Cardiff Rugby
28 – 9
Halftime: 17 – 3
Attendance: 10660
Dragons RFC
Halftime: 17 – 3
Attendance: 10660
Friday 23rd December 2011
KO 19:35 GMT Europe
Cardiff City Stadium
Ref: Leighton Hodges
PRO12
Match Report
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Cardiff Blues 28 Newport Gwent Dragons 9
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Read more : Cardiff Blues 28 Newport Gwent Dragons 9Cardiff Blues 28 Newport Gwent Dragons 9 Friday 23 December 7.30pm kick off After a respectively observed minute’s silence for Sue Evans, wife of Blues photographer Huw Evans, who passed away from cancer, the Blues kicked off and it was a bruising encounter from the start with some big hits going in from both sides. […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Dragons RFC |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
Alex Cuthbert (19), (72) Bradley Davies (41) |
|
| Conversions | Leigh Halfpenny (19), (41) | |
| Penalties | Leigh Halfpenny (30), (48), (67) | Jason Tovey (33), (46), (52) |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Dragons RFC |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Posession Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Tries | 3 | 0 |
| Conversions | 2 | 0 |
Player Stats
No player stats data available
Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Dragons RFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gethin Jenkins | Nathan Williams |
| 2 | Ryan Tyrrell | Lloyd Burns |
| 3 | Taufa'ao Filise | Nathan Buck |
| 4 | Bradley Davies | Adam Jones |
| 5 | Paul Tito | Robert Sidoli |
| 6 | Michael Paterson | Dan Lydiate |
| 7 | Sam Warburton | Gavin Thomas |
| 8 | Xavier Rush | Taulupe Faletau |
| 9 | Lloyd Williams | Wayne Evans |
| 10 | Ceri Sweeney | Jason Tovey |
| 11 | Alex Cuthbert | Aled Brew |
| 12 | Dafydd Hewitt | Lewis Robling |
| 13 | Casey Laulala | Adam Hughes |
| 14 | Leigh Halfpenny | Tonderai Chavhanga |
| 15 | Gavin Henson | Martyn Thomas |
Replacements
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Dragons RFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Marc Breeze | Steve Jones |
| 17 | John Yapp | Phil Price |
| 18 | Scott Andrews | Dan Way |
| 19 | Josh Navidi | Jevon Groves |
| 20 | Ma'ama Molitika | Darren Waters |
| 21 | Richie Rees | Joe Bedford |
| 22 | Dan Parks | Andy Tuilagi |
| 23 | Jamie Roberts | Matthew Pewtner |
Match Preview
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Henson to start for Blues
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Read more : Henson to start for BluesThe Blues take on the Dragons this Friday 7.35pm kick off, in the big Welsh derby match at the Cardiff City Stadium. The team shows four changes, all in the backs, to the team that lost to Edinburgh last Friday. New recruit, Gavin Henson, will make his debut at full back, with Leigh Halfpenny moving […]
Team Stats
Review overall team performance, recent form, and historical comparisons.
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 |
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Cardiff Rugby | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 446 | 460 | -14 | 10 | 50 |
| 9 |
|
Dragons RFC | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 370 | 474 | -104 | 6 | 36 |
Form Guide
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Rugby | Away | 19-12 | Loss |
| Edinburgh Rugby | Home | 25-8 | Win |
| Leinster Rugby | Away | 52-9 | Loss |
| Aironi Rugby | Home | 38-0 | Win |
| Dragons RFC | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Chiefs | Home | 19-23 | Loss |
| Exeter Chiefs | Away | 18-6 | Loss |
| Glasgow Warriors | Home | 14-14 | Draw |
| Scarlets | Away | 22-12 | Loss |
Past Meetings
Fri 29th Apr 2011
KO 16:05 BST
Rodney Parade
Europe
Celtic League
Dragons RFC
28
V
15
Cardiff Rugby
Sat 18th Sep 2010
KO 18:30 BST
Cardiff City Stadium
Europe
Celtic League
Cardiff Rugby
43
V
21
Dragons RFC
Fri 23rd Apr 2010
KO 19:05 BST
Rodney Parade
Europe
Celtic League
Dragons RFC
14
V
20
Cardiff Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Dragons RFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 16 | 16 |
| Wins | 11 | 5 |
| Wins at home | 7 | 4 |
| Wins away | 4 | 1 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
From data since 2003