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Cardiff Blues unchanged for Treviso match

April 20, 2011 No Comments

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 ...

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Cardiff Blues retain the best Welsh talent for the future

March 29, 2011 No Comments

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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Martyn Williams stays with Blues

Martyn Williams stays with Blues

March 22, 2011 No Comments

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 ...

New era for Wales

February 2, 2011 No Comments

A new era breaks over the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on Friday night, for Wales will field a team shorn of stars like Martyn Williams, Gethin Jenkins, Adam Jones, Ryan Jones, Jon Thomas, Tom Shanklin, Lee Halfpenny and Lee Byrne – Lions to a man. Some of these omissions are the result of the Coach’s choice, ...

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Sweeney starts for Cardiff vs Aironi

January 6, 2011 No Comments

Cardiff Blues outside half Ceri Sweeney will start when the Blues take on Aironi this Friday, 7.30pm kick off. Sweeney last started for the Blues on the 27th of November when they recorded a 38-6 victory over Glasgow. Tom Slater starts at scrum half, while Tom Shanklin is paired with Jamie Roberts at Centre for ...

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HEC: Edinburgh look to make it 4 out of 5 at Cardiff

HEC: Edinburgh look to make it 4 out of 5 at Cardiff

October 8, 2010 No Comments

Edinburgh head coach Rob Moffat wants his players to build on the back-to-back victories recorded against Leinster and Aironi and hit the ground running in the club’s first Heineken Cup pool fixture away at Cardiff Blues on Saturday (kick-off 5.45pm). Edinburgh go into the match buoyed by their recent Magners League double success, and with ...

Rhys Williams hangs up his boots

Rhys Williams hangs up his boots

December 1, 2009 No Comments

Former Cardiff Blues and Wales international Rhys Williams has been forced to retire from rugby after a serious knee injury. Educated at Ysgol Iolo Morganwg and Cowbridge Comprehensive School, Rhys burst onto the international scene in 2000 making his Wales debut in the Six Nations Championship match against Ireland in Dublin, playing at full-back. He ...