Cardiff Rugby
22 – 26
Halftime: 8 – 15
Attendance: 5236
Connacht Rugby
Halftime: 8 – 15
Attendance: 5236
Friday 22nd February 2013
KO 19:30 GMT Europe
Cardiff Arms Park
Ref: Dudley Phillips
PRO12
Match Report
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Cardiff Blues 22 Connacht 26
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Read more : Cardiff Blues 22 Connacht 26Cardiff Blues 22 Connacht 26 Friday 22 February 7.30pm Cardiff Arms Park Both teams made late changes with Jason Tovey pulling out with illness to be replaced by Gareth Davies on the bench and former Blues fly-half Dan Parks pulling out of the Connacht starting line up with a hamstring problem, to be replaced by […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
Harry Robinson (21) Robin Copeland (61) |
Danie Poolman (2) Willie Faloon (5), (64) |
| Conversions | Miah Nikora (6) | |
| Penalties | Rhys Patchell (7), (47), (51), (67) | Miah Nikora (31), (56), (73) |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Posession Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Tries | 2 | 3 |
| Conversions | 0 | 1 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 1 |
Player Stats
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Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taufa'ao Filise | Brett Wilkinson |
| 2 | Kristian Dacey | Jason Harris-Wright |
| 3 | Benoit Bourrust | Nathan White |
| 4 | Macauley Cook | Michael Swift |
| 5 | James Down | Andrew Browne |
| 6 | Michael Paterson | John Muldoon |
| 7 | Rory Watts-Jones | Willie Faloon |
| 8 | Robin Copeland | Eoin McKeon |
| 9 | Lewis Jones | Kieran Marmion |
| 10 | Rhys Patchell | Miah Nikora |
| 11 | Harry Robinson | Fetu'u Vainikolo |
| 12 | Gavin Evans | Brian Murphy |
| 13 | Richard Smith | Eoin Griffin |
| 14 | Owen Williams | Danie Poolman |
| 15 | Chris Czekaj | Gavin Duffy |
Replacements
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Rhys Williams | Ethienne Reynecke |
| 17 | Nathan Trevett | Denis Buckley |
| 18 | Scott Andrews | Ronan Loughney |
| 19 | Luke Hamilton | Mick Kearney |
| 20 | Thomas Young | TJ Anderson |
| 21 | Liam Davies | Paul O'Donohoe |
| 22 | Ceri Sweeney | Matt Healy |
| 23 | Gareth Davies | Matt Jarvis |
Match Preview
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Czekaj returns for the Blues
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Read more : Czekaj returns for the BluesCzekaj makes his first start for the Blues this season having recovered from a foot injury, suffered against Worcester in a pre season friendly in August. The Blues take on a Connacht team that beat Ospreys 22-10 in Galway in round 15 but have not won back to back contests in the tournament since April. […]
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |
|
Connacht Rugby | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 358 | 422 | -64 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 |
|
Cardiff Rugby | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 348 | 487 | -139 | 6 | 38 |
Form Guide
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Rugby | Away | 16-17 | Win |
| Leinster Rugby | Home | 11-26 | Loss |
| London Irish | Home | 10-6 | Win |
| Saracens | Away | 19-11 | Loss |
| Connacht Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ospreys | Home | 22-10 | Win |
| Scarlets | Away | 25-15 | Loss |
| Zebre Parma | Home | 25-20 | Win |
| Harlequins | Away | 47-8 | Loss |
Past Meetings
Sat 1st Sep 2012
KO 17:00 IST
Dexcom Stadium
Europe
PRO12
Connacht Rugby
9
V
13
Cardiff Rugby
Fri 10th Feb 2012
KO 19:30 GMT
Cardiff Arms Park
Europe
PRO12
Cardiff Rugby
22
V
15
Connacht Rugby
Sat 29th Oct 2011
KO 18:00 IST
Dexcom Stadium
Europe
PRO12
Connacht Rugby
20
V
26
Cardiff Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 19 | 19 |
| Wins | 16 | 2 |
| Wins at home | 9 | 2 |
| Wins away | 7 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
From data since 2003