Match Report

  • Ospreys 17 Cardiff Blues 12

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    Ospreys 17 Cardiff Blues 12 Sunday 1 January 2012 6.30pm kick off. The first RaboDirect match of 2012 saw the Blues visit the Liberty stadium with Gavin Henson returning to his old stomping ground to take on the Ospreys. The Blues conceded an early penalty when Tito failed to roll away from a tackle and […]

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Match Stats

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Match stats

Summary

Stat. Home team logo Ospreys Away team logo Cardiff Rugby
Tries Tommy Bowe (51)
Conversions
Penalties Matthew Morgan (2), (4)
Dan Biggar (72), (80)
Leigh Halfpenny (21), (26), (58)

Match Stats

Stat. Home team logo Ospreys Away team logo Cardiff Rugby
Posession First Half 0% 0%
Posession Second Half 0% 0%
Territory First Half 0% 0%
Territory Second Half 0% 0%
Tries 1 0

Player Stats

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Match Line-up

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Line-up
  Home Team Logo Ospreys Away Team Logo Cardiff Rugby
1 Ryan Bevington John Yapp
2 Richard Hibbard Marc Breeze
3 Adam Jones Scott Andrews
4 Ryan Jones Bradley Davies
5 Jonathan Thomas Paul Tito
6 James King Ma'ama Molitika
7 Justin Tipuric Josh Navidi
8 George Stowers Xavier Rush
9 Kahn Fotuali'i Lloyd Williams
10 Matthew Morgan Ceri Sweeney
11 Shane Williams Alex Cuthbert
12 Ashley Beck Gavin Evans
13 Andrew Bishop Casey Laulala
14 Tommy Bowe Leigh Halfpenny
15 Barry Davies Gavin Henson

Replacements

  Home Team Logo Ospreys Home Team Logo Cardiff Rugby
16 Huw Bennett Rhys Williams
17 Duncan Jones Sam Hobbs
18 Aaron Jarvis Ryan Harford
19 Tom Smith Michael Paterson
20 Joe Bearman Thomas Young
21 Rhys Webb Richie Rees
22 Dan Biggar Dan Parks
23 Tom Isaacs Harry Robinson

Match Preview

  • Blues name side for Ospreys clash

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    There is one change in the backs with Gavin Evans starting at inside centre in place of Dafydd Hewitt, who is out with a hamstring injury. Meanwhile there are two changes in the backrow with Josh Navidi and Maama Molitika both starting, Sam Warburton and Michael Paterson moving to the bench. The second row in […]

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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
2 Team Logo Ospreys 22 16 1 5 491 337 154 5 71
7 Team Logo Cardiff Rugby 22 10 0 12 446 460 -14 10 50

Form Guide

Ospreys Played Score Win/Loss
Scarlets Away 22-14 Loss
Saracens Home 13-16 Loss
Saracens Away 31-26 Loss
Munster Rugby Home 19-13 Win
Cardiff Rugby Played Score Win/Loss
Dragons RFC Home 28-9 Win
Edinburgh Rugby Away 19-12 Loss
Edinburgh Rugby Home 25-8 Win
Leinster Rugby Away 52-9 Loss

Past Meetings

Sat 2nd Apr 2011
KO 18:30 BST

Swansea.com Stadium

Europe/London

Celtic League

Ospreys

21

V

21

Cardiff Rugby

Sat 29th Jan 2011
KO 18:30 GMT

Cardiff City Stadium

Europe/London

Anglo-Welsh Cup

Cardiff Rugby

7

V

29

Ospreys

Fri 31st Dec 2010
KO 14:05 GMT

Cardiff City Stadium

Europe/London

Celtic League

Cardiff Rugby

27

V

25

Ospreys

Head-to-head

  Home Team Logo Ospreys Home Team Logo Cardiff Rugby
Played 18 18
Wins 10 7
Wins at home 6 6
Wins away 4 1
Draws 1 1

From data since 2003