Canton RFC

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 RFC

Full name	Canton Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Dervishes[1]
Founded	1876
Location	Canton, Cardiff
Ground(s)	Lawrenny Avenue
Chairman	Chris Wilson
President	Bill Owens
Captain(s)	Ryan Rees / Peter Hughes
League(s)	WRU Division Three East Central
2023-24	5th[2]
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/cantonrfc

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 1880s 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.^[3]

Club honours

Mallett Cup 1920 Lord Ninian Stuart Cup 1920

Notable former players

• Buller Stadden
• Albert Hybart
• William Matthew Douglas
• Dai Lewis
• Dick Kedzlie
• Viv Huzzey
• James Hawkins
• Robert Francis Williams
• William James Jenkins
• 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.
• Woolford, Anthony (2010). "Canton Still Waiting For The Good Times To Roll". WalesOnline.
• Woolford, Anthony (2019). "The Welsh rugby club being kept afloat by Cardiff City". WalesOnline.