218 Events

Sir Tom & the Stereophonics were class… but there’s nothing like the Haka and Wales vs New Zealand.

Hospitality tickets now available…

Come join us and support Velindre Cancer Centre

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Wales vs New Zealand will give us a chance to remember the creator of magic - Phil Bennett.

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Wales vs New Zealand It seems odd to be writing this in a week when a sporting great sadly passed away. Phil Bennett was and is the reason the Welsh rugby public yearn for creative players. He started the magic and often finished it on the pitch also. Phil was supposed to be our guest for our Wales vs Scotland event tha...

Wales are going to the World Cup!

The fanzones we're fantastic and we loved it...

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Wales are going to the World Cup Wow… 5th June 2022 will forever go down in Welsh football history. The day we qualified for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The first one in 64 years. As Max Boyce would have said, it was an “I was there” moment. It has been so long in the making it still feels like a dream that Rob Page, thanks ...

Have we all recovered from yesterday?!

Gwych gweld Market Hall Caernarfon a London Welsh
yn edrych mor brysur ar gyfer y Fanzones S4C Chwaraeon

Ymlaen i / on to Qatar!

Wales v Ukraine - World Cup qualifier 2022.
Today's the day... and we're cuffed to be a part of it!!

Get over to the fanzones for an amazing atmosphere.
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FAW / S4C World Cup play-off Fanzones If you can’t be at the Cardiff City Stadium for the World Cup play-off final then Market Hall, Caernarfon and London Welsh Centre, Camden are the places to be. We are proud to be able to team up with S4C and the FAW to provide two fanzones for the one of the biggest night in Welsh football in over...

Congratulations / Llongyfarchiadau... Gareth Bale MBE!!

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We're proud to play our small part in the S4C & FAW FIFA World Cup Fanzones.

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S4C | FAW | 218 Events | Fanzones | World Cup Wales are set to play Scotland or Ukraine on the 5th June in one the biggest football matches in Welsh history. A place in the FIFA Football World Cup 2022 in Qatar and a pool match against England is up for grabs for the winners. The FAW and S4C, official broadcaster of Wales’ matches, have partn...

Big Autumn Series ahead for Wales.
Great to have the All Blacks back in town!!

🥳Penblwydd Hapus to our very own Ifan Phillips

We've created an Instagram page to keep up to date with his recovery and all the latest fundraising activities, follow us here
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You can still donate here 👉 bit.ly/SupportForIfan

Penblwydd Hapus / Happy Birthday
On this day 1987, Kenneth James Owens was born in Carmarthen.
One of the leading ho**ers in world rugby, Ken has been at the Scarlets since 2004, coming through the Academy before making his senior debut two years later.
Made his Test debut for Wales against Namibia during the 2011 Rugby World Cup and has been a virtual ever-present in the squad since.
Selected for the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand in 2017, he captained the side against the Blues and was part of the Test match-day for the epic drawn series. The talismanic forward was named the coach's and fans' player of the season for 2018-19 and was Wales’ first-choice ho**er at the World Cup in Japan.
Has captained the Scarlets from 2014 to 2021 and has over 250 appearences.

Penblwydd Hapus / Happy Birthday
On this day 1931 William John Charles, CBE was born in Swansea.
He was a Welsh international footballer who played for Leeds United and Juventus during his 25-year playing career. Rated by many as the greatest all-round footballer ever to come from Britain, he was equally adept as a forward or defender due to his strength, pace, technique, vision, ability in the air and eye for goal.
He has since been included in the Football League 100 Legends and was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame.

He was never cautioned or sent off during his entire career, due to his philosophy of never kicking or intentionally hurting opposing players. Thus, due to his correct behaviour and tall stature, standing at 6 ft 2 in, he was nicknamed Il Gigante Buono – The Gentle Giant.


He 15 goals n 38 matches for Wales whilst at club level - scoring 370 in 715 appearances.

Penblwydd Hapus / Happy Birthday
On this day 1990, Aaron Ramsey was born in Caerphilly.
With 71 caps and 20 goals for Wales he will be remembered as one of the countries finest midfielders.
Rambo was instrumental in Wales’ EURO 2016 success in France, driving his team to a semi-final spot with Portugal. The result that day may have been very different if he and Ben Davies were not suspended…
Signing for Italian giants Juventus made him the highest earning basic salary player from the UK showing how undervalued he may have been at Arsenal.
He won the Seria A and Copa Italia in 19-20 season. Adding to his three FA Cups amd Europa League runners up medal.

Penblwydd Hapus / Happy Birthday
On this day 1988, Leigh Halfpenny was born in Swansea.
With 766 points in 93 international appearances, he lies third in the in the all time top scorers list for Wales.
Halfpenny has won three Six Nations Championships with two of them being Grand Slams.
He toured Australia and New Zealand with the Lions, winning 4 caps and scoring 49 points.
He will be considered as one of Wales’ bravest full-backs with a cannon of a right boot!

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Thomas Mervyn Davies - 'Merv The Swerve' - born on this day 1946.

The former London Welsh and Swansea No.8 Davies made his international debut in 1969 and went on to become one of the most influential players ever to wear the red of Wales and the British & Irish Lions.

He was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in 2001 and the following year a poll of Welsh rugby fans saw him voted the greatest ever Welsh captain and the greatest ever Welsh No.8.

Penblwydd Hapus / Happy Birthday
On this day 1977, Stephen Michael Jones was born in Aberystwyth. He won 104 caps for Wales and six times for the British and Irish Lions.

Jones was the record cap holder for Wales until he was overtaken by Gethin Jenkins on 15 March 2014. He remains as Wales most-capped back. With 970 test points, Jones is seventh in the List of leading rugby union test point scorers, and the second-highest Wales player on the list behind Neil Jenkins.

He played for Llanelli, Scarlets, Clermont Auvergne, and Wasps before returning to play and then coach the Scarlets.