Cardiff Rugby
11 – 5
Halftime: 8 – 0
Attendance: 26744
Northampton Saints
Halftime: 8 – 0
Attendance: 26744
Saturday 28th March 2009
KO 17:15 GMT Europe
Coventry Building Society Arena
Ref: George Clancy
Anglo-Welsh Cup
Match Report
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Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Northampton Saints |
|---|---|---|
| Tries | Jason Spice (33) | Joe Ansbro (42) |
| Conversions | ||
| Penalties | Ben Blair (2), (71) |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Northampton Saints |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Posession Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Tries | 1 | 1 |
Player Stats
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Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Northampton Saints |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gethin Jenkins | Tom Smith |
| 2 | Gareth Williams | Dylan Hartley |
| 3 | Taufa'ao Filise | Euan Murray |
| 4 | Deiniol Jones | Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe |
| 5 | Paul Tito | Juandre Kruger |
| 6 | Ma'ama Molitika | Neil Best |
| 7 | Robin Sowden-Taylor | Scott Gray |
| 8 | Xavier Rush | Roger Wilson |
| 9 | Jason Spice | Lee Dickson |
| 10 | Nicky Robinson | Stephen Myler |
| 11 | Tom James | Bruce Reihana |
| 12 | Jamie Roberts | James Downey |
| 13 | Tom Shanklin | Joe Ansbro |
| 14 | Leigh Halfpenny | Paul Diggin |
| 15 | Ben Blair | Ben Foden |
Replacements
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Northampton Saints |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | John Yapp | Brett Sharman |
| 17 | T.Rhys Thomas | Soane Tonga'uiha |
| 18 | Bradley Davies | Courtney Lawes |
| 19 | Scott Morgan | Mark Easter |
| 20 | Richie Rees | Alan Dickens |
| 21 | Ceri Sweeney | Barry Everitt |
| 22 | Jamie Robinson | Chris Mayor |
Team Stats
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Team stats
Form Guide
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht Rugby | Away | 14-19 | Win |
| Glasgow Warriors | Home | 34-30 | Win |
| Transvecta Calvisano | Home | 62-20 | Win |
| Gloucester Rugby | Away | 12-16 | Win |
| Northampton Saints | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toulon | Home | 52-11 | Win |
| Montpellier | Away | 24-28 | Win |
| Bristol Bears | Away | 21-25 | Win |
| Bristol Bears | Home | 66-3 | Win |
Past Meetings
Head-to-head
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Northampton Saints |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 0 | 0 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Wins at home | 0 | 0 |
| Wins away | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
From data since 2003