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Canton RFC

Welsh rugby union club, based in Cardiff

Rugby team

Canton RFC

Full name

Canton Rugby Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Dervishes^[1]

Founded

1876

Location

Canton, Cardiff

Ground(s)

Lawrenny Avenue

Chairman

Chris Wilson

President

Bill Owens

Captain(s)

Danny McGrath

League(s)

WRU Division Three East Central

2022-23

8th^[2]

Team kit

Official website

www.pitchero.com/clubs/cantonrfc

Canton Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the district of Canton, in Cardiff, South Wales. The club plays their home games at Lawrenny Avenue, located off Leckwith Road, Cardiff.

Canton Rugby Football Club commenced playing in 1876 and was one of the three clubs that founded the Cardiff and District Rugby Union. During this time three teams played within the Canton boundary. Today only Canton remain, the teams of the 1880s provided Cardiff Rugby Club with a stream of players including Welsh Internationals, William James 'Billy' Jenkins, William James Wood 'Buller' Stadden, Albert John Hybart and Billy Douglas to name a few.^[3]

Club honours

Mallett Cup 1920 Lord Ninian Stuart Cup 1920

Notable former players

Buller Stadden
Albert Hybart
William Matthew Douglas
Dai Lewis
Dick Kedzlie
Viv Huzzey
James Hawkins
Robert Francis Williams
William James Jenkins
Glen Webbe

Bibliography

Budd, Terry (2017). That Great Little Team On The Other Side Of The Bridge:The 140 Year History of Canton RFC (Cardiff) Season 1876-77 to 2016-17. Penarth, Glamorgan: Beacon Printers Ltd.
Woolford, Anthony (2010). "Canton Still Waiting For The Good Times To Roll". WalesOnline.
Woolford, Anthony (2019). "The Welsh rugby club being kept afloat by Cardiff City". WalesOnline.