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Fish, 22, is a product of the Blues Academy and since making his competitive debut against Aironi in Italy in October 2010 has gone on to make 38 appearances, scoring eight tries. Fish’s background saw him attend St Illtyd’s Catholic High School in Cardiff and he joined Glamorgan Wanderers from his local club St Alban’s. He starred in the 2010 …

Blues face the powerful Irish province – who sit second in the league table – on home soil keen to bounce back immediately from the late defeat to Glasgow Warriors last weekend. Davies admits there was been a huge sense of frustration for players and coaches alike after the manner of the loss to Glasgow. But there is no better …

Blues slipped to a late 27-20 defeat to Glasgow Warriors on Friday night in a performance that left the coaching team both frustrated and disappointed. The squad now has the quick opportunity to bounce back as they face high-flying Leinster on home soil – with the Irish province fresh from a try bonus point win over Newport Gwent Dragons. And …

High-flying Glasgow, who are now undefeated on the road in the league in seven games, had trailed going into the final ten minutes. But tries from James Eddie and Mark Bennett left Blues to take just a losing bonus point from the encounter. A first half try from Robin Copeland had given Blues a more than deserved 10-0 lead before …

Tries from Robin Copeland and Lewis Jones gave Blues a 20-13 lead going into the final ten minutes at the Arms Park. But scores from James Eddie and Mark Bennett two minutes from time saw the Warriors snatch victory and leave Davies both frustrated and disappointed in equal measure. He said: “It was gut-wrenching and disappointing. This group of guys …

Blues face Glasgow under the floodlights in the RaboDirect PRO12 before a home clash with Leinster Rugby next week and trip to Zebre over a crucial three-week period. Jones, who last week became the youngest player ever to reach 50 caps for the region, acknowledges the importance of this period in the season. And first up is a Glasgow team …

Samoa international Tuifua, who has featured off the bench in the last two games, is called into the starting line-up and one of seven changes made by Director of Rugby Phil Davies for the clash with the high-flying Scottish outfit. Tuifua will line up alongside the fit-again Dafydd Hewitt in midfield while there is also a recall for Richard Smith …

Warburton and international team-mate Gethin Jenkins are back in the starting line-up for Blues as they chase RaboDirect PRO12 points against Glasgow. The dynamic back row returned to action from injury off the bench against Italy before getting a full 80 minutes under his belt at the Aviva Stadium last weekend. “I’m looking forward to playing this weekend, it’s a …

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Winners and their friends could win an exclusive action-packed ‘day in the life of a professional rugby player’ including a training session with one of Cardiff Blues’ star players, a ‘team talk’ in the dressing room, loads of goodies and more! For more information on how to win, visit www.RaboDirectPRO12.com