Llantrisant RFC

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Llantrisant RFC
Full nameLlantrisant Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)The Black Army
Founded1888
Location Llantrisant, Wales
Ground(s)Cefn Mabley
League(s) WRU Division Two East
7th [1]
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Llantrisant Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Llantrisant in the county of Rhondda Cynon Taff. Llantrisant RFC plays in the Welsh Rugby Union, Division Two Central East League and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues. [2]

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The nickname 'The Black Army' relates to the longbowmen of Llantrisant who sided victoriously with Edward, the Black Prince at the Battle of Crecy.

Club badge

The club badge is a representation of the Seal of the Llantrisant Town Trust representing the arms of the Consul, De Clare and Despenser families who had historical connections with Llantrisant. [3]

Club honours

Notes

  1. WRU official site Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC . Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  3. clubHouse.co.uk - Sourced 16th Aug 2007 Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine


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