The new football ground, officially named cardiff city stadium, opened in july. They are running routes from five routes across wales and the south west to cardiff city centre. Canolfan maendy, formerly known as maindy stadium, now also known as maindy pool and cycle track is a cycle track and indoor swimming pool facility in the maindy area of cardiff, wales. Athletic club members bar will still retain cash services. Those by cardiff bay have particularly pleasant views. Trf rugby 10 patch stadium values for cardiff blues and edinburgh in the heineken cup and leeds in the aviva premiership. Located in cardiff, it is the home of the wales national rugby. Cardiff blues are responsible for assisting the development of rugby in an area covering the city of cardiff, the vale of glamorgan, the eastern glamorgan valleys and breconshire. At shop rugby, we are official stockists of cardiff blues shirts and clothing offering high quality products at great online prices.
The rugby ground guide cardiff arms park cardiff blues. The south stand, with the millenium stadium towering behind. Sep 28, 2019 cardiff blues kickedoff the new guinness pro14 season with a tense bonuspoint victory over isuzu southern kings in port elizabeth. Edinburgh rugby cardiff blues live score and video online live stream starts on 28. Principality stadium is situated within five minutes walk of cardiff central bus station which is located next to cardiff central railway station. The cardiff blues are one of four sides set up by the welsh rugby union to compete in professional rugby competitions in europe. Cardiff blues return to arms park as cardiff city consider rebranding. Cardiff blues have been hit by travel trauma ahead of their crucial guinness pro14 clash with the cheetahs in bloemfontein. Cardiff blues stunningly ambitious plans for the arms park. Stadium to be predominantly their patch, football fans will probably remember it.
We do not currently have any links to online ticket agents for these performances. The development includes a new 1520,000 seater stadium, a retractable pitch and sliding roof, as. Cardiff blues v ospreys 1 year ago by ultimate rugby. Bringing fans from all over wales directly to principality stadium to watch the rugby. Cardiff blues began their european challenge cup campaign with a comfortable bonus point win over italian parttimers calvisano at the. Professional regional side cardiff blues share the stadium in a lease which runs until 2022. Cardiff s principality stadium is to be converted into a temporary hospital providing around 2,000 additional beds to support the nhs. Sep 8, 2018 official canterbury london irish home rugby shirt from the. In terms of getting a result in your first game as head coach in the six nations wayne pivac could not have asked for anymore, with his team running in.
Cardiff arms park is best known as a rugby union stadium, but cardiff athletic bowls club cabc was established in 1923, and ever since then, the club has used the arms park as its bowling green. The rugby ground, which was also used by wales, was developed over the years to incorporate new stands and became known as the national stadium. Whether you are thinking about playing rugby league, want to get involved behind the scenes, support us through sponsorship or just follow us, we would love to have you on board. Wales head coach wayne pivac has made two changes to the starting xv that lost to ireland last time out. Includes the latest news stories, results, fixtures, video and audio. The arms park has been used as a rugby ground since the 1870s, with a cricket ground also formerly situated to the north of the site. In last years championship in france, argentina defeated wales in narbonne in the fifth.
Jun 27, 2016 201617 cardiff blues squad confirmed posted by pearcey149 as the players commenced preseason training this week i can now confirm the fulltime playing squad as well as the academy squad for the 201617 season. Cardiff central bus station is a connection point for national coach services. Cardiff blues believe they can go all the way in the heineken cup after beating threetimes winners toulouse in the. Irish rugby shirtclassic rugby shirtsleicester tigerstwickenham stadiumrugby.
