1. Where better to be on a match day There’s nothing quite like watching Wales play in the Millennium Stadium on a match day. The centre of Cardiff turns into a sea of red as the Welsh fans assemble in their thousands. Where else can you find crowds of people all patriotically singing ‘Bread of Heaven’ walking arm in arm through the city? The pubs are packed, the pints are flowing and there’s nowhere better to end the day than…

A ground breaking partnership has been announced between the WRU and the new multi sports arena in Penarth the Vale Sports Arena. The partnership will see a number of rugby coach education opportunities in the Vale of Glamorgan to help grow the game. The WRU Coach Development department  are excited to announce a new additional state-of-the-art facility to its 2016/17 coach education programme. Jon Evans coach development manager for the Blues region stated “The Vale arena offers a new indoor…

Last week Cardiff’s only five star hotel, The St. David’s Hotel & Spa, held an official Rugby World Cup evening event in association with Heineken. The evening, held on the eve of the first Quarter Final match of the Rugby World Cup, was hosted by former Welsh international player Tom Shanklin, and included a lively panel discussion between Wales international Scrum Half Rhys Webb and former All Blacks Scrum Half Justin Marshall about the Rugby World Cup so far. A…

A young rugby fanatic from Beddau near Llantrisant was able to watch his favourite team, Cardiff Blues, perform in the annual Judgement Day event despite breaking his leg during a training session at his local rugby club recently. Nine year old Osian, who plays for the under 10s team at Beddau Rugby Club, sustained a spiral fracture of his tibia during tackle practice which left him in a full leg cast for nine weeks. Despite being provided with crutches by…

Wales’ largest sight loss charity is making a plea for volunteers for their involvement in HUB Festival in August. HUB Festival takes place over August Bank Holiday weekend from Friday 28 to Sunday 30 August. The charity is looking for volunteers to give two hours of their time to help raise money to support people with sight loss in Wales, and in exchange they will receive a free weekend wristband! Carol McKinlay, RNIB Cymru’s Fundraising Manager, said: “This is an…

Cardiff, 3rd July 2015: Hosted by DHL, the Official Logistics Partner of Rugby World Cup 2015, and with less than 100 days to go until the Opening Match, the Webb Ellis Cup visits Cardiff as part of its UK and Ireland tour, marking the final countdown to this year’s showcase tournament. Welsh rugby player and DHL ambassador Martyn Williams commented: “I have always been so passionate about playing and supporting rugby in my home city so it’s extremely exciting to…

Hashtag # is crowned ‘500 WORDS Children’s Word of the Year’ Oxford University Press and the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show’s 500 WORDS competition reveal fascinating insights into British children’s use of language Social media, the Ebola epidemic, and World War I are just some of the things that have influenced British children’s creativity and use of language over the last year, says a report published today by the Oxford University Press. Following OUP’s analysis of the 120,421 entries for…

Celebration of welsh grassroots rugby returns on 3rd may SSE SWALEC Finals day will return to the Millennium Stadium on Sunday 3rd May in a triple match spectacular featuring the finals of the SSE SWALEC Cup, Plate and Bowl. The three finals will take place on a day that has become a true celebration of Welsh grassroots and semi-professional club rugby. Bowl Final KO 13:00 Plate Final KO 15:15 Cup Final KO 17:35 Competing teams TBC   Tickets are priced…

SSE SWALEC FINALS DAY 2015 Celebration of welsh grassroots rugby returns on 3rd may SSE SWALEC Finals day will return to the Millennium Stadium on Sunday 3rd May in a triple match spectacular featuring the finals of the SSE SWALEC Cup, Plate and Bowl. The three finals will take place on a day that has become a true celebration of Welsh grassroots and semi-professional club rugby.   Bowl Final KO 13:00 Plate Final KO 15:15 Cup Final KO 17:35  …

Asda stores in South Wales have raised an incredible £7,350 for Velindre Cancer Centre. Welsh International rugby union player, Sam Warburton, made an appearance at Asda’s Cardiff Coryton store to congratulate Asda colleagues on their fantastic fundraising achievements, and present the cheque to Velindre representative, Kylie McKee. Colleagues at Asda’s 20 stores in South Wales raised money through a range of fundraising activities over St. David’s Day, including fancy dress, community raffles and sponsored events. Asda’s Blackwood store raised the…