Cardiff Rugby
34 – 23
Halftime: 20 – 9
Attendance: 6542
Edinburgh Rugby
Halftime: 20 – 9
Attendance: 6542
Saturday 04th September 2010
KO 18:30 BST Europe
Cardiff City Stadium
Ref: Peter Fitzgibbon
Celtic League
Match Report
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Cardiff Blues 34 Edinburgh 23
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Read more : Cardiff Blues 34 Edinburgh 23Cardiff Blues 34 Edinburgh 23Saturday 4 September 6.30pm kick off The first points of the evening came when Edinburgh were penalized for not rolling away, which gave Parks the first chance of the evening, and he delivered with a 40metre effort. The Blues were gaining good ground into the Edinburgh twenty two but frustratingly were […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Edinburgh Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
Bradley Davies (16) Tom James (21) T.Rhys Thomas (44) Casey Laulala (75) |
Tim Visser (58), (82) |
| Conversions | Dan Parks (16), (21), (44), (75) | Chris Paterson (58), (82) |
| Penalties | Dan Parks (8), (39) | Chris Paterson (26), (37), (42) |
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 | 4 | 2 |
| Conversions | 4 | 2 |
| Yellow Cards | 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 | Scott Andrews | Geoff Cross |
| 4 | Bradley Davies | Fraser McKenzie |
| 5 | Paul Tito | Scott Macleod |
| 6 | Ma'ama Molitika | Alan MacDonald |
| 7 | Martyn Williams | Roddy Grant |
| 8 | Xavier Rush | Netani Talei |
| 9 | Richie Rees | Mike Blair |
| 10 | Dan Parks | Phil Godman |
| 11 | Tom James | Tim Visser |
| 12 | Tom Shanklin | Alex Grove |
| 13 | Casey Laulala | Ben Cairns |
| 14 | Richard Mustoe | Lee Jones |
| 15 | Chris Czekaj | Chris Paterson |
Replacements
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Edinburgh Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Rhys Williams | Andy Kelly |
| 17 | Sam Hobbs | Kyle Traynor |
| 18 | Tom Davies | Jack Gilding |
| 19 | Deiniol Jones | Craig Hamilton |
| 20 | Sam Warburton | Scott Newlands |
| 21 | Lloyd Williams | Greig Laidlaw |
| 22 | Ceri Sweeney | David Blair |
| 23 | Ben Blair | John Houston |
Match Preview
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Blues ready for opener against Edinburgh
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Read more : Blues ready for opener against EdinburghGethin Jenkins starts for the first time this season having not participated in the pre season friendly wins over Exeter and Dragons. In the Forwards there is one other change from the team that started against the Dragons with T Rhys Thomas starting at Hooker. In the backs there is only one change with Richard […]
Team Stats
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Team stats
The season so far
P: Played . W: Won D: Drawn L: Lost F: For A: Against Diff: Difference BP: Bonus Points Pts: Points (Total)
| No. | Team Name | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
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Cardiff Rugby | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 479 | 392 | 87 | 6 | 60 |
| 8 |
|
Edinburgh Rugby | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 421 | 460 | -39 | 7 | 43 |
Form Guide
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Rugby | Home | 34-23 | Win |
| Toulon | Home | 28-21 | Win |
| Munster Rugby | Home | 13-12 | Win |
| Wasps | Away | 15-18 | Win |
| Edinburgh Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Rugby | Away | 34-23 | Loss |
| Leinster Rugby | Away | 37-28 | Loss |
| Ulster Rugby | Home | 25-37 | Loss |
| Dragons RFC | Away | 49-28 | Loss |
Past Meetings
Sat 9th Jan 2010
KO 18:30 GMT
Scottish Gas Murrayfield
Europe
Celtic League
Edinburgh Rugby
21
V
12
Cardiff Rugby
Fri 4th Sep 2009
KO 19:05 BST
Cardiff City Stadium
Europe
Celtic League
Cardiff Rugby
21
V
22
Edinburgh Rugby
Sun 17th May 2009
KO 15:35 BST
Cardiff Arms Park
Europe
Celtic League
Cardiff Rugby
14
V
36
Edinburgh Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Edinburgh Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 14 | 14 |
| Wins | 6 | 8 |
| Wins at home | 2 | 3 |
| Wins away | 4 | 5 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
From data since 2003