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(A View From The Stand)
A Coventry Rugby Blog - 2024/25
1874tsmith
Aug 18, 20248 min read
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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1874tsmith
Feb 25, 20248 min read
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...
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1874tsmith
Feb 21, 20248 min read
Coventry Rugby - the season so far: it's always darkest before the dawn
Regrets collect like old friends Here to relive your darkest moments I can see no way, I can see no way And all of the ghouls come out to...
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1874tsmith
Dec 20, 20237 min read
Coventry Rugby v Nottingham - driving home for Christmas
It's gonna take some time, but I'll get there Top to toe in tailbacks Oh, I got red lights all around But soon there'll be a freeway,...
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1874tsmith
Dec 18, 20238 min read
Cambridge 19 Coventry Rugby 33 - back to winning ways and seemingly another Winter of discontent
Stiff all in the collar, fluffy in the face Chit chat chatter tryin', stuffy in the place Thank you for the party but I could never stay...
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1874tsmith
Nov 19, 20238 min read
Coventry Rugby 51 Doncaster 7 - Doncaster suffer a dose of 'Knight fever' as Cov run riot...
Listen to the ground There is movement all around There is something goin' down And I can feel it There is dancin' out there If it's...
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1874tsmith
Nov 13, 20238 min read
Doncaster Knights, attendances and the club shop at Christmas
When you try your best, but you don't succeed When you get what you want, but not what you need When you feel so tired, but you can't...
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1874tsmith
Nov 5, 20238 min read
Ampthill 34 Coventry Rugby 24 - Cov victim of Mob rule as Ampthill take the spoils
Stand and deliver Your money or your life Hwoah Try to use a mirror Not a bullet or a knife Hwoah And even though you fool your soul Your...
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1874tsmith
Oct 26, 20238 min read
Coventry Rugby v Caldy; managing expectations for the 23/24 season
For seven consecutive seasons now we've watched Cov progress from a mediocre National One side to one of the top clubs in the Championship.
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1874tsmith
Apr 13, 20237 min read
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...
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1874tsmith
Apr 2, 20236 min read
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...
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1874tsmith
Jan 25, 20234 min read
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...
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