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



Coventry Rugby v Bedford Blues - the boys are back in town
(Woah) Woke up this mornin' closed in on all sides Nothin' doin' I feel resistance as I open my eyes Someone's foolin' Am I livin' in a...
1874tsmith
Sep 25, 20246 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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London Scottish v Coventry Rugby: the pipes, the pipes are calling...
I don't care if Monday's blue Tuesday's gray and Wednesday too Thursday I don't care about you It's Friday I'm in love Monday you can...
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Sep 18, 20247 min read
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Sep 14, 20240 min read
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Coventry Rugby 61 Moseley 21 - the shirt, the game, the vibe...
It just started quietly and grew And believe it or not Now there's something groovy and good 'bout whatever we got And it's getting...
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Aug 25, 20248 min read
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Aug 24, 20240 min read
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The dam, the ram and some high hopes...
Once there was a silly old ram Thought he'd punch a hole in a dam No one could make that ram scram; He kept buttin' that dam 'Cause he...
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Aug 18, 20248 min read
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Aug 9, 20240 min read
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Coventry Rugby Academy - where does it go from here?
Hey, don't write yourself off yet It's only in your head, you feel left out Or looked down on Just try your best Try everything you can...
1874tsmith
May 30, 20244 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...
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May 26, 20249 min read
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May 25, 20240 min read
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Cornish Pirates 22 Coventry Rugby 12 - Mennaye Field remains a black spot for Cov as Pirates take the spoils
[PIRATES] Shiver my timbers, shiver my soul Yo ho heave ho There are men whose hearts are as black as coal Yo ho heave ho [MUSSELS] And...
1874tsmith
May 14, 20248 min read
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May 13, 20240 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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May 4, 20240 min read
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May 4, 20240 min read
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Coventry Rugby 54 Bedford Blues 19 - Bedford fall apart under Cov's second half onslaught
Hard luck and trouble is my only friend I've been on my own ever since I was ten Born under a bad sign Been down since I begin to crawl...
1874tsmith
Apr 21, 20249 min read
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Apr 20, 20240 min read
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Nottingham 26 Coventry Rugby 52 - Cov robbin' the hood in 8 try blitz
Hold onto your hearts, if you can! It's been the coldest year since records began And now the sun is coming up again in no man's land So...
1874tsmith
Apr 15, 20249 min read
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Apr 14, 20240 min read
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