’It’s carnage’: Life next to Six Nations stadium with sozzled punters

MILLIONS of rugby fans will be bracing themselves for another action-packed weekend as the penultimate Six Nations matches play out. But for some locals who live near Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, which will host Wales versus France on Sunday, it fills them with dread. When we visited as part of The Sun’s Life A Pitch series, where we speak to people who live and work near famous sports clubs around the UK, residents told us they give the 85,000-seater ground a wide berth on match days. Retired driving instructor Derek, 74, told The Sun: “The cars parked up everywhere they shouldn’t be and the noise are a bloody nuisance. “If I had my time again, I’d buy somewhere in the country. The stadium wasn’t built when I moved in 30 years ago. “At least I had 10 years of peace, I suppose.” Another resident, Ana, said she’ll be taking refuge inside her home with her two Boston terriers - Malavita and Mavis - on Sunday because the streets around th
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