Cardiff Blues A’s Celtic Cup fixtures confirmed

Cardiff Blues have confirmed the fixtures for this season’s Cardiff Blues A Celtic Cup campaign, starting on the Saturday of the August Bank Holiday weekend.

It’s Leinster A first up who will visit the Arms Park on August 24^th, before the following week sees a trip to Northern Ireland where the team will face Ulster A at Malone RFC, with a 19:30 kick-off on Saturday 31^st.

Following that it’s back to the Arms Park on Saturday 7^th September, with Dragons A the visitors for a 15:30 kick-off, before a short trip down the M4 to play Ospreys A at Bridgend’s Brewery Field on Friday 13^th.

The final three weeks of the competition see a trip to Irish Independent Park in Cork to face Munster A on Friday 20^th, before back-to-back home games against Connacht A on Saturday 28^th, and Scarlets A on Friday 4^th October.

If Cardiff Blues A are in the top two spots in the league after all seven games, they will then progress to the Celtic Cup Final on Saturday 12^th October.

The team will be led by Cardiff Blues Academy coaches Gethin Jenkins and T Rhys Thomas, assisted by Cardiff Blues U18 coaches Craig Everett and Aled James.