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I was warned against return to 'chaos' of Welsh rugby - Sheedy
Western Mail
|October 30, 2025
CALLUM Sheedy has admitted his former Bristol teammates warned him not to return to the “chaos” of Welsh rugby, but he has no regrets after rediscovering his best form with Cardiff and forcing his way back into the national squad.
The fly-half, who turned 30 on Monday, has been recalled to the Wales squad for the first time in three years after a bright start to the season for his hometown club.
But his first year back in the capital has been anything but smooth.
Cardiff fell into administration earlier this year, lost their head coach on the eve of the new campaign and continue to battle through financial uncertainty amid the Welsh Rugby Union's plans to reduce the number of professional teams from four to three.
“It’s fair to say it's been eventful,” Sheedy told the Daily Mail. “Before I signed in Wales and was playing at Bristol, all the English lads were telling me not to go back to Wales - because it was chaos.
“The first six months at Cardiff were great and then in April we had the news we were entering administration.
This story is from the October 30, 2025 edition of Western Mail.
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