St. Peters RFC

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]

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)WRU Division Two East Central
2017-187th
Team kit
Official website
www.stpetersrfc.co.uk

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 (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  4. "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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