{"id":5699,"date":"2015-03-10T13:44:52","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T13:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=5699"},"modified":"2015-03-10T13:44:52","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T13:44:52","slug":"the-cardiffian-cup-semi-final-ii-cardiff-city-vs-cardiff-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/03\/10\/the-cardiffian-cup-semi-final-ii-cardiff-city-vs-cardiff-city\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cardiffian Cup semi-final II: Cardiff City vs Cardiff City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With <a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/2015\/03\/10\/devils-city-blues-who-is-cardiffs-best-team\/\">The Tiger Bay Brawlers winning the first Cardiffian Cup semi-final<\/a>, they now await the winners of this face off, featuring Cardiff City RL vs Cardiff City FC.<br \/>\nAnd like the first semi, you will choose who faces them in Friday&#8217;s final.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5577\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5577\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/the-cardiffian-cup.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5577 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/the-cardiffian-cup-180x300.jpg\" alt=\"the cardiffian cup\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5577 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/the-cardiffian-cup-180x300.jpg\" alt=\"the cardiffian cup\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> &#8220;Magical&#8221;, &#8220;priceless&#8221;, &#8220;coveted&#8221; &#8211; The Cardiffian Cup<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe first of the two Cardiff City sides plays Rugby League, and are a new but exciting team.<br \/>\nSet up in October 2014, the club were formed as the result of a merger between the Cardiff Spartans and the Cardiff Demons.<br \/>\nCity now have more than 50 players on their books and will enter both an A and a B team into the Welsh Conference \u2013 which begins in May.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5702\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5702\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/crl-team.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5702 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/crl-team-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"crl-team\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5702 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/crl-team-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"crl-team\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Will Cardiff City RL win the semi-final?<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nCity have a clear vision and are aiming to bring rugby league back to Cardiff \u2013 and may even rival their football-playing namesakes in the process.<br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">The Bluebirds have become more famous for their antics off the pitch rather than their play on it. This could be because of the distinctly average football they\u2019ve played this season, as well as their at best mid-table finish, but it is no small part due to owner Vincent Tan.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5\"> Tan\u2019s decision to allow Cardiff to re-adopt their famous blue shirts shows Tan realised he made a mistake, but it was a case of too little too late for many. Performances need to improve for them to have any chance of regaining a place in the Barclay\u2019s Premier League any time soon.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Thanks to all who voted! Cardiff City Rugby League have won by an amazing 71%-29%! They will now face <a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/2015\/03\/10\/devils-city-blues-who-is-cardiffs-best-team\/\">Tiger Bay Brawlers, who won their semi final earlier<\/a>. 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