Monday 29 July 2013

Season's Bleatings

I have just purchased my Pontypool season ticket and have to say I am looking forward with a degree of optimism to the start of the season. If I believe half of the pre-season hype Pooler should be capable of winning the Heineken Cup. We've heard all this before of course and I will reserve judgement until I see the team that takes the field for the first match. Still we have a go-ahead management team who should provide the necessary energy to make significant improvements. I am sure Ebbw Vale will be the team to beat although the league is a tough one especially now the WRU's pet North Wales based side is in with us too.
I haven't really got a clue what is happening in regional rugby and whether the differences with the WRU have been resolved. We just hear more and more rumours about the better Welsh players heading for France - c'est la vie as we say in Pontypool.
I notice Wales are playing Australia again in the Autumn - this only came to light after the WRU had sent out the ticket application forms for the other matches. Even though we normally lose (unless you count the Lions!) it seems to work as a warm up for the Six Nations. You have to say though that it is ridiculous that we play Australia more often than we play the other teams in Europe. Maybe we should have a home and away Six Nations taking place before and after Xmas.