Taffs Well Rugby Football Club are a rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 club based in Taff's Well

Taff's Well

Taff's Well or Taffs Well is a village located just north of the city of Cardiff and from its city centre. Located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Taff's Well serves as a commuter town.-Name:...

 in south Wales. Taffs Well RFC were founded in 1887 and applied for and were successful in gaining membership to the Welsh Rugby Union

Welsh Rugby Union

The Welsh Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board.The union's patron is Queen Elizabeth II, and her grandson Prince William of Wales became the Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union as of February 2007.-History:The roots of the...

 in 1900. The club is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues

Cardiff Blues

Cardiff Blues are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the team have played at Cardiff City Stadium since the start of the 2009/2010 season and are owned by Cardiff Rugby Football Club....

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The first recorded game took place at Pentyrch RFC

Pentyrch RFC

Pentyrch Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Pentyrch in Wales. Pentyrch RFC is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues....

, which Taffs Well RFC duly won by two goals, four tries and seven minors to nil.

The club has produced three Welsh captains, six Welsh internationals and three British and Irish Lions

British and Irish Lions

The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...

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British and Irish Lions	Welsh Captains	Welsh Internationals
Bleddyn Williams Bleddyn Williams Bleddyn Williams MBE , was a Welsh rugby union centre. He played in 22 internationals for Wales, captaining them five times, winning each time, and captained the British Lions in 1950 for some of their tour of Australia and New Zealand...	Bleddyn Williams Bleddyn Williams Bleddyn Williams MBE , was a Welsh rugby union centre. He played in 22 internationals for Wales, captaining them five times, winning each time, and captained the British Lions in 1950 for some of their tour of Australia and New Zealand...	Bleddyn Williams Bleddyn Williams Bleddyn Williams MBE , was a Welsh rugby union centre. He played in 22 internationals for Wales, captaining them five times, winning each time, and captained the British Lions in 1950 for some of their tour of Australia and New Zealand...
Steve Fenwick Steve Fenwick Steven Paul Fenwick is a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s, who at representative level has played rugby union for Wales, and at club level has played for Bridgend RFC, playing at Centre, i.e...	Steve Fenwick Steve Fenwick Steven Paul Fenwick is a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s, who at representative level has played rugby union for Wales, and at club level has played for Bridgend RFC, playing at Centre, i.e...	Steve Fenwick Steve Fenwick Steven Paul Fenwick is a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s, who at representative level has played rugby union for Wales, and at club level has played for Bridgend RFC, playing at Centre, i.e...
-	Lloyd Williams	Lloyd Williams
Ian Stephens Ian Stephens (rugby player) Ian Stephens is a former international rugby union player. A prop, he toured twice with the British and Irish Lions, to South Africa in 1980 and New Zealand in 1983 and at the time played club rugby for Bridgend RFC.-References:...	-	Ian Stephens Ian Stephens (rugby player) Ian Stephens is a former international rugby union player. A prop, he toured twice with the British and Irish Lions, to South Africa in 1980 and New Zealand in 1983 and at the time played club rugby for Bridgend RFC.-References:...
-	-	Harry Reese
-	Geraint Dawe	Tom Lewis

Notable former players

Tom Lewis

Tom Lewis (rugby player)

Tom Lewis was a Welsh international number 8 who played club rugby for Cardiff and was capped three times for Wales. Lewis began his rugby career with his local team Taffs Well before being selected to play for first class team Cardiff...

 (3 caps) Bleddyn Williams

Bleddyn Williams

Bleddyn Williams MBE , was a Welsh rugby union centre. He played in 22 internationals for Wales, captaining them five times, winning each time, and captained the British Lions in 1950 for some of their tour of Australia and New Zealand...

(22 caps)