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



Coventry Rugby 26 Ampthill 31 - Mob rule as Cov struggles to paper the cracks
Coventry Rugby didn't effectively manage supporters' expectations during that period. Although senior figures in the club have since stated that they anticipated the RFU's rejection of their Premiership bid and viewed it as a chance to identify areas for improvement before reapplying in the future, at the time of the bid, it seemed to be a sincere effort to compete for the Championship for the rest of the season and to seriously contend in the playoffs if Cov won the league i
1874tsmith
Apr 139 min read
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Coventry Rugby 49 Caldy 31 - tactical changes make the difference as Cov fitness tells
After 65 minutes Cov led Caldy by just 4 points and the result was still very much in the balance, with the visitors quick on the counter ..
1874tsmith
Apr 69 min read
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Chinnor 37 Coventry Rugby 45 - swing time at Kingsey Road as Chinnor lead Cov a merry dance
In the end, Cov deserved the win but they were pushed all the way by a Chinnor side that never gave up even when Cov had started to pull...
1874tsmith
Mar 309 min read
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Nottingham Rugby 41 Coventry Rugby 26 - Archers on target as Coventry's frailties exposed again
All around me are familiar faces Worn out places, worn out faces Bright and early for their daily races Going nowhere, going nowhere...
1874tsmith
Dec 29, 20249 min read
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Coventry Rugby 14 Hartpury 13 - Cov pushed all the way to earn the points with last gasp converted try
The waterfalls trinkling like bells to my ear The earth rolls out before me through smiles and tears A country lost, a soul discovered...
1874tsmith
Dec 8, 20247 min read
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Coventry Rugby 10 Northampton Saints 19 - Cov beginning to look the real deal as Saints pushed all the way
If you wake up and don't wanna smile If it takes just a little while Open your eyes and look at the day You'll see things in a different...
1874tsmith
Nov 24, 20248 min read
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Leicester Tigers 19 Coventry Rugby 33 - Tigers tamed by first half mauling as Cov stretch winning run to seven
We'll be back in the high life again All the doors I closed one time will open up again We'll be back in the high life again All the eyes...
1874tsmith
Nov 10, 20249 min read
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Nottingham 15 Coventry Rugby 34 - Cov ease past Nottingham in final quarter as Opoku's good luck is Martin's misfortune
‘Cause baby, you’re a firework Come on, show ’em what you’re worth Make ’em go, “Oh, oh, oh” As you shoot across the sky Baby, you’re a...
1874tsmith
Nov 2, 20248 min read
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Caldy RFC 15 Coventry Rugby 17 - mental toughness sees Coventry over the line
Rome was not built in a day Opposition will come your way But the hotter the battle you see Is the sweeter the victory now You can get it...
1874tsmith
Oct 20, 20249 min read
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Coventry Rugby 28 Chinnor 14: Cov 'poor', Chinnor 'the better team' and Cov a 'shadow of what they can be', but just how good is this current squad?
There's always gonna be another mountain I'm always gonna wanna make it move Always gonna be an uphill battle Sometimes I'm gonna have to...
1874tsmith
Oct 13, 20248 min read
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Coventry Rugby 45 Bedford Blues 7 - Cov forwards dominant as Blues' wings are clipped
When it's not always raining there'll be days like this When there's no one complaining there'll be days like this When everything falls...
1874tsmith
Sep 29, 20249 min read
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London Scottish 19 v Coventry Rugby 45: harvest moons, season openers and life in the fast Lane
He was a hard-headed man He was brutally handsome, and she was terminally pretty... In the heart of the cold, cold city (Life in the fast...
1874tsmith
Sep 22, 20248 min read
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Shock horror as England's young guns given a first half spanking by Championship Cov - a club that's part of league not fit for purpose, allegedly...
I realize the way your eyes deceived me With tender looks that I mistook for love So take away the flowers that you gave me And send the...
1874tsmith
May 26, 20249 min read
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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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Hartpury University RFC 17 Coventry Rugby 47 - Hartpury blown away as Cov breeze into 2nd place
And I know a howlin' wind runs through here Blowin' every day. Yeah a howlin' wind runs through here Takes my breath away. Swing time is...
1874tsmith
Mar 24, 20248 min read
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Coventry 34 Ealing Trailfinders 32 - there once was a team from Ealing...
This is the moment we’ll remember Every day for the rest of our lives Time may rush us hurt or love us But on this day we have arrived...
1874tsmith
Mar 10, 20249 min read
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Doncaster Knights 12 Coventry Rugby 27: 'ungracious' (!!!) Cov put Knights to the sword
Mother, mother Everybody thinks we're wrong Oh, but who are they to judge us? Simply because our hair is long Oh, you know we've got to...
1874tsmith
Mar 3, 20249 min read
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Coventry Rugby 34 - Ampthill 6: Cov back to winning ways after strong second half showing
Show some respect, fill the deck, get the lassies twirling, 'Cos they expect to be swept off their feet and whirling, Life is a dance, a...
1874tsmith
Feb 25, 20248 min read
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Could Coventry Rugby's success ultimately be its undoing too?
We let so many dreams just slip through our hands Why must we wait so long before we see How sad the answers to those questions can be Do...
1874tsmith
Feb 2, 20246 min read
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Coventry Rugby 19 Cornish Pirates 21 - Cov left 'shaking all over' as Pirates take the spoils
Quivers down my back bone I've got the shakes down the knee bone Yeah, havin' the tremors in the thigh bone Shakin' all over Shakin' All...
1874tsmith
Jan 28, 20248 min read
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