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Blues battle to victory in fine opener to the season; RUGBY.


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 women's regional rugby season took place recently with Cardiff Blues Cardiff Blues (Welsh: Gleision Caerdydd) are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the team play at Cardiff Arms Park and are owned by Cardiff Rugby Football Club.  teams (containing talented players from Cardiff, Rhondda Cynon Taff
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Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT; Welsh: Rhondda Cynon Taf) is a county borough in the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan, south Wales.
, Vale of Glamorgan and Powys) taking on the Ospreys at Abercynon RFC Abercynon Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Abercynon. Today, Abercynon RFC plays in the Welsh Rugby Union, Division Two East League.

The present club badge, designed in the early 70s, depicts a swing bridge that used to span the river Taff to enable
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A strong Blues U-18s squad took on the Ospreys and secured an impressive victory. The first half saw three tries coming from a fast and talented full-back Chloe Smith - all within a 15-minute period, with outside-half Brogan Jones converting.

The Ospreys scored a try in the second half by Centre Jess Smith and added pressure through their big pack, but the Blues never gave up and held their ground.

A further try for the Blues came from Dela Anderson making sure of the victory. The final score was 22-5.
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Title Annotation:Sport
Publication:South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Geographic Code:4EUUK
Date:Oct 28, 2009
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