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



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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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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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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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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Heard the one about the average Premiership player's salary...?
Well I hope I make more money than this in the next world I hope there's a lot more riches there for me... ...I've got no manners nor a...
1874tsmith
Apr 16, 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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Looking good for a top three finish - RFU tackle change - Leicester Lions
'Cause I'm on top of the world, hey I'm on top of the world, hey Waiting on this for a while now Paying my dues to the dirt I've been...
1874tsmith
Apr 2, 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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