Match Report

  • Newport Gwent Dragons 20 Cardiff Blues 21

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    Danny Wilson’s men looked set for defeat trailing 17-6 in the final quarter of a tense clash before the late twist. A penalty try – after a powerful rolling maul – and score from wing ace Tom James put Cardiff Blues back within two points. And then, in the final minute, Patchell stroked over a […]

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Match Stats

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Match stats

Summary

Stat. Home team logo Dragons RFC Away team logo Cardiff Rugby
Tries Ashton Hewitt (10) (66)
Tom James (74)
Conversions Rhys Patchell (67)
Penalties Dorian Jones (40), (43), (61)
Jason Tovey (72)
Rhys Patchell (14), (23), (80)

Match Stats

Stat. Home team logo Dragons RFC 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 1 2
Conversions 0 1
Yellow Cards 1 0

Player Stats

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Match Line-up

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Line-up
  Home Team Logo Dragons RFC Away Team Logo Cardiff Rugby
1 Phil Price Gethin Jenkins
2 T.Rhys Thomas Kristian Dacey
3 Brok Harris Taufa'ao Filise
4 Matthew Screech Lou Reed
5 Rynard Landman James Down
6 Nick Crosswell Josh Turnbull
7 Nic Cudd Josh Navidi
8 Lewis Evans Manoa Vosawai
9 Charlie Davies Lloyd Williams
10 Dorian Jones Jarrod Evans
11 Ashton Hewitt Tom James
12 Adam Warren Rey Lee-Lo
13 Adam Hughes Garyn Smith
14 Nick Scott Alex Cuthbert
15 Carl Meyer Rhys Patchell

Replacements

  Home Team Logo Dragons RFC Home Team Logo Cardiff Rugby
16 Elliot Dee Ethan Lewis
17 Shaun Knight Sam Hobbs
18 Lloyd Fairbrother Dillon Lewis
19 Cory Hill Macauley Cook
20 Ollie Griffiths Cam Dolan
21 Luc Jones Tavis Knoyle
22 Jason Tovey Cory Allen
23 Ross Wardle Dan Fish

Match Preview

  • Scrum half Williams back for derby day

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    Wales international Williams is one of three changes made by Head Coach Danny Wilson for the big clash at Rodney Parade. Lock James Down returns in the second row while Josh Turnbull comes in to wear the No.6 jersey. Centre Cory Allen could make his comeback, after injuring his hamstring in the Rugby World Cup, […]

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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
7 Team Logo Cardiff Rugby 22 11 0 11 542 461 81 56
10 Team Logo Dragons RFC 22 4 0 18 353 492 -139 26

Form Guide

Dragons RFC Played Score Win/Loss
Pau Away 17-34 Win
Pau Home 22-0 Win
Munster Rugby Home 22-6 Win
Edinburgh Rugby Away 32-13 Loss
Cardiff Rugby Played Score Win/Loss
Montpellier Away 23-22 Loss
Montpellier Home 37-27 Win
Connacht Rugby Home 20-16 Win
Ospreys Away 13-6 Loss

Past Meetings

Sat 4th Apr 2015
KO 12:45 BST

Rodney Parade

Europe/London

Challenge Cup

Dragons RFC

25

V

21

Cardiff Rugby

Thu 1st Jan 2015
KO 14:05 GMT

Rodney Parade

Europe/London

PRO12

Dragons RFC

9

V

11

Cardiff Rugby

Fri 26th Dec 2014
KO 14:05 GMT

Cardiff Arms Park

Europe/London

PRO12

Cardiff Rugby

17

V

23

Dragons RFC

Head-to-head

  Home Team Logo Dragons RFC Home Team Logo Cardiff Rugby
Played 25 25
Wins 9 16
Wins at home 7 10
Wins away 2 6
Draws 0 0

From data since 2003