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



Ealing Trailfinders 55 Coventry 38 - Ealing crowned but Cov lay claim to heir apparent...and the winner of this year's Championship Food Watch is...
For Cov, and especially for many of the younger, less experienced players, this season has been something of learning curve. At times, a steep one. Despite the challenges, Saturday demonstrated just how much they have learned. Even when facing the strongest opponents, they showed they possess the ability, physicality, and mental resilience to meet the challenge. On Saturday, they made the supporters proud, they made the Club proud, but most importantly, they made themselves p
1874tsmith
May 2610 min read
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Coventry Rugby 67 Nottingham 5 - crowd get a glimpse of the future as Cov youngsters put Archers to the sword
those starting the game yesterday did more than enough to show that there's a core of young players that has the potential to take Cov forward to that next level, even without such as talisman as Kvesic.
Indeed, Kvesic had a fairly quiet game by his standards and it was the likes of Tom Ball, Chester Owen, David Opoku-Fordjour and Dan Green, when he came on, who caught the eye the most.
1874tsmith
May 188 min read
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Coventry Rugby 14 Cornish Pirates 21 - Pirates' take the spoils as Cov unable to breach the visitor's defences
We extort and pilfer, we filch and sack Drink up me 'earties, yo ho Maraud and embezzle and even highjack Drink up me 'earties, yo ho A...
1874tsmith
May 58 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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Ampthill 21 Coventry Rugby 27 - no walk in the park but Cov deservedly takes the spoils
Can't let this moment This moment  slip away 'Cause things  like this don't happen  to us everyday So take this moment And put it in a...
1874tsmith
Dec 1, 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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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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