Cardiff show the Pumas how it's done
Last week Cardiff University Men’s Rugby had the opportunity of a lifetime when they came up against the Argentine national squad for an intense training session with the world class side.
The Pumas were in Cardiff ahead of their International with Wales over the weekend and were looking for a squad against which they could put to test their team for the Millennium Stadium showdown. So, on a very cold and wet Wednesday morning, the Argentine squad headed up to Llanrumney to train with the Cardiff Men’s team.
Cardiff 1sts fail to turn chances into goals as Exeter put an end to their unbeaten run
Exeter 1sts 2 – 0 Cardiff 1sts
Cardiff suffered their first defeat in four games after a hard fought encounter with Exeter University.
Bulletproof UWE shoot Cardiff Cobras back down to earth to put a dent in their season
UWE Bullets 29 – 23 Cardiff Cobras
Last Sunday saw what was, without doubt, one of the closest fought contests in the BUAFL – British Universities American Football League – this year to date, as the Cardiff Cobras, fresh off a 99-0 victory the previous week, played their fierce rivals the UWE Bullets.
JOMEC in a tale of two halves
SOCSI 31 – 13 JOMEC
The rescheduled fixture between SOCSI B and JOMEC resulted in SOCSI securing their second win in Division A after some fast and aggressive play.
IMG rugby is a bit of a soft touch
When choosing which university to attend, Cardiff’s provision of an IMG rugby league was one of the main non-course factors that led to me choosing Cardiff over other universities.
Unfortunately this promise was not born out by reality; the AU had cancelled that years’ IMG provision due to insurance issues arising out of the previous years’ tournament. This was billed only as a short-term solution; we were promised that a rugby league would be reinstated and it eventually came about albeit in a severely truncated form. Unfortunately, when writing this article a year and a half later no real changes have occurred.
Adam Horne gives The Word On... the Filipino boxing star that is Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao
At the age of 30, Manny Pacquiao seems to have tried it all; boxing, singing, acting, politics, you name it, he’s most probably given it a good go. What’s more is he seems to have excelled in most of these things.
Anyone heading to MySpace can sample his singing skills – I certainly did and was pleasantly surprised considering the man punches people for a living. Pacquiao has also appeared in numerous commercials, and stars in a film set to be released in the near future; Wapakman. The flipside to this is that when Pacquiao attempted to dabble in politics he was slightly more unsuccessful; however, it does seem he plans to give it another shot after retirement. Of course, none of his successes off the ring could ever compare to his successes in the ring.
Previews in brief
British and Irish Cup
The British and Irish Cup competition is now underway for the first time as a handful of teams play their opening matches this week. Twenty four semi-professional sides from around the British Isles are involved in the newly created contest which sees various matches such as Aberavon v London Welsh and Leinster A v Cornish Pirates take place this Friday.
ATP World Tour Finals: Editors' predictions
James Hinks: There is a reason why I have never won a bet in my life. I always bet on what I want to happen and not what will most probably happen. So for this tournament I am going to carry on with this logic and predict Murray to win. He has a great record against Federer and hard courts suit his playing style. Plus the great British support. So even though this is a blind patriotic bet on the only British participant, it’s actually not completely reckless. Come on Murray!
Jon Evans: It would be easy to state the case for any of the eight players. Federer is the world number one, Djokovic won the trophy last year and Nadal will be as ruthless as ever. The quality on display will be sublime. Murray will have 20,000 screaming fans cheering every point he wins and his record against the top players is not something to be laughed at. With the court surface and the home advantage, I’m going for the Scot. Although, his fitness has come into question in the past when playing several matches in quick succession.
Robbie Wells looks ahead to the top eight tennis stars competing at the ATP World Tour Finals in London's O2
A long and gruelling tennis season comes to an end this week, as the top eight players of the year meet in London’s O2 Arena for what many consider to be the unofficial fifth grandslam. The newly renamed ATP World Tour Finals is to be held in the UK for the first time in its history, with Andy Murray vying to become the first British champion in the competition’s 39 years
He will have to come through a difficult group to do so, however, with only the top two in each of the two groups going through to compete in the semi-finals. He will face world number 1 Roger Federer, US Open Champion Juan Martin Del Potro and the man who knocked him out of the Australian Open, Fernando Verdasco.
Adam Horne speaks to Cardiff student and British and Commonwealth title holder, Nathan Cleverly, about his life as a boxing champion
Since the age of 18 Nathan Cleverly has risen through the ranks of the boxing world, picking up two titles in four years of professional boxing. However, throughout this time Nathan has also had the arduous task of tackling a maths degree at Cardiff Universityof which he is now in his fourth and final year I spoke to the young boxer from Caerphilly about his life as a boxer and Cardiff University student and his ambitions beyond the sport he loves.
Nathan, you’re in your final year at Cardiff University now, how are you finding your degree?
James Davies hears about the good old days of Formula One in and interview with one of the sport's greatest legends, Sir Jackie Stewart
He made his name as one of the all time greats behind the wheel. Winner of three Formula One Championships, 27 Grand Prixs and ranked in the top ten drivers of all time, Sir Jackie Stewart OBE is one of the most highly regarded names in global sport.
On the track Sir Jackie’s story is an inspirational one of drama, drive, determination, danger, excitement, tragedy, controversy, glamour and, of course, massive success.
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