{"id":9260,"date":"2023-11-20T12:42:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T12:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/?p=9260"},"modified":"2023-11-20T12:47:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T12:47:52","slug":"city-centre-shut-down-due-to-rugby-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/city-centre-shut-down-due-to-rugby-match\/","title":{"rendered":"City centre shut down due to rugby match"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The rugby match between Wales and Barbarians on November 4th caused lots of road closures in the city center and residents were complaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>On November 11, 2023, road closures in Cardiff city centre due to a rugby match affected local residents\u2019 travel. The match at Principality Stadium attracted over 70,000 spectators. 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