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Covering all things Cardiff Rugby related, a podcast for the fans by the fans. Happy to chat with fans, coaches, players and those who are slightly weird! A fans podcast for Cardiff Rugby fans - chatting rugby in all its glory.

Lee Griffiths


    • Apr 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
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    • 75 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Cardiff Central

    Through the Cardiff looking glass

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 81:34


    Dan, Andrew, Simon & Tony get their heads around Cardiff earning back-to-back bonus point wins and riding the play-off wave to South Africa, as well as previewing the Rags' SRC play-offs and going over some possible departures ahead of next season. #Welshrugby #Walesrugby #Cardiffrugby #Cardiff #CarvMun #URC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Cardiff Rugby - Hwbcaps and hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 51:39


    Dan is joined by Frazier, Harley & Steve to go over Cardiff's win at Judgement Day and look ahead to Munster, the Rags topping the SRC, and all the latest news including the possibility of Jockey joining Wales. #Welshrugby #Walesrugby #CardiffRugby #CardiffCentral #URC #CarvMun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Plenty to build on

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 73:03


    Dan, Frazier, Steve & Tony discuss feedback from the Administration Special, go over the Connacht game, look ahead to Judgement Day and catch up on the latest news, Rags action and pathway involvements. #Cardiff #Movingon #JudgementDay #WalesRugby #WelshRugby #URCgo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Cardiff rugby - Administration Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 59:54


    Dan, Steve & Andrew are joined by CF10 Trust Chair Lynn Glaister to go over the events of the last week as Cardiff go into administration, are bought by the Welsh Rugby Union and what the future holds. #Cardiffrugby #Welshrugby #WRU #Walesrugby #URCgo #Administration #RugbyUnion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Gone with the wind!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 72:58


    Dan, Frazier, Simon & Tony review a disappointingly positive missed opportunity for Cardiff at Benetton, preview the weather in Galway, and talk household rivalries hinging on Rags results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Tackling the Lions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 65:08


    Dan, Frazier, Harley & Simon enjoy Cardiff's battling win over Lions, preview the trip to face Benetton & discuss the Rags, Taine Basham and Dragons' increasing Blue & Black contingent. #Welshrugby #Walesrugby #Cardiff #URCgo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Jockey is home - Cardiff Central

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 54:13


    Dan, Frazier, Andrew & Steve brush over Super Saturday to discuss Wales' Six Nations as a whole, review Matt Sherratt's secondment, and look ahead to a huge season run-in for Cardiff starting with the Lions on Friday. Plus U20s chat and a new signing! #Welshrugby #Walesrugby #CardiffRugby #Cardiff #URC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Losing streak central

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 66:38


    Dan, Frazier & Simon cover losing streaks for Cardiff and Wales, but at least the Rags break theirs! There's also signing news, possible departures and a look ahead to England. #CardiffRugby #Welshrugby #URC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Pleasingly Palindromic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 38:14


    Harley and Dan discuss victory for the rags, draw the positives from a loss to Leinster and then they discuss the upcoming Scotland v Wales. #Cardiff #CardiffRugby #Walesrugby #Welshrugby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Cardiff v Ireland part 2 - a preview.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 56:05


    The boys discuss a win for Cardiff U18s, and losses for the Rags and 1st team. They also discuss how Jockey may attack the Ireland game as Wales coach. #CardiffRugby #Walesrugby #Welshrugby #WalvCar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The trilogy nobody asked for

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 60:12


    Dan & Frazier are back to react to Matt Sherratt stepping in with Wales, look ahead to Cardiff's trip to Connacht, and discuss how the wooden spoon can now be won in style. #Cardiff #Cardiffrugby #Gatland #Jockey #URC #Connacht Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    It's Teddy time!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 69:12


    It's a full house as the boys discuss, signing news, losing to Drovers and the Sharks and the pick their Wales 23 to take on France. #Cardiff #URC #Walesrugby #Welshrugby #6Nations #URCgo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Connacht conundrum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 57:08


    Dan and Frazier bemoan Cardiff Rugby's frustrating loss to Connacht that sees them play Connacht again in April! There's also scrabbling together a 23 to face Sharks and pathway news from the Arms Park. #CardiffRugby #Cardiff #Welshrugby #Walesrugby #URC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Where's Winnett?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 65:46


