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St. Peters RFC

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St Peter's RFC
Full nameSaint Peter's Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)The Rocks[1]
Founded1886
LocationRoath, Cardiff
Ground(s)Harlequins Playing Field
Captain(s)Jack Cook
League(s)WRU Championship East
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]

One of the biggest results recorded by the club was beating Cardiff RFC 14-16 in the SWALEC Cup on 23 January 1993.[6]


Club honours

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Notable former players

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References

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  1. ^ St. Peter's RFC. Why Keys, Rocks and Socks?
  2. ^ http://www.techmate-wales.net [dead link]
  3. ^ "How to Get to St Peter's RFC". St Peters Official Site. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  4. ^ BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  5. ^ a b c "Chapter 3: The Early Years". St Peters RFC. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  6. ^ Programme, Match Reports and Press Clippings