The parkie spoilt our fun and called off Pontypool ’s
home game against Cardiff Met on Friday afternoon. It seemed a strange decision
to call the game off so early when you consider that the visitors didn’t have
far to travel and the pitch could easily have been inspected mid morning on the
Saturday. It also seems an odd decision when you consider that all the other
matches in the division went ahead. Looking at the results, perhaps it was just
as well that the match was off as 5 of the 6 games played in the Championship resulted
in away wins!
As a result of the disappointment, I was confined to the
couch on Saturday afternoon and flicked listlessly between football, English
rugby and rugby league and I have to say didn’t really enjoy any of it. Watching
Wales
being dismantled by the Italians at the Millennium Stadium was particularly
distasteful.
On Friday evening I watched the Ospreys v Dragons and did
actually find it quite interesting until it was effectively over as a contest
when Toby Faletau was carried off. I hope that he recovers quickly as he is a
key member of the Welsh team and comes over as a model professional. As a Pontypool fan, you find yourself watching the people who
have played for the Pooler in the past and wondering what sort of team we would
have if they were all playing for us now. We would certainly have a strong back
row! The star of the show, however, has not played for Pooler and it was Tuperic
who in a pack of forwards that is dominant is brilliant. He must have enjoyed
himself far more than the previous weekend against Northampton .
The Welsh squad for the Autumn internationals did not
contain any real surprises. We will miss Cuthbert,that is for sure, as he has
quickly become one of our most potent weapons. It is good to see that Mike
Phillips has been filling himself with antifreeze ready for the cryogenic chamber!
Next stop for Pooler is Blackwood away - we lost there twice
last season so let’s hope we can turn it around.
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