{"id":48082,"date":"2020-02-06T16:14:10","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T16:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=48082"},"modified":"2020-09-25T10:51:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T09:51:37","slug":"six-nations-begins-amidst-welsh-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/six-nations-begins-amidst-welsh-passion","title":{"rendered":"The Six nations begins amidst Welsh passion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Six Nations Championship is back and the streets, pubs and conversation of Cardiff will be filled with lovers of the game over the next six weeks.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Welsh-rugby-fan-boy-2.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Welsh-rugby-fan-boy-2.jpg\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Welsh-rugby-fan-boy-2.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Welsh-rugby-fan-boy-2.jpg\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> 8 year old Callum went to his first Ospreys match when he was just 7 weeks old and has not missed a home game since. Image: Lisa Powell <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is that time of the year when patriotism takes hold, and for the Welsh, rugby has a special sort of significance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As the unofficial sport of the country, the game invokes a passion like no other. This is partly due to Wales&#8217; success in the game. <span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0e101a\">Indeed, Wales has a positive history in the Six Nations having won five times since its revamp in 2000. Only England, with six, has won more.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The popularity of rugby is mainly due however to the community spirit it engenders on a matchday, whatever the result.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The daffodils. 70,000 passionate Welsh people singing Tom Jones&#8217; Delilah in unison. Watching the game down the pub with your mates. Spending time with your family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The national anthem, sung in the Welsh language, is the pinnacle of this passion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Match-day-rugby-photoshopped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Match-day-rugby-photoshopped.jpg 651w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Match-day-rugby-photoshopped-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Match-day-rugby-photoshopped-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Match-day-rugby-photoshopped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Match-day-rugby-photoshopped.jpg 651w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Match-day-rugby-photoshopped-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Match-day-rugby-photoshopped-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The pre-match atmosphere outside the stadium is also part of matchday experience. <br>Image: Sarah Jayne Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRugby matters to the Welsh because it allows us to celebrate our nationhood without having to argue about what that nationhood actually means,\u201d explained Martin Johnes, a Welsh historian at the University of Swansea.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At a time in Wales when society is divided on many issues, the Six Nations <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/unity-in-diversity-amid-cardiffs-rugby-celebration\">can unite<\/a> us all.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Wales-rugby-daffodills-ps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Wales-rugby-daffodills-ps.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Wales-rugby-daffodills-ps-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Wales-rugby-daffodills-ps-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Wales-rugby-daffodills-ps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Wales-rugby-daffodills-ps.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Wales-rugby-daffodills-ps-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Wales-rugby-daffodills-ps-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The Daffodil is the national flower of Wales, with many fans wearing it on a matchday. Image: Sara Verrecchia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For Jamie Evans, a Plaid Cymru councilor in Neath, rugby is one of the few opportunities that allows the country to show off its passion and compete on the world stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is nothing in the world like match day in Cardiff. The sea of red in St Mary\u2019s street, the anticipation of a win and on entering the stadium the singing of the choirs. Feeling proud when the national anthem is being sung. It\u2019s an occasion everyone living in Wales should experience,\u201d said Gaynor Mabbet, a retired public health lecturer at Swansea University.<\/p>\n<p>It also helps fosters a pride in the nation from an early age.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;text-align: justify\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0e101a\">Last year\u2019s championships, however, were the first time since 2013 that the Welsh won the title after a recent period of dominance from both England and Ireland.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;text-align: justify\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0e101a\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt;text-align: justify\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0e101a\">Piggybacking off September\u2019s Rugby World Cup, this week\u2019s opening fixtures was a good way for the teams to test their mettle on the competitive stage. Wales beat Italy 42-0, Ireland beat Scotland 19-12 and England lost 17-24 in Paris against France.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Warren Gatland moving to pastures new after 12 years as head coach, recently appointed Wayne Pivac was under pressure in his first Six Nations game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the 42-0 victory over Italy \u2013 the first time a team has kept a clean sheet in the tournament since 1974 \u2013 has set the tone for this new era in Welsh rugby.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is too early at this stage to gauge who is going to win this year\u2019s tournament, but the atmosphere and passion in the capital will not fade away.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Welsh-rugby-fans-outside-the-stadium.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Welsh-rugby-fans-outside-the-stadium.jpg\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/Welsh-rugby-fans-outside-the-stadium.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Welsh-rugby-fans-outside-the-stadium.jpg\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>On a matchday, the streets of Cardiff are full of thousands of expectant fans chatting, singing and having a good time. 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