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(A View From The Stand)
A Coventry Rugby Blog - 2024/25



Coventry Rugby 27 London Scottish 14: sub-par performance still enough to earn Cov the points against improving Scottish
Out of the tree of life I just picked me a plum You came along and everything started to hum Still, it's a real good bet, the best is yet...
1874tsmith
May 5, 20249 min read
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Cov sees Red as it threatens legal action
So no one told you life was gonna be this way Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's DOA It's like you're always stuck in...
1874tsmith
Nov 1, 20237 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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Jersey's offshore thanking business - trip to the island and some photos
Bermuda in the Bahamas Front street Hamilton They doin' more than growing bananas They got a tax dodge going on Offshore banking business...
1874tsmith
Oct 23, 20236 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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The RFU - you really don't have to take this crap as the walls come tumbling down
I know we've always been taught to rely Upon those in authority - But you never know until you try How things just might be - If we came...
1874tsmith
Jul 5, 20237 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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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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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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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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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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