{"id":42495,"date":"2020-03-13T16:13:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T16:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=42495"},"modified":"2020-03-13T16:13:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T16:13:05","slug":"fans-angry-as-wales-v-scotland-called-off-with-24-hours-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/03\/13\/fans-angry-as-wales-v-scotland-called-off-with-24-hours-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans angry as Wales v Scotland called off with 24 hours to go"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;We\u2019ve got to make a weekend of it now, haven\u2019t we?&#8217; \u2013 Scottish fan who travelled seven hours to watch match<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Angry-kilts-top.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Angry-kilts-top.jpg 709w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Angry-kilts-top-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Angry-kilts-top-500x381.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Angry-kilts-top-293x223.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Angry-kilts-top.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Angry-kilts-top.jpg 709w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Angry-kilts-top-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Angry-kilts-top-500x381.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Angry-kilts-top-293x223.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>Scottish fans are determined to make the most of the weekend despite the postponed game.<\/strong><br \/>Image: Edd Church<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p>SCOTTISH rugby fans who had travelled for hours, and spent hundreds on hotels, have aired their anger at the <a href=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/03\/13\/breaking-wales-v-scotland-six-nations-match-called-off\/\">last-minute postponing of the Wales v Scotland match. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Despite the Welsh Rugby Union\u2019s earlier statement that the game would go ahead, Wales\u2019 final Six Nations match against Scotland was called off due to the Coronavirus outbreak, leaving thousands of fans angry and out of pocket. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Jason Graham and Aaron Fox, from Annan, near Dumfries, set off at\n3am this morning with a group of fans to make the seven hour-long coach journeys\nto support Scotland at The Principality. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s f****** ridiculous if I\u2019m honest,\u201d Mr Fox said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou travel seven hours, hyped up to watch a game and bang! It\u2019s\ngone.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cEveryone\u2019s going to be in the pubs anyway, we aren\u2019t going home\nyet.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo if anyone has the virus, they\u2019ll just give it to people in the\npubs instead of the stadium.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The group got to their hotel in the Valleys at 10.30am and had been in the pub most of the day ahead of tomorrow\u2019s game, which would have started at 2.15pm tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The Welsh Rugby Union said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wru.wales\/2020\/03\/wales-game-postponed\/\">the fluid nature of the Coronavirus outbreak meant postponing the match was the only viable option.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mr Graham said the game should have been called off earlier to\ngive fans a chance to get refunds.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re a wee bit angry,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cEspecially now we\u2019re stood here at the pub watching the racing at\nCheltenham, which is still on.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wales\u2019 Guinness Six Nations clash with Scotland at Principality Stadium in Cardiff tomorrow has been postponed.<br>Further details:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/STFsyIpWHL\">https:\/\/t.co\/STFsyIpWHL<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Scotlandteam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Scotlandteam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SixNationsRugby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SixNationsRugby<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Welsh Rugby Union \ud83c\udfc9 (@WelshRugbyUnion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WelshRugbyUnion\/status\/1238467830250647552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt \u00a3300 a head, plus \u00a390 for the tickets to the game, it\u2019s really\nfrustrating.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to make a weekend of it, now haven\u2019t we? We\u2019ll still be\nhere, going around the pubs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Public Health Wales today reported there are now 38 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Wales, three of which are in Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Sophie Campbell, 22, from Stonehaven, and Adam Cumming, 23, from Aberdeen, spent \u00a390 on an AirBnB, \u00a3180 on tickets, \u00a340 for a hotel in Carlisle to stop on the way, and over \u00a3100 on fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Their ten-hour journey also ended in disappointment when they found out the game was called off \u2013 just as they pulled up to their AirBnB.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">READ | Wales\u2019 Guinness Six Nations clash with Scotland at Principality Stadium in Cardiff tomorrow has been postponed.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ADeXNiOXPx\">https:\/\/t.co\/ADeXNiOXPx<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Scottish Rugby (@Scotlandteam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Scotlandteam\/status\/1238469659839602690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was Adam\u2019s first rugby game, so it was a bit disappointing,\u201d said Ms Campbell.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>They also plan to spend the weekend in the city, since Mr Cumming already\ntook time off work to watch the game. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>But it isn\u2019t just Scottish fans who have been left hanging because\nof the last-minute decision.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Chris George, from Merthyr, had paid \u00a3190 for a room in a Cardiff hotel for himself, his brother and his dad for tomorrow night after the match to celebrate the fifth anniversary of George and Co., their family business.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a treat for my dad,\u201d Mr George said. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy Dad, who is 65, is pretty annoyed really.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s been following rugby since he was a kid, and we won\u2019t be\ncoming down now \u2013 we were only attending Cardiff for the rugby.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Some international visitors are also disappointed, with one group\nfrom Switzerland finding out on their way to Cardiff they would not get to\nwatch Wales face Scotland. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>St\u00e9phanie Galloni, from Sion, Switzerland, was travelling with a\nSwiss club who had lent the Welsh team training equipment during their pre-World\nCup camp last summer.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-THIS-ONE-TOP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-THIS-ONE-TOP.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-THIS-ONE-TOP-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-THIS-ONE-TOP-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-THIS-ONE-TOP-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-THIS-ONE-TOP-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-THIS-ONE-TOP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-THIS-ONE-TOP.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-THIS-ONE-TOP-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-THIS-ONE-TOP-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-THIS-ONE-TOP-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-THIS-ONE-TOP-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>Principality Stadium staff were preparing for the game to be on in the hours before the postponement. <\/strong><br \/>Image: Edd Church<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The team had been allowed to bulk-buy tickets to Wales v Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can&#8217;t believe they have waited for so long before taking that\ndecision,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cSuch a shame for every person already on their way to Cardiff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Five members of Ms Galloni\u2019s group had cancelled due to Coronavirus because they work in Swiss hospitals, and were trying to sell their tickets at face-value on Facebook before the postponement. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Other healthcare workers like Rhys Pritchard, a domiciliary care worker for Carmarthen County Council, were trying to sell for fear of infecting vulnerable people at work. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Speaking before the decision to postpone, Mr Pritchard said he\ndecided to sell his two \u00a395 tickets through a Facebook group to protect his\nelderly patients, and his dad who was planning to travel from Scotland to\nsupport Wales. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not worth the risk,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor me, getting into contact with Coronavirus would be the end of\nthe people I look after.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s too much of a risk to them, no doubt for each one of my clients they would get sick.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not gutted I can\u2019t go, because it\u2019s the right thing to do,\nbut if I can\u2019t sell them it\u2019s a lot of money wasted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-top.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-top.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-top-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-top-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-top-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-top-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-top.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-top.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-top-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Wales-v-Scotland-top-770x433.jpg 770w, 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