Halftime: 19 – 8
Attendance: 13509
Halftime: 19 – 8
Attendance: 13509
Saturday 12th January 2013
KO 14:35 CET Europe
Stade Felix Mayol
Ref: JP Doyle
European Cup
by
RC Toulon 45 Cardiff Blues 25 Saturday 12 January 2.35pm kick off There was an incredible atmosphere at the impressive Stade Mayol, bathed in sunshine, as the Blues got ready to take on the stars of Toulon. Halfpenny got an early penalty for the Blues before a wave of attack from Toulon commenced, but the […]
Check out the key stats for this game, including overall team performance and individual player highlights.
| Stat. |
Toulon |
Cardiff Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
Rudi Wulf (20) Xavier Chiocci (26) Jean-Charles Orioli (35) Maxime Mermoz (42) Alexis Palisson (48) Mathieu Bastareaud (53) Florian Fresia (62) |
Leigh Halfpenny (17), (80) Alex Cuthbert (65) Dafydd Hewitt (78) |
| Conversions |
Jonny Wilkinson (21), (27), (44), (49) Matt Giteau (63) |
Leigh Halfpenny (80) |
| Penalties | Leigh Halfpenny (2) |
| Stat. |
Toulon |
Cardiff Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Posession Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Tries | 7 | 4 |
| Conversions | 5 | 1 |
View the starting and substitute players for each team.
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| 1 | Xavier Chiocci | Sam Hobbs |
| 2 | Jean-Charles Orioli | Rhys Williams |
| 3 | Carl Hayman | Benoit Bourrust |
| 4 | Jocelino Suta | Lou Reed |
| 5 | Nick Kennedy | James Down |
| 6 | Pierrick Gunther | Josh Navidi |
| 7 | Steffon Armitage | Sam Warburton |
| 8 | Chris Masoe | Robin Copeland |
| 9 | Frederic Michalak | Lewis Jones |
| 10 | Jonny Wilkinson | Rhys Patchell |
| 11 | Alexis Palisson | Harry Robinson |
| 12 | Maxime Mermoz | Jamie Roberts |
| 13 | Mathieu Bastareaud | Owen Williams |
| 14 | Rudi Wulf | Alex Cuthbert |
| 15 | Delon Armitage | Leigh Halfpenny |
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| 16 | Sebastien Bruno | Kristian Dacey |
| 17 | Florian Fresia | Nathan Trevett |
| 18 | Davit Kubriashvili | Scott Andrews |
| 19 | Joe van Niekerk | Macauley Cook |
| 20 | Matt Giteau | Luke Hamilton |
| 21 | David Smith | Gareth Davies |
| 22 | Nicolas Durand | Ceri Sweeney |
| 23 | Simon Shaw | Dafydd Hewitt |
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There are three changes in the backs with Leigh Halfpenny starting at Full Back in place of Jason Tovey. Gavin Evans has recovered from a back injury and Alex Cuthbert from a facial injury to start in the back line in place of Owen Williams and Richard Smith. There is only one change in the […]
Review overall team performance, recent form, and historical comparisons.
| Toulon | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Rugby | Home | 45-25 | Win |
| Sale Sharks | Home | 62-0 | Win |
| Sale Sharks | Away | 6-17 | Win |
| Cardiff Rugby | Away | 14-22 | Win |
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toulon | Away | 45-25 | Loss |
| Munster Rugby | Away | 6-17 | Win |
| Dragons RFC | Home | 12-10 | Win |
| Scarlets | Home | 6-9 | Loss |
Sun 21st Oct 2012
KO 12:45 BST
Cardiff Arms Park
Europe
European Cup
Cardiff Rugby
14
V
22
Toulon
Sun 23rd May 2010
KO 15:00 CEST
Stade Velodrome
Europe
Challenge Cup
Cardiff Rugby
28
V
21
Toulon
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|---|---|---|
| Played | 2 | 2 |
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| Wins at home | 0 | 1 |
| Wins away | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
From data since 2003