Dragons RFC
22 – 16
Halftime: 10 – 10
Attendance: 8526
Cardiff Rugby
Halftime: 10 – 10
Attendance: 8526
Thursday 26th December 2013
KO 17:00 GMT Europe
Rodney Parade
Ref: Ian Davies
PRO12
Match Report
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Dragons 22 Cardiff Blues 16
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Read more : Dragons 22 Cardiff Blues 16A brutal opening 40 minutes saw the home side come out firing with an early penalty from ex-Blues man Jason Tovey before a training ground move at the lineout sent Toby Faletau over. Blues dug deep and hit back with in-form hooker Kristian Dacey scoring in a second successive Welsh derby before a penalty from […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Dragons RFC |
Cardiff Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Tries | Taulupe Faletau (16) | Kristian Dacey (25) |
| Conversions | Jason Tovey (17) | Leigh Halfpenny (27) |
| Penalties | Jason Tovey (2), (51), (53), (62), (65) | Leigh Halfpenny (40), (46), (70) |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Dragons RFC |
Cardiff Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Posession Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Tries | 1 | 1 |
| Conversions | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 1 |
Player Stats
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Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Dragons RFC |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owen A. Evans | Sam Hobbs |
| 2 | T.Rhys Thomas | Kristian Dacey |
| 3 | Nathan Buck | Benoit Bourrust |
| 4 | Andrew Coombs | Chris Dicomidis |
| 5 | Cory Hill | Filo Paulo |
| 6 | Netani Talei | Macauley Cook |
| 7 | Lewis Evans | Josh Navidi |
| 8 | Taulupe Faletau | Robin Copeland |
| 9 | Wayne Evans | Lloyd Williams |
| 10 | Jason Tovey | Rhys Patchell |
| 11 | Hallam Amos | Dan Fish |
| 12 | Ashley Smith | Dafydd Hewitt |
| 13 | Pat Leach | Gavin Evans |
| 14 | Will Harries | Alex Cuthbert |
| 15 | Dan Evans | Leigh Halfpenny |
Replacements
|
Dragons RFC |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Sam Parry | Rhys Williams |
| 17 | Aaron Coundley | Thomas Davies |
| 18 | Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro | Scott Andrews |
| 19 | Robert Sidoli | Ellis Jenkins |
| 20 | Nic Cudd | Rory Watts-Jones |
| 21 | Richie Rees | Lewis Jones |
| 22 | Steffan Jones | Gareth Davies |
| 23 | Ross Wardle | Richard Smith |
Match Preview
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Blues name team for Dragons derby
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Read more : Blues name team for Dragons derbyFit again midfielder Evans is one of six changes for Blues from the side that were narrowly beaten by Ospreys at the Arms Park last week. The two other changes in the back division see Dan Fish take a spot on the wing while fly half Rhys Patchell is back to partner Lloyd Williams at […]
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 |
|
Cardiff Rugby | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 425 | 538 | -113 | 7 | 41 |
| 9 |
|
Dragons RFC | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 392 | 492 | -100 | 5 | 35 |
Form Guide
| Dragons RFC | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht Rugby | Away | 14-11 | Loss |
| Bordeaux-Begles | Away | 32-13 | Loss |
| Bordeaux-Begles | Home | 40-24 | Win |
| Munster Rugby | Home | 14-18 | Loss |
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ospreys | Home | 19-22 | Loss |
| Glasgow Warriors | Away | 7-9 | Win |
| Glasgow Warriors | Home | 29-20 | Win |
| Benetton Rugby | Away | 26-26 | Draw |
Past Meetings
Wed 26th Dec 2012
KO 14:05 GMT
Cardiff Arms Park
Europe
PRO12
Cardiff Rugby
12
V
10
Dragons RFC
Sat 15th Sep 2012
KO 18:30 BST
Rodney Parade
Europe
PRO12
Dragons RFC
5
V
16
Cardiff Rugby
Thu 15th Mar 2012
KO 19:05 GMT
Rodney Parade
Europe
PRO12
Dragons RFC
18
V
14
Cardiff Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Dragons RFC |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 20 | 20 |
| Wins | 6 | 14 |
| Wins at home | 5 | 9 |
| Wins away | 1 | 5 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
From data since 2003