14/11/2025
Tomorrow the Warriors head to the capital again for another international day in Cardiff. When the Warriors started playing regular fixtures, it became apparent that many players, despite being rugby fans (and now players) were watching games in the house, some of the biggest social events of the year was passing them by.
Giving people the chance to have rugby experiences has always been at the heart of the Warriors ethos. A disability shouldn’t be a barrier to “getting in the mix”. The Warriors play almost every time Wales has a fixture, but Cardiff on international day should be on everyone’s bucket list. Since the 1st trip in 2002, the Warriors have been regular visitors, sometimes coming up twice on the same weekend, and sometimes 3 times a season. We have brought along our friends from Saracens Brave Herts, Bumble Bee Barbarians and Ayrshire Clan (after playing them on the Friday) and the 1st ever Chiefs match is covered. These aren’t all our Cardiff trips, we’ve played the Cardiff Chiefs RFC on several other occasions, a WRU Select, Cardiff Police, MARI and even Worcester – but international day is special for us and hopefully the clubs we visit. We are very grateful to Barry Barrians (Cardiff Heath Hospital), Cardiff Saracens, Gwl@d Rugby (an epic staple of our season at one point), CIACs, Old Penarthians, Caerau Ely, Llanishen (last game on the grass pitch), Rhiwbina (when Gwil and Rich didn’t meet a Prince) and Canton.
There have been some near misses with Fairwater, Penarth and Cardiff Met – hopefully at some point! But tomorrow it’s Barry RFC, thank you to them for agreeing the fixture. If you are nearby come along, if you’re in Cardiff – look out. Make memories, COM ON CYMRU, Ymlaen y Rhyfelwyr
In our 30th year, here is a quick look back at (most of) those trips! Look out for Gareth Edwards, Max Boyce, Ryan Jones, Gwyn Jones, Bruce Dickinson and a whole array of hungover Warriors legends
Cardiff Saracens 2001/02
http://llanelliwarriorsmatchreports.blogspot.com/2005/10/cardiff-saracens-30-llanelli-warriors.html
Barry Barrians (Cardiff Heath A&E) 2005/06 https://llanelliwarriorsmatchreports.blogspot.com/2006/03/barry-barrians-20-llanelli-warriors-15.html
2008/09 Gwl@d Rugby
https://llanelliwarriorsmatchreports.blogspot.com/2009/03/gwlad-regional-select-22-llanelli.html
2009/10 Gwl@d Rugby
https://llanelliwarriorsmatchreports.blogspot.com/2010/02/gwlad-27-llanelli-warriors-10.html
2010/11 Gwl@d Rugby
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-539416/report
2011/12 Gwl@d Rugby
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-980855/report
2012/13 Gwl@d Rugby
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-1257017/report
2013/14 Gwl@d Rugby
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-1854807
2014/15
Gwl@d Rugby
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-2440961/report
Canton RFC
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-2668098/report
2015/16
Gwl@d Rugby
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-3224473/report
2016/17
Llanishen RFC
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-3556699/report
Old Penarthians
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-3624896/report
2017/18
Cardiff Chiefs
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-3894323/report
Llanishen
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-3894319/report
Rhiwbina
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-3955030/report
2018/19
Cardiff Chiefs
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-4048273/report
Cardiff Harlequins
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-4048281/report
20/21 – gap in the records here.
2021/22
CIACs
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-5150260/report
Cardiff Chiefs
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-5150286/report
Caerau Ely
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-5255450/report
2022/23
CIACs
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-5352033/report
Bumble Bee Barbarians (at Canton)
https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/llanelliwarriorsrfc/teams/3612/match-centre/0-5352039/report
2023/24
Old Penarthians
(report er…pending but plenty of pics on Facebook)
2024/2025
Warriors Coch v Warriors Glas (at Old Penarthians)
(report er…pending but plenty of pics on Facebook)
2025/26
BARRY! 🏴
