Cuthbert conundrum??

If you were Alex Cuthbert what would you do? A shining beacon if light in a very poor team run by very poor staff. A so called "region" that is still called Cardiff by most people that has alienated itself from a plethora of rugby talent in the valleys and vale of Glamorgan. I would certainly not stay. He's made his name on the international stage and he needs to move and play with better players, win some silverware and most importantly not get his natural skills coached out of him.

Personally, I'd like to see Alex Cuthbert spell 'conundrum'.

Ianbru

You know he's actually quite intelligent don't you, studied his degree in Gloucester and moved to Cardiff to finish it.

Didn't he spend two years doing A-levels (or equalivilent) at Hartpury College then go to Cardiff University? I believe it was college he started playing Sevens.

Another boring article BTW.

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Thats a first for 606v2, the OP bored of his own thread after 3 posts.

thebluesmancometh wrote:Ianbru

You know he's actually quite intelligent don't you, studied his degree in Gloucester and moved to Cardiff to finish it.

Ha ha, fair enough pal, although I believe it was actually Cardiff Metropolitan University (I remember how miffed my friends from Cardiff Uni would get when I mixed the two up...).

Merry Christmas, mate!

IanBru wrote:

thebluesmancometh wrote:Ianbru

You know he's actually quite intelligent don't you, studied his degree in Gloucester and moved to Cardiff to finish it.

Ha ha, fair enough pal, although I believe it was actually Cardiff Metropolitan University (I remember how miffed my friends from Cardiff Uni would get when I mixed the two up...).

Merry Christmas, mate!

Must have been a pretty recent mix up; Cardiff Metropolitan University has only existed for 1 year! Did you mean UWIC (it's predecessor)?!

thebluesmancometh wrote:

Thats a first for 606v2, the OP bored of his own thread after 3 posts.

Can somebody introduce proeggchaser to cardiffdave please. That would be entertaining to say the least.

Is proeggchaser not Roger Lewis the former poster???

Griff wrote:

IanBru wrote:

thebluesmancometh wrote:Ianbru

You know he's actually quite intelligent don't you, studied his degree in Gloucester and moved to Cardiff to finish it.

Ha ha, fair enough pal, although I believe it was actually Cardiff Metropolitan University (I remember how miffed my friends from Cardiff Uni would get when I mixed the two up...).

Merry Christmas, mate!

Must have been a pretty recent mix up; Cardiff Metropolitan University has only existed for 1 year! Did you mean UWIC (it's predecessor)?!

I always got confused too, but now you've confirmed that Metropolitan was formerly UWIC and Cardiff Uni is seperate (the one that competes in the Varsity with Swansea Uni, or Swansea Metropolitan? :-s ). Cardiff is a top university. UWIC is the sports one so maybe he went there as I believe his degree is sports/coaching related. The 'University of Wales' group has been gone for some time as far as I'm aware but a couple have kept the name since.

University or Wales Newport is still called such! Didn't even know UWIC had changed it's name to Met!

Griff

My moneys on Roger Lewis too, coincidental name similarities!

thebluesmancometh wrote:University or Wales Newport is still called such! Didn't even know UWIC had changed it's name to Met!

Griff

My moneys on Roger Lewis too, coincidental name similarities!

Yep Stephen Hawking, "RogerLewis" is VERY similar to "Proeggchaser"..

Daft poll? "hilarious" options? yep, its Roger alright.

In claiming to be something or someone you aren't worth a tiny proportion of ROg!

Noooo

Uni of Wales was mixed up with some sort of scandal selling their degrees to dodgy Indonesian/SE Asian schools so they ceased associations with most of the colleges/uni's but Newport and one other (Trinity St David?) are still part of UoW.

Cardiff Met (formerly UWIC) could well cease to be as well if Leighton Andrews (Education Minister) gets his way and merges Newport, Glamorgan and CMU to make a SE Wales uni!

Cardiff Uni though will always be top and is part of the Russell group and conducts some of the most/best research in the UK.

now that I've bored you, I'll leave...

