On The Pitch

That’s quite a statement to make during a pandemic, surely that’s an exaggeration? While no sporting body in the world could have anticipated the pandemic and its impact, their leadership role in addressing the problems faced by the game, especially the professional game, is their responsibility....

Around 2011, the then Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, in a meeting arranged by Sport Wales, met with Chief Executives of Welsh National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGB). The Governor was on his annual tour of the UK and wanted to know how the crash of 2008 was impacting upon one of his...

  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...

It’s been a successful month in the Cardiff Blues development pathway with plenty of encouraging results across the Indigo Group Premiership and the WRU College League. Premiership It’s been another unbeaten month for Cardiff RFC, who remain top of the league and have made it through to the...

This paper is designed to help move forward discussions on supporter representation on the board of Cardiff Blues Limited. It is predicated on a number of key principles: At most sports clubs, legal ownership is in the hands small number of investors, but supporters are the moral owners of clubs...

Further to our open letter of July 23...

It is with great sadness that we publish this open letter to the management boards of Cardiff Blues Limited and Cardiff Athletic Club. The poor relationship which exists between the two inextricably linked organisations is doing immeasurable reputational damage to Cardiff rugby and is a major...

Cardiff RFC were crowned 2018/19 WRU National Cup champions after overcoming Merthyr at the Principality Stadium on Sunday evening. It is a fine reward for the squad after what has been a superb season up until now, and hopefully gives the players a boost to end the campaign well and finish as...

Project Reset. Is it a new MI5 anti-terrorism initiative or maybe a revolutionary approach to taxation by the Government?...

The long and prestigious history of Cardiff sides facing international opposition at the Arms Park continues on Tuesday night as a new opposition come to play in the famous old ground. Uruguay have been a rugby playing country since way back in the mid-late nineteenth century, although they didn't...