Connacht Rugby
20 – 26
Halftime: 17 – 6
Attendance: 3996
Cardiff Rugby
Halftime: 17 – 6
Attendance: 3996
Saturday 29th October 2011
KO 18:00 IST Europe
Dexcom Stadium
Ref: Neil Paterson
PRO12
Match Report
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Connacht 20 Cardiff Blues 26
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Read more : Connacht 20 Cardiff Blues 26Connacht 20 Cardiff Blues 26 Saturday 29 October, 6pm KO at the Sportsground Connacht kicked off and for the second consecutive game the Blues let in a try within the first minutes. Connacht won a line out and worked the phases before the ball was shipped left where O’Halloran crashed over. Niall O’Connor converted. Paterson […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Connacht Rugby |
Cardiff Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
Tiernan O’Halloran (2) Adrian Flavin (27) |
Alex Cuthbert (41) Casey Laulala (44) |
| Conversions | Niall O’Connor (3), (28) | Dan Parks (42), (45) |
| Penalties |
Niall O’Connor (13) Miah Nikora (59) |
Dan Parks (12), (15), (64) |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Connacht Rugby |
Cardiff Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Posession Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Tries | 2 | 2 |
| Conversions | 2 | 2 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 1 |
Player Stats
No player stats data available
Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Connacht Rugby |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Wilkinson | John Yapp |
| 2 | Adrian Flavin | T.Rhys Thomas |
| 3 | Rodney Ah You | Taufa'ao Filise |
| 4 | Michael Swift | Michael Paterson |
| 5 | Mike McCarthy | Paul Tito |
| 6 | John Muldoon | Ma'ama Molitika |
| 7 | George Naoupu | Josh Navidi |
| 8 | Ray Ofisa Treviranus | Xavier Rush |
| 9 | Frank Murphy | Richie Rees |
| 10 | Niall O'Connor | Dan Parks |
| 11 | Tiernan O'Halloran | Tom James |
| 12 | Henry Fa'afili | Dafydd Hewitt |
| 13 | Eoin Griffin | Casey Laulala |
| 14 | Fetu'u Vainikolo | Alex Cuthbert |
| 15 | Gavin Duffy | Chris Czekaj |
Replacements
|
Connacht Rugby |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Ethienne Reynecke | Ryan Tyrrell |
| 17 | Ronan Loughney | Sam Hobbs |
| 18 | Dylan Rogers | Scott Andrews |
| 19 | Dave Gannon | Deiniol Jones |
| 20 | TJ Anderson | Ellis Jenkins |
| 21 | Paul O'Donohoe | Lewis Jones |
| 22 | Miah Nikora | Ceri Sweeney |
| 23 | Brian Tuohy | Gavin Evans |
Match Preview
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Parks, Filise and Yapp return for the Blues
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Read more : Parks, Filise and Yapp return for the BluesAfter a two week break for the final stages of the Rugby World Cup, the RaboDirect PRO12 makes a welcome return. Cardiff Blues take on a Connacht team who have won eight of their last nine games at the Sportsground in all competitions, the defeat being to the Blues, on 15 April 2011. The Blues […]
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 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 446 | 460 | -14 | 10 | 50 |
| 8 |
|
Connacht Rugby | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 321 | 433 | -112 | 7 | 37 |
Form Guide
| Connacht Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Rugby | Home | 20-26 | Loss |
| Leinster Rugby | Away | 30-20 | Loss |
| Ospreys | Away | 26-21 | Loss |
| Dragons RFC | Home | 17-13 | Win |
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht Rugby | Away | 20-26 | Win |
| Scarlets | Home | 3-30 | Loss |
| Newcastle Falcons | Away | 33-3 | Loss |
| Aironi Rugby | Away | 26-37 | Win |
Past Meetings
Fri 15th Apr 2011
KO 19:45 IST
Dexcom Stadium
Europe
Celtic League
Connacht Rugby
12
V
26
Cardiff Rugby
Thu 30th Sep 2010
KO 19:05 BST
Cardiff City Stadium
Europe
Celtic League
Cardiff Rugby
22
V
6
Connacht Rugby
Sun 6th Dec 2009
KO 15:00 GMT
Cardiff City Stadium
Europe
Celtic League
Cardiff Rugby
21
V
9
Connacht Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Connacht Rugby |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 16 | 16 |
| Wins | 2 | 13 |
| Wins at home | 2 | 8 |
| Wins away | 0 | 5 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
From data since 2003