Cardiff Rugby
19 – 9
Halftime: 9 – 3
Attendance: 7532
Ulster Rugby
Halftime: 9 – 3
Attendance: 7532
Friday 26th March 2010
KO 19:05 GMT Europe
Cardiff City Stadium
Ref: Neil Paterson
Celtic League
Match Report
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Cardiff Blues 19 Ulster 9
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Read more : Cardiff Blues 19 Ulster 9The opening minutes of the match saw both teams looking to gain ground without much ball in hand, however a typically strong break from Casey Laulala saw the Blues break into the Ulster twenty two. They were awarded a penalty for hands in the ruck and Blair converted to record the first points of the […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Ulster Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Tries | Ma’ama Molitika (64) | |
| Conversions | Ben Blair (64) | |
| Penalties | Ben Blair (11), (35), (37), (72) | Niall O’Connor (20), (51), (70) |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Ulster Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Posession Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Tries | 1 | 0 |
| Conversions | 1 | 0 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 2 |
Player Stats
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Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Ulster Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gethin Jenkins | Tom Court |
| 2 | T.Rhys Thomas | Rory Best |
| 3 | Taufa'ao Filise | BJ Botha |
| 4 | Scott Morgan | Dan Tuohy |
| 5 | Paul Tito | Ryan Caldwell |
| 6 | Andy Powell | Stephen Ferris |
| 7 | Martyn Williams | David Pollock |
| 8 | Xavier Rush | Chris Henry |
| 9 | Richie Rees | Paul Marshall |
| 10 | Ceri Sweeney | Niall O'Connor |
| 11 | Tom James | Simon Danielli |
| 12 | Tom Shanklin | Paddy Wallace |
| 13 | Casey Laulala | Darren Cave |
| 14 | Leigh Halfpenny | Andrew Trimble |
| 15 | Ben Blair | Jamie Smith |
Replacements
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Ulster Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Rhys Williams | Nigel Brady |
| 17 | Scott Andrews | Declan Fitzpatrick |
| 18 | Andries Pretorius | Eddie O'Donoghue |
| 19 | Ma'ama Molitika | Robbie Diack |
| 20 | Gareth Cooper | Michael Heaney |
| 21 | Dai Flanagan | Ian Humphreys |
| 22 | Dafydd Hewitt | Timoci Nagusa |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
|
Cardiff Rugby | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 349 | 315 | 34 | 4 | 44 |
| 8 |
|
Ulster Rugby | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 357 | 370 | -13 | 6 | 36 |
Form Guide
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester Rugby | Home | 18-29 | Loss |
| Leinster Rugby | Home | 20-29 | Loss |
| Glasgow Warriors | Away | 7-30 | Win |
| Scarlets | Away | 23-38 | Win |
| Ulster Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlets | Away | 25-8 | Loss |
| Dragons RFC | Home | 22-22 | Draw |
| Bath Rugby | Away | 10-28 | Win |
| Edinburgh Rugby | Home | 21-13 | Win |
Past Meetings
Fri 24th Apr 2009
KO 19:30 IST
Kingspan Stadium
Europe
Celtic League
Ulster Rugby
9
V
11
Cardiff Rugby
Fri 12th Sep 2008
KO 19:05 BST
Cardiff Arms Park
Europe
Celtic League
Cardiff Rugby
16
V
15
Ulster Rugby
Fri 9th May 2008
KO 19:30 IST
Kingspan Stadium
Europe
Celtic League
Ulster Rugby
17
V
26
Cardiff Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Ulster Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 14 | 14 |
| Wins | 8 | 6 |
| Wins at home | 6 | 5 |
| Wins away | 2 | 1 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
From data since 2003