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Cardiff’s year of sport in review
In our last issue of the year, we look back on this academic year’s sporting action in the Welsh capital
Joe Atkinson David Hooson
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t’s been a busy year of sport in Cardiff. From the rebrand of the city’s football club to the university’s success at Varsity and everything in between, we’ve done a month-by-month review of the year’s sporting action. It was a disappointing year for both Cardiff City and Cardiff Blues, but the decision to return to a blue kit for
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the former was a positive ray of light through the gloom. Meanwhile it was a widely positive year for Wales’ national sides as well, with the football team rising rapidly in FIFA’s world rankings. Despite a disappointing showing in the Autumn internationals and a third-placed finish in the RBS Six Nations, there is optimism for Warren
Gatland’s Welsh rugby side as they go into this September’s Rugby World Cup, which is being hosted across the UK, with games being held at the Millennium Stadium. Glamorgan County Cricket Club’s season is up and running, months before the Ashes once again land in Wales, with the first match of the series taking place at Glamorgan’s
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SWALEC Stadium. At Cardiff University, sport has also thrived, especially at this year’s edition of the Welsh Varsity that took place in Swansea for the first time since 2010. Cardiff dominated the event all round, and a first win over Swansea uni’s rugby club since 2012 capped off what has been a fantastic year of sport to cover in the Welsh capital.
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