The ‘Cult of Dan Fish’ continues to grow after the Cardiff number ten put in a classy performance today in their 43-17 loss away to Harlequins in the Champions Cup.
Dan Fish has been making headlines recently after he announced his retirement in October only to be coaxed back for a number of games after Cardiff were struck with a number of Covid cases over the last number of weeks.
Dan Fish - Cardiff Legend
His showing today sent rugby twitter wild with pundits and fans alike showing their love. People have been calling for him to be called up to Wales’ Six Nations squad, and even the Lions Tour in 2025.
A Quins fan here, and you guys played a blinder of a game! it was brilliant to watch, good luck for the rest of the season. p.s Dan Fish is the greatest 10 in the history of welsh rugby
— Cooper (@rugbychunk13) December 18, 2021
Of course there is a tongue in cheek element to the hyperbole of the Dan Fish love in, but clips such as the one below show why he is deserving of the attention.
Great finish but the dummy by Dan Fish is class #OneMoreYear pic.twitter.com/6vfiljdKxX
— Ultimate Rugby (@ultimaterugby) December 18, 2021
Fish and Cardiff went toe to toe with Marcus Smith and Harlequins for a large part of the game. The score was 17-17 until the last quarter when Quins’ power and class began to show. No. 8 Alex Dombrandt went over for two tries and centre Andre Estuhuizen notched one with a minute left.
Sadly for Fish, he might end up before the citing commissioner for this elbow hit late in the match.
You need to iron out Dan Fish for this shitehouse tackle in Tyrone Green right at the end. TMO too busy looking at knock on to 👀 this shoulder/elbow to head challenge!! Should have been red card !! #QuinsVCardiff pic.twitter.com/OxZAN2FcOX
— MattFrostWorld (@MattFrostWorld) December 18, 2021
Despite the finishing score line, it was a performance to be proud of for the Welsh team. They were heavy underdogs away from home against the English Champions, and are still dealing with their Covid crisis.
Dan Fish had officially announced his retirement last October to focus full on his role within Cardiff’s academy.
Thanks for all the messages. Thoroughly enjoyed my time as a pro rugby player and fortunate to be able to do this for my hometown club. You’ll still be seeing me around in my new chapter working with the next generation of Cardiff Rugby, and Cardiff RFC 🔵⚫️🏉 #feedthefish pic.twitter.com/Dz0ktdAerm
— Dan Fish (@DanFish15) October 18, 2021
However, with Cardiff in desperate need of players, he put his retirement on hold and answered the call for a game against the Dragons. He subsequently togged out last week against Toulouse.
Fish has been playing for Cardiff since 2010, and is still relatively young at only 31 years of age. Judging by the joy he seems to be getting out of his recent outings, who knows how long until he finally hangs up his boots.
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