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.

Cardiff Double Blues ARFC has a history of being one of the founder clubs of the Welsh Australian Rules Football League (WARFL) in 2007.^{[citation needed]}

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]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

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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)