Vale Vikings

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The Vale Vikings are an Australian Rules Football team based in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.[1] They play in the Welsh Australian Rules Football League under the 9-a-side footy rules. The team was formerly known as the Cardiff Double Blues until 2021.

History

Cardiff Double Blues ARFC has a history of being one of the founder clubs of the Welsh Australian Rules Football League (WARFL) in 2007.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Since that date, Cardiff Double Blues ARFC has achieved considerable success. The club won the inaugural WARFL Premiership and Caerdydd Cup local derby against arch-rivals, the South Cardiff Panthers, in 2008. The club also won the first ever pre-season Cymru Clwb Cup tournament in 2009.[2]

In March 2021, it was announced that the team would be relocating to the Vale of Glamorgan and as a result would change their name to the Vale Vikings.[3]

Past results

Year Position Won Lost Points
2008 1 7 1 14
2009 3 5 7 10
2010 3 5 3 10

2010 squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
1 Template:Fba/core Justin Blackwood (Coach)
2 Template:Fba/core Ben Coak
3 Template:Fba/core Gareth Davies
4 Template:Fba/core Peter Day
5 Template:Fba/core Craig Farquhar
6 Template:Fba/core Leon Ford
7 Template:Fba/core Tom Gilard
8 Template:Fba/core Chris Hann
9 Template:Fba/core Rob Laing
10 Template:Fba/core Rhys Lewis
11 Template:Fba/core Tristan Lewis (Captain)
12 Template:Fba/core Michael Martella
13 Template:Fba/core Richard McCoy
14 Template:Fba/core Rhys Morgan
15 Template:Fba/core Glyn Smith
16 Template:Fba/core Gareth Sturge
17 Template:Fba/core Ben Thomas
18 Template:Fba/core Tony Wolski

International representation

The club has contributed significantly to the growth of Australian-rules football at an international- level in Europe by encouraging its players to strive to represent their national teams and Great Britain. Thus far, Cardiff Double Blues ARFC players have represented the following:

  • Cymru Red Dragons (Welsh National Australian Rules Football Team)
  • English Dragonslayers (English National Australian Rules Football Team)
  • Great Britain Bulldogs (British Representative Team)
  • European Legion (European Representative Team)

See also

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References

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  2. Cardiff Double Blues ARFC 1st Annual Report 2010 Available at: http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/cardiffdoubleblues/d/documents.html
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