Match Report

  • Cardiff Blues 24 Munster Rugby 28

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    New signing Lucas Amorosino grabbed a superb debut try as Blues went into the break 18-14 down as the boot of JJ Hanrahan kept the home side at bay. Man-of-the-match Manoa Vosawai lit up the second half with a brilliant try on the hour before another kick from Hanrahan levelled the scores going into a […]

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Match Stats

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Match stats

Summary

Stat. Home team logo Cardiff Rugby Away team logo Munster Rugby
Tries Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino (34)
Manoa Vosawai (63)
Paddy Butler (78)
Conversions Gareth Davies (63) Johnny Holland (79)
Penalties Rhys Patchell (9), (14), (24)
Gareth Davies (74)
JJ Hanrahan (3), (11), (16), (20), (33), (40), (70)

Match Stats

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

Player Stats

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Match Line-up

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Line-up
  Home Team Logo Cardiff Rugby Away Team Logo Munster Rugby
1 Sam Hobbs John Ryan
2 Matthew Rees Kevin O'Byrne
3 Adam Jones BJ Botha
4 Jarrad Hoeata Donncha O'Callaghan
5 Filo Paulo Billy Holland
6 Josh Turnbull CJ Stander
7 Josh Navidi Paddy Butler
8 Manoa Vosawai Robin Copeland
9 Lloyd Williams Duncan Williams
10 Gareth Davies JJ Hanrahan
11 Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino Gerhard van den Heever
12 Gavin Evans Rory Scannell
13 Adam Thomas Andrew Smith
14 Richard Smith Andrew Conway
15 Rhys Patchell Johne Murphy

Replacements

  Home Team Logo Cardiff Rugby Home Team Logo Munster Rugby
16 Kristian Dacey Eusebio Guinazu
17 Thomas Davies Alan Cotter
18 Taufa'ao Filise Stephen Archer
19 Macauley Cook Sean McCarthy
20 Ellis Jenkins Barry O'Mahony
21 Lewis Jones Cathal Sheridan
22 Garyn Smith Johnny Holland
23 Dan Fish Ronan O'Mahony

Match Preview

  • Amorosino handed debut for Munster match

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    Amorosino will make his first appearance for Blues as they return to league action after successive victories in Europe. The flying winger is one of seven changes to the side that defeated Femi-CZ Rugby Rovigo in Italy last weekend. Gavin Evans is recalled in midfield, with Adam Thomas moving to outside centre. A new-look front […]

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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 Munster Rugby 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 100
10 Team Logo Cardiff Rugby 0 0 0 0 0 0 -34 100

Form Guide

Cardiff Rugby Played Score Win/Loss
Rugby Rovigo Delta Away 18-33 Win
Grenoble Home 37-14 Win
Ospreys Away 26-15 Loss
Connacht Rugby Away 24-24 Draw
Munster Rugby Played Score Win/Loss
Saracens Home 14-3 Win
Sale Sharks Away 26-27 Win
Scarlets Home 17-6 Win
Leinster Rugby Away 23-34 Win

Past Meetings

Sat 8th Feb 2014
KO 19:15 GMT

Thomond Park

Europe/Dublin

PRO12

Munster Rugby

54

V

13

Cardiff Rugby

Sat 23rd Nov 2013
KO 18:30 GMT

Cardiff Arms Park

Europe/London

PRO12

Cardiff Rugby

10

V

31

Munster Rugby

Sat 5th Jan 2013
KO 19:30 GMT

Virgin Media Park

Europe/Dublin

PRO12

Munster Rugby

6

V

17

Cardiff Rugby

Head-to-head

  Home Team Logo Cardiff Rugby Home Team Logo Munster Rugby
Played 24 24
Wins 9 15
Wins at home 6 9
Wins away 3 6
Draws 0 0

From data since 2003