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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
2 days ago9 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 28 Chinnor 14: Cov 'poor', Chinnor 'the better team' and Cov a 'shadow of what they can be', but just how good is this current squad?
There's always gonna be another mountain I'm always gonna wanna make it move Always gonna be an uphill battle Sometimes I'm gonna have to...
1874tsmith
Oct 13, 20248 min read
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Cambridge 19 Coventry Rugby 36: Cov given timely reminder of just how tough this league is
I wanna be on top, forever on the up And damn the competition... Just like the politicians I wrap my conscience up, I wanna win that cup...
1874tsmith
Oct 6, 20249 min read
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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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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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Hartpury University RFC 17 Coventry Rugby 47 - Hartpury blown away as Cov breeze into 2nd place
And I know a howlin' wind runs through here Blowin' every day. Yeah a howlin' wind runs through here Takes my breath away. Swing time is...
1874tsmith
Mar 24, 20248 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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Coventry Rugby 19 Cornish Pirates 21 - Cov left 'shaking all over' as Pirates take the spoils
Quivers down my back bone I've got the shakes down the knee bone Yeah, havin' the tremors in the thigh bone Shakin' all over Shakin' All...
1874tsmith
Jan 28, 20248 min read
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Cov left dancing in the dark as Pirates approach from the south-west
Man, I ain't getting nowhere I'm just livin' in a dump like this There's something happening somewhere Baby, I just know that there is...
1874tsmith
Jan 24, 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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Coventry Rugby 37 Nottingham 21 - an on/off performance. (That's good on the pitch, not so good off it).
You think you've got it Oh, you think you've got it But "got it" just don't get it 'til there's nothing at all (ah) We get together Oh,...
1874tsmith
Dec 27, 202311 min read
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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...
1874tsmith
Nov 19, 20238 min read
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Coventry Rugby 45 - Caldy 5: Coventry's second half salvo sends out clear message to Championship
I'm heavenly blessed and worldy wise I'm a peeping-tom techy with x-ray eyes Things are going great, and they're only getting better I'm...
1874tsmith
Oct 29, 202310 min read
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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.
1874tsmith
Oct 26, 20238 min read
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Gloucester 32 - Coventry Rugby 31 - a 'no tears shed day' as Cov fly Championship flag yet again
And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And the...
1874tsmith
Oct 8, 20237 min read
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Coventry Rugby v Nottingham - robbin' the 'hood
Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity To seize everything you ever wanted, in one moment Would you capture it, or just let it...
1874tsmith
Oct 1, 20237 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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