Cardiff Rugby
36 – 30
Halftime: 23 – 24
Attendance: 8091
Racing 92
Halftime: 23 – 24
Attendance: 8091
Sunday 22nd January 2012
KO 15:15 GMT Europe
Cardiff City Stadium
Ref: Andrew Small
European Cup
Match Report
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Cardiff Blues 36 Racing Metro 30
by
Read more : Cardiff Blues 36 Racing Metro 30Cardiff Blues 36 Racing Metro 30 Sunday 22 January 3.15pm kick off With all the permutation of the weekend’s game over it was all to play for at the Cardiff City Stadium in their final Heineken Cup pool match with the Blues aiming to clinch a home quarter final spot. A late change for the […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Racing 92 |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
Lloyd Williams (6) Alex Cuthbert (30), (41) |
Josh Matavesi (21) Sireli Bobo (33) |
| Conversions | Leigh Halfpenny (7), (32), (41) | Sebastien Descons (34) |
| Penalties | Leigh Halfpenny (11), (27), (38), (51), (73) |
Jon Wisniewski (5), (8) Sebastien Descons (24), (49) Frans Steyn (40), (60) |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Racing 92 |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Posession Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Tries | 3 | 2 |
| Conversions | 3 | 1 |
Player Stats
No player stats data available
Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Racing 92 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gethin Jenkins | Mikaele Tuugahala |
| 2 | Ryan Tyrrell | Benjamin Noirot |
| 3 | Scott Andrews | Benjamin Sa |
| 4 | Bradley Davies | Karim Ghezal |
| 5 | Paul Tito | Francois van der Merwe |
| 6 | Michael Paterson | Johnny Leo'o |
| 7 | Sam Warburton | Antoine Battut |
| 8 | Xavier Rush | Sebastien Chabal |
| 9 | Lloyd Williams | Sebastien Descons |
| 10 | Dan Parks | Jon Wisniewski |
| 11 | Chris Czekaj | Sireli Bobo |
| 12 | Gavin Evans | Fabrice Estebanez |
| 13 | Casey Laulala | Frans Steyn |
| 14 | Alex Cuthbert | Henry Chavancy |
| 15 | Leigh Halfpenny | Josh Matavesi |
Replacements
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Racing 92 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Marc Breeze | Gregory Arganese |
| 17 | John Yapp | Eddy Ben Arous |
| 18 | Sam Hobbs | Juan Pablo Orlandi |
| 19 | Ma'ama Molitika | Jone Qovu Nailiko |
| 20 | Josh Navidi | Mathieu Loree |
| 21 | Richie Rees | Juan Imhoff |
| 22 | Ceri Sweeney | Remy Vaquin |
| 23 | Tom James | Jacques Cronje |
Match Preview
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Team Stats
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Team stats
Form Guide
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Irish | Away | 15-22 | Win |
| Leinster Rugby | Home | 19-23 | Loss |
| Ospreys | Away | 17-12 | Loss |
| Dragons RFC | Home | 28-9 | Win |
| Racing 92 | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Rugby | Home | 24-27 | Loss |
| London Irish | Away | 19-25 | Win |
| London Irish | Home | 14-34 | Loss |
| Edinburgh Rugby | Away | 48-47 | Loss |
Past Meetings
Fri 11th Nov 2011
KO 21:00 CET
Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Paris
Europe
European Cup
Racing 92
20
V
26
Cardiff Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Racing 92 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 1 | 1 |
| Wins | 1 | 0 |
| Wins at home | 0 | 0 |
| Wins away | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
From data since 2003