Match Report

  • Ulster 23 Cardiff Blues 14

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    The boot of John Cooney proved decisive as Cardiff Blues suffered a disappointing defeat to Ulster on a bitterly cold and wet evening in Belfast. Both sides had their shares of the four tries on the night, but the Irish international scrum half added three penalties to secure the four points for the hosts. Ulster […]

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Match Stats

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Match stats

Summary

Stat. Home team logo Ulster Rugby Away team logo Cardiff Rugby
Tries Luke Marshall (3)
Billy Burns (20)
Aled Summerhill (43)
Will Boyde (57)
Conversions John Cooney (4), (21) Jarrod Evans (44), (58)
Penalties John Cooney (9), (46), (63)

Match Stats

Stat. Home team logo Ulster Rugby Away team logo Cardiff Rugby
Posession First Half 0% 0%
Posession Second Half 0% 0%
Territory First Half 0% 0%
Territory Second Half 0% 0%
Tries 2 2
Conversions 2 2
Yellow Cards 1 0

Player Stats

No player stats data available

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Match Line-up

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Line-up
  Home Team Logo Ulster Rugby Away Team Logo Cardiff Rugby
1 Jack McGrath Brad Thyer
2 John Andrew Liam Belcher
3 Tom O'Toole Scott Andrews
4 Alan O'Connor Josh Turnbull
5 Kieran Treadwell Rory Thornton
6 Matty Rea Will Boyde
7 Sean Reidy Olly Robinson
8 Marcell Coetzee Nick Williams
9 John Cooney Lloyd Williams
10 Billy Burns Jarrod Evans
11 Louis Ludik Aled Summerhill
12 James Hume Uilisi Halaholo
13 Luke Marshall Garyn Smith
14 Craig Gilroy Jason Harries
15 Will Addison Matthew Morgan

Replacements

  Home Team Logo Ulster Rugby Home Team Logo Cardiff Rugby
16 Adam McBurney Kristian Dacey
17 Eric O'Sullivan Corey Domachowski
18 Ross Kane Keiron Assiratti
19 Sam Carter Seb Davies
20 Nick Timoney Shane Lewis-Hughes
21 Dave Shanahan Lewis Jones
22 Bill Johnston Jason Tovey
23 Matt Faddes Harri Millard

Match Preview

  • Preview: Ulster Rugby v Cardiff Blues

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    Cardiff Blues aim to get their campaign back on track following defeats to Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors, but face a tough trip to Belfast to take on Ulster Rugby. Wales’ Capital Region haven’t tasted victory at the Northern Irish capital since 2010, where Casey Laulala, Xavier Rush and Dafydd Hewitt were on the scoresheet. Meanwhile, […]

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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
2 Team Logo Ulster Rugby 15 8 1 6 385 306 79 11 45
6 Team Logo Cardiff Rugby 15 7 0 8 283 327 -44 5 33

Form Guide

Ulster Rugby Played Score Win/Loss
Cardiff Rugby Home 23-14 Win
Isuzu Southern Kings Away 17-42 Win
Toyota Cheetahs Away 63-26 Loss
Ospreys Home 38-14 Win
Cardiff Rugby Played Score Win/Loss
Ulster Rugby Away 23-14 Loss
Glasgow Warriors Away 17-13 Loss
Edinburgh Rugby Home 11-19 Loss
Isuzu Southern Kings Away 27-31 Win

Past Meetings

Sat 1st Dec 2018
KO 15:00 GMT

Kingspan Stadium

Europe/Dublin

PRO14

Ulster Rugby

16

V

12

Cardiff Rugby

Sat 24th Mar 2018
KO 15:15 GMT

Cardiff Arms Park

Europe/London

PRO14

Cardiff Rugby

35

V

17

Ulster Rugby

Fri 7th Apr 2017
KO 19:35 IST

Kingspan Stadium

Europe/Dublin

PRO12

Ulster Rugby

24

V

24

Cardiff Rugby

Head-to-head

  Home Team Logo Ulster Rugby Home Team Logo Cardiff Rugby
Played 32 32
Wins 17 14
Wins at home 12 11
Wins away 5 3
Draws 1 1

From data since 2003