{"id":18913,"date":"2017-03-10T17:40:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T17:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=18913"},"modified":"2017-03-10T17:40:02","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T17:40:02","slug":"rugby-fans-enjoy-cardiff-wales-ireland-kick-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/03\/10\/rugby-fans-enjoy-cardiff-wales-ireland-kick-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby fans enjoy themselves in Cardiff before Wales &#8211; Ireland kick-off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FANS from Ireland and Wales started the party early today as they packed city centre bars and restaurants ahead of tonight&#8217;s Six Nations\u00a0game.<br \/>\nBoth sides know anything other than a win will end their hopes of winning this year&#8217;s Six Nations, and both have every reason to be confident.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20023\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20023\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20023\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-22-at-13.52.10.png\" alt=\"The streets are already lined with fans from both nations.\" width=\"800\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-22-at-13.52.10.png 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-22-at-13.52.10-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-22-at-13.52.10-770x416.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-22-at-13.52.10-500x270.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-22-at-13.52.10-293x158.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20023\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-22-at-13.52.10.png\" alt=\"The streets are already lined with fans from both nations.\" width=\"800\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-22-at-13.52.10.png 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-22-at-13.52.10-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-22-at-13.52.10-770x416.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-22-at-13.52.10-500x270.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-22-at-13.52.10-293x158.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> The streets are already lined with fans from both nations.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nWe took to the streets to capture the mood in the city centre, and to catch up with the travelling Irish fans who have travelled over for the game.<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/caLg1xTX1yM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/caLg1xTX1yM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FANS from Ireland and Wales started the party early today as they packed city centre bars and restaurants ahead of tonight&#8217;s Six Nations\u00a0game. 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