The Blues Supporters Quarter will host a fun packed Summer Party at the match and is located in the concourse area behind the Canton Stand and open to all from 6pm with the match kicking off at 7.30pm.
Tickets for the Blues v Dragons match, priced at Adults: £10 Juniors: £5, are still available and can be purchased through the Cardiff City Stadium Ticket Office 08453451400 www.cardiffblues.com/tickets.
CARDIFF BLUES: 15. Chris Czekaj; 14. Leigh Halfpenny; 13. Casey Laulala; 12. Tom Shanklin; 11. Tom James; 10. Dan Parks; 9. Richie Rees; 1 Tom Davies; 2. Rhys Williams; 3. Scott Andrews; 4. Bradley Davies; 5. Paul Tito (c); 6. Maama Molitika; 7. Martyn Williams; 8. Xavier Rush.
REPLACEMENTS: 16. Sam Hobbs; 17. Kristian Dacey; 18. John Yapp; 19. Deiniol Jones; 20. James Down; 21. Tom Brown; 22. Michael Paterson; 23. Sam Warburton; 24. Lloyd Williams; 25. Ceri Sweeney; 26. Gavin Evans; 27. Richard Mustoe.
NEWPORT DRAGONS: 15. Matt Evans; 14. Will Harries; 13. Tom Riley; 12. David Bishop; 11 Aled Brew; 10. Jason Tovey; 9. Jonathan Evans; 1. Hugh Gustafson; 2. Tom Willis (c); 3. Ben Castle; 4. Adam Jones; 5. Scott Morgan; 6. Joe Bearman; 7. Robin Sowden Taylor; 8. Hugo Ellis.
REPLACEMENTS: 16. Steve Jones; 17. Nigel Hall; 18. Pat Palmer; 19. Ali McKenzie; 20. Adam Brown; 21. Danny Lydiate; 22. Lewis Evans; 23. Jevon Groves; 24. Matthew Jones; 25. Tom Cooper; 26 Adam Hughes; 27. Nicky Griffiths; 28. Matthew Pewtner
Following Cardiff RFC all over from sunny Bournemouth in Blue and Black
You'd have thought after all these years service Martyn deserves something a little more glamorous than Newport Gwent Dragons for his testimonal,ie Regional Select XV, International XV something along those lines.
Long way to go yet, though. It does say it's only part of the testimonial year celebrations.
"Go ahead and play The Blues if it'll make you happy." Homer J. Simpson"To be born Welsh is to be born privileged. Not with a silver spoon in your mouth, but music in your blood and poetry in your soul." Wilfred Wilson
What a crock....
"Supporters encouraged to get into the bank holiday mood and dress up for the game - shorts, Hawaiian shirts and grass skirts are all welcome."
So are there any Magnum PI's among us who will be going tonight? Also, if you wanted one that is, where can you buy a grass skirt nowadays?
Dragging the bottom of the Barrell! Surely they should want Cardiff Blues shirts. So it can be Come on C%&*$%F get behind the Bloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose
Hands OFF
Official crowd 10000. So probably about 7000. Very poor considering they made it Martyn's Pension plan game.
Cardiff Blues match report here: http://www.cardiffblues.com/5259.php
BBC Sport Wales report here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/8947561.stm
Thomson House report here: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/rugbynation/rugby-news/2010/08/28/fired-up-derby-is-great-tribute-to-martyn-williams-91466-27154310/
Officiall attendance given as 10,016, the few people I know that went thought about 7,000.
8000 I'm told.
Toulousain:where can you buy a grass skirt nowadays?
eBay is yewer butty:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Grass-Hoola-Skirt-/230518335575
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fancy-Dress-Adult-Plain-Grass-Skirt-Hawaiian-Beach-/250687621728
P.S. You can even buy a coconut bra to hold your moobs
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LUAU-HAWAIIAN-COCONUT-BRA-TOP-FANCY-DRESS-HEN-PARTY-/150484137506
Cheers Al.
It will save me from having to traipse around town looking for this lot.
I do hope it will be the same Hawaiian theme for the Edinburgh game on the weekend otherwise i'll look a right idiot if i'm the only one dressed up in this garb.
Honolulu Baby, where'd you get those eyes...........