Anyone got a nice pair of heavy size 12′s? If so please line up to give Welsh rugby a kick – smug attitude essential.



At least that is how ex British Lions and Irish lock Donal Lenihan comes across in this interview. He feels the need to tell us he is worried by Welsh rugby and that he is confused by Welsh rugby.



Fair enough, me too. But to then smugly go on about the preseason games for the Irish regions and how well they are doing at bringing in youngsters without actually addressing some other facts is a little naughty (for which read, being smug pillock).



What am I going on about? Read this rugby blog post to find out

The only game that I caught in the Magners League this weekend was the Cardiff Blues vs Edinburgh game


To be honest I almost wish I hadn’t!


Gareth Cooper and Sam Norton-Knight were both especially awful but few can claim to have any sort of form.


But not every player had a bad game, not everything is negative. Read on to see why I think there are positives for Cardiff Blues

Just in case you live in a cave and this is your only source of Welsh rugby news… get out and have a bath. And a shave.  And explain to me how you are reading a website come to that.
For the rest of you (if there are any) I’m sure you are aware that this seasons Magners League fixtures have been announced.  Rather than pointlessly retyping them here (and therefore creating far too much work for myself) just go check out them on the Magners league website.
I shall be ranting …

This season has been far from the best from the point of view of Welsh rugby. In fact some may even suggest that it has been a big pile of pants after the promise of last season.


So I run a quick rule over how the season went and give a few positives and negatives that all the teams can take away from it


And some pants of course

Both sides have announced their teams for Wednesdays game.


None of the 5 remaining Cardiff Blues players (after Tom Shanklins injury) are in the squad, whilst the Scarlets name their two British Lions, Stephen Jones and Matthew Rees, on the bench.


To be honest both teams are fielding weak looking sides so I’m not expecting too much by way of intensity. But it will be interesting to see some of the players that have been named in the Welsh squad in action