Llandaff North RFC

St David’s Day at the Blues (Pictures below)

A great Day was to be had by the Llandaff North Minis at Cardiff Blues Magners League Game, Where it was Clubs Day at the Arms Park. No St David’s day would be complete with out a Leek…..9ft that is, (Bernie grew it?) complete with Llandaff North RFC and a message for mothers day. We all met at the club, for a drink and a chat, and then caught the train to town, the conductor tried to charge us for the leek (Definitely English!) got in to central where it was heaving. Lots of smiles from passers by and a couple of photo ops (with the leek) English tourist I think, they only thought Max Boyce could grow one this big (They ain’t met Bernie). (Message from Chairman - Wots all this about the English then)
We all met on Westgate Street. It was at this point Bernie seem to magically disappear.
Andy shouted “There she Goes!”(Doing his Captain Ahab impression). Amidst the shouts from passers by “Oi Butt, Love the Leek!”
By this time the boys were all jumping up and down, not with excitement but in need of a Karsi!
We trooped them in to the City Arms and flooded the pub with Black and Amber (Really). It was then back out onto Westgate street and into the Arms Park.
The Welsh Guards stopped for a quick Photo, Durr you should have seen the mums Swooning, (Sorry Clawing, had to drag them away).
The Cardiff Blues where led out by our very own Under 11’s Jack BT. Who had won a competition with the Blues (Well done Jack, Done us all proud) and his DAD, Glenn who stood out in his PINK Llandaff North Jersey and could be spotted from all four corners of the ground, reached 40 on this weekend and could not have been more proud. All in high spirits at the kick off at the prospect of a blues win. Munster score, (let’s just get to Half time).
At Half time the Under 10’s from every club had a race up the pitch followed by their mascot; Bernie told Big Simon he would be running with the 10’s. I can’t write the reply, only to say that he and Chrissie were nice, warm and quenched by this time. The 10’s went bombing up the field to the cheer of the crowds, the colours of all the clubs were represented bringing smiles and shouts to all. As the drizzle set in so did the cold, the blues limped toward the final whistle, but as we entered injury time, That was when it happened, the St David’s day miracle. Right there at the Arms Park!
We were told that Rush had told the boys “We’ve gorra win this one for the Kids, They turned up to cheer us on with they’re Daffs, Leeks and Flags! We Can’t let them down Now”
And with this, a truly inspirational attack was mounted against the players of Munster as the Blues moved into the Visitors 22. The tannoy announced “Please could you not run on the Pitch” as Roberts and Selley crossed the line to score. 23-22. The Crowd was going wild as Ben Blair stepped up to hammer in the final nail in this St David’s day Game. The whistle blew as the ball went through the uprights 25-22 and a flood of colour swept across the field as thousands of youngsters ran on to congratulate the hero’s in the damp floodlit night. Young painted Blues faces glistened as the drizzle came down, all smiling and shouting. It took us twenty minutes to drag them all off the field. Three under 10’s from The Bwl were trying to carry a Steward off with them they said, “Don’t got one of these at the Club, Sound init”.
And so we made our way back to the Station, tired wet and happy the boy asked me “how did that happen dad?”
I told him “It’s a magical time when you’re Welsh on St David’s Day!”

(Message from Chairman - Well done Mums, Dads and The North Boys)

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