Discussing rugby, with myself.
Bored with nobody to discuss Welsh rugby with whilst in South America resulted in me discussing it with myself. As Wales held on to beat Scotland at Murrayfield, the Newport Gwent Dragons were creating history as they defeated Irish superpower, Leinster, for the first time on Irish soil. Whilst opinion on the former dominated my social media feed, the achievement of the Dragons was subject to a limited number of posts from more fanatical rugby followers. I wonder, two weeks on how many Welsh fans would even be aware of the result out in Dublin? I would anticipate a small percentage. I accept that International rugby is the headline show in Wales, and enjoy that interest in the sport is heightened when the national team takes to the field. What I struggle with is where the passion, opinion and interest in the sport goes for the remainder of the year. To walk the streets of Cardiff on an international day, it would be reasonable to assume that the level of public interest would manif