Llantrisant RFC

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{{Infobox rugby team

| teamname = Llantrisant RFC

| fullname = Llantrisant Rugby Football Club

| nickname = The Black Army

| location = Llantrisant, Wales

| countryflag = Wales

| founded = 1888

| ground = Cefn Mabley

| capacity =

| president =

| coach =

| league = WRU Division Two East

| position = 7th[http://www.wru.co.uk/2160.php/WRU WRU official site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526063807/http://www.wru.co.uk/2160.php/WRU |date=2011-05-26 }}

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| url = https://llantrisant.rfc.wales

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Llantrisant Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Llantrisant in the county of Rhondda Cynon Taff. Llantrisant RFC plays in the Welsh Rugby Union, Division Two Central East League and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/3877085.stm |title=Wales' regional rugby map |author=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=2004-07-08 |accessdate=2008-05-18}}

The nickname 'The Black Army' relates to the longbowmen of Llantrisant who 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.[http://journalism.cf.ac.uk/clubhouse/index.php?id=c2hvdy0yMDAtMzQyLTAtNDg4 clubHouse.co.uk - Sourced 16th Aug 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723204854/http://journalism.cf.ac.uk/clubhouse/index.php?id=c2hvdy0yMDAtMzQyLTAtNDg4 |date=2011-07-23 }}

Club honours

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