Cardiff Rugby
43 – 21
Halftime: 20 – 6
Attendance: 11194
Dragons RFC
Halftime: 20 – 6
Attendance: 11194
Saturday 18th September 2010
KO 18:30 BST Europe
Cardiff City Stadium
Ref: Nigel Owens
Celtic League
Match Report
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Cardiff Blues 43 Newport Gwent Dragons 21
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Read more : Cardiff Blues 43 Newport Gwent Dragons 21It was the Dragons who started the game the strongest attacking into the Blues twenty two, with a Mathew Jones cross kick nearly resulting in a try for Matthew Pewtner on the wing. However, the Blues were offside and Jones slotted the penalty. Moments earlier Laulala went flying into a tackle on Gomer Davies which […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Dragons RFC |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
Leigh Halfpenny (16) T.Rhys Thomas (21), (68) Xavier Rush (72) |
Will Harries (58) Adam Hughes (80) |
| Conversions | Ben Blair (17), (23), (68), (72) | Matt Jones (58) |
| Penalties | Ben Blair (15), (38), (45), (61), (77) | Matt Jones (7), (19), (42) |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Dragons RFC |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Posession Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Tries | 4 | 2 |
| Conversions | 4 | 1 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 1 |
Player Stats
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Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Dragons RFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gethin Jenkins | Hugh Gustafson |
| 2 | T.Rhys Thomas | Steve Jones |
| 3 | Scott Andrews | Ben Castle |
| 4 | Bradley Davies | Luke Charteris |
| 5 | Paul Tito | Robert Sidoli |
| 6 | Ma'ama Molitika | Dan Lydiate |
| 7 | Martyn Williams | Robin Sowden-Taylor |
| 8 | Xavier Rush | Gavin Thomas |
| 9 | Lloyd Williams | Wayne Evans |
| 10 | Ceri Sweeney | Matt Jones |
| 11 | Chris Czekaj | Aled Brew |
| 12 | Tom Shanklin | Rhodri Gomer Davies |
| 13 | Casey Laulala | Tom Riley |
| 14 | Leigh Halfpenny | Matthew Pewtner |
| 15 | Ben Blair | Will Harries |
Replacements
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Dragons RFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Rhys Williams | Lloyd Burns |
| 17 | John Yapp | Nigel Hall |
| 18 | Taufa'ao Filise | Aaron Coundley |
| 19 | Deiniol Jones | Scott Morgan |
| 20 | Michael Paterson | Andrew Coombs |
| 21 | Richie Rees | Adam Hughes |
| 22 | Dan Parks | Nicky Griffiths |
| 23 | Dafydd Hewitt | Shaun Connor |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
|
Cardiff Rugby | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 479 | 392 | 87 | 6 | 60 |
| 7 |
|
Dragons RFC | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 444 | 462 | -18 | 7 | 49 |
Form Guide
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragons RFC | Home | 43-21 | Win |
| Leinster Rugby | Away | 34-23 | Loss |
| Edinburgh Rugby | Home | 34-23 | Win |
| Toulon | Home | 28-21 | Win |
| Dragons RFC | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Rugby | Away | 43-21 | Loss |
| Glasgow Warriors | Home | 23-11 | Win |
| Connacht Rugby | Away | 40-17 | Loss |
| Ospreys | Away | 42-10 | Loss |
Past Meetings
Fri 23rd Apr 2010
KO 19:05 BST
Rodney Parade
Europe
Celtic League
Dragons RFC
14
V
20
Cardiff Rugby
Sun 27th Dec 2009
KO 18:00 GMT
Cardiff City Stadium
Europe
Celtic League
Cardiff Rugby
42
V
13
Dragons RFC
Wed 6th May 2009
KO 19:05 BST
Cardiff Arms Park
Europe
Celtic League
Cardiff Rugby
26
V
12
Dragons RFC
Head-to-head
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Dragons RFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 14 | 14 |
| Wins | 10 | 4 |
| Wins at home | 6 | 3 |
| Wins away | 4 | 1 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
From data since 2003