The Severnside derby is a
local derby
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in
football
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in the
United Kingdom
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between
Welsh
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club
Cardiff City and either of the
English
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clubs,
Bristol City
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or
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...
.
Alternatively, it may be between
Newport County and either of the Bristol-based clubs.
Reasons for the rivalry
Although it is a traditional local rivalry, it is different in that it also crosses the
Wales–England border, increasing somewhat the hostility between the two teams. As well as bragging rights the matches are seen as an "international contest". Both sets of fans use this to taunt each other with ''patriotic'' songs.
In the Football Fans census in 2003 about football rivalries, Bristol City and Cardiff were listed as 10th and 13th in the UK respectively in a list of teams.
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Violence
Both teams' fans have a history of
hooliganism
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and have their own
hooligan firm
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Belgium
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: Cardiff's being the
Soul Crew
The Cardiff City Soul Crew ( cy, Criw Enaid Dinas Caerdydd; commonly known as the Soul Crew) football hooligan firm, associated with the Welsh football club Cardiff City. From its formation in 1983 onwards, the Soul Crew would on many occasions ...
and Bristol City with the City Service Firm. Due to the fierce rivalry and the history of the two teams the encounters can end up with some sort of conflict, commonly pre-organised.
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In an attempt to discourage the violence, games between the two are usually kept "all coach", meaning that everyone travelling to an away game must travel using the club's official transport and therefore no one can travel to the game of their own accord. The coaches are usually accompanied by a heavy police presence and away fans tend to be kept in the ground after the game until the home fans have all left. While this has been mildly successful in stopping organised fights, fans still attempt to attack each other by throwing objects such as bottles and coins during the game.
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documentary in 2001, ''Hooligans''. In the programme a reporter wearing a
infiltrated the Soul Crew, exposing the use of racist chanting and abuse as well as a lack of control by stewards and police.