Canton RFC

Canton RFC

Full name	Canton Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Dervishes
Founded	1876
Location	Canton, Cardiff
Ground(s)	Lawrenny Avenue
Chairman	Chris Wilson
President	Bill Owens
Captain(s)	Richard Perry
League(s)	WRU Division Three East Central B
2016-17	7th
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 1880’s 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.

Notable former players

• Buller Stadden
• Albert Hybart
• William Matthew Douglas
• Dai Lewis
• Dick Kedzlie
• Viv Huzzey
• James Hawkins
• Robert Francis Williams
• William James Jenkins
• John Roblin
• Mike Knill
• 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.
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