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Cardiff Rugby are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the team play at Cardiff Arms Park and are owned by Cardiff Rugby Ltd, who also own and run Cardiff Rugby Football Club. From 2003 to 2021 the club were known as the Cardiff Blues before changing their name to Cardiff Rugby prior to the start of the 2021-22 season.
Dragons are one of the four professional rugby union regional teams in Wales. They are owned by the Welsh Rugby Union and play their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport and at other grounds around the region. They play in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup/European Rugby Challenge Cup. The region they represent covers an area of southeast Wales including Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen with a total population approaching 600,000 and they are affiliated with a number of semi-professional and amateur clubs throughout the area, including Pontypool RFC, Caerphilly RFC, Cross Keys RFC, Ebbw Vale RFC and Newport RFC.
Ian Evans is a former Wales international rugby union player. Since 2017, Evans has been on the coaching staff of the Newport Gwent Dragons.
Aled Brew is a former Wales international rugby union player who played as a winger. He made his debut for the Wales national rugby union team against Ireland in the 2007 Six Nations Championship. In his career, as well as playing for Biarritz Olympique and Bath Rugby, he is one of only a handful of players to have played for all four top-level regional teams in Wales.
Richard Hibbard is a Wales international rugby player currently playing for the Dragons.
Bridgend Athletic RFC are a Welsh rugby union club based in Bridgend in South Wales. They are members of the Welsh Rugby Union playing in the National League Division 1 West and are a feeder club for the Ospreys.
Shaun Connor is a former Wales 7s international rugby union player and current backs coach of the Russian National Team. He was part of the Ospreys team that defeated Australia, where he played a crucial role and was named Man Of The Match. He has previously played for the Ospreys, being the first back to make 100 appearances for the club, and the Dragons. After retiring he went on to coach the Ospreys Under 20s and also worked with the Dragons as backs coach.
Daniel Evans is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a full-back.
David Flanagan is a rugby union coach and former player who is the interim head coach for the Scarlets regional side. As a player, he played as a fly-half for Pontypridd RFC, the Cardiff Blues and the Ospreys.
Jason Tovey is a Welsh rugby union player who plays at fly-half. He has represented the Wales under-20.
Rhys Webb is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Ospreys. Born in Bridgend, he is a product of the Ospreys academy and played club rugby for Bridgend RFC and Aberavon RFC before breaking into the regional side in 2008. He played for the Ospreys for 10 years before moving to French club Toulon in 2018, but terminated his contract with them in 2020 and agreed a return to the Ospreys; however, he was unable to join the Ospreys immediately and signed for Bath for the remainder of the 2019–20 season before returning to the Ospreys.
Jimmy Norris is a Welsh rugby union player. A winger, he has represented Wales at Under 19 and Under 20 level and was selected for the Wales national rugby sevens team squad in 2008.
Tavis Knoyle is a Wales international rugby union footballer who plays at scrum-half.
Phil Price is a Welsh rugby union player. A prop forward, he has represented Wales at Under 18 and Under 19 levels.
Tom Prydie is a Welsh rugby union player. A fullback who can also play on the wing, Prydie is the youngest player ever to represent the Wales national team and the youngest player in the history of Europe's top rugby union club competition, the Heineken Cup.
Jevon Groves is a rugby union player. His usual position is back row forward.
Rhys Jenkins is a rugby union player for Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. He is a Wales Under 18 and Under 20 international.
Angus O'Brien is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a fly-half having previously played for Cross Keys RFC. He is a Wales under-20 international.
Alex Jeffries is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a prop forward. He currently plays for Ospreys in the Pro14
Joe Thomas is a Welsh rugby union player who recently played for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. His principal position is centre. He has previously played for the Ospreys and Dragons in the Pro14 and was a Wales under-20 international.
