The Cardiff Blues are the pride of Welsh rugby. In fact, the Cardiff rugby side is one of only four professional rugby union sides in Wales.
The Cardiff Blues compete in the PRO14 league, which also includes teams from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy and South Africa. In addition, the Cardiff rugby team also represent Wales on the international stage because they regularly compete in both the European Rugby Challenge Cup and the Heineken Champions Cup.
Munster gave retiring duo CJ Stander and Tommy O’Donnell a winning Thomond Park send-off with a dramatic 31-27 PRO14 Rainbow Cup bonus-point victory over Cardiff Blues.
Jarrod Evans kicked a late penalty to secure Cardiff Blues a third victory this season over the Scarlets, winning 29-28 in Llanelli.
The Cardiff Blues are the pride of Welsh rugby. In fact, the Cardiff rugby side is one of only four professional rugby union sides in Wales.
The Cardiff Blues compete in the PRO14 league, which also includes teams from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy and South Africa. In addition, the Cardiff rugby team also represent Wales on the international stage because they regularly compete in both the European Rugby Challenge Cup and the Heineken Champions Cup.
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Heineken Cup PRO 14 Challenge Cup Pro14 Rainbow Cup | Round 0 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Glasgow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Sale Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Leinster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Scarlets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Bordeaux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Toulon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Montpellier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  La Rochelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Wasps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Northampton Saints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Bath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Toulouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Bristol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Connacht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Ulster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Clermont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Lyon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Munster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Racing 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Exeter Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Harlequins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Gloucester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Gwent Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 0 |
|---|
| - Glasgow Warriors |
| - Sale Sharks |
| - Leinster |
| - Scarlets |
| - Bordeaux |
| - Edinburgh |
| - Toulon |
| - Montpellier |
| - La Rochelle |
| - Wasps |
| - Northampton Saints |
| - Bath |
| - Toulouse |
| - Bristol |
| - Connacht |
| - Ulster |
| - Clermont |
| - Lyon |
| - Munster |
| - Racing 92 |
| - Exeter Chiefs |
| - Harlequins |
| - Gloucester |
| - Gwent Dragons |
The Cardiff Blues were formed in 2003 when the structure of rugby union in Wales changed. Until then, the country had nine professional teams. However, it had been clear for a number of years that the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) did not have the money to support such a large number of teams.
As a result, after a period of review, four regional professional rugby teams were formed. These were the Cardiff Blues, the Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets. However, the Cardiff Blues team was slightly different to the others. While the Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets were created when the other professional teams merged, Cardiff RFC remained a standalone team and simply changed their name to Cardiff Blues.
Since the formation of the Cardiff rugby team, the side have always competed in the PRO14 (which was previously known as the PRO12 and the Celtic League). Although the team have never won the competition, they have always been competitive and they finished second in consecutive seasons in 2006-07 and 2007-08.
Since their formation, the Cardiff Blues have also regularly featured in the Heineken Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup. Although the team regularly reach the knock-out rounds of the Heineken Champions Cup, they have never won the competition. But, in 2018, they did win the European Rugby Challenge Cup after beating Gloucester in one of the greatest finals of all time.
Rhys Gill Prop 
Scott Andrews Prop 
Brad Thyer Prop 
Rhys Carre Prop 
Corey Domachowski Prop 
Kirby Myhill Hooker 
Ethan Lewis Hooker 
Liam Belcher Hooker 
Kristian Dacey Hooker 
Kieron Assiratti Prop 
Dimitri Arhip Prop 
Dillon Lewis Prop 
Shane Lewis-Hughes Lock 
Seb Davies Lock 
Cory Hill Lock 
James Ratti Lock 
Rory Thornton Lock 
James Botham Flanker 6 
Sam Moore Flanker 6 
Alun Lawrence Flanker 6 
Josh Turnbull Flanker 7 
Olly Robinson Flanker 7 
Josh Navidi Flanker 7 
Gwilym Bradley Openside flanker 
Gethin Jenkins Openside flanker 
Will Boyde Flanker 7 
Ellis Jenkins Flanker 7 
Ben Murphy Number 8 
Nick Williams Number 8 
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso Fullback 
Mason Grady Fullback 
Ioan Davies 
Jamie Hill 
Charlie Maddison Fullback 
Luke Scully 
Iestyn Harris Fullback 
Teddy Williams Fullback 
Theo Bevacqua Fullback 
Will Davies-King Fullback 
Ellis Bevan Fullback 
Tomos Williams Scrum half 
Lloyd Williams Scrum half 
Lewis Jones Scrum half 
Jarrod Evans Fly half 
Jason Tovey Fly half 
Jason Harries Wing 
Josh Adams Wing 
Aled Summerhill Wing 
Max Llewellyn Centre 
Ben Thomas Centre 
Willis Halaholo Centre 
Reynold Lee-Lo Centre 
Garyn Smith Centre 
Harri Millard Wing 
Owen Lane Wing 
Dan Fish Fullback 
Hallam Amos Fullback 
Matthew Morgan Fullback Although the Cardiff Blues were only formed recently, the club’s squad is packed with illustrious names and international players regularly appear in Cardiff Blues fixtures. For example, since 2003, eight players have been selected to play for the British and Irish Lions while playing for the Cardiff Blues, including Sam Warburton and Leigh Halfpenny.
At present, the Cardiff Blues squad is packed with established Welsh internationals. As a result, Cardiff Blues fixtures are regularly contested by some of the world’s great players, such as Cory Hill, Lloyd Williams and Josh Adams.
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