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Llantrisant RFC

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Llantrisant RFC
Full nameLlantrisant Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)The Black Army
Founded1888
LocationLlantrisant, Wales
Ground(s)Cefn Mabley
League(s)WRU Division Two East
7th[1]
Team kit
Official website
llantrisant.rfc.wales

Llantrisant Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Llantrisant in the county of Rhondda Cynon Taff. Llantrisant RFC plays in the Welsh Rugby Union, Division Two Central East League and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.[2]

The nickname 'The Black Army' relates to the longbowmen of Llantrisant who sided victoriously with Edward, the Black Prince at the Battle of Crecy.

Club badge

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The club badge is a representation of the Seal of the Llantrisant Town Trust representing the arms of the Consul, De Clare and Despenser families who had historical connections with Llantrisant.[3]

Club honours

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Notes

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  1. ^ WRU official site Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ BBC News (8 July 2004). "Wales' regional rugby map". BBC. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
  3. ^ clubHouse.co.uk - Sourced 16th Aug 2007 Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine