Match Report

  • Leinster Rugby 22 Cardiff Blues 21

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    The Irish province, who lead the Championship table, pounced after just five minutes thanks to Dan Leavy. Tomos Williams struck with a stunning team effort soon after but Leinster led 14-7 at half-time after Luke McGrath sniped over. Leinster controlled much of the second-half but Wales’ Capital Region were electric on the counter. Williams completed […]

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Match Stats

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Match stats

Summary

Stat. Home team logo Leinster Rugby Away team logo Cardiff Rugby
Tries Dan Leavy (5)
Luke McGrath (33)
Ross Molony (67)
Tomos Williams (12), (48)
Sion Bennett (57)
Conversions Ross Byrne (6), (33) Steve Shingler (13), (49), (57)
Penalties Ross Byrne (55)

Match Stats

Stat. Home team logo Leinster 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 3 3
Conversions 2 3

Player Stats

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Match Line-up

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Line-up
  Home Team Logo Leinster Rugby Away Team Logo Cardiff Rugby
1 Cian Healy Corey Domachowski
2 Richardt Strauss Kristian Dacey
3 Michael Bent Anton Peikrishvili
4 Ross Molony George Earle
5 Hayden Triggs Jarrad Hoeata
6 Dan Leavy Macauley Cook
7 Josh van der Flier Josh Navidi
8 Rhys Ruddock Nick Williams
9 Luke McGrath Tomos Williams
10 Ross Byrne Gareth Anscombe
11 Isa Nacewa Blaine Scully
12 Noel Reid Steve Shingler
13 Rory O'Loughlin Rey Lee-Lo
14 Adam Byrne Alex Cuthbert
15 Joey Carbery Matthew Morgan

Replacements

  Home Team Logo Leinster Rugby Home Team Logo Cardiff Rugby
16 James Tracy Matthew Rees
17 Peter Dooley Gethin Jenkins
18 Mike Ross Scott Andrews
19 Mick Kearney Sion Bennett
20 Max Deegan Ellis Jenkins
21 Jamison Gibson-Park Lloyd Williams
22 Tom Daly Uilisi Halaholo
23 Fergus McFadden Tom James

Match Preview

  • Preview: Leinster Rugby v Cardiff Blues

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    Following two weeks out of competitive action, the Blues will look to bounce back from the 23-13 loss to Munster earlier in the month and build up momentum ahead of a season defining month in both the Guinness PRO12 and European Challenge Cup. Head coach Danny Wilson has made five changes to the line-up that […]

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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 Leinster Rugby 22 18 0 4 674 390 284 13 85
7 Team Logo Cardiff Rugby 22 11 1 10 508 498 10 7 53

Form Guide

Leinster Rugby Played Score Win/Loss
Scarlets Home 45-9 Win
Dragons RFC Away 22-54 Win
Edinburgh Rugby Home 39-10 Win
Benetton Rugby Away 14-40 Win
Cardiff Rugby Played Score Win/Loss
Munster Rugby Home 13-23 Loss
Edinburgh Rugby Away 17-18 Win
Benetton Rugby Home 57-20 Win
Connacht Rugby Home 13-19 Loss

Past Meetings

Sat 1st Oct 2016
KO 19:35 BST

Cardiff Arms Park

Europe/London

PRO12

Cardiff Rugby

13

V

16

Leinster Rugby

Sat 20th Feb 2016
KO 15:00 GMT

Cardiff Arms Park

Europe/London

PRO12

Cardiff Rugby

13

V

14

Leinster Rugby

Sat 12th Sep 2015
KO 17:15 IST

RDS Arena

Europe/Dublin

PRO12

Leinster Rugby

23

V

15

Cardiff Rugby

Head-to-head

  Home Team Logo Leinster Rugby Home Team Logo Cardiff Rugby
Played 30 30
Wins 23 5
Wins at home 13 4
Wins away 10 1
Draws 2 2

From data since 2003