{"id":85667,"date":"2024-03-22T11:03:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T11:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=85667"},"modified":"2024-03-22T11:14:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T11:14:36","slug":"cardiff-based-water-polo-team-could-win-the-british-league-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/03\/22\/cardiff-based-water-polo-team-could-win-the-british-league-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff-based water polo team could win the British league for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ahead of the final games, two Welsh Wanderers reflect on their stunning season so far<\/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=\"Welsh Wanderers look ahead to the Super5s finale\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/njWEhtPP1QE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Welsh Wanderers look ahead to the Super5s finale\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/njWEhtPP1QE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Two of the Welsh Wanderers&#8217; key players discuss the season so far, and their high hopes for the weekend<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>CARDIFF-BASED Welsh Wanderers are competing in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/12\/05\/water-polo-team-qualifies-for-cup-competition-for-the-first-time-in-its-history\/\">Super5s<\/a>, a competition for the five best water polo teams in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This weekend, the final games of the season will be played out and as it stands the Cardiff-based club could finish anywhere from first to fifth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019ll win both our games and if we\u2019re lucky, results will go our way and we can win the whole thing,\u201d said Ceri Griffiths, one of Wanderers\u2019 starting seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They go to Coventry on Saturday to play London-based Polytechnic, who they beat in the first round of matches this season. 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