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
PresidentParish Priest of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Roath.
Captain(s)Kris Barry
League(s)
2017-187th
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.[2] It is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union, and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.[3]

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.[4]

One of the biggest results recorded by the club was beating Cardiff RFC 14-16 in the SWALEC Cup on 23 January 1993.[5]

St Peters have a friendly rivalry with St. Joseph's RFC, another Cardiff team with a strong Catholic heritage. Matches between the two have been described as playing for "The Vatican bragging rights" by BBC sports commentators.[6]

Club honours[]

Notable former players[]

References[]

  1. ^ St. Peter's RFC. Why Keys, Rocks and Socks?
  2. ^ "How to Get to St Peter's RFC". St Peters Official Site. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  3. ^ BBC News (2004-07-08). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
  4. ^ a b c "Chapter 3: The Early Years". St Peters RFC. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  5. ^ Programme, Match Reports and Press Clippings
  6. ^ Steele, Phil. Twitter https://twitter.com/philsteele1/status/1423228300890099715. Retrieved 5 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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