Match Report

  • Cardiff Blues 22 Benetton Rugby 5

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    A stunning Owen Lane try inspired Cardiff Blues to a hard-fought victory over Benetton Rugby to kick-start their Guinness PRO14 season. Following three consecutive defeats, the capital city region knew only a win would suffice at their Rodney Parade home-away-from-home. A first half try from Rory Thornton, which was just rewards for a gargantuan effort […]

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Match Stats

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Match stats

Summary

Stat. Home team logo Cardiff Rugby Away team logo Benetton Rugby
Tries Rory Thornton (33)
Owen Lane (61)
Ben Thomas (79)
Tomas Baravalle (68)
Conversions Jarrod Evans (62), (80)
Penalties Jarrod Evans (22)

Match Stats

Stat. Home team logo Cardiff Rugby Away team logo Benetton Rugby
Posession First Half 50% 49%
Posession Second Half 57% 42%
Territory First Half 47% 52%
Territory Second Half 62% 37%
Tries 3 1
Conversions 2 0
Penalties Conceded 9 8
Passes 80 54
Tackles 75 81
Scrums Won 9 4
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. Team logo Cardiff Rugby C CB DB M O P T TW
1Corey Domachowski00000240
2Kristian Dacey40040090
3Scott Andrews50000160
4Ben Murphy800110271
5Rory Thornton100000100
6James Ratti30000060
7Olly Robinson200110130
8Josh Turnbull9001502141
9Jamie Hill200503240
10Jarrod Evans9023501540
11Hallam Amos601171210
12Uilisi Halaholo300130210
13Garyn Smith60181100
14Owen Lane312450020
15Matthew Morgan10010300

Replacements

C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won

No. Team logo Cardiff Rugby C CB DB M O P T TW
16Ethan Lewis201110100
17Brad Thyer00000000
18Keiron Assiratti30000000
19Teddy Williams00000000
20Alun Lawrence30020140
21Lewis Jones100101400
22Ben Thomas302280100
23Aled Summerhill00000000

Match Line-up

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Line-up
  Home Team Logo Cardiff Rugby Away Team Logo Benetton Rugby
1 Corey Domachowski Nicola Quaglio
2 Kristian Dacey Hame Faiva
3 Scott Andrews Filippo Alongi
4 Ben Murphy Federico Ruzza
5 Rory Thornton Eli Snyman
6 James Ratti Giovanni Pettinelli
7 Olly Robinson Manuel Zuliani
8 Josh Turnbull Toa Halafihi
9 Jamie Hill Callum Braley
10 Jarrod Evans Ian Keatley
11 Hallam Amos Monty Ioane
12 Uilisi Halaholo Nacho Brex
13 Garyn Smith Joaquin Riera
14 Owen Lane Iliesa Ratuva Tavuyara
15 Matthew Morgan Jayden Hayward

Replacements

  Home Team Logo Cardiff Rugby Home Team Logo Benetton Rugby
16 Ethan Lewis Tomas Baravalle
17 Brad Thyer Thomas Gallo
18 Keiron Assiratti Tiziano Pasquali
19 Teddy Williams Irne Herbst
20 Alun Lawrence Marco Barbini
21 Lewis Jones Michele Lamaro
22 Ben Thomas Luca Petrozzi
23 Aled Summerhill Angelo Esposito

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
4 Team Logo Cardiff Rugby 16 8 0 8 265 284 -19 4 36
6 Team Logo Benetton Rugby 15 0 1 15 251 415 -164 7 7

Form Guide

Cardiff Rugby Played Score Win/Loss
Edinburgh Rugby Away 18-0 Loss
Ulster Rugby Home 7-11 Loss
Munster Rugby Away Loss
Connacht Rugby Home 29-7 Win
Benetton Rugby Played Score Win/Loss
Scarlets Home 3-10 Loss
Leinster Rugby Home Loss
Ulster Rugby Away 35-24 Loss
Zebre Parma Away 9-16 Win

Past Meetings

Sun 23rd Feb 2020
KO 17:15 GMT

Cardiff Arms Park

Europe/London

PRO14

Cardiff Rugby

34

V

24

Benetton Rugby

Sat 30th Nov 2019
KO 16:00 CET

Stadio Monigo

Europe/Rome

PRO14

Benetton Rugby

28

V

31

Cardiff Rugby

Sat 8th Sep 2018
KO 20:35 CEST

Stadio Monigo

Europe/Rome

PRO14

Benetton Rugby

27

V

25

Cardiff Rugby

Head-to-head

  Home Team Logo Cardiff Rugby Home Team Logo Benetton Rugby
Played 18 18
Wins 13 4
Wins at home 9 4
Wins away 4 0
Draws 1 1

From data since 2003