  cardiff rugby football club is a rugby union football club based in cardiff, the capital city of wales. the club was founded in 1876parry-jones (1989), pg 59 and played their first few matches at sophia gardens, but soon relocated to cardiff arms park where they have been based ever since. they built a reputation as one of the great clubs in world rugby largely through a series of wins against international touring sides. both south africaparry-jones (1989), pg 63 and new zealandparry-jones (1989), pg 64 have been beaten by cardiff; and australia have failed to beat the club in six attempts. through its history cardiff rfc have provided more players to the welsh national side and british and irish lions than any other welsh club. they are now a feeder club to the cardiff blues regional team. ==history== ===amateur years=== thumb|left|cardiff rfc clubhouse the first recognised team to begin playing rugby in cardiff was glamorgan football club, formed as a club team while cardiff was still a town.davies (1975), pg 10 the team was formed by a group of young men during the 1873/74 season, after a circular letter was sent to interested parties by s. campell cory. playing under the cheltenham college rules, glamorgan fc had increased its membership to sixty six by november 1874.davies (1975), pg 11 1874 saw glamorgan's first away game, against cowbridge grammar school, and by 1875 the team played its first encounter with newport.the 1874-75 season historyofnewport.co.uk around 1875, two further clubs came into existence in cardiff, they were tredegarville football club, whose ranks included jas. bush, father of future cardiff rugby hero percy bush; and the wanderers football club whose captain and founder was william david phillips. of the three teams, glamorgan and wa
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