Cardiff Rugby
13 – 19
Halftime: 13 – 7
Attendance: 4300
Connacht Rugby
Halftime: 13 – 7
Attendance: 4300
Sunday 12th February 2017
KO 13:05 GMT Europe
Cardiff Arms Park
Ref: Marius Mitrea
PRO12
Match Report
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Cardiff Blues 13 Connacht Rugby 19
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Read more : Cardiff Blues 13 Connacht Rugby 19The Blues led for the majority of the match at a bitterly cold BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park thanks to the boot of Gareth Anscombe and a Nick Williams try. But the PRO12 champions battled back through Matt Healy and they edged into the lead at the death thanks to a Tiernan O’Halloran drop-goal and […]
Match Stats
Check out the key stats for this game, including overall team performance and individual player highlights.
Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Tries | Nick Williams (29) | Matt Healy (39) |
| Conversions | Gareth Anscombe (29) | John Cooney (40) |
| Penalties | Gareth Anscombe (12), (20) |
John Cooney (45), (64) Craig Ronaldson (80) |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht 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 | 1 |
Player Stats
No player stats data available
Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhys Gill | Denis Buckley |
| 2 | Kristian Dacey | Tom McCartney |
| 3 | Anton Peikrishvili | JP Cooney |
| 4 | Jarrad Hoeata | Quinn Roux |
| 5 | James Down | James Cannon |
| 6 | Macauley Cook | Sean O'Brien |
| 7 | Josh Navidi | Jake Heenan |
| 8 | Nick Williams | John Muldoon |
| 9 | Lloyd Williams | John Cooney |
| 10 | Gareth Anscombe | Jack Carty |
| 11 | Rhun Williams | Matt Healy |
| 12 | Uilisi Halaholo | Craig Ronaldson |
| 13 | Rey Lee-Lo | Stacey Ili |
| 14 | Blaine Scully | Niyi Adeolokun |
| 15 | Matthew Morgan | Tiernan O'Halloran |
Replacements
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Matthew Rees | Dave Heffernan |
| 17 | Marc Thomas | Ronan Loughney |
| 18 | Scott Andrews | Finlay Bealham |
| 19 | Seb Davies | Naulia Dawai |
| 20 | Sion Bennett | Nepia Fox-Matamua |
| 21 | Tomos Williams | Caolin Blade |
| 22 | Garyn Smith | Tom Farrell |
| 23 | Tom James | Danie Poolman |
Match Preview
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Preview: Cardiff Blues v Connacht
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Read more : Preview: Cardiff Blues v ConnachtWales’ Capital Region are currently six points adrift of the all-important top six of the Championship and are entering a pivotal period of the season. During the next sequence of matches the Blues host the Irish province, Benetton Treviso and Munster as well as a trip to face Edinburgh. Following a two-week period of Anglo-Welsh […]
Team Stats
Review overall team performance, recent form, and historical comparisons.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
|
Cardiff Rugby | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 508 | 498 | 10 | 7 | 53 |
| 8 |
|
Connacht Rugby | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 413 | 498 | -85 | 8 | 44 |
Form Guide
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester Warriors | Home | 38-53 | Loss |
| Sale Sharks | Away | 41-3 | Loss |
| Bristol Bears | Home | 37-21 | Win |
| Pau | Away | 21-22 | Win |
| Connacht Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toulouse | Away | 19-10 | Loss |
| Zebre Parma | Home | 66-21 | Win |
| Ospreys | Away | 29-7 | Loss |
| Munster Rugby | Home | 9-16 | Loss |
Past Meetings
Fri 25th Nov 2016
KO 19:35 GMT
Dexcom Stadium
Europe
PRO12
Connacht Rugby
18
V
7
Cardiff Rugby
Fri 4th Dec 2015
KO 19:05 GMT
Cardiff Arms Park
Europe
PRO12
Cardiff Rugby
20
V
16
Connacht Rugby
Sat 3rd Oct 2015
KO 17:00 IST
Dexcom Stadium
Europe
PRO12
Connacht Rugby
36
V
31
Cardiff Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 27 | 27 |
| Wins | 20 | 5 |
| Wins at home | 12 | 4 |
| Wins away | 8 | 1 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
From data since 2003