Josh Gardner
@joshgardner.bsky.social
Commissioning editor, Guitar.com. The one you don’t like off the Blood & Mud rugby podcast. Variably competent dad. I cannot be reasoned with. 🏴
When Callum Sheedy makes another inexplicable decision at a key moment of a match:
January 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
When Callum Sheedy makes another inexplicable decision at a key moment of a match:
The kindest thing I can say about Hugo from The Traitors is that he radiates “Cardiff fan who sits in the North Stand* of the Arms Park”energy more powerfully than anyone else I’ve ever seen on television.
(* When he’s not got hospitality, natch)
(* When he’s not got hospitality, natch)
January 3, 2026 at 8:14 PM
The kindest thing I can say about Hugo from The Traitors is that he radiates “Cardiff fan who sits in the North Stand* of the Arms Park”energy more powerfully than anyone else I’ve ever seen on television.
(* When he’s not got hospitality, natch)
(* When he’s not got hospitality, natch)
Tony Rowe in 2020: “We’ve been known as Exeter Chiefs for well over a century … we didn’t create the name just for branding”
Tony Rowe in 2026: “So, whatever.”
Tony Rowe in 2026: “So, whatever.”
Genuinely very funny to see Tony Rowe - a man who fought tooth and nail to not have to change Exeter’s racist club branding, and has been miserable about it ever since - now shrugging and saying he wouldn’t give a shit about changing the club’s name now he wants to sell up.
January 1, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Tony Rowe in 2020: “We’ve been known as Exeter Chiefs for well over a century … we didn’t create the name just for branding”
Tony Rowe in 2026: “So, whatever.”
Tony Rowe in 2026: “So, whatever.”
Genuinely very funny to see Tony Rowe - a man who fought tooth and nail to not have to change Exeter’s racist club branding, and has been miserable about it ever since - now shrugging and saying he wouldn’t give a shit about changing the club’s name now he wants to sell up.
January 1, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Genuinely very funny to see Tony Rowe - a man who fought tooth and nail to not have to change Exeter’s racist club branding, and has been miserable about it ever since - now shrugging and saying he wouldn’t give a shit about changing the club’s name now he wants to sell up.
LOVES. A. DAGGER.
Iestyn Hopkins absolutely loves a dagger try against the Turks aye.
January 1, 2026 at 7:06 PM
LOVES. A. DAGGER.
I’ve been thinking about this a lot in the last few months. Fans and media ALWAYS moan about too much kicking, but I haven’t seen players and coaches talk like this since the dark day of the ELVs.
World Rugby loves to throw a pre-RWC law curveball, what price they tweak things again before 2027?
World Rugby loves to throw a pre-RWC law curveball, what price they tweak things again before 2027?
The worry is that if you fully convert over to that style, and recruit accordingly, you'll be left high and dry if World Rugby decides to pare back the kick escorting law to where it was pre November 2024.
December 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I’ve been thinking about this a lot in the last few months. Fans and media ALWAYS moan about too much kicking, but I haven’t seen players and coaches talk like this since the dark day of the ELVs.
World Rugby loves to throw a pre-RWC law curveball, what price they tweak things again before 2027?
World Rugby loves to throw a pre-RWC law curveball, what price they tweak things again before 2027?
It’s stupid that he even tried it. It’s stupider still that it came off. It’s *obscenely* stupid that it directly led to a try.
Thomas Ramos decided that rugby is too easy so he’s going to play futsal instead.
December 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It’s stupid that he even tried it. It’s stupider still that it came off. It’s *obscenely* stupid that it directly led to a try.
Thomas Ramos decided that rugby is too easy so he’s going to play futsal instead.
December 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Thomas Ramos decided that rugby is too easy so he’s going to play futsal instead.
Antoine Dupont claiming the soul of 125kg 20-cap international hooker Tolu Latu.
December 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Antoine Dupont claiming the soul of 125kg 20-cap international hooker Tolu Latu.
Cardiff the only home team to win in the URC this weekend - five away wins has to be some sort of record, surely?
December 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Cardiff the only home team to win in the URC this weekend - five away wins has to be some sort of record, surely?
Genuinely think that sport competition-specific merch is some of the weirdest and most unnecessary shit on the planet.
HOWEVER.
There is not an upper limit to how much Pop-Tarts Bowl stash I would cop.
HOWEVER.
There is not an upper limit to how much Pop-Tarts Bowl stash I would cop.
December 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Genuinely think that sport competition-specific merch is some of the weirdest and most unnecessary shit on the planet.
HOWEVER.
There is not an upper limit to how much Pop-Tarts Bowl stash I would cop.
HOWEVER.
There is not an upper limit to how much Pop-Tarts Bowl stash I would cop.
Tomos Williams - never not at it.
December 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Tomos Williams - never not at it.
Newcastle being denied a shot at their first win of the season against 13-man Bristol because Cammy Hutchison dived into the post and knocked it on when literally there were no defenders within six feet of him is too funny man.
December 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Newcastle being denied a shot at their first win of the season against 13-man Bristol because Cammy Hutchison dived into the post and knocked it on when literally there were no defenders within six feet of him is too funny man.
Iestyn Hopkins absolutely loves a dagger try against the Turks aye.
December 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Iestyn Hopkins absolutely loves a dagger try against the Turks aye.
The greatest unanswered question of the WRU’s great plan is how Scarlets fans are going to find a way to blame Ospreys-biased referees for their problems when we don’t even exist next season.
Whitehouse ignoring multiple instances of Ospreys carriers crawling forward on the deck there.
December 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The greatest unanswered question of the WRU’s great plan is how Scarlets fans are going to find a way to blame Ospreys-biased referees for their problems when we don’t even exist next season.
Ending the game from a ref arse-induced knock on might have been the funniest thing that ever happened in rugby so that’s a real shame.
December 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Ending the game from a ref arse-induced knock on might have been the funniest thing that ever happened in rugby so that’s a real shame.
Cardiff Unforced Handling Errors vs Dragons Atrocious Discipline:
a man with a beard wearing a shirt that says missingno does n't really matter who wins
ALT: a man with a beard wearing a shirt that says missingno does n't really matter who wins
media.tenor.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Cardiff Unforced Handling Errors vs Dragons Atrocious Discipline:
Nadolig llawen pawb.
December 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Nadolig llawen pawb.
Truly, this is an all-timer song. Goosebumps stuff. Genuine.
December 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Truly, this is an all-timer song. Goosebumps stuff. Genuine.
Reposted by Josh Gardner
Festive pod incoming later this evening with @joshgardner.bsky.social
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December 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Festive pod incoming later this evening with @joshgardner.bsky.social
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Please posit your ##SHITGOOD arguments in the replies below..
Very unintentionally funny line in the Telegraph’s write up of the Quins v Bristol game.
Even when Quins won the league they did so in a manner that defied common sense in every quantifiable measure.
When did they stop being a serious outfit?
My brother in Christ, when did they *start*?
Even when Quins won the league they did so in a manner that defied common sense in every quantifiable measure.
When did they stop being a serious outfit?
My brother in Christ, when did they *start*?
December 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Very unintentionally funny line in the Telegraph’s write up of the Quins v Bristol game.
Even when Quins won the league they did so in a manner that defied common sense in every quantifiable measure.
When did they stop being a serious outfit?
My brother in Christ, when did they *start*?
Even when Quins won the league they did so in a manner that defied common sense in every quantifiable measure.
When did they stop being a serious outfit?
My brother in Christ, when did they *start*?