The blues will return to cardiff arms park immediately after being dumped to. Sep 10, 2015 golden oldies world rugby festival cardiff, wales 2016 published on sep 10, 2015 the 21st birthday celebration of golden oldies rugby is taking place 21st 28th august 2016 in cardiff, wales. The cardiff rugby life podcast is back for another isolation episode with the guinness pro14 final cancelled, cardiff blues recruitment. The cardiff rugby life podcast is back for another isolation episode with the guinness pro14 final cancelled, cardiff blues. Wales began their world rugby u20 championship with a moraleboosting win over hosts argentina in rosario. Cardiff blues streak to 378 home win over zebre rugby. What a wru buyout of cardiff arms park would mean and what. Nearby, youll also find cardiff arms park, home to regional team cardiff blues. Cardiff city have released cardiff blues from the terms of their lease at cardiff city stadium, it was announced today. The home of cardiff blues rugby union on bbc sport online. It will be the rugby that takes precedence a week on sunday and thomas believes that his current side can give toulouse plenty to think about in the forwards an area the french side are traditionally strong.
An independent voice for all cardiff rugby supporters. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays. Ospreys beat cardiff in the most dramatic of finishes at the principality stadium. For more information on the history of the ground, car. Stadiwm principality for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of wales. Cardiff blues tv listings on all official providers on tv, online, live streaming, ott, radio, iptv, satellite and ondemand. Please note that cardiff arms park is a cashless stadium, so our bars and retail outlets will only accept card. Cardiff blues are looking to secure a new longterm lease.
Glasgow rotate pack for cardiff blues meeting planet rugby. On 20 september 2007 it was announced that the cardiff blues rugby union club. The bowls club is a section of the cardiff athletic club and shares many of the facilities of the cardiff arms park athletics centre. On an average weekday, there are 47 trains travelling from cardiff central to rugby. Throughout the game both sides exchanged blows and there was nothing. The following is a list of stadiums in wales, in order by capacity. Tickets tickets are available directly from the venue. The official website of cardiff blues, a regional welsh rugby team. A 40metre touchline sprint from former wales scrumhalf lloyd williams gave the blues an explosive start as the citys. A taxi from cardiff central station to leckwith stadium costs circa. This is the place to come for information on cardifff rfc, who play in the principality premiership in wales at the cardiff arms park. It also hosted the home matches of the cardiff blues rugby union team until the 201112 season, although originally the blues.
Relive cardiff blues season with this original canterbury home profit rugby shirt. Cardiff blues scored a comprehensive 378 home win over zebre in the pro14. Oct 12, 2019 glasgow warriors v cardiff blues live. Cardiff blues are giving 5,000 free tickets to nhs staff who are tackling the coronavirus outbreak when rugby returns to. Parc yr arfau caerdydd, also known as the arms park, is situated in the centre of cardiff, wales. Cardiff blues travel chaos as they are hit by 27hour.
The closest alternative public car park is located at sophia gardens. Cardiff blues fixtures and results rugby union sports mole. Ultimate rugby players, news, fixtures and live results. Cardiff city have released cardiff blues from their long term lease at cardiff city stadium with immediate effect. Cardiff rugby league amateur sports team cardiff 1,040. Cf10 rugby trust protecting the past, embracing the future. Stadiwm y mileniwm, known since 2016 as the principality stadium welsh.
If you are a rugby person please join the challenge of posting a rugby. Golden oldies world rugby festival cardiff, wales 2016 by. Watch european rugby challenge cup highlights rugby calvisano 16 38 cardiff blues round 1 pool 5 16. Cardiff blues toulouse rugby union heineken cup 200809 match reports share on facebook. Danny wilsons inform team were due to fly out to south africa from. Posts about principality stadium written by pearcey149. Rugby stadium weather forecast for cardiff arms park, wales giving details on temperature, wind speed, rain, cloud, humidity, pressure and more. Cardiff blues vs ospreys at principality stadium 28th apr 2018. Cardiff arms parks south stand is attached to the adjacent principality stadium venue in cardiff city centre. Cardiff blues scored tries through the outstanding josh navidi and replacement dan fish and had led at halftime. The official facebook page of cardiff amateur rugby football league club the blue dragons. Meanwhile, lloyd williams will captain cardiff blues as john mulvihill makes two changes for the pro14 clash in scotland. Zeelo is offering hasslefree matchday coach travel from.
