Former Cardiff Blues outside half Nicky Robinson is relishing the return to his hometown as the Blues take on Gloucester this Sunday.
Former Cardiff Blues outside half Nicky Robinson is relishing the return to his hometown as the Blues take on Gloucester this Sunday.
Speaking at the Vale Hotel Robinson said,
"Obviously I left nine months ago and didn't think I'd be coming back so soon."
"I knew there would be a possibility of facing each other as we did earlier in the season and coming back to Cardiff is a bit more of a special thing."
"So I'm looking forward to seeing and playing at the new stadium and playing against a lot of old friends."
"I don't think we can read too much into the game at Kingsholm in November."
"We were going through quite a bad patch, and the Blues really added to that."
"Ceri converted a last minute kick, to win a game that we should have sewn up. Obviously I was disappointed to go off injured and to have lost the game."
"It's funny how the group turned out and the Blues did Gloucester a favour by winning up at the Scarlets and gave us the route through to the semi."
Speaking of his time at Gloucester Robinson added,
"I'm enjoying the experience of living somewhere else and playing in a different environment with new team mates and coaches, and that is the kind of challenge I was looking for."
"It was a difficult start of the year, and as in Cardiff, Gloucester is a big rugby town who want success. Since the turn of the year things have improved and hopefully we can carry that on."
"I'm sure Paul (Tito) meant it in the sincerest of ways when he said I'd get a warm welcome and I look forward to playing against him."
"I enjoyed my time here with Paul and he's been up to stay with me in Gloucester so I hope he remembers that if I am at the bottom of a ruck."
Tickets for the match are available form the Ticket Office on 0845 345 1400 priced at:
£5 Adult Season Ticket Holders
£1 Juniors (Under 16)
£5 Seniors (Over 65)
£5 Students (Students in full-time education)
Junior season ticket holders have had this game automatically added to this game, so need do nothing more except turn up to support the team!