Presentation Night 2010

During a great presentation night on Saturday May 29th 2010 the following awards were given out :

Player of the year = James Davies
Player's player = Simon Monk
Most promising = Daniel Waldron
Most improved = Owain Ford
Forward of the year = Kevin Evans
Back of the Year = Aled Edwards
Clubman of the Year = Gareth Mahoney / Steve "Dougie" Thomas.

Presentation night 2010 - May 29th

Presentation night 2010 - May 29th 7pm till late

End of season presentation night with buffet, disco, singer, and guest speaker.

Open to all, lets get as many people there as possible so invite partners, friends, family.

Dress code : shirt and tie

Life and times of star Boston chronicled by prolific writer

ONE of the most prolific of rugby league writers Robert Gate has just completed a Welsh double.
Gate has moved from his native Halifax to Aberaeron in West Wales and also produced the story of Billy Boston, one of the greatest rugby players ever to be born in Cardiff.
The book, entitled Billy Boston – Rugby League Footballer, has quickly sold out in the hard cover version, but a superb softer-cover book is now available.

Gate is as meticulous as ever, chronicling not just Boston’s career in rugby league, but also his time from birth in Cardiff Dockland to his Army National Service days and his signing in August 1953 for probably the greatest-ever rugby league club.

Boston was still in the Army, but by October 1953 there were more than 8,000 spectators to see his Wigan reserve team debut. He played so well in the following weeks that not only was he capped for Great Britain against France, but was selected for the tour of Australasia while still a teenager.

Billy was the sixth of 11 children born to John and Nellie Boston in Angelina Street, Butetown, Cardiff. John had been born in Sierra Leone and was a seaman who had settled in Cardiff.
It was obvious from the start of his schooling in the famous South Church Street School that he was something special. A big strong lad, who had weighed 15 pounds at birth, he soon came to the notice of schoolmaster Bernard Sullivan. Boston left school at 15, soon representing and captaining Wales Boys Clubs and Cardiff Youth at centre.

Wales Youth honours came next as he played against France at Aurillac in 1952, but no Cardiff senior call was to come to him, though he played in the 1951 opener at the Arms Park for Cardiff and District (while a CIAC's player) that saw him dislocate his shoulder but still return to the play. Instead, it was Neath who recognised a star in the making and he went to the Gnoll. Wigan stepped in and the rest was history. 478 tries in 488 appearances with 24 test tries says it all.

Robert Gate has another best-seller on his hands and his next book is likely to be the story of another Cardiff lad – Jim Sullivan.

Sea View v CIAC's 20/02/10

We are away tomorrow at Sea View in the league, see map link for their pitch :

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=51.416204,-3.282616&spn=0.00914,0.019248&t=h&z=16&msid=104100299034673061745.00047ff25a48f04605a93

Everyone to meet on Saturday at 12.45.

Tour Deposits

Please note all tour deposits Have to be in to Gareth Rossiter by this coming Saturday 13/02/10.

cheers

Saturday 30/01/10 Sully Sports v CIAC's

After what feels like 6 months without a game we are away to Sully Sport in the League this saturday. 2.30pm KO.

All meet as usual in docks cons by 1pm

loctation of Sully Sports rfc : MAP TO SULLY

Game OFF again!!!!!

Yet again the council has called the parks games off , so the game between the CIAC's and Tongwynlais RFC is off.

There will be training instead in the sports hall at 1.30pm

Fixture Updates

Due to the recent weather 2 of our cancelled league games have been rearranged for the following dates :

February 20th

Sea View v CIACS

February 27th

CIACS v STAR

Whitchurch v CIAC's postponed

Yet again due to the weather the game tomorrow is off. It feels like we havent played a game of rugby for about 5 years!

The sports hall in Channel View is booked for 8.30pm on WEDNESDAY this week.

Training is OFF!! sat 28/11/09

Boys,

Training tomorrow Sat 28/11/09 is OFF, it was hoped the pitch would be better but after the rain again today its even worse.

Social is still on, so instead of meeting at 12.00 its meet at 2pm in Docks Cons instead, at least that wont be flooded, (we hope!) :)

Tour 2010

Player Profile - Chris Hedley aka Wiggy

Name - Chris Hedley

Height - 6' 1''
Weight – 13st 10lbs
Age - 27
Position – Lock/Flanker
Previous Clubs - Fishguard Under 9s, Haverfordwest Youth, Toulouse,
Occupation – I.T. Geek
Favourite Food – Curry and Docks cons Buffet
Favourite Drink - Pina Colada
Proudest CIAC Moment – debut
Most Embarrasing Rugby moment – Too many to mention
Who would play you in a film biography of your life? – Jodie Foster
Where should CIACs tour in 2010? - North Wales

Player Profile - Owain Ford aka Fordy

Name - Owain Ford aka Fordy
Height - 6ft 3inch
Weight – 24 1/2 stone
Age - 21
Position – Have a guess?
Previous Clubs - canton rfc.-st ablions.-dinas powys rfc. CIACS mins
Occupation – Tax Dodger
Favourite Food – gotta love nans cooked dinners *4
Favourite Drink - cherry cola
Proudest CIAC Moment – 1st game when i beat webber for his shirt against old pens
Most Embarrasing Rugby moment – when i charged down the ball against witchurch and screamed like a 10year old girl
Who would play you in a film biography of your life? – rick waller cause he's my hero
Where should CIACs tour in 2010 ? – ummm gosh tuffy. butlins down minehead ways

Player Profile - Daniel Waldron (Stretch)

Height - 6ft3 ish

Weight – 12 stone

Age -17 and ¾ ers

Position – flanker

Previous Clubs - only ciacs

Favourite Food – pizza

Favourite Drink - nice cold strongbow

Proudest CIAC Moments – Dancing with Fordy, my hand off v Llandaff and my first try v Whitchurch

Most Embarrasing Rugby moment -when the ball hit my head on a charge down

Who would play you in a film biography of your life? – Danny Devito

Where should CIACs tour in 2010 ? - Blackpool

Next Social / Fordy's 21st

The next CIAC's social is.......

Event - Fordy's 21st birthday. Fancy dress party (see fordy for details)

When - Sat Oct 3rd
Where - Grange Albions, Grangetown

Everyone to meet straight after the game in Docks Cons, and then go over to Grange Albions for 7.30pm