With Varsity coming up, here are our top tips on how to survive the day, whether you managed to acquire a rugby ticket or not, because there’s always something on during varsity!

Check the Location

There are events taking place all over Cardiff! Whether they are in the Students’ Union for dance or the Internation Pool for water polo! Sophia Gardens will always be packed with anything rom hockey, football, or basketball! Make sure you’re checking the schedule for all locations and routes to get there safely as Cardiff will be crawling with students both red and green!

Embracing Team Cardiff

There will be a lot of Cardiff Varsity stands which include anything from face tattoos to more exclusive varsity apparel! These will be available all day so you can keep up your Cardiff spirit when supporting each other through the games so there’s no need to rush.

Food and Drink

There will be pubs open and serving pints and also water but don’t forget your actual ID, unless you’re taking up the Taf offers and enjoying some food and drink in the Team Cardiff Hub! As much as places around campus and the events will be open, we encourage everyone to make sure they stay properly hydrated throughout the day in case Wales is miraculously warm to see Team Cardiff succeed another year.

Rugby Rushes

If you made it through the multiple-thousand-person queue for varsity tickets, you may have a rugby ticket! The Cardiff Arms Park will get really busy an hour before kick-off and probably even before, so in order to get to your seats or section in time, we recommend arriving with some time to spare to queue through the gates! A lot of the pubs close to the grounds get busier and busier throughout the day so have a few backup pubs! Both the women’s and men’s games will be held back-to-back so there or be square.

Can you make it to YOLO?!

That is the question. If you make it through the day without crumbling under the tensions between Cardiff and Swansea, varsity YOLO will be ready for you! After a long day though, regardless of how many pints you’ve managed to neck in nervous anticipation of a win or in Cardiff support, stay respectful for all the volunteers and staff that don’t get to go to varsity and are forced to serve us all day! From morning to night, the Students’ Union will be available for all student needs!

In true Cardiff spirit: dwi’n caru tîm Caerdydd!