Cardiff Rugby
30 – 24
Halftime: 14 – 14
Attendance: 6723
DHL Stormers
Halftime: 14 – 14
Attendance: 6723
Saturday 22nd October 2022
KO 19:35 BST Europe
Cardiff Arms Park
Ref: Mike Adamson
United Rugby Championship
Match Report
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Cardiff 30 DHL Stormers 24
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Read more : Cardiff 30 DHL Stormers 24Cardiff hung on for a momentous BKT United Rugby Championship victory over reigning champions, the DHL Stormers, with Rhys Priestland kicking 20 points from the tee in a Player of the Match-winning performance. The Stormers went into the encounter on the back of a 15-game unbeaten run, including 14 wins, which took them to the […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
DHL Stormers |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
Theo Cabango (16) Jason Harries (42) |
Nama Xaba (20), (48) Leolin Zas (27) Junior Pokomela (60) |
| Conversions | Rhys Priestland (44) | Manie Libbok (21), (27) |
| Penalties | Rhys Priestland (9), (15), (33), (52), (69), (80) |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
DHL Stormers |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 51% | 49% |
| Posession Second Half | 43% | 57% |
| Territory First Half | 47% | 53% |
| Territory Second Half | 48% | 52% |
| Tries | 2 | 4 |
| Conversions | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties Conceded | 10 | 10 |
| Turnovers Conceded | 4 | 20 |
| Passes | 88 | 120 |
| Tackles | 121 | 92 |
| Scrums Won | 4 | 2 |
| Lineouts Won | 9 | 14 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 1 |
Player Stats
C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won
| No. |
Cardiff Rugby |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhys Carre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Kristian Dacey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Dillon Lewis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | Josh Turnbull | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| 5 | Rory Thornton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | James Botham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| 7 | Thomas Young | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| 8 | James Ratti | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Tomos Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Rhys Priestland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Theo Cabango | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Uilisi Halaholo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Max Llewellyn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Jason Harries | 6 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Ben Thomas | 9 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Replacements
C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won
| No. |
Cardiff Rugby |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Kirby Myhill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Corey Domachowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Dimitri Arhip | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Teddy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Lopeti Timani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Gwilym Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Lloyd Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Mason Grady | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| No. |
DHL Stormers |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Kitshoff | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Joseph Dweba | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Frans Malherbe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Adre Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Marvin Orie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | Nama Xaba | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| 7 | Ernst van Rhyn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Hacjivah Dayimani | 13 | 1 | 9 | 79 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Godlen Masimla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Manie Libbok | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Leolin Zas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Dan du Plessis | 14 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | Alapati Leiua | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Suleiman Hartzenberg | 7 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Clayton Blommetjies | 11 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
Replacements
C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won
| No. |
DHL Stormers |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | JJ Kotze | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Kwenzo Blose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Brok Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Ben-Jason Dixon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Willie Engelbrecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Junior Pokomela | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Paul de Wet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Cardiff Rugby |
DHL Stormers |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhys Carre | Steven Kitshoff |
| 2 | Kristian Dacey | Joseph Dweba |
| 3 | Dillon Lewis | Frans Malherbe |
| 4 | Josh Turnbull | Adre Smith |
| 5 | Rory Thornton | Marvin Orie |
| 6 | James Botham | Nama Xaba |
| 7 | Thomas Young | Ernst van Rhyn |
| 8 | James Ratti | Hacjivah Dayimani |
| 9 | Tomos Williams | Godlen Masimla |
| 10 | Rhys Priestland | Manie Libbok |
| 11 | Theo Cabango | Leolin Zas |
| 12 | Uilisi Halaholo | Dan du Plessis |
| 13 | Max Llewellyn | Alapati Leiua |
| 14 | Jason Harries | Suleiman Hartzenberg |
| 15 | Ben Thomas | Clayton Blommetjies |
Replacements
|
Cardiff Rugby |
DHL Stormers |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Kirby Myhill | JJ Kotze |
| 17 | Corey Domachowski | Kwenzo Blose |
| 18 | Dimitri Arhip | Brok Harris |
| 19 | Teddy Williams | Ben-Jason Dixon |
| 20 | Lopeti Timani | Willie Engelbrecht |
| 21 | Gwilym Bradley | Junior Pokomela |
| 22 | Lloyd Williams | Paul de Wet |
| 23 | Mason Grady | Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
DHL Stormers | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 531 | 391 | 140 | 16 | 68 |
| 10 |
|
Cardiff Rugby | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 425 | 470 | -45 | 8 | 44 |
Form Guide
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| DHL Stormers | Home | 30-24 | Win |
| Dragons RFC | Home | 31-14 | Win |
| Scarlets | Away | 10-16 | Win |
| Emirates Lions | Home | 18-31 | Loss |
| DHL Stormers | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Rugby | Away | 30-24 | Loss |
| Ospreys | Away | 16-16 | Draw |
| Zebre Parma | Away | 20-37 | Win |
| Edinburgh Rugby | Home | 34-18 | Win |
Past Meetings
Sun 20th Mar 2022
KO 14:00 SAST
DHL Stadium
Africa
United Rugby Championship
DHL Stormers
40
V
3
Cardiff Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Cardiff Rugby |
DHL Stormers |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 1 | 1 |
| Wins | 0 | 1 |
| Wins at home | 0 | 1 |
| Wins away | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
From data since 2003