Cardiff Blues
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| Union | Welsh Rugby Union |
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| Nickname(s) | Blues |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Location | Cardiff, Wales |
| Ground(s) | Cardiff Arms Park (Capacity: 12,125) |
| Chairman | Peter Thomas |
| Coach(es) | Danny Wilson |
| Captain(s) | Gethin Jenkins |
| Most caps | Taufa'ao Filise (234) |
| Top scorer | Ben Blair (1078) |
| Most tries | Tom James (56) |
| League(s) | Pro12 |
| 2015–16 | 7th |
| Official website | |
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Cardiff Blues (Welsh: Gleision Caerdydd) are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the team play at Cardiff Arms Park and are owned by Cardiff Rugby Football Club.
Cardiff Blues are responsible for developing rugby union in the city of Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil and south Powys. There are 75 associate clubs within this wider Cardiff Blues region including semi professional Pontypridd RFC and the Cardiff RFC Welsh Premiership side.
The Cardiff Blues compete in the Pro12 league, which includes teams from the Celtic nations of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as Italy. In addition, Cardiff Blues compete in the Anglo-Welsh Cup and (for the 2016–17 season) the European Rugby Challenge Cup. They previously won the 2008–09 Anglo-Welsh Cup and the 2009–10 European Challenge Cup.
Until the beginning of the 2003–04 season, Welsh rugby was organised in a league pyramid, at the top of which were nine professional clubs. The system was similar to the English Premiership and French Top 14 club systems. However, by the 2002–03 season it was clear for financial reasons that Wales could not support nine professional teams.
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