The smug southern hemisphere flyboys are forever sneering at our allegedly slow-witted Northern hemisphere lummoxes. Why can't they play the type of sexy running rugby that we can, they sigh every four years?
Yeah, but how many times has Quade Cooper or Beauden Barrett had to play in conditions like this?
Pontypridd pipped Merthyr in the quarter-final of the WRU Challenge Cup yesterday. The competition is the knockout tournament for the Welsh equivalent of the AIL teams. Their Ulster Bank League is entitled the Principality Premiership.
5,000 attended this game, demonstrating that the Welsh passion for their traditional club teams is still ferociously strong. Deep down, they still resent the creation of their makey-up regions.
Cracking game between @PontypriddRFC and @RFCMerthyr today. Highlights on Scrum V Sunday 7pm #SwalecCuphttps://t.co/K4HFwuTPXZ
— BBC ScrumV (@BBCScrumV) March 26, 2016
The conditions that a 5K crowd came to watch at semi-pro level...Pontypridd v Merthyr, Swalec Cup quarter-final. pic.twitter.com/kyz3wfRJsk
— Powell (@TheVietGwent) March 27, 2016
