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


Chinnor 37 Coventry Rugby 45 - swing time at Kingsey Road as Chinnor lead Cov a merry dance
In the end, Cov deserved the win but they were pushed all the way by a Chinnor side that never gave up even when Cov had started to pull...
1874tsmith
3 days ago9 min read
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Coventry Rugby 24 Doncaster Knights 23: Cov hold on to secure much needed win - Coventry Academy prove far too strong for Hartpury
Following 3 straight losses and a series of disappointing displays even in victory, yesterday's win was a much-needed boost
1874tsmith
Jan 199 min read
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Nottingham Rugby 41 Coventry Rugby 26 - Archers on target as Coventry's frailties exposed again
All around me are familiar faces Worn out places, worn out faces Bright and early for their daily races Going nowhere, going nowhere...
1874tsmith
Dec 29, 20249 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 10 Northampton Saints 19 - Cov beginning to look the real deal as Saints pushed all the way
If you wake up and don't wanna smile If it takes just a little while Open your eyes and look at the day You'll see things in a different...
1874tsmith
Nov 24, 20248 min read
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Leicester Tigers 19 Coventry Rugby 33 - Tigers tamed by first half mauling as Cov stretch winning run to seven
We'll be back in the high life again All the doors I closed one time will open up again We'll be back in the high life again All the eyes...
1874tsmith
Nov 10, 20249 min read
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Nottingham 15 Coventry Rugby 34 - Cov ease past Nottingham in final quarter as Opoku's good luck is Martin's misfortune
‘Cause baby, you’re a firework Come on, show ’em what you’re worth Make ’em go, “Oh, oh, oh” As you shoot across the sky Baby, you’re a...
1874tsmith
Nov 2, 20248 min read
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Caldy RFC 15 Coventry Rugby 17 - mental toughness sees Coventry over the line
Rome was not built in a day Opposition will come your way But the hotter the battle you see Is the sweeter the victory now You can get it...
1874tsmith
Oct 20, 20249 min read
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Cambridge v Coventry Rugby - busloads of faith and a chance to ring the changes
You can't depend on the goodly hearted the goodly hearted made lamp-shades and soap You can't depend on the Sacrament no Father, no Holy...
1874tsmith
Oct 2, 20245 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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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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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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Coventry 34 Ealing Trailfinders 32 - there once was a team from Ealing...
This is the moment we’ll remember Every day for the rest of our lives Time may rush us hurt or love us But on this day we have arrived...
1874tsmith
Mar 10, 20249 min read
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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...
1874tsmith
Feb 21, 20248 min read
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Could Coventry Rugby's success ultimately be its undoing too?
We let so many dreams just slip through our hands Why must we wait so long before we see How sad the answers to those questions can be Do...
1874tsmith
Feb 2, 20246 min read
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London Scottish 38 Coventry 40 - Scottish reel as Cov refuse to dance to the tune of the piper
I sing, trailers for sale or rent Rooms to let, 50 cents No phone, no pool, no pets I ain't got no cigarettes Ah, but, two hours of...
1874tsmith
Jan 21, 20249 min read
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Bedford Blues 19 Coventry Rugby 34 - rainy days and Mondays don't always get you down...
What I've got they used to call the blues... What I feel is come and gone before No need to talk it out We know what it's all about...
1874tsmith
Jan 2, 20248 min read
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Cov Rugby 29 Hartpury 47 - Injuries and unavailability take their toll as Cov well beaten at home
Ain't no angel gonna greet me It's just you and I, my friend And my clothes don't fit me no more I walked a thousand miles just to slip...
1874tsmith
Dec 3, 202310 min read
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Ealing 31 Coventry Rugby 13 - thoughts on the day and a first glimpse of Cov's latest signing?
Money don't get everything it's true What it don't get I can't use I want money (Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh) That's what I want (Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)...
1874tsmith
Nov 27, 20239 min read
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