Aled Fletcher
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Banal rugby analysis and immature memes - views are my own. I also watch a lot of films, and use Letterboxd to keep track of all that here
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I want Antoine Dupont to win an Olympic gold medal more than any of the Team GB athletes
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Say what you like about Shaun Edwards, he knows exactly what a changing room is for
'We must change immediately!' Shaun Edwards yells at players in tense dressing room scenes
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Oh, my sweet summer child
Scotland TMO call was most unfair decision I have ever seen.
Six Nations could well turn into an Ireland procession now. Had Scotland got the win they deserved, a very different perspective would have emerged | ✍️
@johnbarc86
Read more ⬇️
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What’s a still from a movie or TV show that will completely devastate anyone who has seen it, but seem completely unremarkable to anyone who hasn’t?
What’s a still from a movie or TV show that will completely devastate anyone who has seen it, but seem completely unremarkable to anyone who hasn’t?
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Nice to see they've taken a photo with every Scottish captain to win a Six Nations
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I miss the old Home/Away format
You'd play a game here, with the biggest scoreboard on planet Earth, then they'd be forced to play at CAP with its leaky clubhouse, no clock, TMO screen on the blink, one bar in the south stand concourse
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The worst part of rugby union is, by far, it's media
Obano red card for Bath ruins another final in blight on Saints victory
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Absolutely horrific. 44 players leaving the Welsh professional game, 2 joining.
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If you're a Glasgow fan wanting to see your team lift their first trophy in years, just the £1200 to find for travel to get to the match
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Never mind minor law adjustments, how to make rugby better was staring us in the face the whole time
A lot of shot clock discourse, but the obvious solution is to enforce a rule that the stadium has to blast out the Countdown music, to add extra jeopardy
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"I know I'm English but I watch rugby every week" - I should hope so Lawrence, you're being paid to be a rugby pundit for the world cup. Some of us do it for free
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I met Faf De Klerk at Tokyo Disneyland on Halloween in 2019.
If he plays for Cardiff next season I'll eat the outfit (Woody, from Toy Story) I was wearing at the time
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Tell you what: between this, recalling Cory Hill, and Gatland's "take the money and run" comments on Qatari investment, the WRU's stance on an improved culture is taking a hell of a battering this month
Exclusive: 🏴 summer tour preparations hit by controversy after Sam Parry left the squad with immediate effect because he felt disrespected by head coach Warren Gatland over treatment in camp.
Full, detailed story here on
@MailSport
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Pivac was sacked after dropping to 9th mind
An eighth loss in a row for Wales sees them drop out of the top ten of the world rankings for the first time ever
#BBCRugby
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The exact moment Rugby Twitter reacted to Wales v Fiji
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The NZ kicker took so long taking a kick that they ran out of time
🇳🇿 Razor wants more done around the speed of the game. How can we speed up the game?
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Leinster desperately trying to steal Cardiff's thunder before we announce Dupont. Sad.
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Camera leaves the pundits to show Corey Hill leading the debrief, clearly unhappy they didn't reach the high standard expected of Japan's 4th division Fishworks league
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Just bumped into Josh Adams at the Bristol Airport WHSmiths.
Forget how big these players actually are until you have the toiletries aisle as a frame of reference
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The perfect player doesn't come around often, but if we combine some of the best we can get pretty close 🔥
Which attributes from which players would make the 'perfect player'?
#rugby
#rugbylegends
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The rollercoaster:
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I wonder if Gatland knows that Max Llewellyn is eligible?
He's got an England-based centre with a similar profile to Jamie Roberts just ready to go
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South Africans can run away from Super Rugby for a competition that suits them better, but the Welsh can't. Got it
While I try to understand the angst, the rationale is that, sure its closer, we can't compete in URC so lets go to England. If we cant compete there then what?
Instead of trying to get better, running away from the problem. Interesting strategy.
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Flawless technique, must have learnt how to ruck in the Leinster academy
A man attacked a Clark County judge in court today after she denied his probation.
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Just two proud Cape Town men
Has anyone else noticed how much Josh van der Flier looks like Teddy Williams?
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I think Toulouse and Leinster are the two best club sides in the world at the moment, so at least the system works
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@WelshRugbyUnion
@Barbarian_FC
@principalitysta
Looking forward to hearing Malcolm Wall explain the narrative on this one
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I expected to lose Tomos, Josh Adams, and Faletau (although hoped we may keep 1 or 2)
Also worried about the uncapped, they'll follow the Max Llewellyn route of getting out ASAP
But if someone like Mason Grady walks from Welsh rugby, then wrap it all up because it's truly cooked
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I call out other teams when they do it, and so I'll call us out now.