Smirnoff, Newport and Glamorgan are definitely merging. It's all signed off and will start officially in April (I work at Newport Uni). It has been announced after extensive research and consultation that the new entity will be called the Univeristy of South Wales. Imaginative or what?! It will take a few years obviously because you have to honour the courses that people have started, so there will be a few years where new and old courses are run side by side.

UWIC (Cardiff Met) were given the chance to join the merger but have so far declined. They may now have their funding cut and could go down the pan.

Just thought I'd add that to the bore fest!

Good to see a 'debate' about what options a rugby play has can change into a converstation about the names of welsh universities in under 3 posts. That must be the quickest derailing of a thread ever.

Like you've never gone off at a tangent ScarletSpiderman...

Griff wrote:Like you've never gone off at a tangent ScarletSpiderman...

As if I would ever do such a thing, to go of on a tangent would imply that it was somehow linked. When I go off topic it is more like on a tandum.

Griff - just thinking if the uni of Glamorgan is mergin with Newport, then what happens to the colleges that run courses in conjunction with the uni of Glamorgan elsewhere (like Pembs college do part time degrees under the Uni of Glamorgan), will they automatically just change over to Uni Of South Wales too?

I'd imagine so SS.

Thanks Griff - didn't realise a date had been set and it was official - as the last I'd heard (a month or so ago) was Leighton saying he was considering forcing CMU to merge.

It'll be a big shame if CMU fold, as they've got the best (I believe) sports facilities in Wales and quite a decent standing in the UK for a 'new uni'.

Also why is it South Wales, and not South East? Seeing as it only caters for the Eastern Border to around 70miles inland of the Eastern Border?

Smirnoffpriest wrote:I'd imagine so SS.

Thanks Griff - didn't realise a date had been set and it was official - as the last I'd heard (a month or so ago) was Leighton saying he was considering forcing CMU to merge.

It'll be a big shame if CMU fold, as they've got the best (I believe) sports facilities in Wales and quite a decent standing in the UK for a 'new uni'.

Also why is it South Wales, and not South East? Seeing as it only caters for the Eastern Border to around 70miles inland of the Eastern Border?

Also don't they have some sort of deal with the Scarlets over using said facilities etc (I know UWIC did anyhow)?

They may have - I know that the WRU and WFA use their facilities

I think they used to, but Parc Y Scarlets now is so well kitted out and has a 3G indoor surface that I don't think they need UWIC. Same for the Blues I think with the facilities at the new cardiff city stadium.

I think the courses at partner colleges will change to the new uni in time. Those that are underway will be seen out under the guise of the original institution, but those courses starting from next September will probably be under Uni of South Wales.

Smirnoff, there was an online questionnaire allowing all staff to give input into the new name. I went for University of South East Wales, and I also liked South East Wales Metropolitan University. Alas, none of my suggestions were voted for in the end! South Wales is a bit misleading as that could cover up to Swansea too!

Just to add that the sports facilities at Glamorgan are pretty impressive now too. They've got a new centre at Treforest/Llantrisant that cost a few million that's pretty state of the art.

The new Uni is a good move IMO. Should be able to attract more funding, research grants, etc. due to the bigger size. There is a risk that I could lost my job though, but cest la vie!

Griff wrote:Alas, none of my suggestions were voted for in the end! South Wales is a bit misleading as that could cover up to Swansea too!

Perhaps there may be something in giving it a name that can be spread out to futher reaches, who knows in the future Swansea may join in too, and then there will be no need for a name change.

Griff wrote:The new Uni is a good move IMO. Should be able to attract more funding, research grants, etc. due to the bigger size. There is a risk that I could lost my job though, but cest la vie!

Fingers crossed it won't come to that boss

ScarletSpiderman wrote:

Griff wrote:Alas, none of my suggestions were voted for in the end! South Wales is a bit misleading as that could cover up to Swansea too!

Perhaps there may be something in giving it a name that can be spread out to futher reaches, who knows in the future Swansea may join in too, and then there will be no need for a name change.

Griff wrote:The new Uni is a good move IMO. Should be able to attract more funding, research grants, etc. due to the bigger size. There is a risk that I could lost my job though, but cest la vie!

Fingers crossed it won't come to that boss