The Welsh Academicals

Welsh Academicals is the WRU affiliated team where university students have represented Wales in tournaments such as the Hong Kong 7's, and toured countries as distant as South Africa.

The international and overseas experience provided has assisted students to stay on the elite player pathway, despite their higher education commitments, with 171 players developing into senior internationals, 60 of whom have also progressed to become British Lions.

Following victories in 2005 over student national teams of Australia, England, and Scotland, the Welsh Academicals management and coaching staff assembled a playing squad in 2006 for a successfull tour of Portugal, which saw the team amass over 100 points against the student and senior national teams of the reigning European Nations Champions. The senior fixture was part of Portugals preparations towards their successful qualification for the Rugby World Cup 2007.

With the team now in its 80th year, an archive is being collated of records from its formation to the most recent Welsh Academicals, please click on the following links to view either the Welsh Academicals History or its Honours Board.