St. Peters RFC

St Peters RFC
Full name Saint Peter's Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s) The Rocks[1]
Founded 1886
Location Roath, Cardiff
Ground(s) Harlequins Playing Field
President Parish Priest of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Roath
Coach(es) John Dunleavy
League(s) WRU Division Three South East
2010-11 3rd[2]
Team kit
Official website
www.stpetersrfc.co.uk

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.[3] It is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union, and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.[4]

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.[5]

Club honours

Beating Cardiff RFC 14-16. SWALEC Cup 23rd January 1993. [6]

Notable former players

References

  1. ^ St. Peter's RFC. Why Keys, Rocks and Socks?
  2. ^ WRU Official Site
  3. ^ "How to Get to St Peter’s RFC". St Peters Official Site. http://www.stpetersrfc.co.uk/snr/contact/directions/. Retrieved 11 February 2011. 
  4. ^ BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/3877085.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-05. 
  5. ^ a b c "Chapter 3: The Early Years". St Peters RFC. http://www.stpetersrfc.co.uk/snr/home/memories/history/3-the-early-years/. Retrieved 29 September 2011. 
  6. ^ Programme, Match Reports and Press Clippings etc.
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