Cardiff Rugby
24 – 13
Halftime: 15 – 7
Attendance: 6523
Aironi Rugby
Halftime: 15 – 7
Attendance: 6523
Friday 07th January 2011
KO 19:30 GMT Europe
Cardiff City Stadium
Ref: Peter Allan
Celtic League
Match Report
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Cardiff Blues 24 Aironi 13
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Read more : Cardiff Blues 24 Aironi 13Cardiff Blues 24 Aironi 13 Friday 7 January 2011 It was a positive start from the Blues with Roberts carrying strongly in midfield and gaining good ground and they were rewarded with a penalty that Sweeney converted. The Blues built on the lead with the first try a few minutes later. A neat little grubber […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Aironi Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
Leigh Halfpenny (8) T.Rhys Thomas (38) |
Gareth Krause (28) |
| Conversions | Ceri Sweeney (39) | James Marshall (28) |
| Penalties |
Ceri Sweeney (4), (64) Dan Parks (83) |
Paolo Buso (46), (52) |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Aironi Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Posession Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Tries | 2 | 1 |
| Conversions | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 1 |
Player Stats
No player stats data available
Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Aironi Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gethin Jenkins | Salvatore Perugini |
| 2 | T.Rhys Thomas | Fabio Ongaro |
| 3 | John Yapp | Fabio Staibano |
| 4 | Bradley Davies | Josh Furno |
| 5 | Paul Tito | Carlo Antonio del Fava |
| 6 | Andries Pretorius | Simone Favaro |
| 7 | Sam Warburton | Gareth Krause |
| 8 | Tom Brown | Nick Williams |
| 9 | Tom Slater | Pablo Canavosio |
| 10 | Ceri Sweeney | James Marshall |
| 11 | Tom James | Matteo Pratichetti |
| 12 | Jamie Roberts | Gilberto Pavan |
| 13 | Tom Shanklin | Rodd Penney |
| 14 | Leigh Halfpenny | Kaine Robertson |
| 15 | Chris Czekaj | Julien Laharrague |
Replacements
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Aironi Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Gareth Williams | Luigi Ferraro |
| 17 | Scott Andrews | Matias Aguero |
| 18 | Sam Hobbs | Luca Redolfini |
| 19 | Deiniol Jones | Quintin Geldenhuys |
| 20 | Martyn Williams | Josh Sole |
| 21 | Rhys Downes | Mickey Wilson |
| 22 | Dan Parks | Gabriel Pizarro |
| 23 | Dafydd Hewitt | Paolo Buso |
Match Preview
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Sweeney starts against Aironi
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Read more : Sweeney starts against AironiSweeney last started for the Blues on the 27th of November when they recorded a 38-6 victory over Glasgow. Tom Slater starts at scrum half, while Tom Shanklin is paired with Jamie Roberts at Centre for the first time this season. Leigh Halfpenny starts on the wing having come off the bench in last Friday’s […]
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 |
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Cardiff Rugby | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 479 | 392 | 87 | 6 | 60 |
| 12 |
|
Aironi Rugby | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 247 | 517 | -270 | 8 | 12 |
Form Guide
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ospreys | Home | 27-25 | Win |
| Northampton Saints | Home | 19-23 | Loss |
| Northampton Saints | Away | 23-15 | Loss |
| Munster Rugby | Away | 16-9 | Loss |
| Aironi Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benetton Rugby | Home | 15-16 | Loss |
| Benetton Rugby | Away | 15-10 | Loss |
| Biarritz Olympique | Away | 34-3 | Loss |
| Biarritz Olympique | Home | 28-27 | Win |
Past Meetings
Fri 29th Oct 2010
KO 19:05 CEST
Stadio Zaffanella
Europe
Celtic League
Aironi Rugby
3
V
20
Cardiff Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Aironi Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 1 | 1 |
| Wins | 1 | 0 |
| Wins at home | 0 | 0 |
| Wins away | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
From data since 2003