Cardiff Rugby
21 – 19
Halftime: 0 – 19
Attendance: 8312
Ulster Rugby
Halftime: 0 – 19
Attendance: 8312
Saturday 26th October 2024
KO 19:35 BST Europe
Cardiff Arms Park
Ref: Sam Grove-White
United Rugby Championship
Match Report
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Cardiff 21-19 Ulster
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Read more : Cardiff 21-19 UlsterCardiff Rugby staged a truly remarkable comeback as they turned around a 19-0 deficit in a thrilling contest at a bouncing Arms Park. Second half tries from Player of the Match Iwan Stephens and replacement forwards Daf Hughes and Thomas Young saw them end a three-match losing run in extraordinary fashion. This was some fightback […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Ulster Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
Iwan Stephens (48) Dafydd Hughes (63) Thomas Young (67) |
Cormac Izuchukwu (13) Jude Postlethwaite (17), (23) |
| Conversions | Callum Sheedy (49), (64), (68) | Nathan Doak (14), (18) |
| Penalties |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Ulster Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 40% | 60% |
| Posession Second Half | 53% | 47% |
| Territory First Half | 49% | 51% |
| Territory Second Half | 66% | 34% |
| Tries | 3 | 3 |
| Conversions | 3 | 2 |
| Penalties Conceded | 7 | 8 |
| Turnovers Conceded | 13 | 14 |
| Passes | 191 | 181 |
| Tackles | 190 | 132 |
| Scrums Won | 4 | 8 |
| Lineouts Won | 12 | 7 |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 1 |
Player Stats
C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won
| No. |
Cardiff Rugby |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Byrne | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Evan Lloyd | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Keiron Assiratti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Josh McNally | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| 5 | Teddy Williams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | Ben Donnell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | Dan Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 8 | Alun Lawrence | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 |
| 9 | Aled Davies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Callum Sheedy | 6 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | Iwan Stephens | 10 | 2 | 5 | 70 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | Ben Thomas | 7 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | Rey Lee-Lo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | Mason Grady | 6 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Cam Winnett | 11 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Replacements
C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won
| No. |
Cardiff Rugby |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Dafydd Hughes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | Corey Domachowski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Rhys Litterick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 19 | Rory Thornton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | James Botham | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | Thomas Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | Johan Mulder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Rory Jennings | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| No. |
Ulster Rugby |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | James McCormick | 11 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Tom O'Toole | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | Iain Henderson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Kieran Treadwell | 10 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | Cormac Izuchukwu | 13 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | Nick Timoney | 9 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| 8 | Dave McCann | 12 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | Nathan Doak | 11 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 3 | 66 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Aidan Morgan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | Mike Lowry | 7 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Stuart McCloskey | 12 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | Jude Postlethwaite | 13 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 14 | Werner Kok | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 15 | Ethan Mcilroy | 16 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Replacements
C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won
| No. |
Ulster Rugby |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | John Andrew | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Andrew Warwick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Scott Wilson | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Harry Sheridan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Marcus Rea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | John Cooney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Ben Carson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Ben Moxham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Ulster Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Byrne | Eric O'Sullivan |
| 2 | Evan Lloyd | James McCormick |
| 3 | Keiron Assiratti | Tom O'Toole |
| 4 | Josh McNally | Iain Henderson |
| 5 | Teddy Williams | Kieran Treadwell |
| 6 | Ben Donnell | Cormac Izuchukwu |
| 7 | Dan Thomas | Nick Timoney |
| 8 | Alun Lawrence | Dave McCann |
| 9 | Aled Davies | Nathan Doak |
| 10 | Callum Sheedy | Aidan Morgan |
| 11 | Iwan Stephens | Mike Lowry |
| 12 | Ben Thomas | Stuart McCloskey |
| 13 | Rey Lee-Lo | Jude Postlethwaite |
| 14 | Mason Grady | Werner Kok |
| 15 | Cam Winnett | Ethan Mcilroy |
Replacements
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Ulster Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Dafydd Hughes | John Andrew |
| 17 | Corey Domachowski | Andrew Warwick |
| 18 | Rhys Litterick | Scott Wilson |
| 19 | Rory Thornton | Harry Sheridan |
| 20 | James Botham | Marcus Rea |
| 21 | Thomas Young | John Cooney |
| 22 | Johan Mulder | Ben Carson |
| 23 | Rory Jennings | Ben Moxham |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |
|
Cardiff Rugby | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 409 | 477 | -68 | 13 | 47 |
| 14 |
|
Ulster Rugby | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 414 | 506 | -92 | 10 | 38 |
Form Guide
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Rugby | Home | 21-19 | Win |
| Edinburgh Rugby | Away | 27-8 | Loss |
| Scarlets | Home | 19-25 | Loss |
| Glasgow Warriors | Home | 36-52 | Loss |
| Ulster Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Rugby | Away | 21-19 | Loss |
| Ospreys | Home | 36-12 | Win |
| Connacht Rugby | Home | 32-27 | Win |
| Vodacom Bulls | Away | 47-21 | Loss |
Past Meetings
Fri 19th Apr 2024
KO 19:35 IST
Kingspan Stadium
Europe
United Rugby Championship
Ulster Rugby
19
V
17
Cardiff Rugby
Sat 4th Mar 2023
KO 19:35 GMT
Cardiff Arms Park
Europe
United Rugby Championship
Cardiff Rugby
20
V
42
Ulster Rugby
Fri 4th Mar 2022
KO 19:35 GMT
Kingspan Stadium
Europe
United Rugby Championship
Ulster Rugby
48
V
12
Cardiff Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Ulster Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 37 | 37 |
| Wins | 14 | 22 |
| Wins at home | 11 | 15 |
| Wins away | 3 | 7 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
From data since 2003