Llantrisant Rugby Football Club is a
Welsh
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rugby union
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team based in
Llantrisant
Llantrisant (; "Parish of the Three Saints") is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the River Ely and the Afon Clun. The three saints of the town's name are SS ...
in the county of
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Rhondda Cynon Taf (; RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff (Welsh: ''Taf'') and Ely valleys, plus a number of towns and vil ...
. Llantrisant RFC plays in the
Welsh Rugby Union
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU; cy, Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the Sports governing body, governing body of rugby union in the country of Wales, recognised by the sport's international governing body, World Rugby.
The WRU is responsible for the running ...
, Division One East League and is a
feeder club for the
Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Rugby ( cy, Rygbi Caerdydd) are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and in European Professional Club Rugby competitions.
Based in Cardiff, the team play at Cardiff Arms ...
.
The nickname 'The Black Army' relates to the fact that the longbowmen of Llantrisant sided victoriously with
Edward, the Black Prince at the
Battle of Crecy.
Club badge
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.
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Club honours
*Brewers Cup
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Leagues
''Leagues that s ...
1981-82 - Winners
*Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy
The Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy (also known as the Glamorgan County High Motive Silver Ball Trophy) is a Welsh rugby union competition open to all non-premier Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) clubs playing in the Glamorgan
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1988-89 - Winners
*Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy 1993-94 - Winners
*WRU Division Two East
The Welsh Rugby Union League 2 East (also called the SWALEC League 2 East for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales.
Competition format and sponsorship Competition
There are 12 clubs in the WRU League 2 East. During the course o ...
Champions 2006-07 (Promoted)
Notes
Rugby clubs established in 1888
Rugby union teams in Wales
Llantrisant
1888 establishments in Wales
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