Halftime: 10 – 5
Attendance: 12125
						Halftime: 10 – 5
Attendance: 12125
Thursday 26th December 2019
						KO 15:00 GMT						Europe
Cardiff Arms Park
Ref: Nigel Owens
PRO14
by
Cardiff Blues battled to a hard-fought victory over the Dragons to make it two from two in the Christmas Welsh derbies and finish 2019 on a winning note. An early try from Shane Lewis-Hughes had put Wales’ Capital Region in the driving seat at a sold-out Arms Park but they never got out of second […]
Check out the key stats for this game, including overall team performance and individual player highlights.
| Stat. | 
							 
								Cardiff Rugby						 | 
						
							 
								Dragons RFC						 | 
					
|---|---|---|
| Tries | Shane Lewis-Hughes (11) | 
							Taine Basham (39) Matthew Screech (46)  | 
					
| Conversions | Jarrod Evans (12) | Sam Davies (47) | 
| Penalties | 
							Jarrod Evans (29), (49) Jason Tovey (69)  | 
						
| Stat. | 
							 
							Cardiff Rugby						 | 
						
							 
							Dragons RFC						 | 
					
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 0% | 0% | 
| Posession Second Half | 0% | 0% | 
| Territory First Half | 0% | 0% | 
| Territory Second Half | 0% | 0% | 
| Tries | 1 | 2 | 
| Conversions | 1 | 1 | 
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 1 | 
View the starting and substitute players for each team.
| 
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Thyer | Brok Harris | 
| 2 | Liam Belcher | Richard Hibbard | 
| 3 | Keiron Assiratti | Aaron Jarvis | 
| 4 | James Ratti | Matthew Screech | 
| 5 | Josh Turnbull | Cory Hill | 
| 6 | Shane Lewis-Hughes | Aaron Wainwright | 
| 7 | Olly Robinson | Taine Basham | 
| 8 | Josh Navidi | Ross Moriarty | 
| 9 | Tomos Williams | Rhodri Williams | 
| 10 | Jarrod Evans | Sam Davies | 
| 11 | Josh Adams | Ashton Hewitt | 
| 12 | Ben Thomas | Jack Dixon | 
| 13 | Rey Lee-Lo | Tyler Morgan | 
| 14 | Owen Lane | Jared Rosser | 
| 15 | Hallam Amos | Will Talbot-Davies | 
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | Ethan Lewis | Elliot Dee | 
| 17 | Rhys Gill | Lloyd Fairbrother | 
| 18 | Scott Andrews | Leon Brown | 
| 19 | Seb Davies | Joe Davies | 
| 20 | Will Boyde | Harri Keddie | 
| 21 | Lloyd Williams | Luke Baldwin | 
| 22 | Jason Tovey | Jacob Botica | 
| 23 | Matthew Morgan | Adam Warren | 
Review overall team performance, recent form, and historical comparisons.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 
							 | 
						Dragons RFC | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 283 | 415 | -132 | 2 | 24 | 
| 6 | 
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						Cardiff Rugby | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 283 | 327 | -44 | 5 | 33 | 
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Ospreys | Away | 16-19 | Win | 
| Pau | Away | 34-29 | Loss | 
| Pau | Home | 54-22 | Win | 
| Benetton Rugby | Away | 28-31 | Win | 
| Dragons RFC | Played | Score | Win/Loss | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlets | Home | 22-20 | Win | 
| Worcester Warriors | Home | 25-16 | Win | 
| Worcester Warriors | Away | 34-28 | Loss | 
| Zebre Parma | Home | 12-39 | Loss | 
							Fri 21st Dec 2018 
							KO 19:35 GMT						
Cardiff Arms Park
							Europe
PRO14
Cardiff Rugby
19
									V
									16
Dragons RFC
							Sat 6th Oct 2018 
							KO 17:15 BST						
Rodney Parade
							Europe
PRO14
Dragons RFC
15
									V
									23
Cardiff Rugby
							Tue 26th Dec 2017 
							KO 14:00 GMT						
Rodney Parade
							Europe
PRO14
Dragons RFC
17
									V
									22
Cardiff Rugby
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							 | 
					|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 33 | 33 | 
| Wins | 24 | 9 | 
| Wins at home | 14 | 7 | 
| Wins away | 10 | 2 | 
| Draws | 0 | 0 | 
From data since 2003