Cardiff Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The club was founded in 1876 and played their first few matches at Sophia Gardens, shortly after which relocating to Cardiff Arms Park where they have been based ever since.
Cardiff RFC clubhouse
A moment of the match where Cardiff beat South Africa 17-0 at Arms Park
Image: Gwyn Nicholls Memorial Gates 02
Image: Gwyn Nicholls Memorial Gates 01
Cardiff Arms Park, also known as The Arms Park, is situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. It is primarily a rugby union stadium, but it also has a bowling green. The Arms Park was host to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958, and hosted four games in the 1991 Rugby World Cup, including the third-place play-off. The Arms Park also hosted the inaugural Heineken Cup Final of 1995–96 and the following year in 1996–97.
Cardiff Arms Park in the foreground and the Principality Stadium in the background
Aerial view of the cricket ground
Cardiff Arms Hotel
The inauguration of the Grandstand on 26 December 1885