There is no way Lee-Lo was going to play against Newport in the Welsh Prem, and using a second team to circumvent disciplinary is wrong
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I heard Cardiff have to wait until the Top14 final finishes before they're allowed to announce the signing of Dupont
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The average number of fans attending a mid-season rugby match in Wales before 2003, according to some
Borussia Dortmund before the CL semi-final against PSG tonight! 💪
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As much as I enjoy Dupont playing rugby, I also enjoy people who are really pressed by that (for some reason)
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Full credit to the 1%. You mad bastards never stopped believing
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When Rhys Carre was publicly dropped from the world cup squad, the response to criticism of it was "hOw ElSe CoUlD tHe WrU aNnOuNcE iT?"
"Personal reasons" would have covered it
Evidence of lessons learned, or evidence the WRU are still selective in their social media output?
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Luke Skywalker Tinus De Beer
🤝
Blonde-haired farmboy who'll lead a plucky, ragtag band of rebels and take down the Death Star against all odds
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The only way to decide this is for each council to book some celebrity videos to plead their case, each more outlandish than the last
🚨 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗨𝗠 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 🚨
The Ospreys can confirm that they have narrowed down their search for a new home stadium to two exciting options, St Helens Sports Ground in Swansea, and the Dunraven Brewery Field in Bridgend.
Read more:
#TogetherAsOne
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Well done to Ellis Bevan, think he's made a very good account of himself on debut
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Really pleased with the news that Cardiff have signed Steffan Emanuel from Bath.
Remind me to speak to him about his skincare routine, he's looking fresh for a 54 year old
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@LinebreakRugby
He's seen some photos of Cardiff's south stand, but (unfortunately) not everyone in Wales is like us
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Storm weather to shield from and a full day of European fixtures? Sounds like an all-dayer to me
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Another article that doesn't acknowledge rugby doesn't use independent officials
In this picture, the man in yellow and the man in white are employed by the same company. Talk about "damaging the sport", but in how many other sports is this the case?
Nigel Owens: Ridiculous accusations make me annoyed and it's doing our game harm
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Great news
🚨𝗢𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘆𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟱/𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻🏟️
Read more about the decision, including comment from
@Lance_Bradley_
and
@SwanseaCouncil
, now:
🔗
#TogetherAsOne
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Only one of those can claim they've never lost a match at a World Cup
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Ospreys have the chance to whitewash the SA teams this season when they go to Bulls next week. That's an amazing opportunity
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Fair play to them, a bold choice but not entirely unexpected
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Is the Irish Shield the most expensive trophy in World Rugby?
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Reminder that this was only given as a yellow card at the time
The subsequent ban was also only 3 games
🐯 BREAKING: Jasper Wiese has been banned for six matches for this cleanout.
He will miss these games for the Boks:
🏴 vs Wales (22/06)
☘️ vs Ireland (06/07)
☘️ vs Ireland (13/07)
🇵🇹 vs Portugal (20/07)
🇦🇺 vs Australia (10/08)
🇦🇺 vs Australia (10/08)
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Professional rugby in Wales is a real inconvenience to the WRU
Welsh Rugby's traditional Judgement Day will not be held at Principality Stadium this season because the venue is to be used for a different event.
Read more ⤵️
#BBCRugby
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On Friday night, Rhys Carre had less reasonable expectation to regather the ball than this Glasgow player
Raynal y dyfarnwr wedi corddi'r cefnogwyr gyda'r penderfyniad yma!
A ddylai'r Scarlets fod wedi cael cais cosb?
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@S4C
#ChallengeCupRugby
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@scarlets_rugby
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@TerracerSouth
Roof should be closed as default and open if both agree.
Or we should just be allowed to do whatever we want as it's our stadium
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Starting on two SA props and earning a penalty for their reaction
High risk, high reward
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Are we just getting daily good news now? Its a weird feeling that I could definitely get used to
Big Dom signs new deal ✍️
🗣️ "This club means a huge amount to me and I am really encouraged by everything going on here."
@CoreyD_96
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A lot of shot clock discourse, but the obvious solution is to enforce a rule that the stadium has to blast out the Countdown music, to add extra jeopardy
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Pushing on with the 20 minute red card sums up rugby
Twice the red cards in half the games, but because the southern hemisphere commentators can say how brilliant it is that red cards haven't "ruined a game" they're rolling it out worldwide
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@prinsvalie
And then Bulls fans would have to pay shedloads to attend a league final, which is equally daft?
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Fuck the EDC, give them a spot in the URC after this
🚨 PARENTAL SUPERVISION 🚨
(Contains some colorful language, but we won't censor our superstar fans!)
Beloved comedian and avid Neath RFC supporter,
@russell_kane
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@evolvepolitics
@Labour4CO
The confusion lies in you thinking you where someone went to primary school matters
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A classic of the genre
Most criticism of SA teams in European comps is due to the logistics/travel/environmental/sustainability concerns
People try and link it to some kind of "oh, but you're happy to have overseas players in your team??"
