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Cardiff RLFC

Defunct rugby league team in Cardiff

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Cardiff RLFC was a professional rugby league team based in Cardiff, Wales, which played a single season in the Rugby Football League, finishing second bottom in 1951-52. The club withdrew because of low attendances. The club played for a time at Penarth Road.

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