Northampton Saints
23 – 15
Halftime: 10 – 12
Attendance: 13499
Cardiff Rugby
Halftime: 10 – 12
Attendance: 13499
Saturday 11th December 2010
KO 17:45 GMT Europe
cinch Stadium @ Franklin's Gardens
Ref: Romain Poite
European Cup
Match Report
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Northampton Saints 23 Cardiff Blues 15
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Read more : Northampton Saints 23 Cardiff Blues 15Northampton Saints 23 Cardiff Blues 15 Saturday 11 December, 2010, 17.45 Franklins Gardens It was a great start to the Round 3 match by Blues, with Tito winning clean line out ball, and Rush and Molitika crashing through the midfield, taking out defenders. Eventually the Blues won a penalty that Parks converted. The Blues were […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Northampton Saints |
Cardiff Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
Paul Diggin (20) Chris Ashton (43) |
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| Conversions | Stephen Myler (22), (44) | |
| Penalties | Stephen Myler (40), (54), (66) | Dan Parks (4), (31), (34), (38), (71) |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Northampton Saints |
Cardiff Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Posession Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Tries | 2 | 0 |
| Conversions | 2 | 0 |
| Yellow Cards | 3 | 2 |
Player Stats
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Match Line-up
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Line-up
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Northampton Saints |
Cardiff Rugby |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soane Tonga'uiha | Gethin Jenkins |
| 2 | Dylan Hartley | Gareth Williams |
| 3 | Brian Mujati | Taufa'ao Filise |
| 4 | Courtney Lawes | Bradley Davies |
| 5 | Christian Day | Paul Tito |
| 6 | Phil Dowson | Ma'ama Molitika |
| 7 | Tom Wood | Martyn Williams |
| 8 | Roger Wilson | Xavier Rush |
| 9 | Ryan Powell | Richie Rees |
| 10 | Stephen Myler | Dan Parks |
| 11 | Paul Diggin | Tom James |
| 12 | James Downey | Tom Shanklin |
| 13 | Jon Clarke | Casey Laulala |
| 14 | Chris Ashton | Richard Mustoe |
| 15 | Ben Foden | Chris Czekaj |
Replacements
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Northampton Saints |
Cardiff Rugby |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | Brett Sharman | Rhys Williams |
| 17 | Regardt Dreyer | Sam Hobbs |
| 18 | Tom Mercey | John Yapp |
| 19 | Mark Sorenson | Michael Paterson |
| 20 | Calum Clark | Sam Warburton |
| 21 | Lee Dickson | Tom Slater |
| 22 | Shane Geraghty | Ceri Sweeney |
| 23 | Joe Ansbro | Gavin Evans |
Match Preview
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Williams, Davies and James return for Blues
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Read more : Williams, Davies and James return for BluesSaturday 11 December, 2010 Northampton Saints v Cardiff Blues 17.45 Franklins Gardens There’s one change in the backs from the team that nearly beat Munster last weekend, with Tom James coming in for Gavin Evans on the Wing. There are two changes in the forwards with Martyn Williams coming in at Openside and Bradley Davies […]
Team Stats
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Team stats
Form Guide
| Northampton Saints | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragons RFC | Home | 28-3 | Win |
| Saracens | Away | 22-22 | Draw |
| Edinburgh Rugby | Away | 27-31 | Win |
| Castres Olympique | Home | 18-14 | Win |
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munster Rugby | Away | 16-9 | Loss |
| Glasgow Warriors | Home | 38-6 | Win |
| Ulster Rugby | Home | 15-37 | Loss |
| Exeter Chiefs | Home | 23-23 | Draw |
Past Meetings
Sat 28th Mar 2009
KO 17:15 GMT
Coventry Building Society Arena
Europe
Anglo-Welsh Cup
Cardiff Rugby
11
V
5
Northampton Saints
Head-to-head
|
Northampton Saints |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 1 | 1 |
| Wins | 0 | 1 |
| Wins at home | 0 | 1 |
| Wins away | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
From data since 2003