeting the club was formed.
The Squirrel name and logo came about as a result of the newly formed club meeting in the Butchers Arms and seeing beer pump from a local brewery with a Squirrel on it.
Rhiwbina Rugby was awarded full Welsh Rugby Union status in 1975, the nominator's included Pontypridd and Penarth Rugby clubs.
Rhiwbinas previous President was the late Mr Keith Rowlands who was also the President of the WRU and who played for Wales and the British Lions.
Rhiwbina has in recent years exchanged some of its players to clubs in Australia, including former No 8 Phil Greenwood who played in Rhiwbina's 1st XV for many years, playing for Shoalhaven Rugby Union Club, in New South Wales.
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.
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