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



Coventry Rugby v Hartpury: a score to be settled and a little bit of history to be made?
There will be no replacements Ya better get your gun Because I'm comin' after you For everything you done And then when you are captured...
1874tsmith
Mar 30, 20236 min read
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On the serious, the frivolous and the downright rude...
Now I've lived with heartaches And I've roomed with fear I've dealt with despair And I've wrestled with tears [Chorus] I can't stand up...
1874tsmith
Mar 28, 20235 min read
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Coventry Rugby - time to turn to face the strange?
Still don't know what I was waiting for And my time was running wild A million dead-end streets, and Every time I thought I'd got it made...
1874tsmith
Mar 27, 20238 min read
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Doncaster 39 Cov 45 - Rae of hope shines bright as Cov dig deep to earn deserved win
Man you should have seen us On the way to Venus Walking on the Milky Way It was quite a day hey hey... Walking on the big stuff Acting...
1874tsmith
Mar 26, 20237 min read
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Doncaster Knights 39 - Coventry 45 - Try Highlights
Think Donny's Sam Hudson might well find himself in a bit of trouble having watched this through... Post on the game to follow shortly.
1874tsmith
Mar 26, 20231 min read
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Doncaster Knights v Cov - pre-match photos
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1874tsmith
Mar 25, 20231 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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Cov still has much to play for as season end approaches...
Talked to a friend of mine He said, I've got to do the thing I do do best before I lose my mind I said man I ain't no guru Who am I to...
1874tsmith
Mar 22, 20237 min read
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Coventry 48 Caldy 19 - I'm Just A Raver Singing Oho-hey!
I'm just a raver singing oho-hey I jump around to this crazy sound, all night and all day I'm just a raver singing oho-hey Now take my...
1874tsmith
Mar 19, 20236 min read
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1874tsmith
Mar 18, 20230 min read
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Shakespeare does rugby…and a flanker by any other name at that!
There are no more humans. Finally, robotic beings rule the world The humans are dead The humans are dead We used poisonous gases And we...
1874tsmith
Mar 17, 20235 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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Cornish Pirates 31 Coventry 26 - Arrrr...Cornish Comeback Cripples Coventry
Laugh when he jokes, slap him when he chokes It's time to give up the smokes And ohh when he cries don't wipe his eyes Take the wine from...
1874tsmith
Mar 12, 20236 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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Ealing Traifinders - Trexit Update and why Ealing departure could be to Coventry's advantage
Fuck... ..another turning point, a fork stuck in the road Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go So make the best of this...
1874tsmith
Mar 7, 20234 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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Coventry Rugby 17- RAF 66. Cov feel the full force of the RAF's evening raid (includes highlights)
Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne Got to get up for the coming attack Running, scrambling, flying Rolling, turning, diving...
1874tsmith
Mar 3, 20235 min read
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Ealing Trailfinders 19 Coventry Rugby 22 - If I Could Only Turn Back Time
If I could turn back time If I could find a way I'd take back those words that have hurt you And you'd stay I don't know why I did the...
1874tsmith
Jan 30, 20236 min read
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Will and Testament
I can see the day That I breathe for Friends agree, there's a need To play the game And to win again When I played my hand I looked like...
1874tsmith
Jan 28, 20234 min read
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From Ampthill to Ealing
I really can't stay (Baby, don't hold out) Ah, but it's cold outside I got to get home (But, baby, you'd freeze out there) Say, lend me a...
1874tsmith
Jan 25, 20234 min read
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