Can't see the link between the two arguments myself
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Most criticism of SA teams in European comps is due to the logistics/travel/environmental/sustainability concerns
People try and link it to some kind of "oh, but you're happy to have overseas players in your team??"
Can't see the link between the two arguments myself
Love people on Twitter professing to being pro 'open market' rugby
Players being allowed to play in all countries
Players qualifying on residency
Etc
Then a South African team wins the Challenge Cup & they have full on rugby diarrhoea in their gammon coloured y-fronts
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What an absolute belter. Not our day in the end, but my word I thought we nearly had them.
If you aren't entertained by that, find a new hobby
FULL TIME | We just lose out in a thriller.
Fantastic effort from our young Cardiff team.
#AlwaysCardiff
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When I saw the WRU strategy had a £35mil shortfall to be competitive, the immediate thought was "you'd cover about 25% of that just by playing in a different league"
I don't know anyone who likes the URC enough to take a 1 in 4 bet that their team folds by staying in it
Wales must now leave the URC and finally make Anglo-Welsh league happen |
@Steffan_Thomas1
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Ospreys, with a budget consisting of a pack of scratch cards and a dream, are playing a team that can bring Conan, Sheehan, and Gibson-Park off the bench 😂😂
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The WRU taking an interest in the league is long overdue. Over the last decade they've been disinterested at best, and actively undermining it at worst.
Hopefully this is a sign that the wind has finally changed direction
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Me at 10pm on Friday: Fuck this sport, the URC, and the horse it rode in on
Me at 3pm today, one renewed season ticket later:
Season Memberships are now available. Join us at Cardiff Arms Park in 2024-25.
#YmlaenCaerdydd
FT
@dukealdurham
@CAPMC_
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@RhodriDavies12
Was that the game that lasted so long someone got yellow carded in the 81st minute, and then still had time to come back on? 😂
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Irish player getting a yellow instead of a red at home? One per day this round
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WRU: We need to slash your budgets and limit spending so you don't go bust
Also WRU: Want to borrow half a million quid? We can offer very generous interest rates
WRU not indulging in any of that "New Year New Me" stuff then
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Worth noting this is the THIRD derby fixture of Cardiff or Scarlets, in a single season, the WRU have (or tried) interfering with through poor planning
(Barbarians, Bris v Glos, JD)
Remember that the next time Naughty Nigel spins "we made a mistake"
Welsh Rugby's traditional Judgement Day will not be held at Principality Stadium this season because the venue is to be used for a different event.
Read more ⤵️
#BBCRugby
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Not a fan of the music during the breaks, but playing a boxing ring bell when there's handbags is great shithousing from the South Africans
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Rare opportunity to do a little bit of trolling
HEAT MAP HEADLINES 🆚
@Harlequins
South East Terrace SOLD OUT 🔴
Last 💯 tickets remain in South West Terrace 🟠
Fewer than 3⃣5⃣0⃣ seats remain 🟠
🔗
#AlwaysCardiff
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@TheRugbyPaper
@JackoRugby
I was at this game, and I was also there when we got a little bit closer to the final in 1996
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Scottish and Irish fans watching Wales win another Grand Slam this year
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@FredDJournalism
Think this might be quite a big deal, in the grand scheme of things.
I can't really remember seeing any statement from the WRU about the league, and certainly not one with any kind of criticism of it
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I see some sections of Twitter are taking Sam Warburton's latest comments really well
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Win, lose, or draw, I'm really enjoying this season. The style Cardiff are trying to play, and with such heart, is so engaging. Some cracking games already.
Great vibe at CAP as well, the fans and team seem connected in a way we haven't seen since the Heineken cup misfit matches
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Folks complaining about the ref, if you think this is bad wait until you hear about a little league called the URC
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@thepaulwilliams
I don't think Grady has improved his stonks this 6N tbf, but he's been causing havoc on Cardiff's wing
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A whole nation watching a boxing match against their will at 11 am on a Friday.
What a time to be alive
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I've just heard it may have actually been the Olympics stopping Cardiff announcing the signing of Dupont
I heard Cardiff have to wait until the Top14 final finishes before they're allowed to announce the signing of Dupont
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@RickyHarries
Said only 4 months ago. They also tried to host Bristol v Gloucester on the same day as the other Cardiff/Scarlets derby.
Completely undermining their own domestic league, and then wondering why people aren't interested in it (but CEOs spending time arguing about it on Twitter)
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With the EPCR draw done, we're now only slightly closer to knowing who we're playing.
Maybe just accept the format doesn't lend itself to a live draw, and just do it in private and release the fixtures?
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Another day, another addition to the
@WelshRugbyUnion
social media binfire
DIWEDDARIAD CARFAN | Carre wedi ei ryddhau o garfan Cymru.
SQUAD UPDATE | ⬇️
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