Cardiff is regarded as one of the grand club names in world rugby.

Greats of the game including Cliff Morgan, Bleddyn Williams, Sir Gareth Edwards, Barry John, Terry Holmes, John Scott, Neil Jenkins, Jonah Lomu, Gethin Jenkins and Sam Warburton have all worn the Cardiff shirt in different guises.

Cardiff Rugby were formed in 1876 following an amalgamation between Cardiff Wanderers and the Glamorgan Football Club and the first game took place on December 2, 1876, against Newport RFC.

The Blue & Blacks became universally acknowledged as one of the world’s most famous and successful sides.

Playing at Cardiff Arms Park, they claimed victories over major touring teams, including Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, and achieved numerous national honours.

With the advent of regional rugby in 2003, Cardiff was granted its own standalone professional team.

They initially played under the Cardiff Blues brand, with a semi-professional Cardiff RFC side beneath them playing in the Welsh Premiership.

The region originally encompassed Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan but following the demise of the Celtic Warriors in 2004, Cardiff club took on responsibility for a wider area that included Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr and Powys.

Cardiff dropped the ‘Blues’ title in 2021 when they were rebranded as Cardiff Rugby.

In the regional era, Cardiff have won the European Challenge Cup twice in 2010 and 2018.