July 1, 2011
Cardiff Blues will play pre season friendlies against Bath and Pontypridd this August The Blues will take on Aviva Premiership outfit Bath on Friday 19 August, 7.30pm. Bath, who finished 5th in the Aviva Premiership, will offer a stern test for the Blues as they prepare for the newly branded RaboDirect PRO12 campaign. Bath have ...
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June 30, 2011
One of the worst kept secrets in rugby was confirmed today when London Wasps announced the appointment of Dai Young as the club’s Director of Rugby. Young joins on a four-year deal from the Cardiff Blues where he has been at the helm since 2002, first as head coach and then as Director of Rugby. ...
June 22, 2011
Despite Cardiff Blues issuing a firm statement confirming they have “had no approach from London Wasps regarding Cardiff Blues Director of Rugby David Young”, speculation has increased with the BBC today claiming “Wasps are aiming to name Cardiff Blues boss Dai Young as their new director of rugby”. The 43 year old former Wales, Lions ...
May 24, 2011
Joanne Shaw Taylor is THE rising star on the British blues scene and her gigs are being widely regarded as the hottest ticket in town. A consummate guitarist, with a vocal style reminiscent of the great Janis Joplin, this is one show you do not want to miss. She’s currently undertaking an extensive tour of ...
April 20, 2011
Cardiff Blues have named an unchanged side to face Benetton Treviso for their final home game of the season. Speaking ahead of the match, Cardiff Blues Director of Rugby, David Young, said, “Treviso are a team that caused us bags of problems over in Italy so we know that this won’t be an easy game ...
Tags: Alberto Sgarbi, Benetton Treviso, Blues, cardiff blues, Ezio Galon, Fabio Semenzato, game, Ludovico Nitoglia, Paul Derbyshire, Willem De WaalCardiff News
April 13, 2011
Bristol Rugby have strengthened their squad further with the signing of scrum-half Tom Slater from Cardiff Blues. The 24-year old becomes the third new addition in recent weeks following announcements that Tristan Roberts (Doncaster) and Louis Silver (Worcester) will join the Club at the end of 2010/11 campaign. Liam Middleton commented: “I’m pleased that Tom ...
Tags: Blues, Bristol, Bristol Rugby, Heineken Cup, Liam Middleton, Magners League, Rugby, Sevens World Series, team, Tom SlaterCardiff News
April 6, 2011
Ben White, Tom Davies, Bryn Griffiths and James Loxton are all leaving the Cardiff Blues region at the end of the season. Born in Gosford on the NSW Central Coast, White, was raised in Canberra and attended St.Edmunds College. The Australian flanker signed for Cardiff Blues from ACT Brumbies in 2006. White went on to ...
Tags: Ben White, Blues, cardiff blues, Central, Central Coast, Edmunds College, James Loxton, Sam Warburton, Tom Davies, Young BluesCardiff News
March 29, 2011
Cardiff Blues have confirmed they have retained a number of quality Welsh talents and have extended the contracts to some of the best young rugby players in the Country. Following on from the news that Sam Warburton and Tom James have signed new contracts, three further Welsh international Blues players have also signed contract extensions ...
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March 24, 2011
Blues welcome back Six Nations players for crunch match. The Blues take on Munster on Friday at 7.05pm kick off at the Cardiff City Stadium, as they return to Magners League action, with their only defeat in their last six league matches a 13-32 loss against Ulster in February. Munster have lost only one Magners ...
March 22, 2011
Despite rumours to the contrary, Martyn Williams will not be leaving the Blues. The 98 cap flanker has agreed an extension to his present contract, the Cardiff outfit have revealed. It was thought Williams had been in talks with London Wasps, following his surprise absence from the Wales six nations squad. With Sam Warburton is ...