Match Report

  • Cardiff Blues 9 Ulster Rugby 26

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    A tense and closely-fought opening half saw Rhys Patchell and Paddy Jackson exchange kicks as Ulster took a slender 12-9 lead into the half-time break. Blues enjoyed plenty of possession in the second period but could not break through a well-drilled Ulster defence. And tries from Tuohy and an intercept score form Humphreys saw Blues […]

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Match Stats

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Match stats

Summary

Stat. Home team logo Cardiff Rugby Away team logo Ulster Rugby
Tries Dan Tuohy (52)
Ian Humphreys (75)
Conversions Paddy Jackson (52)
Ian Humphreys (76)
Penalties Rhys Patchell (22), (28), (36) Paddy Jackson (8), (30), (34), (40)

Match Stats

Stat. Home team logo Cardiff Rugby Away team logo Ulster Rugby
Posession First Half 0% 0%
Posession Second Half 0% 0%
Territory First Half 0% 0%
Territory Second Half 0% 0%
Tries 0 2
Conversions 0 2

Player Stats

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Match Line-up

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Line-up
  Home Team Logo Cardiff Rugby Away Team Logo Ulster Rugby
1 Sam Hobbs Andrew Warwick
2 Matthew Rees Rory Best
3 Adam Jones Wiehahn Herbst
4 Jarrad Hoeata Dan Tuohy
5 Filo Paulo Franco van der Merwe
6 Josh Turnbull Robbie Diack
7 Josh Navidi Chris Henry
8 Manoa Vosawai Nick Williams
9 Lewis Jones Paul Marshall
10 Gareth Davies Paddy Jackson
11 Richard Smith Tommy Bowe
12 Gavin Evans Stuart Olding
13 Adam Thomas Darren Cave
14 Alex Cuthbert Andrew Trimble
15 Rhys Patchell Louis Ludik

Replacements

  Home Team Logo Cardiff Rugby Home Team Logo Ulster Rugby
16 Rhys Williams Rob Herring
17 Taufa'ao Filise Callum Black
18 Scott Andrews Bronson Ross
19 Macauley Cook Neil McComb
20 Ellis Jenkins Roger Wilson
21 Lloyd Williams Michael Heaney
22 Cory Allen Ian Humphreys
23 Geraint Walsh Craig Gilroy

Match Preview

  • Blues make changes for Ulster clash

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    Hammer makes a total of three changes to his starting line-up with Davies in to partner Lewis Jones at half, with Rhys Patchell moving to full back for the league encounter. Adam Thomas also moves position and into the outside centre jersey and will join forces with Gavin Evans in midfield. Smith provides the fire-power […]

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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
4 Team Logo Ulster Rugby 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 100
10 Team Logo Cardiff Rugby 0 0 0 0 0 0 -34 100

Form Guide

Cardiff Rugby Played Score Win/Loss
Ulster Rugby Home 9-26 Loss
Glasgow Warriors Home 12-33 Loss
Zebre Parma Away 26-41 Win
Scarlets Away 27-15 Loss
Ulster Rugby Played Score Win/Loss
Cardiff Rugby Away 9-26 Win
Zebre Parma Home 33-13 Win
Scarlets Away 32-32 Draw
Leinster Rugby Away 13-9 Loss

Past Meetings

Sat 29th Mar 2014
KO 18:30 GMT

Cardiff Arms Park

Europe/London

PRO12

Cardiff Rugby

28

V

23

Ulster Rugby

Fri 25th Oct 2013
KO 19:05 IST

Kingspan Stadium

Europe/Dublin

PRO12

Ulster Rugby

39

V

21

Cardiff Rugby

Fri 3rd May 2013
KO 19:45 IST

Kingspan Stadium

Europe/Dublin

PRO12

Ulster Rugby

37

V

13

Cardiff Rugby

Head-to-head

  Home Team Logo Cardiff Rugby Home Team Logo Ulster Rugby
Played 24 24
Wins 12 12
Wins at home 9 9
Wins away 3 3
Draws 0 0

From data since 2003