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On 25th February 1895, 5000 people crammed into Bradford’s Park Avenue ground to watch the home team take on Cardiff. South Wales and the North of England were the industrial heartlands of 19th century Britain. And, rugby football was growing in both areas. Not only did young men want to play the...

Earlier this week we published our blog on how history and heritage could be given a greater profile at our beloved Cardiff Arms Park (Blog: Opening Up Our Heritage). Today we were pleased to have had the following response from Mike Brown, Head of Communications and Marketing at Cardiff Blues...

Taking Heritage out of the Trophy Room A key part of CF10’s mission statement is protecting and preserving our heritage, ensuring that any future developments of the Arms Park properly reflect the club’s name and history. Our heritage is key to defining who we are. CF10 has worked hard in...

  The Lockdown Shield: Cardiff Dream XV v. Cardiff Blues Ultimate XV Second Half Report Leo Tolstoy wrote that time and patience were the two most powerful warriors - and this was surely the message ringing in the All Blue ears as they ran down the tunnel for the second half.  From a long-...

  The Lockdown Shield: Cardiff Dream XV v. Cardiff Blues Ultimate XV First Half Report Awaking to find a Taff fog, thick, strong and covering the city like a European jersey grey blanket made the heart sink a little. Ghostly mists rolling through Grangetown, Adamstown and up Westgate Street,...

Match Preview The Lockdown Shield: Cardiff Dream XV v. Cardiff Blues Ultimate XV It is said that Narcissus, as punishment from Nemesis, the goddess of revenge, was cursed to gaze into a pool of clear spring water. Seeing himself in the full bloom of youth he fell in love with his own reflection...

  "Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds, nineteen shillings, and six pence, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery." - Mr Micawber (David Copperfield by Charles Dickens). These are difficult times....

Cardiff Blues fell agonisingly short in a bid for some unlikely competition points as a last-gasp kick saw us suffer an eight point defeat away at Guiness Pro14 Conference B leaders Edinburgh on Friday night. It was less than ideal preparation for the game, it's fair to say, with the squad only...

Cardiff Blues bring the mini-block of Guinness Pro14 fixtures during the Six Nations period to a close this weekend with a trip to Edinburgh on Friday night, 7.35pm kick-off. John Mulvihill’s men are looking to go into three weeks off from competitive action with a win behind them over two very...

Cardiff Blues returned to winning ways on Sunday as a comprehensive second half performance earned a comeback victory and a try bonus point against Benetton at the Arms Park. Last week’s 29-0 loss away at Connacht required a response, with John Mulvihill making four tactical changes as well as an...

Cardiff Blues are looking for a return to winning ways against Benetton at the Arms Park on Sunday to maintain the chances of qualifying for the Guinness Pro14 play-offs, kick-off 5.15pm. Last weekend's heavy 29-0 loss away at Connacht was the worst performance of the season, and in fact the worst...

Cardiff Blues started an important mini-block of fixtures during the Six Nations period with an embarrassing defeat away at Connacht on Saturday night. There were hopes that good results against three Guinness Pro14 Conference B rivals over the next three weeks would put John Mulvihill’s men in...