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But it’s not all negative. When rivalries spring up, so do unlikely alliances and a form of club kinship. On away days into enemy lions’ dens, clubs will often make a swift exit and call in at a friendly clubhouse nearby instead, a case of ‘getting the hell out of Dodge’ after the 80 minutes are up and, hopefully, winning points and bragging rights have been snaffled. To illustrate the point, regarding the annual trip to see ‘the Ducks’ in the Rhondda, their neighbours Porth Harlequins RFC always provided us with a warm welcome in the hillside...
News of results and ructions travel fast – especially in this age of social media – and soon enough other clubs will dissect and discuss events that have occurred elsewhere in the league, and subsequent friendships and alliances of sorts will form, strengthening the bonds throughout the game of amateur rugby.
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