Cardiff Rugby
25 – 8
Halftime: 6 – 3
Attendance: 6102
Edinburgh Rugby
Halftime: 6 – 3
Attendance: 6102
Friday 09th December 2011
KO 20:00 GMT Europe
Cardiff City Stadium
Ref: Wayne Barnes
European Cup
Match Report
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Cardiff Blues 25 Edinburgh 8
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Read more : Cardiff Blues 25 Edinburgh 8Cardiff Blues 25 Edinburgh 8 Friday 9 December 8.00pm kick off Edinburgh kicked off the crucial match and the Blues were under pressure early on with Edinburgh keeping hold of the ball and pinning the home side back in their own half. The Blues also weren’t helping themselves with some aimless kicking and kicks being […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Edinburgh Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Tries | Alex Cuthbert (73) | Lee Jones (61) |
| Conversions | Dan Parks (74) | |
| Penalties | Dan Parks (40), (46), (51), (54) | Greig Laidlaw (16) |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Edinburgh Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Posession Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Tries | 1 | 1 |
| Conversions | 1 | 0 |
Player Stats
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Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Edinburgh Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gethin Jenkins | Allan Jacobsen |
| 2 | T.Rhys Thomas | Ross Ford |
| 3 | Taufa'ao Filise | Geoff Cross |
| 4 | Bradley Davies | Sean Cox |
| 5 | Paul Tito | Esteban Lozada |
| 6 | Michael Paterson | David Denton |
| 7 | Sam Warburton | Roddy Grant |
| 8 | Xavier Rush | Stuart McInally |
| 9 | Lloyd Williams | Greig Laidlaw |
| 10 | Dan Parks | Harry Leonard |
| 11 | Chris Czekaj | Tim Visser |
| 12 | Jamie Roberts | James King |
| 13 | Casey Laulala | Nick de Luca |
| 14 | Alex Cuthbert | Lee Jones |
| 15 | Leigh Halfpenny | Chris Paterson |
Replacements
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Cardiff Rugby |
Edinburgh Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Ryan Tyrrell | Steven Lawrie |
| 17 | John Yapp | Kyle Traynor |
| 18 | Scott Andrews | Jack Gilding |
| 19 | Ma'ama Molitika | Steven Turnbull |
| 20 | Josh Navidi | Ross Rennie |
| 21 | Richie Rees | Mike Blair |
| 22 | Ceri Sweeney | John Houston |
| 23 | Gavin Evans | Tom Brown |
Match Preview
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Blues make eleven changes for Edinburgh match
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Read more : Blues make eleven changes for Edinburgh matchThe Blues make six changes in the backs, with only Casey Laulala remaining in the starting XV from the team that lost to Leinster last Friday. There are a further five changes in forwards with only Xavier Rush, Paul Tito and Fau Filise keeping their places in the pack. Cardiff Blues are looking to make […]
Team Stats
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Team stats
Form Guide
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster Rugby | Away | 52-9 | Loss |
| Aironi Rugby | Home | 38-0 | Win |
| London Irish | Home | 24-18 | Win |
| Racing 92 | Away | 20-26 | Win |
| Edinburgh Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aironi Rugby | Home | 50-10 | Win |
| Munster Rugby | Away | 34-17 | Loss |
| Racing 92 | Home | 48-47 | Win |
| London Irish | Away | 19-20 | Win |
Past Meetings
Fri 2nd Sep 2011
KO 19:30 BST
Scottish Gas Murrayfield
Europe
PRO12
Edinburgh Rugby
15
V
38
Cardiff Rugby
Fri 4th Mar 2011
KO 19:30 GMT
Scottish Gas Murrayfield
Europe
Celtic League
Edinburgh Rugby
11
V
16
Cardiff Rugby
Sat 22nd Jan 2011
KO 17:45 GMT
Scottish Gas Murrayfield
Europe
European Cup
Edinburgh Rugby
14
V
21
Cardiff Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Edinburgh Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 19 | 19 |
| Wins | 11 | 8 |
| Wins at home | 4 | 3 |
| Wins away | 7 | 5 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
From data since 2003