Featured in this lot is this original, 1890s photo of the Cardiff Rugby Football Club (FC) team in the late 1880s to early 1890s. Cardiff Rugby (formerly Cardiff Blues), founded in 1876 by the merger of Glamorgan and Cardiff Wanderers, is a historic Welsh rugby club known for developing the fast, open "four-three-quarter" attacking system, winning major games against touring sides, and competing in top-tier competitions. The club is still based at the historic Cardiff Arms Park. After initial objections over their black skull-and-crossbones strip, they chose the blue and black of Gonville & Caius College (Cambridge), garnering them the nickname "Blue & Blacks". In this photo, the team poses with what appears to be their manager and/or coach sitting in the center of the team and named at the bottom "M Tanner". This photo shows their iconic jerseys before the merger, showing the white skull and cross bones logo. The others pictured in the photo are named on the top and bottom of the photo. It shows good condition overall with slight wear present to the photo and frame but no signs of major damage is noted. The photo measures 6 5/8" L x 9 3/8" W, while the entire piece measures 9 1/2" L x 12" W x 5/8" D. It has a total weight of 1 pound and 2 ounces.