Canton Rugby Football Club is a

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team from the district of

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, in

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, South

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. The club plays their home games at Lawrenny Avenue, located off Leckwith Road, Cardiff. 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.

Club honours

Mallett Cup 1920 Lord Ninian Stuart Cup 1920

Notable former players

* Buller Stadden *

Albert Hybart Albert Hybart JP (1865 – 28 January 1945) was a Welsh rugby union forward who played club rugby for Canton Wanderers RFC, Canton RFC, Cardiff and international rugby for Wales. Early life Hybart was born in Cardiff to Frederick and Mary in 1 ...

* William Matthew Douglas *

Dai Lewis David 'Dai' Henry Lewis (4 December 1866 - 8 September 1943) was a Welsh rugby union forward who played club rugby for Canton RFC and Cardiff and international rugby for Wales. After his career as a football player he was active as a racing cycl ...

Dick Kedzlie Quentin Dick Kedzlie (22 March 1861 – 3 May 1920) was a Scottish-born international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff and international rugby for Wales. In his later life he became the chairman of the South Wales Baseball ...

Viv Huzzey Viv Huzzey (24 July 1876 – 16 August 1929) was a Welsh rugby union and rugby league wing who played club rugby for Cardiff and Oldham RLFC ( Heritage № 60). He won five caps for Wales. Huzzey was also an international British baseball player ...

* James Hawkins * Robert Francis Williams * William James Jenkins *

Glen Webbe Glen Webbe is a former Wales rugby union international player. Webbe is often stated to be the first Black Welsh person to represent the Welsh national rugby union team, and has been described as "Wales first black icon". Early life Webbe was ...

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