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Men's Rugby Union at Cardiff Met Sport
Men’s Rugby Union at Cardiff Met Sport provides a high-performance environment alongside development and participation opportunities. The programme is supported by experienced coaching, competitive fixtures, and a strong rugby culture within the university. For more club info click here
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Cardiff Met Athletic complete league and cup double
Cardiff Met Athletic completed a memorable league and cup double after ending their season with victory in the Worthington’s Malcolm Thomas Cup. The students defeated higher-division Llantwit Major 20-19 in a dramatic final at Glamorgan Wanderers, adding cup silverware to the Division Five East Central title they had already secured after an excellent league campaign. It marks the first double for Cardiff Met Athletic and reflects the progress made by the squad under head coa


Cardiff Met Rugby Launches Significant Coaching Investment & Recruitment Campaign
Cardiff Met Rugby has announced a significant expansion of its coaching and performance team, with several new full-time roles being created across the men’s and women’s programmes. The recruitment drive comes following the recent announcement that long-serving Head Coach Dr Ian Gardner steps down from his role, marking the end of a successful period for the programme while opening the door to a new phase of investment and growth. The Cardiff Met Rugby Programme will introduc


Once an Archer, Always an Archer – ‘Gards’ Steps down as Cardiff Met RFC Head Coach
Cardiff Met RFC has confirmed that Dr Ian Gardner will step down from his role as Head Coach, ending a significant chapter in the club’s recent history. Known to players and colleagues simply as “Gards”, Dr Gardner has played a central role in the development of the rugby programme at Cardiff Metropolitan University, combining his coaching responsibilities with his academic role as a Senior Lecturer in Sport, Physical Education and Health within the Cardiff School of Sport an
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Archers set for 2026/27 return as Cymru Premier and Adran Premier dates are confirmed
Cardiff Met FC’s men’s and women’s teams can now begin preparations for the 2026/27 season after the Football Association of Wales confirmed the key dates for the new JD Cymru Leagues and Genero Adran Leagues campaigns. The Cardiff Met men will once again compete in the JD Cymru Premier, with the new season set to begin over the weekend of 31 July to 2 August 2026. The campaign will include a winter break from 8 to 21 January 2027, before the final round of Phase One fixtures


Capital Grant opens to support sports clubs across Cardiff
Sports clubs and community groups across Cardiff are being invited to apply for the Cardiff Capital Grant 2026, a funding opportunity designed to support the development and improvement of facilities, equipment and spaces that help local communities take part in sport and physical activity with grants of up to £20,000 available. For further information, eligibility guidance and application details, please contact: metcommunity@cardiffmet.ac.uk Funded by Cardiff Council and ad


International coaches clinic to bring elite basketball insight to Cyncoed Campus
Cardiff Met’s Cyncoed Campus will welcome coaches from across the basketball community this summer as the first Cardiff International Coaches Clinic takes place at Archers Arena on Saturday 4 July 2026. Buy Your Ticket The event, led by Cardiff Met Archers Basketball Coach and Wales U15 Women’s Head Coach Pentxo Cervantes, has been designed to give coaches practical, on-court learning from experienced international coaches working across professional, national team and player
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