Posts about millennium stadium written by pearcey149. Based in cardiff, the capital of wales, the team play at cardiff arms park and are owned by cardiff blues rugby ltd, who also own and run cardiff rugby football club. Aug 30, 2016 cardiff blues stunningly ambitious plans for the arms park would be magnificent for welsh rugby. Southern kings v cardiff blues report cardiff blues. Ask any rugby fan where to go for the best atmosphere, and youll likely hear all about cardiff and its principality stadium formerly the millennium stadium. Cardiff blues stunningly ambitious plans for the arms. The list only includes stadiums and grounds that have been built and remain in use, with a capacity of at least 2,000. Cardiff blues bring the miniblock of guinness pro14 fixtures during the six nations period to a close this weekend with a trip to edinburgh on friday night, 7.
The principality stadium guide welsh grounds footballstadiums. Millennium stadium cardiff city stadium liberty stadium swalec stadium racecourse ground parc y scarlets cardiff arms park rodney parade rank stadium. Dec 26, 2017 a try from the replacement tom james gave cardiff a 223 lead after an hour and despite a newport gwent dragons rally the blues won their pro14 derby at rodney parade 2217. Cardiff blues hosted ospreys at principality stadium on judgement day. It is primarily known as a rugby union stadium, but it also has a bowling green. Sign up to the breakdown for the latest rugby union news. We are looking for corporate sponsorship for the 2020 season and beyond. The stadium replaced ninian park as cardiff citys home ground in 2009, and is managed by cardiff city stadium ltd. Gavin hensons deep role fails to lift newport gwent dragons.
The welsh rugby union, which owns and operates the venue, has. Cardiff blues rugby region plans stadium redevelopment. Initially, the cardiff blues region covered only the city of cardiff and the vale of glamorgan. Located in cardiff, it is the home of the wales national rugby union team and has also held wales national football team games. Edinburgh rugby cardiff blues live score, video stream and.
Cardiff blues are considering moving from their arms park home. Feb 04, 20 heres what it sounds like in the millennium stadium, cardiff moments before kick off against ireland. Cardiff blues, one of the greatest rugby teams in the united kingdom, have decided to keep writing their. Follow live updates from the game in scotland and ospreys clash with benetton here. Keep up to date with the latest news from the club as well as exclusive competitions, offers and behind the scenes.
It will be the first european tie to be staged at the welsh outfits, new 27,500 cardiff city stadium at leckwith, and despite poor league form so far this season, it is in europe that the blues want to succeed and will expect to up their game this weekend. The cardiff blues picked up their second win of the season as they claimed a narrow come from behind 2421 win over the cheetahs. Amos 22 caps replaces owen lane who was released from the. Ultimate rugby is a dynamic rugby website and mobile app containing the latest news, realtime live scores, videos, competitions, social media and player interaction for all tierone rugby. It first opened its doors in 1999 and was previously known as the millennium stadium. The scrumhalf captains the region at scotstoun stadium in the absence of nick williams, who drops to the bench. Boasting an impressive capacity of 74,500, its home to the welsh rugby union and is the secondlargest stadium in the world with a retractable roof. Cardiff blues return to arms park as cardiff city consider. Your matchday experience begins as you leave your front door. In the 201920 season he featured for cardiff blues in the celtic cup. What a wru buyout of cardiff arms park would mean and what needs to. Gleision caerdydd are one of the four professional welsh regional rugby union teams.
