{"id":8728,"date":"2015-11-02T15:53:23","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T15:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=8728"},"modified":"2020-09-25T10:51:33","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T09:51:33","slug":"what-to-follow-while-in-cardiff-rugby-or-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/sport-health\/what-to-follow-while-in-cardiff-rugby-or-football","title":{"rendered":"What to follow while in Cardiff, rugby or football?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Wales have qualified for the 2016 Euro tournament in France. We find out what is more popular in Wales, Football or Rugby.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9120\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9120\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/xxxxxxxx.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9120\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/xxxxxxxx.jpg\" alt=\"The Welsh are definitely more passionate about Rugby than any other sport\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/xxxxxxxx.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/xxxxxxxx-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/xxxxxxxx-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9120\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/xxxxxxxx.jpg\" alt=\"The Welsh are definitely more passionate about Rugby than any other sport\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/xxxxxxxx.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/xxxxxxxx-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/xxxxxxxx-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> The Welsh are definitely more passionate about Rugby than any other sport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">On Tuesday the 12th of October Wales qualified for the Euro 2016 to be held in France. It is the first major tournament they have qualified for since 1958. Star players such as Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale have given the squad a decent chance of performing well in the up coming tournament.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8835\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/gareth-bale_3380661b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8835\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/gareth-bale_3380661b-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"Gareth Bale Gesturing while playing for Real Madrid\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/gareth-bale_3380661b-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/gareth-bale_3380661b-500x312.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/gareth-bale_3380661b-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/gareth-bale_3380661b.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8835\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/gareth-bale_3380661b-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"Gareth Bale Gesturing while playing for Real Madrid\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/gareth-bale_3380661b-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/gareth-bale_3380661b-500x312.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/gareth-bale_3380661b-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/11\/gareth-bale_3380661b.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> The hopes of Welsh Football team rest&#8217;s primarily on Gareth Bale in the Euro 2016 tournament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Football Fans in wales are ecstatic with their team\u2019s success. Some people however have argued that their reliance on Gareth Bale is too great and they might not be able to cope without him.<\/p>\n<p>The Welsh Rugby team on the other hand has had a great tournament, not only was Wales a Co-host but their team got to the quarterfinals where they were beaten by South Africa. Becky a Cardiff local however says \u201cThe Welsh are definitely more Passionate about rugby than football and their rugby team usually does better than their football team, notwithstanding their current triumph\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-34499163\">Wales make history by qualifying for first major tournament since 1958<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/0\/rugby-union\/welsh\/\">Welsh rugby&#8230;.what you need to know <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday the 12th of October Wales qualified for the Euro 2016 to be held in France. 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