{"id":24345,"date":"2020-02-04T17:55:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T17:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=24345"},"modified":"2022-11-23T13:07:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T13:07:09","slug":"rugby-fans-call-for-action-on-poor-atmosphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/rugby-fans-call-for-action-on-poor-atmosphere\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby fans call for action on poor atmosphere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Welsh rugby fans have launched a petition calling for the introduction of a singing section at the Principality Stadium following criticism of the atmosphere at Wales&#8217; Six Nations match against Italy on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/welsh-rugby-union-to-establish-a-singing-section-in-the-principality-stadium\">The petition<\/a>, started by campaign group The East Terrace Society, has nearly 250 signatures. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Welsh rugby has long been associated with a world famous match day experience for fans, and the singing of songs such as &#8216;Bread of Heaven&#8217; and &#8216;Calon Lan&#8217; have been an integral part of that.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Concerns have risen over the last couple of years however, with many fans fearing that the traditional atmosphere at the Principality Stadium is being replaced by drunken and disinterested behaviour.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Greg Caine from Cardiff who runs the The East Terrace Society started the petition after he noticed the atmosphere at Welsh rugby matches had deteriorated since he first went to a game with his father in 2006. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I think a lot of people feel this way but nobody&#8217;s really voiced it or attempted to make a collective voice out of it. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I started The East Terrace Society, and that was with the aim of giving Welsh rugby fans who feel a bit disillusioned with the ways things are a sort of platform, and somewhere to discuss it and come together and give Welsh rugby fans a louder voice.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Cardiff University student, Saskia Davies, who worked at the Wales v Italy game says its a good idea. &#8220;Everybody was coming to the bar the whole time, no one was really watching the game. I think if there was a stand for actual singing it would get everyone involved more, especially for people who only go for the atmosphere.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The Welsh Rugby Union has been approached for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welsh rugby fans have launched a petition calling for the introduction of a singing section at the Principality Stadium following criticism of the atmosphere at Wales&#8217; Six Nations match against Italy on Saturday. The petition, started by campaign group The East Terrace Society, has nearly 250 signatures. 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