{"id":7618,"date":"2015-11-17T19:46:09","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T19:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=7618"},"modified":"2015-11-17T19:46:09","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T19:46:09","slug":"ball-wall-make-six-nations-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/11\/17\/ball-wall-make-six-nations-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Could the &#039;Ball in the Wall&#039; make a Six Nations comeback?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7582 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ball-in-the-wall-wiki-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"Ball in the Wall\" width=\"451\" height=\"357\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7582 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ball-in-the-wall-wiki-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"Ball in the Wall\" width=\"451\" height=\"357\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nCARDIFF&#8217;S iconic ball in the wall feature could make a comeback during next year&#8217;s Six Nations rugby tournament.<br \/>\nCardiff councillor Peter Bradbury, who was heavily involved in the original plans to place the giant rugby ball on the wall of Cardiff castle, is keeping his fingers crossed that he can secure its return.<br \/>\n\u201cIt was a huge success, I am so pleased to admit. I\u2019d love to see it make a comeback for the Six Nations,&#8221; he said.<br \/>\n\u201cIf you just look at social media alone and the positive comments on social media from right around the world. It just gave Cardiff something that no other World Cup host city had.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019d also like to see something similar done for the Champions League final. We have always been open to offers.&#8221;<br \/>\nTalking about how to bring the ball back, Coun Bradbury added \u201cthat it is up to the artist to try and make that happen\u201d.<br \/>\nThe gigantic rugby ball, which was designed and created by Matt Wild and his company Wild Creations, was a huge hit among rugby fans and tourists alike throughout the Rugby World Cup, when Cardiff hosted several games.<br \/>\nSince the ball was removed from the castle wall, some people have been speculating about its current location.<br \/>\nCoun Bradbury was none the wiser as to the ball&#8217;s whereabouts.<br \/>\n\u201cThe answer to where it is? I don\u2019t know,&#8221; he said. \u201cIt was taken down and I think it was with the artist.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Cardiffian contacted Wild Creations, based in Titan Road, Cardiff Bay, for clarification on the ball is now, but they did not wish to comment.<br \/>\nWould you like to see the ball in the wall make a comeback for the Six Nations?<br \/>\nFollow the link below\u00a0to have your say: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/MNXGVG2\">\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/MNXGVG2\">Ball in the Wall survey<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARDIFF&#8217;S iconic ball in the wall feature could make a comeback during next year&#8217;s Six Nations rugby tournament. Cardiff councillor Peter Bradbury, who was heavily involved in the original plans to place the giant rugby ball on the wall of Cardiff castle, is keeping his fingers crossed that he can secure its return. \u201cIt was a huge success, I am so pleased to admit. 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