Previous stadiums, cardiff arms park, cardiff city stadium, liberty stadium, racecourse ground. Cardiff blues stunningly ambitious plans for the arms park would be magnificent for welsh rugby. So mulvihill has just announced that the blues have closed shop on transfers for the coming season and with where it stood until a week or two ago no news on anything at all, i think he and the board have done well. Cardiff blues pulled off the greatest comeback in a final of europes challenge cup to beat gloucester at athletic bilbaos magnificent san mames stadium in spain thanks to gareth anscombes. Theres been quite a bit of talk about the cardiff blues spread amongst quite a few different threads the henson thread, roberts thread and the glasgow v blues thread, so thought that it might be worth starting a dedicated thread to discuss whats going wrong and what can be done to change things at the cardiff blues. There are plenty of branded items available including. Nicky smith was linked with the likes of cardiff blues, sale sharks and gloucester, but. Wales capital region trailed 5 at the interval despite an olly robinson try to mark his 50 th cap in a lacklustre first half. Latest cardiff blues rugby union fixtures, results scores, news and pictures on sports mole. The principality stadium is unique in the fact it is situated right in the heart of cardiff. On a quite remarkable saturday afternoon, cardiff blues saw what wales did to england in the second half in the principality stadium and thought we can top that lads, before promptly overturning a 170 deficit to beat edinburgh at murrayfield. Weather forecast for cardiff arms park rugby stadium wales. Latest score updates from guinness pro14 clash at scotstoun.
Here you will find everything you need to know about cardiff blues games at the famous cardiff arms park. Cardiff blues ponder moving from arms park home bbc sport. Originally the arms park had a cricket ground to the north and a rugby union stadium to the south. Cardiff athletic club cac are considering an offer from the welsh rugby union wru for control of the cardiff. The blues pack, thomas insists, has gone well all season and fronted up in europe against bristol, harlequins and stade franaais. Some of welsh rugbys biggest names have represented the blues over the years, so youll be in good company when you put on your cardiff blues kit and wear it with pride. The stadium is the home of the welsh rugby union team, who play all of their home fixtures at the venue. Official canterbury london irish home rugby shirt from the 2005. If we can beat toulouse on our home patch, we can beat anyone in europe. Indemand wales prop commits to ospreys 9 months ago by ultimate rugby. It was the first defeat inflicted upon richard cockerills side on their own patch this.
Blues stars stuck at heathrow after flight delays to south africa and they could. Cardiff blues choose fieldturf synthetic turf for cardiff. Ospreys vs cardiff blues at liberty stadium 6th jan 2018. Wales six nations campaign got off to an emphatic start on saturday with the 420 demolition of italy at the principality stadium on saturday afternoon. Cardiff arms park is the home of cardiff blues and cardiff rugby football club situated next to the principality stadium in the heart of the welsh capital. We can be found banging a drum in the south stand of the cap aka the crazy corner. Cardiff and vale college student beetham played fullback for wales against france on his home patch at cardiff arms park in 2019. Cardiff blues fans are renowned for their passion so if youre a blues obsessive, show your pride in one of the latest cardiff blues rugby shirts from lovell rugby. Any questions or stadium related queries should be addressed to abigail gibbins, customer service manager, email abigail. Cardiff blues community foundation aims to inspire, engage and improve people across our region using the core values of rugby.
Cardiff blues rugby region want to extend its lease on the arms park to rebuild the stadium as well as build an exhibition centre, a hotel and flats. The choir has also performed in european championship rugby games including the final of the amlin cup in 2011 at cardiff city stadium and on top of this perform in a number of international rugby games at the millennium stadium including wales v england in. A new crest, similar to the one previously used and again featuring a bluebird. The european challenge cup heads into round 3 this weekend, and we still got three unbeaten. The arms park was host to the british empire and commonwealth games in 1958, and hosted four games in the 1991 rugby.
Cardiff blues travel chaos as they are hit by 27hour delay and mammoth journey for pro14 game against cheetahs. Also by the bay are the futuristic national assembly for wales and the wales millennium center. Since then rugby world cup 2015, test matches and celtic league and heineken cup ties have been held at the grounds. European professional club rugby cardiff blues v harlequins. Rugby wales international cardiff millennium stadium ongoing. Another year 2,000 landmark is the millennium stadium, a stateoftheart venue for international rugby and soccer matches, as well as concerts. Cardiffs principality stadium to become nhs temporary. Following the uk government announcement on monday evening, cardiff blues retail orders that have not already been dispatched will be delayed until current restrictions are lifted. Rugby wales international tickets at millennium stadium.
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