Monthly Archive for February, 2012

Back home

Posted in Rugby on Feb 10th, 2012

  I’m not a Cardiff RFC fan, let alone a Cardiff Blues fan. I’m not from Cardiff, although I did live in that god-forsaken chavish hellhole (initially next door to a Canton drugdealer who used to deal with domestic strife with Mrs Drugdealer by running out into the street, picking up a brick and chucking [...]

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Dyddiau da

Posted in Rugby on Feb 3rd, 2012

Gyda Pencampwriaeth y 6 Gwlad ar fin cychwyn a gyda’n tîm cenedlaethol yn wynebu’n gwrthwynebwyr selocaf ddydd Sul, bu’n ddadlennol cofio’n ôl at ddigwyddiadau’r oes a fu. Neu, i fod yn gwbl gywir, nôl yr holl ffordd i’r Hydref diwethaf, a thaith cofiadwy Cymru trwy Seland Newydd a Chwpan Rygbi’r Byd 2011. Yn enwedig y [...]

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The Six Nations Rugby Quiz Book

Posted in Rugby on Feb 2nd, 2012

With the Six Nations upon us, many rugby fans will be travelling by train, bus and car to watch the big games. The Six Nations Rugby Quiz Book is just what you need to test your companions’ rugby trivia knowledge in between trips to the buffet car for a round of beers. Gwladrugby has a [...]

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Welsh Dublin Go-ers advised: “Bring ewer kit”.

Posted in Rugby on Feb 1st, 2012

Warren Gatland asked all travelling Welsh supporters heading for the smouldering euro-rubble that used to be Dublin if they wouldn’t mind packing their Wales shorts, socks and boots as well as their 2XL shirts. Gatland issued the desperate plea as he compared the Welsh training camp to a scene from Platoon. At the rate players [...]

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