Cardiff Rugby
11 – 20
Halftime: 8 – 6
Attendance:
Munster Rugby
Halftime: 8 – 6
Attendance:
Friday 26th February 2021
KO 20:00 GMT Europe
Cardiff Arms Park
Ref: Adam Jones
Guinness PRO14
Match Report
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Cardiff Blues 11 Munster Rugby 20
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Read more : Cardiff Blues 11 Munster Rugby 20Cardiff Blues competitive return to the Arms Park ended in slender defeat as Munster clung on in the Guinness PRO14. The iconic ground staged a Championship encounter for the first time in more than a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the supporting role in the Dragon’s Heart Hospital. The capital city outfit led […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Munster Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Tries | Seb Davies (11) |
Jean Kleyn (54) Niall Scannell (77) |
| Conversions |
JJ Hanrahan (55) Joey Carbery (78) |
|
| Penalties | Ben Thomas (36), (52) | JJ Hanrahan (27), (38) |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Munster Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 41% | 58% |
| Posession Second Half | 46% | 53% |
| Territory First Half | 38% | 61% |
| Territory Second Half | 53% | 46% |
| Tries | 1 | 2 |
| Conversions | 0 | 2 |
| Penalties Conceded | 13 | 10 |
| Passes | 100 | 135 |
| Tackles | 171 | 115 |
| Scrums Won | 6 | 4 |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 0 |
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 | Corey Domachowski | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Kirby Myhill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Dimitri Arhip | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 4 | Seb Davies | 5 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| 5 | Rory Thornton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | Shane Lewis-Hughes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | Ellis Jenkins | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 |
| 8 | Josh Turnbull | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| 9 | Jamie Hill | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | Ben Thomas | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | Aled Summerhill | 7 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Rey Lee-Lo | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 13 | Mason Grady | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Owen Lane | 3 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Matthew Morgan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 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 | Liam Belcher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | Theo Bevacqua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Keiron Assiratti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | James Ratti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Olly Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Lewis Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Dan Fish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Max Llewellyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. |
Munster Rugby |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Cronin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Kevin O'Byrne | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | John Ryan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | Jean Kleyn | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | Fineen Wycherley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Jack O'Donoghue | 10 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Chris Cloete | 5 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | Jack O'Sullivan | 9 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | Nick McCarthy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 74 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | JJ Hanrahan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Shane Daly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Damian de Allende | 8 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Rory Scannell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Calvin Nash | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 15 | Mike Haley | 9 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Replacements
C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won
| No. |
Munster Rugby |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Niall Scannell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Liam O'Connor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Roman Salanoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Billy Holland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Gavin Coombes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Paddy Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Joey Carbery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Darren Sweetnam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Munster Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corey Domachowski | James Cronin |
| 2 | Kirby Myhill | Kevin O'Byrne |
| 3 | Dimitri Arhip | John Ryan |
| 4 | Seb Davies | Jean Kleyn |
| 5 | Rory Thornton | Fineen Wycherley |
| 6 | Shane Lewis-Hughes | Jack O'Donoghue |
| 7 | Ellis Jenkins | Chris Cloete |
| 8 | Josh Turnbull | Jack O'Sullivan |
| 9 | Jamie Hill | Nick McCarthy |
| 10 | Ben Thomas | JJ Hanrahan |
| 11 | Aled Summerhill | Shane Daly |
| 12 | Rey Lee-Lo | Damian de Allende |
| 13 | Mason Grady | Rory Scannell |
| 14 | Owen Lane | Calvin Nash |
| 15 | Matthew Morgan | Mike Haley |
Replacements
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Munster Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Liam Belcher | Niall Scannell |
| 17 | Theo Bevacqua | Liam O'Connor |
| 18 | Keiron Assiratti | Roman Salanoa |
| 19 | James Ratti | Billy Holland |
| 20 | Olly Robinson | Gavin Coombes |
| 21 | Lewis Jones | Paddy Patterson |
| 22 | Dan Fish | Joey Carbery |
| 23 | Max Llewellyn | Darren Sweetnam |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Munster Rugby | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 413 | 250 | 163 | 8 | 64 |
| 4 |
|
Cardiff Rugby | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 265 | 284 | -19 | 4 | 36 |
Form Guide
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht Rugby | Away | 32-17 | Loss |
| Newcastle Falcons | Home | – | Draw |
| Scarlets | Away | 10-13 | Win |
| Scarlets | Home | 29-20 | Win |
| Munster Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Rugby | Away | 10-22 | Win |
| Benetton Rugby | Away | 16-18 | Win |
| Leinster Rugby | Home | – | Loss |
| Harlequins | Away | – | Draw |
Past Meetings
Mon 26th Oct 2020
KO 20:15 GMT
Thomond Park
Europe
Guinness PRO14
Munster Rugby
V
Cardiff Rugby
Sat 11th Apr 2020
KO 15:00 IST
Thomond Park
Europe
PRO14
Munster Rugby
0
V
0
Cardiff Rugby
Sat 2nd Nov 2019
KO 19:35 GMT
Cardiff Arms Park
Europe
PRO14
Cardiff Rugby
23
V
33
Munster Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Munster Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 37 | 37 |
| Wins | 13 | 22 |
| Wins at home | 9 | 13 |
| Wins away | 4 | 9 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
From data since 2003