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Vale Vikings
Welsh Australian-rules football team From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Vale Vikings are an Australian Rules Football team based in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.[1] They play in the Welsh Australian Rules Football League under the 9-a-side footy rules. The team was formerly known as the Cardiff Double Blues until 2021.
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History
Cardiff Double Blues ARFC has a history of being one of the founder clubs of the Welsh Australian Rules Football League (WARFL) in 2007.[citation needed]
Since that date, Cardiff Double Blues ARFC has achieved considerable success. The club won the inaugural WARFL Premiership and Caerdydd Cup local derby against arch-rivals, the South Cardiff Panthers, in 2008. The club also won the first ever pre-season Cymru Clwb Cup tournament in 2009.[2]
In March 2021, it was announced that the team would be relocating to the Vale of Glamorgan and as a result would change their name to the Vale Vikings.[3]
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Past results
2010 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
International representation
The club has contributed significantly to the growth of Australian-rules football at an international- level in Europe by encouraging its players to strive to represent their national teams and Great Britain. Thus far, Cardiff Double Blues ARFC players have represented the following:
- Cymru Red Dragons (Welsh National Australian Rules Football Team)
- English Dragonslayers (English National Australian Rules Football Team)
- Great Britain Bulldogs (British Representative Team)
- European Legion (European Representative Team)
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External links
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