WHAT’S in a name? Earlier this week Cardiff Blues, after 17 years, reverted to plain old Cardiff which frankly is what I’ve continued to call them during that period.
The rush to bastardise famous clubs’ names has always perplexed me but in the Welsh case was clearly connected with the decision to scrap the 18-team senior club system and go the regional route and to try and woo fans from the larger region by not over emphasising the mother club. Hence Dragons, Ospreys, Blues and Scarlets although at least Llanelli’s nickname was always the Scarlets.
It was a poo...