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sporting wales issue five
Cover story - brad voth

The captain of the Cardiff Devils is a Mr Nice Guy off the ice, but the enforcer on it in a sport where fights are an integral part of the entertainment, some cosmetic handbags-at-dawn stuff, some deadly serious.

In fact, given that there is no ice hockey tradition in this country, would it have caught on without that element?

Of course there are no brakes and by definition it is played on the slipperiest surface around, a hard one at that with walls all around, so players are crashing into each other all the time whether by accident or design. It is inevitable tempers get frayed.

Mark Williams

There is an earthy grittiness about the Emporium Snooker Club in Bargoed, a tiny building like Doctor Who’s Tardis with stairs leading downwards and a scratched brown sign welcoming you in.

Breanne Loucks

Breanne Loucks is following into the paid ranks determined to show she has what it takes to be a model professional.

brad voth

Seven foot tall with bulk to match, racing towards you on ice with a big stick - is Brad Voth the scariest sight in Welsh sport?

Lee Byrne

Let us play the game being had by fans in rugby clubs and pubs, by pundits and – behind closed doors – by the players themselves.

alun carter

The last time Wales went into the Six Nations on the back of a Grand Slam, they imploded within two games – despite winning one of them.

Jamie Roberts	Becky Brewerton	Shaun Edwards
Jay Bothroyd	Brad Voth	Nicole Cooke
David Davies	Best Year?	Warren Gatland

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