Cardiff Rugby
22 – 6
Halftime: 16 – 3
Attendance: 11058
Connacht Rugby
Halftime: 16 – 3
Attendance: 11058
Thursday 30th September 2010
KO 19:05 BST Europe
Cardiff City Stadium
Ref: Andy Macpherson
Celtic League
Match Report
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Cardiff Blues 22 Connacht 6
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Read more : Cardiff Blues 22 Connacht 6CardiffBlues 22 Connacht 6 Thursday 30 September 7.05pm kick off The half started with Connacht looking threatening and a great breakaway by Fionn Carr saw Connacht go all the way into the Blues twenty two, before Halfpenny did well to track back and tackle to halt the danger. Ian Keatley and Parks traded penalties before […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Tries | Casey Laulala (30) | |
| Conversions | Dan Parks (30) | |
| Penalties |
Dan Parks (7), (15), (69) Leigh Halfpenny (74) |
Ian Keatley (5), (44) |
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 | 1 | 0 |
| Conversions | 1 | 0 |
Player Stats
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Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Yapp | Brett Wilkinson |
| 2 | Rhys Williams | Adrian Flavin |
| 3 | Taufa'ao Filise | Jamie Hagan |
| 4 | Bradley Davies | Michael Swift |
| 5 | Deiniol Jones | Andrew Browne |
| 6 | Michael Paterson | Mike McCarthy |
| 7 | Sam Warburton | Ray Ofisa Treviranus |
| 8 | Xavier Rush | Michael McComish |
| 9 | Gareth Cooper | Frank Murphy |
| 10 | Dan Parks | Ian Keatley |
| 11 | Chris Czekaj | Fionn Carr |
| 12 | Dafydd Hewitt | Keith Matthews |
| 13 | Casey Laulala | Niva Ta'auso |
| 14 | Leigh Halfpenny | Troy Nathan |
| 15 | Ben Blair | Gavin Duffy |
Replacements
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Kristian Dacey | Dermot Murphy |
| 17 | Gethin Jenkins | Ronan Loughney |
| 18 | Scott Andrews | Rob Sweeney |
| 19 | Paul Tito | Bernie Upton |
| 20 | Andries Pretorius | Johnny O'Connor |
| 21 | Kristian Baller | Cillian Willis |
| 22 | Ceri Sweeney | Miah Nikora |
| 23 | Tom Shanklin | Darragh Fanning |
Match Preview
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Laulala returns for Blues
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Read more : Laulala returns for BluesLaulala has recovered to take his place in the Centre alongside Dafydd Hewitt. Gareth Cooper makes his first start of the season for the Blues at scrum half. Richie Rees has not recovered from his calf strain while Lloyd Williams is out injured with a dead leg. Young Pontypridd Scrumhalf Kristian Baller covers on the […]
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
|
Cardiff Rugby | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 479 | 392 | 87 | 6 | 60 |
| 9 |
|
Connacht Rugby | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 394 | 459 | -65 | 9 | 39 |
Form Guide
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht Rugby | Home | 22-6 | Win |
| Benetton Rugby | Away | 7-19 | Win |
| Dragons RFC | Home | 43-21 | Win |
| Leinster Rugby | Away | 34-23 | Loss |
| Connacht Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Rugby | Away | 22-6 | Loss |
| Ulster Rugby | Home | 15-15 | Draw |
| Glasgow Warriors | Away | 17-19 | Win |
| Scarlets | Away | 35-33 | Loss |
Past Meetings
Sun 6th Dec 2009
KO 15:00 GMT
Cardiff City Stadium
Europe
Celtic League
Cardiff Rugby
21
V
9
Connacht Rugby
Fri 18th Sep 2009
KO 19:00 IST
Dexcom Stadium
Europe
Celtic League
Connacht Rugby
18
V
16
Cardiff Rugby
Fri 6th Mar 2009
KO 18:30 GMT
Dexcom Stadium
Europe
Celtic League
Connacht Rugby
14
V
19
Cardiff Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 14 | 14 |
| Wins | 11 | 2 |
| Wins at home | 7 | 2 |
| Wins away | 4 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
From data since 2003