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Watch the Lions at Cardiff Arms Park

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The Lions will take on the Barbarians at Hong Kong stadium; 12:30pm kick off. Supporters can come and watch the match live at the Arms Park clubhouse, which will be open from 9:30am. After their match in Hong Kong the Lions will travel on to Australia where their tour continues. With the Lions playing four midweek matches against the Australian …

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Navidi called into Wales Squad

Former Wales Under 20 captain Navidi, who was part of Wales’ RBS 6 Nations and Japan training squads, will be replacing Shingler. Shingler has failed to recover from a foot injury. Adam Warren, who made his international debut last summer against Barbarians at the Millennium Stadium, had been training with the squad in recent weeks and will come in for …

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Blues plan for future with Academy signings

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Brad Thyer, Ethan Lewis, James Sheekey, Sam Parker, Dafi Sion Davies, Ollie Smyth, Leon Crump, Garyn Smith, Jack Phillips, Will Thomas, Callum Lewis, Jack Maynard, Tom Williams and Will Baird are all exciting young prospects with a majority having come through the Blues Age Grade system. The Blues Academy has produced a number of quality players over the seasons including …

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Reed welcomes schools to Blues Schools Tag Festival

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Reed who will be traveling to Japan this summer to tour with Wales welcomed hundreds of children to the Arms Park for the Blues Schools Tag Festival. The festival has grown every year and this season the four-day event for children aged between six and eleven will see over 150 schools across Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, RCT, Merthyr and South …

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St Peters triumph in final Blues Cup match

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Monday evening at Rumney RFC saw the final of the U14 Redrow Homes Blues Cup. Penarth who were making their first appearance in a Blues Cup final got off to a slow start as St Peters started well and on the front foot to score the game’s opening try in the early minutes. But through some good defence and attacking …

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Cardiff Blues cement relationship with Cardiff Met through Miles Normandale signing

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A product of Marlwood School in Bristol, Miles Normandale first thought about making a career from playing rugby after moving to Colston School for sixth form. Colston has a rich rugby history with nearly 30 former pupils playing top flight rugby in the English Premiership over recent years with Gareth Delve, Olly Barkley, Shane Geraghty and Tom Varndell amongst them. …

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Cardiff Blues delighted to welcome Martyn Ryan to the Board of Directors

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Martyn, whose home club is Old Penarthians, joined London Welsh in 1984 and has been involved as a player and administrator there for nearly thirty years, currently as a Director of the Club. He is Chairman of the Welsh Exiles and sits on the Game Policy and Audit Committees of the Welsh Rugby Union. Martyn is also a benefactor of …

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Cardiff Blues to face English opposition in pre season friendlies

Sale Sharks are familiar opponents to Cardiff Blues supporters with both teams being drawn in the same Heineken Cup pool last season. It was one a piece last year with the Blues letting a 24 – 12 half time lead slip away, losing 34-33 in the north of England, before avenging that loss with a 26-14 win in Cardiff. The …

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Bradley Davies to captain Wales in Japan

The 26-year-old was named captain as Head Coach for the Japan tour Robin McBryde reduced his initial training squad down to a 27-man touring party. The squad includes nine uncapped players including Ospreys duo Dafydd Howells and Dan Baker and Blues fly-half Rhys Patchell. Props Ryan Bevington (Ospreys), Scott Andrews (Blues) and Craig Mitchell (Exeter Chiefs) who all featured for …

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Cowbridge minis and juniors sign up for Cardiff Blues season tickets

The scheme, which allows juniors aged 16 and under, to allocate their rugby club when they purchase a Junior Season ticket for £40 and then the Blues will give £6 back to their mini and juniors section. With 19 clubs in Cardiff Vale, 23 clubs in Taff Rhondda and 14 clubs in Heart of Wales coaching nearly 7,500 minis and …

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