    Harley, Frazier & Dan pick the bones out of another close loss in France, preview Friday's game against Connacht and discuss Wales squads, new contracts and pathway news. #CardiffRugby #Welshrugby #ScrumV #6Nations #URC #EPRC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Every last ounce of Josh McNally

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 67:30


    The boys round up the festive derbies and look forward to heading back into Europe and worrying about the URC run in! #URC #Cardiffrugby #WalesRugby #Welshrugbypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    Painfully positive - Cardiff Central

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 78:12


    Harley, Dan & Frazier cast an eye over a smart win against Cheetahs, look ahead to flexing some festive muscles and round up all the latest news from the Arms Park. #Welshrugby #Cardiff #URC #URCgo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    From Wolves to Cheetahs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 52:02


    Dan and Harley draw out the positives from the loss in Lyon and look forward to welcoming the Cheetahs. We also give our (most likely wrong) team selection. #Welshrugby #Cardiffrugby #Cardiff #EPRC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Double header delight

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 68:08


    It's another successful double header for Cardiff and the Rags with Harley, Dan and Frazier reviewing the weekend's action, looking ahead to the Challenge Cup and considering the latest WRU proposal to the pro game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The real 7 in the Blue scrum cap - with Olly Robinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 45:44


    Dan and Harley are joined by Blue and Black cult hero, Olly Robinson to discuss his unusual path into rugby, his time at the Capital and life after rugby. #Welshrugby #Walesrugby #URC #Cardiff #CarvDra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Fiji and Farewells

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 81:46


    With no games for the Blue and Blacks, the boys discuss their predicted team for the upcoming Fiji and one of the crew announces a new opportunity. #Welshrugby #Rugby #WalvFij #Cardiff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    A third of the way. With Andrew Forde

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 65:49


    Dan and Harley are joined by Welsh rugby youtuber Andrew Forde to review Cardiff's first URC block Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Always rely on the Rags

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 67:23


    Harley & Dan pick through the bones of Cardiff's defeat in Edinburgh and Wales' Autumn squad, look ahead to a huge clash with Ulster and fall back on Rags positivity again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Tip inside the tip!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 110:41


    The boys break down the loss to the Scarlets, preview the game in Edinburgh and definitely do not spend way too much time talking about the upcoming Wales squad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Down a man pod

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 68:42


    With Carwyn aptly missing, Dan and Harley discuss the differing fortunes of the Rags and 1s whist down to 14 men. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The slow starters pod

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 68:08


    Harley, Carwyn & Dan focus mainly on the last 70 minutes of Cardiff's win over Scarlets and consider if we can beat Glasgow on Friday, as well as chatting Rags, WXV2 and the obligatory Glantaf mention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Cardiff Central: An 11/10 weekend

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 71:03


    Carwyn & Dan discuss important bonus point wins for Cardiff and the Rags, a big Saturday of rugby down west and Wales Women returning to winning ways Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Zebre loose in the stable

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 65:47


    Harley, Carwyn & Dan look ahead to the Italians coming to Cardiff, a good start for the Rags, Wales Women's weird warm-up fixture and what Harley does on the weekends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Cardiff Central: Q&A with Lynn Glaister and David Allen

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 72:18


    Carwyn and Harley are joined by Cardiff rugby supporter advisor David Allen and CF10 Trust Chair Lynn Glaister to discuss WRU communication, player pathways and CAP upgrades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Cardiff Central - 2024/25 season preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 40:30


    Dan and Harley discuss Cardiff's preseason and injury list. They also gaze into the fixture list of the upcoming season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The voice of Cardiff - Rob Toogood

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 54:20


    Dan and Harley chat with the voice of the Arms Park as Rob talks about his time on the terraces, taking on the microphone, Cardiff's music scene and plenty of Iron Maiden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Squad Signings and Summerfest

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 71:48


    The boys review the final squads for the senior section and rags. They also go over the latest Blue and Blacks news and preview Summerfest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Cardiff Central - Communicating with Mike Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 77:53


    It's a full house as Carwyn, Dan and Harley chat with  @CardiffRugby  Marketing and Communications boos, Mike Brown. The boys delve into what it's like to promote a club in the modern landscape, heritage and of course North v South. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Josh Turnbull - Playing, Captaining, Coaching and ears !

