To add to the huge amount of injury worries that the Cardiff Blues currently have there have been hit by more bad news – a flu bug.
Blues’ stars Xavier Rush, Sam Warburton and Tom Shanklin are currently suffering from flu like symptoms, which is a big blow to the injury hit squad.
When you consider that they are already without Martyn Williams, Paul Tito, John Yapp, Bradley Davies, Gareth Thomas and Molitika for this match these are players that will be needed.  Xavier has been Cardiff’s best player for a long …

The Cardiff Blues victory over the Harlequins in the Heineken cup came at a cost with a number of players picking up injuries.
John Yapp tore his bicep and is out for at least four months and will have an operation this week.
Bradley Davies suffered a soft tissue neck injury and will be out for at least two weeks.
Gareth Thomas’ injury is not as bad as first thought but he will not be training for at least 10 days with a groin injury, so realistically he will be out for two …

Interesting battle this game, at times anyway. Injury ravaged Cardiff Blues just overcome Harlequins 20 – 6 (trust me, it was closer than the score suggests) in the Heineken Cup at the Leckwith Stadium. But it came at a cost.
The game itself was mostly uninspiring, but it did have a few good moments. The Tom James try early in the 2nd half was a great example, with some very good play by Sam Norton-Knight and Jamie Roberts in particular. Some offloading work this game too. …

The Cardiff Blues have made a late change to their team to take on Glasgow, with Leigh Halfpenny coming in for Ben Blair at 15. Halfpenny played a lot of his junior rugby at fullback, and a couple of Magners League games, so there are no major concerns about his ability to fit in there.
Good news for the Blues is that Ben Blair should be back for the Harlequins game in the Heineken cup, so no major concerns about his injury.
Have to admit that backline isn’t looking especially creative. …

The Cardiff Blues have named their side for the Welsh rugby derby match vs the Scarlets, including Sam Norton-Knight – which should cheer up a lot of cardiff fans (not).


That half back combination is enough to make a grown man cry.

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

Darren Morris, formerly of Swansea, Leicester, Wales and Worcester, has joined up with the Cardiff Blues on a 6 month contract.



A useful signing for the Blues who need the propping cover – surprised to see that the Ospreys didn’t get him though, would have thought they needed him with Adam’s injury.


Will be very interesting to see how Darren Morris does at the Leckwith this season

Dafydd James is a Cardiff Blues, Welsh rugby and British Lions player. A Welsh rugby legend he is also the top scorer in the heineken cup.


Of course such a legend of Welsh rugby deserves his own profile on the Welsh rugby blog!

Cardiff Blues have come in and signed former Welsh international and British Lions Dafydd James and All Black international Casey Lualua.


Good signings in my opinion, and ones desperately needed after Jame Robinson leaving for France and Welsh rugby international Tom Shanklin being out injured for the first part of the season.


But I think more is needed, read the article to see why.

Peter Thomas promised Cardiff Blues fans that he would be bringing in top international stars to the capital city side. As yet they are yet to appear.


The Cardiff Blues are a Welsh Rugby region in desperate need of signings. They have all the potential of a major regional power, able to take on all comers. But if investment isn’t forthcoming this potential could well be squandered.