{"id":41008,"date":"2017-12-11T11:20:12","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T11:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=41008"},"modified":"2017-12-11T11:20:12","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T11:20:12","slug":"in-depth-kick-off-for-cardiff-chiefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2017\/12\/11\/in-depth-kick-off-for-cardiff-chiefs\/","title":{"rendered":"In depth: Kick-off for Cardiff Chiefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>There\u2019s a lot to be happy about in the world of disability sport, and Cardiff\u2019s first mixed ability rugby team is the chief reason to celebrate<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_41020\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 800px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-41020 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs1.jpg\" alt=\"The Cardiff Chiefs beat the Llanelli Warriors but both times were all smiles\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs1-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41020 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs1.jpg\" alt=\"The Cardiff Chiefs beat the Llanelli Warriors but both times were all smiles\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs1-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> The Cardiff Chiefs beat the Llanelli Warriors 26-24, but both teams were all smiles at the end\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Photo: Cardiff Chiefs<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Saturday 25 November, Cardiff\u2019s newest rugby team took to the field for their first ever match. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In what proved to be a closely fought encounter with the Llanelli Warriors, the newly formed Cardiff Chiefs showed each of the qualities they are named after (courage, humour, integrity, excellence, family and success) to emerge victorious by 26 points to 24. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was a commendable result, but the significance of the final score paled in comparison to that of the event itself. Why? Because the Chiefs, who have only had a handful of training sessions, are Cardiff\u2019s first ever mixed ability rugby team. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is a form of rugby played by a team consisting of both fully abled players and players with learning difficulties, with rules that are almost identical to regular rugby union.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And although mixed ability rugby teams have existed in Wales since the early 1990\u2019s it has taken until now for Cardiff to have a team of it\u2019s own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2018Long way off the pace\u2019 <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Endaf Williams, one of the founders of the Chiefs, acknowledges that Cardiff is \u201ca long way off the pace,\u201d in getting involved, but he is keen to spread the word and draw in as many people as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Endaf, who played as a fly-half in the first game and is the club secretary of Llandaff Rugby Club, claimed that although the London Paralympics in 2012 had given disability sport in Cardiff a major boost, a similar growth in mixed ability sport is long overdue. But he is optimistic that such growth is possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIn my view action is the best way to make things better,\u201d he said. \u201cIt&#8217;s taken a few dedicated individuals to get the team up and running in Cardiff, but it&#8217;s only taken a few months for us to get to our first game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The formation of the Chiefs comes at a time when disability sport has found itself in the midst of a controversy regarding the classification of disabilities. Concerns that some paralympic athletes have misrepresented their disabilities in order to cheat the system recently forced the official body, World Para Athletics, to announce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paralympic.org\/news\/world-para-athletics-announces-classification-changes\">changes to some of the classifications<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But mixed ability rugby, and mixed ability sport in general, aims to prevent this kind of situation from occurring by removing classifications altogether.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;The emphasis in mixed ability sport is the inclusion of all players&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The mixed ability community, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mixedabilitysports.org\/#\">International Mixed Ability Sports<\/a> (IMAS), emphasises that the model is not about classifying levels of ability or separating disabled players into different tiers, saying, \u201cWe believe this focuses on what people cannot do, the emphasis in mixed ability sport is the inclusion of all players.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And for Endaf, the advantages of this inclusive system are clear to see. Although he had little knowledge of the concept of mixed ability sport before becoming involved with the Chiefs, it did not take him long to witness its benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He said, \u201cAs soon as I watched the first game I was blown away by the positive impact that the game could bring in terms of confidence through sport and social inclusion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2018Really good feeling\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p>One person who has benefited from this positive impact is Rob Carpenter, who played as a left winger in the first match and is the vice-captain of the squad. Rob spoke with enthusiasm about the Chiefs, describing playing the first match as \u201ca really good feeling\u201d whilst emphasising how well the team communicated with each other.<\/p>\n<p>He also called for more people to join, saying, \u201cif there\u2019s anyone out there who\u2019d like to play some Rugby, whether you\u2019ve got a disability or not, or if you\u2019ve got any rugby experience or not, it\u2019s a really good opportunity for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41038\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 800px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41038\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs-5.jpg\" alt=\"The Chiefs lineup featured a mixture of Llandaff RFC veterans and players with learning difficulties\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs-5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs-5-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs-5-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41038\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs-5.jpg\" alt=\"The Chiefs lineup featured a mixture of Llandaff RFC veterans and players with learning difficulties\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs-5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs-5-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/12\/chiefs-5-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> The Chiefs lineup featured a mixture of Llandaff RFC veterans and players with learning difficulties\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Photo: Cardiff Chiefs<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, the Chiefs&#8217; foundation has been welcomed by Joanna Coates-McGrath, the Disability Sport Wales officer for Sport Cardiff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She claimed, \u201cThere are less competitive opportunities for disabled people, so teams like the Cardiff Chiefs are fantastic to help increase that. It\u2019s very exciting and I am keen to encourage more players to get involved.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joanna also pointed to other examples of teams and events in Cardiff in which disabled and non-disabled people compete alongside each other. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amongst these is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardiffwheelchairbasketball.co.uk\">Archers Wheelchair Basketball<\/a> team, who describe their sport as exciting and dynamic, highlighting that it can be played by people of any age, with or without disabilities. The Archers were formed in 2002, and their continued success is further proof of the potential of mixed ability sport in Cardiff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The capital has seen a continued rise in the participation of disabled people in sport in recent years, with Joanna reporting a steady 4% annual increase in disabled people\u2019s sports club membership, and with teams like the Chiefs proving to be a success, it seems likely that this will continue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Therefore when the team take to the field for their second match against the Swansea Gladiators on 3 February next year, they can do so knowing that they are already having a positive impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And they will also go into the match hoping for another good performance and win, an ambition that Rob thinks is well within reach. Speaking about his team&#8217;s chances, the vice-captain said, \u201cI think we can win. And I think if we train as hard as we have been, we\u2019ll be an unstoppable force.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a lot to be happy about in the world of disability sport, and Cardiff\u2019s first mixed ability rugby team is the chief reason to celebrate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":41020,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[185,6],"tags":[6202,6203,6204,6205,6206,6207,342,6208],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-41008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-active-home","category-active-life","tag-cardiff-chiefs","tag-disability-sport","tag-imas","tag-llanelli-warriors","tag-mixed-ability","tag-paraylmpic","tag-rugby","tag-swansea-gladiators"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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