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 61:19


    Former Cardiff captain and current academy & Rags coach Josh Turnbull joins Dan and Harley to talk of his distinguished playing career, the role of captain his switch to coaching and some gruesome injuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Dan sees Red (s) at Wales selection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 86:52


    The boys are back together discussing Cardiff news, pre-season pictures and catching up on controversial national team decisions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Chatting with Garyn Smith - about Bilboa and stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 45:16


    Former Cardiff player and current Pontypridd coach Garyn Smith joins Dan and Harley for a trip down memory lane, stopping off at age grade rugby, playing for Cardiff, Ponty and the Pirates - and of course that try in Bilboa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Big Interview - Richard Holland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 64:50


    Cardiff Rugby's CEO joins Carwyn and Dan for a wide ranging chat covering the 23/24 season, WRU strategy, the future of the Arms Park and the RFC in Super Rygbi Cymru. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    Signings and Saffas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 54:58


    Harley and Dan discuss the latest signings and the Blue and Blacks representation in the Wales U20's and senior sides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Cardiff Rugby season review with Francisco Isaac

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 85:05


    Rugby Europe journalist and new Cardiff fan Francisco Isaac joins the lads as they assess Francisco's first season as a Cardiff fan. The highs - the lows and the expectations for next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    A post Judgement Day hangover Wales squad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 68:29


    Harley and Dan chat Judgement Day, leavers and new signings before venturing into THAT Wales squad. We also reveal the winners of our end of season awards, sponsored by Manscaped (Ad) You can join 10m+ blokes around the world who trust Manscaped when you use the code 'RUGBY BALLS' on Manscaped.com to get 20% off and free P&P. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    All aboard the Grady train

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 55:25


    Harley and Dan discuss Judgement Day pettinesss, a lot of rugby (Mostly nothing to do with Cardiff), Youtube rugby players and try to predict the Cardiff team for Judgement day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Ben 10: It's hero time!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 73:21


    The boys chat 'Super Rygbi Cymru' (New podcast on its way!) Rags leavers and ANOTHER win against the Sharks in SA! More importantly we introduce the inaugural Cardiff Central awards! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Cardiff Rugby: Kok is Boom or Bust

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 70:02


    After a disappointing start to the SA tour, the boys discuss coaching changes at the rags and preview the upcoming Sharks game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    Top of the Bottom!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 60:29


    The boys pick through the plethora of Cardiff signings, review the Rags' loss to Drovers and preview the upcoming SA tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Capital Capitulation with Craig Manson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 82:35


    Harley and Carwyn chat with Craig Manson (@scrumchampion) of the Scottish Rugby Pod about the loss to Edinburgh, the Women's 6N, and the upcoming WXV series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    A special episode, with Matt Sherratt

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 66:00


    The boys are joined by Cardiff Head coach, Matt Sherratt to discuss his first season in the big chair and why you should buy the hottest ticket in town for next season. #YmlaenCaerdydd Buy your season ticket below: https://www.eticketing.co.uk/cardiffrugby/EDP/Season/Index/1071  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Farewells, frustrations and Friday night lights

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 63:35


    The boys say goodbye to legends, cover a tough loss for Wales, and look ahead to Ulster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Should they stay or should they go?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 81:16


    The boys chat about where we stand with the current Cardiff squad. They also preview Wales Women v Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Conquering the positives

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 70:21


    The boys search for the upside in losses for Cardiff & Wales while planning regional expansion to the east & west Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    No, don't kick it!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 83:10


    Carwyn and Harley are joined by new regular host Dan Pearce of Cardiff rugby life. They discuss the loss to Glasgow, this weeks game against Munster and delve into the Wales Women game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    A quick chat: with Andrew Forde

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 32:19


    Harley is joined by YouTube sensation and friend of the pod, Andrew Forde. The boys preview Glashow v Cardiff and select their key games for the remainder of the URC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Talking Cardiff Rugby, with David Allen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 81:39


    Carwyn and Harley discuss the inner working of the Cardiff Rugby Board with supporters advisor David Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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