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Media in category "Welsh rugby union logos" The following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total. 0–9. File:2013 British and Irish Lions logo.svg; C.
Current logo used by the Welsh Rugby Union. The Welsh Rugby Union logo is the emblem used by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and has become associated with Wales.The emblem is based on the Prince of Wales's feathers, a heraldic badge associated with the Prince of Wales since the early 17th century by British holders of the title, however the badge's English origin has prompted calls by some Welsh ...
Rugby union and Wales' national team hold an important place in Welsh culture and society. Sport historian John Bale has stated that "rugby is characteristically Welsh", and David Andrew said that "To the popular consciousness, rugby is as Welsh as coal mining, male voice choirs, How Green Was My Valley, Dylan Thomas, and Tom Jones". [145]
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU; Welsh: Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the governing body of rugby union in the country of Wales, recognised by the sport's international governing body, World Rugby. [ 1 ] The WRU is responsible for the running of rugby in Wales, overseeing 320 member clubs, the Welsh national team and National Leagues and Cups.
The first 'Golden Era' of Welsh rugby is so called due to the success achieved by the national team during the early 20th century. Wales had already won the Triple Crown in 1893, but between 1900 and 1914 the team would win the trophy on six occasions, and with France joining the tournament (unofficially in 1908 and 1909) three Grand Slams.
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Several Welsh representative teams, including the Welsh rugby union, and Welsh regiments in the British Army (the Royal Welsh, for example) use the badge or a stylised version of it. There have been attempts made to curtail the use of the emblem for commercial purposes and restrict its use to those authorised by the Prince of Wales. [ 15 ]
Neath Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Castell-Nedd) is a Welsh rugby union club which plays in the Indigo Premiership for Season 2024/25. The club's home ground is The Gnoll , Neath . The team is known as the All Blacks because of the team colours: black with only a white cross pattée as an emblem.