{"id":75743,"date":"2023-03-10T16:29:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T16:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=75743"},"modified":"2023-03-13T16:56:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T16:56:29","slug":"rugby-fans-dump-8-5-tonnes-of-rubbish-on-cardiff-streets-after-one-six-nations-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/03\/10\/rugby-fans-dump-8-5-tonnes-of-rubbish-on-cardiff-streets-after-one-six-nations-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby fans dump 8.5 tonnes of rubbish on Cardiff streets after one Six Nations match"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Council workers spent five hours cleaning up Chippy Lane and <em>The Cardiffian<\/em> went out with them to see what it was like<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"What Cardiff&#039;s Chippy Alley looked like after the Wales vs England Six Nations\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CXlC4Dh9wxs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"What Cardiff&#039;s Chippy Alley looked like after the Wales vs England Six Nations\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CXlC4Dh9wxs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>AT 5am the day after the Wales v England match Cardiff city centre was full of stragglers stumbling home from pubs and clubs, discarded kebabs and chip shop rubbish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My guide on this night-time tour was cleaning supervisor Samantha Thomas who was leading a council team ridding the streets of more than 8.5 tonnes of rubbish left behind by rugby fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> I watched the crews as they turned Caroline Street, otherwise known as Chippy Lane or Chippy Alley, from a dumping ground to a respectable snicket full of restaurants and bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Thomas, who has been a weekend team supervisor for four years, said rugby days usually  leave more rubbish than other big events such as concerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The teams are really good and they know they have to work hard on days like today. 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