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(A View From The Stand)
A Coventry Rugby Blog - 2025/26



Doncaster Knights 24 Coventry Rugby 21: Cov - a 'decent' side who didn't deserve to lose' and Coffeegate 'exposed'.
...the whole crowd goes so loud He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out He's chokin' how, everybody's chokin' now The clock's run out, time's up, over, bloah! Snap back to reality, oh, there goes gravity Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked, he's so mad But he won't give up that easy, no, he won't have it He knows his whole back's to these ropes Lose Yourself - Eminem The report of the game in today's The Rugby Paper acknowledges that Cov are a 'decent rugby side who did
1874tsmith
Nov 308 min read
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Richmond 17 Coventry Rugby 52 - Alex's half-time changes offer a Rae of hope
Post-match, there have been plenty of comments rightly praising the likes of Maunder and Thomas for their roles in changing the momentum of the game, but I've not heard or read anything regarding what was for me a very different, a very tactical, use of the bench. Had there been a couple of further injuries at the start of the second half, then Cov could have been really exposed but, as it was, the plan worked to perfection
1874tsmith
Nov 28 min read
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