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



Cov left dancing in the dark as Pirates approach from the south-west
Man, I ain't getting nowhere I'm just livin' in a dump like this There's something happening somewhere Baby, I just know that there is...
1874tsmith
Jan 24, 20246 min read
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London Scottish 38 Coventry 40 - Scottish reel as Cov refuse to dance to the tune of the piper
I sing, trailers for sale or rent Rooms to let, 50 cents No phone, no pool, no pets I ain't got no cigarettes Ah, but, two hours of...
1874tsmith
Jan 21, 20249 min read
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Bedford Blues 19 Coventry Rugby 34 - rainy days and Mondays don't always get you down...
What I've got they used to call the blues... What I feel is come and gone before No need to talk it out We know what it's all about...
1874tsmith
Jan 2, 20248 min read
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Bedford v Coventry Rugby - so who will be singing the blues?
Well, I never felt more like singin' the blues 'Cause I never thought that I'd ever lose Oh, the moon and stars no longer shine The dream...
1874tsmith
Dec 31, 20235 min read
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Coventry Rugby 37 Nottingham 21 - an on/off performance. (That's good on the pitch, not so good off it).
You think you've got it Oh, you think you've got it But "got it" just don't get it 'til there's nothing at all (ah) We get together Oh,...
1874tsmith
Dec 27, 202311 min read
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Coventry Rugby v Nottingham - driving home for Christmas
It's gonna take some time, but I'll get there Top to toe in tailbacks Oh, I got red lights all around But soon there'll be a freeway,...
1874tsmith
Dec 20, 20237 min read
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Cambridge 19 Coventry Rugby 33 - back to winning ways and seemingly another Winter of discontent
Stiff all in the collar, fluffy in the face Chit chat chatter tryin', stuffy in the place Thank you for the party but I could never stay...
1874tsmith
Dec 18, 20238 min read
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Cov Rugby 29 Hartpury 47 - Injuries and unavailability take their toll as Cov well beaten at home
Ain't no angel gonna greet me It's just you and I, my friend And my clothes don't fit me no more I walked a thousand miles just to slip...
1874tsmith
Dec 3, 202310 min read
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Doncaster Knights, attendances and the club shop at Christmas
When you try your best, but you don't succeed When you get what you want, but not what you need When you feel so tired, but you can't...
1874tsmith
Nov 13, 20238 min read
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Coventry Rugby 45 - Caldy 5: Coventry's second half salvo sends out clear message to Championship
I'm heavenly blessed and worldy wise I'm a peeping-tom techy with x-ray eyes Things are going great, and they're only getting better I'm...
1874tsmith
Oct 29, 202310 min read
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Coventry Rugby v Caldy; managing expectations for the 23/24 season
For seven consecutive seasons now we've watched Cov progress from a mediocre National One side to one of the top clubs in the Championship.
1874tsmith
Oct 26, 20238 min read
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Gloucester 32 - Coventry Rugby 31 - a 'no tears shed day' as Cov fly Championship flag yet again
And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And the...
1874tsmith
Oct 8, 20237 min read
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Jersey Reds - thoughts from abroad
On and on, the world keeps spinning On and on, I keep on winning This is a case of passion over reason This is a case when your shoes...
1874tsmith
Oct 4, 20235 min read
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Coventry Rugby v Nottingham - robbin' the 'hood
Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity To seize everything you ever wanted, in one moment Would you capture it, or just let it...
1874tsmith
Oct 1, 20237 min read
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Friendlies: Season 7 - the one with the red card
No life we're living when there's no time for giving No reassuring can end what I'm enduring. I'm looking hard for the slightest sign...
1874tsmith
Aug 28, 20237 min read
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Friendlies: Season 7 - the one with the Burger Boys...
You can't always get what you want, yeah You can't always get what you want, ooh yeah, child You can't always get what you want But if...
1874tsmith
Aug 21, 20239 min read
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Good news week - Kvesic, Bainbridge, Pelligrini and Kilford
And if you'd open your eyes You'd know there's so much you could do. Oh If you'd open your eyes You'd make a thousand wishes come true....
1874tsmith
Jun 16, 20238 min read
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Bedford Blues 19 Coventry 43 - the perfect send off
It's got to be perfect It's got to be worth it, yeah Too many people take second best Well I won't take anything less It's got to be,...
1874tsmith
Apr 30, 20237 min read
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Coventry Rugby squad 2023-24 - it's a new day, it's a new dawn
It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life for me, yeah... Fish in the sea, you know how I feel River running free, you know how I...
1874tsmith
Apr 26, 20237 min read
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Championship Recruitment - the times they are a-changin'?
Come writers and critics who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide, the chance won't come again And don't speak too soon for...
1874tsmith
Apr 13, 20237 min read
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