On The Pitch

Exactly 92 days after the 2016/17 season ended against Stade Francais in Paris, rugby has returned for Cardiff Blues fans as pre-season gets underway with a trip to London Scottish, before Exeter are welcomed to the Arms Park next Friday. It's been a long summer of cheering on the Lions and...

“If you’re going to find a silver lining, it’s got to be a cloudy day” Kacey Musgraves It’s been a pretty bleak off season for Cardiff Blues fans. Aside from Captain Sam’s performances for the Lions, it’s been a case of reports about a threatened future, players signing and then being released...

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The time for change is approaching in the Pro12. South African teams are all set to join the league in time for the season starting in September, and they should be embraced. It's something for fans to feel positive about. It's long been talked about that the Kings and Cheetahs were looking to...

There has been a lot of speculation recently about the possibility of dropping the Cardiff name as part of the need to embrace a wider geographical area for regional rugby. I ask myself why that should be either desirable or necessary

The widely misattributed Heraclitus ‘quote’ should perhaps be the slogan for the Pro 12... Or Pro 14… as we once again face a raft of alterations and new teams as the league seeks additional finances. In what should be a shock move, the Pro 12, formerly known as the Celtic League, looks like it...

The 2016/17 season was a typically Cardiff Blues affair in many ways. It promised much, built hopes early on, crushed them over-and-over again, before just planting a seed of optimism in our minds that maybe next season will be the season of progress. Reasons for the mid-season collapse have been...

So when Rodney Parade gets its new pitch, will we see equal WRU investments in Cardiff, Swansea and Llanelli?

How a business presents itself in an increasingly digital world is crucial and an important determinant of how successful it is. In this blog we take a quick look at Cardiff Blues’ website against the background of our recent suggestions as to how a professional regional rugby club needs to market...

So what have Cardiff Blues, Star Wars and Carl Jung, the psychologist, got in common

In this blog we look at the importance of having the right people on the Board. People who can represent the shareholders and stakeholders of the club. People who understand the importance of governance, strategic thinking, organisational culture and leadership.

A mini-essay in which we consider how to make more people feel engaged with Cardiff regional rugby.