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



On the serious, the frivolous and the downright rude...
Now I've lived with heartaches And I've roomed with fear I've dealt with despair And I've wrestled with tears [Chorus] I can't stand up...
1874tsmith
Mar 28, 20235 min read
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Cov v Doncaster - a game of chess in the making (wait for it...)
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink The years go by, as quickly as you wink Enjoy...
1874tsmith
Mar 24, 20237 min read
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Cov still has much to play for as season end approaches...
Talked to a friend of mine He said, I've got to do the thing I do do best before I lose my mind I said man I ain't no guru Who am I to...
1874tsmith
Mar 22, 20237 min read
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Coventry 48 Caldy 19 - I'm Just A Raver Singing Oho-hey!
I'm just a raver singing oho-hey I jump around to this crazy sound, all night and all day I'm just a raver singing oho-hey Now take my...
1874tsmith
Mar 19, 20236 min read
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Changes to the Championship - no longer a case of say hello, wave goodbye?
And now your life's a mess So insecure you see I put up with all the scenes And this is one scene That's going to be played my way Take...
1874tsmith
Mar 15, 20235 min read
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Hill's damning response to Rob Baxter's comments on dual reg players is one we should all share
Every day is so wonderful Then suddenly it's hard to breathe Now and then I get insecure From all the pain, I'm so ashamed I am beautiful...
1874tsmith
Mar 8, 20234 min read
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Ealing Traifinders - Trexit Update and why Ealing departure could be to Coventry's advantage
Fuck... ..another turning point, a fork stuck in the road Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go So make the best of this...
1874tsmith
Mar 7, 20234 min read
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Scottish reel as Coventry march on...Coventry Rugby 31 - London Scottish 13
Oh the feeling When you're reeling You step lightly thinking you're number one Down to zero with a word leaving For another one Now you...
1874tsmith
Mar 5, 20236 min read
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Coventry Rugby 17- RAF 66. Cov feel the full force of the RAF's evening raid (includes highlights)
Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne Got to get up for the coming attack Running, scrambling, flying Rolling, turning, diving...
1874tsmith
Mar 3, 20235 min read
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Ealing Trailfinders 19 Coventry Rugby 22 - If I Could Only Turn Back Time
If I could turn back time If I could find a way I'd take back those words that have hurt you And you'd stay I don't know why I did the...
1874tsmith
Jan 30, 20236 min read
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Will and Testament
I can see the day That I breathe for Friends agree, there's a need To play the game And to win again When I played my hand I looked like...
1874tsmith
Jan 28, 20234 min read
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From Ampthill to Ealing
I really can't stay (Baby, don't hold out) Ah, but it's cold outside I got to get home (But, baby, you'd freeze out there) Say, lend me a...
1874tsmith
Jan 25, 20234 min read
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Cov v Jersey - Everywhere and Nowhere, Baby
You're everywhere and nowhere, baby, That's where you're at... Saying everything is groovy When your tyres are flat And it's hi, ho...
1874tsmith
Jan 16, 20236 min read
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David Duckham - A Man Out Of Time
There are places I remember All my life, though some have changed Some forever not for better Some have gone and some remain All these...
1874tsmith
Jan 13, 20234 min read
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Coventry Rugby v Jersey Reds: Smart old blue to find the Milky Way
Thoughts on the forthcoing Coventry Rugby v Jersey Reds fixture
1874tsmith
Jan 12, 20236 min read
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Ealing loss blows the Championship race wide open
Caldy's defeat of Ealing keeps the competition honest for longer than anyone thought likely
1874tsmith
Jan 8, 20233 min read
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Points Make Prizes...
Points per season, some (probably controversial) thoughts on Rowland WInter's departure and in praise of Alex Rae
1874tsmith
Jan 6, 20236 min read
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Coventry Rugby's Attendances from 2004 onwards
Coventry's attendances at the BPA from 2004 onwards
1874tsmith
Jan 4, 20232 min read
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Move On Up - The Perfect 10
Move on up And keep on wishin' Remember your dream is your only scheme So keep on pushin' Take nothing less Than the supreme best Do not...
1874tsmith
Dec 31, 20225 min read
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Mid Term Musings
What a field day for the heat A thousand people in the street Singing songs and carrying signs Mostly saying, "Hooray for our side"...
1874tsmith
Dec 29, 20226 min read
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