Cardiff Rugby
18 – 17
Halftime: 3 – 10
Attendance: 5624
Connacht Rugby
Halftime: 3 – 10
Attendance: 5624
Friday 06th March 2015
KO 19:35 GMT Europe
Cardiff Arms Park
Ref: Lloyd Linton
PRO12
Match Report
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Cardiff Blues 18 Connacht Rugby 17
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Read more : Cardiff Blues 18 Connacht Rugby 17Cardiff Blues looked to be heading for defeat at BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park as they trailed Connacht 17-11 going into stoppage time. But a quite incredible late rally saw Blues keep the ball alive time and time again before – after a tense and nerve-shredding eight minutes – it was Tuculet who raced in […]
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 | Joaquin Tuculet (57), (87) |
Jake Heenan (6) Aly Muldowney (71) |
| Conversions | Rhys Patchell (88) | Craig Ronaldson (7), (72) |
| Penalties | Rhys Patchell (25), (65) | Craig Ronaldson (23) |
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 | 2 | 2 |
| Conversions | 1 | 2 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 1 |
Player Stats
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Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Hobbs | Denis Buckley |
| 2 | Kristian Dacey | Tom McCartney |
| 3 | Taufa'ao Filise | Rodney Ah You |
| 4 | Jarrad Hoeata | Mick Kearney |
| 5 | Lou Reed | Aly Muldowney |
| 6 | Josh Turnbull | John Muldoon |
| 7 | Ellis Jenkins | Jake Heenan |
| 8 | Josh Navidi | George Naoupu |
| 9 | Lloyd Williams | John Cooney |
| 10 | Gareth Anscombe | Craig Ronaldson |
| 11 | Joaquin Tuculet | Matt Healy |
| 12 | Gavin Evans | Dave McSharry |
| 13 | Cory Allen | Danie Poolman |
| 14 | Alex Cuthbert | Tiernan O'Halloran |
| 15 | Rhys Patchell | Mils Muliaina |
Replacements
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Rhys Williams | Shane Delahunt |
| 17 | Thomas Davies | Ronan Loughney |
| 18 | Scott Andrews | Finlay Bealham |
| 19 | Filo Paulo | Andrew Browne |
| 20 | Macauley Cook | Eoghan Masterson |
| 21 | Tavis Knoyle | Ian Porter |
| 22 | Gareth Davies | Jack Carty |
| 23 | Tom Isaacs | Darragh Leader |
Match Preview
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Navidi returns as Jenkins captains Blues
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Read more : Navidi returns as Jenkins captains BluesNavidi is named at Number Eight for the big league encounter as the coaching team of Dale McIntosh and Paul John make a total of six changes to the starting line-up that earned a hard-fought victory over Edinburgh last weekend. Fly half Gareth Anscombe and wing Alex Cuthbert return in the back division after being […]
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 |
|
Connacht Rugby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -107 | 80 | |
| 10 |
|
Cardiff Rugby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -34 | 100 |
Form Guide
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Rugby | Home | 21-15 | Win |
| Benetton Rugby | Away | 40-24 | Loss |
| Munster Rugby | Away | 33-16 | Loss |
| Leicester Tigers | Home | 9-43 | Loss |
| Connacht Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benetton Rugby | Home | 53-5 | Win |
| Dragons RFC | Away | 25-30 | Win |
| Scarlets | Away | 32-14 | Loss |
| La Rochelle | Away | 20-30 | Win |
Past Meetings
Fri 3rd Oct 2014
KO 19:35 IST
Dexcom Stadium
Europe
PRO12
Connacht Rugby
24
V
24
Cardiff Rugby
Sat 3rd May 2014
KO 17:00 IST
Dexcom Stadium
Europe
PRO12
Connacht Rugby
15
V
22
Cardiff Rugby
Fri 13th Sep 2013
KO 19:05 BST
Cardiff Arms Park
Europe
PRO12
Cardiff Rugby
21
V
10
Connacht Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 23 | 23 |
| Wins | 18 | 3 |
| Wins at home | 10 | 2 |
| Wins away | 8 | 1 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
From data since 2003