Munster Rugby
16 – 9
Halftime: 3 – 6
Attendance: 18000
Cardiff Rugby
Halftime: 3 – 6
Attendance: 18000
Saturday 04th December 2010
KO 17:00 GMT Europe
Thomond Park
Ref: Alain Rolland
Celtic League
Match Report
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Munster 16 Cardiff Blues 9
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Read more : Munster 16 Cardiff Blues 9Munster 16 Cardiff Blues 9 The match bad been brought forward by two and a half hours to avoid the pitch freezing and it was the Blues who got the early lead through a long distance Dan Parks penalty following an infringement by Mafi. Munster had a chance to strike back early on when they […]
Match Stats
Check out the key stats for this game, including overall team performance and individual player highlights.
Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Munster Rugby |
Cardiff Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Tries | Alan Quinlan (47) | |
| Conversions | Ronan O’Gara (48) | |
| Penalties | Ronan O’Gara (39), (51), (79) | Dan Parks (5), (32), (60) |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Munster Rugby |
Cardiff 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 |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 0 |
Player Stats
No player stats data available
Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Munster Rugby |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wian du Preez | Gethin Jenkins |
| 2 | Damien Varley | Gareth Williams |
| 3 | Tony Buckley | Taufa'ao Filise |
| 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan | Michael Paterson |
| 5 | Mick O'Driscoll | Paul Tito |
| 6 | Alan Quinlan | Ma'ama Molitika |
| 7 | Niall Ronan | Sam Warburton |
| 8 | Denis Leamy | Xavier Rush |
| 9 | Peter Stringer | Richie Rees |
| 10 | Ronan O'Gara | Dan Parks |
| 11 | Denis Hurley | Gavin Evans |
| 12 | Sam Tuitupou | Tom Shanklin |
| 13 | Keith Earls | Casey Laulala |
| 14 | Lifeimi Mafi | Richard Mustoe |
| 15 | Johne Murphy | Chris Czekaj |
Replacements
|
Munster Rugby |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Sherry | Rhys Williams |
| 17 | Dave Ryan | Tom Davies |
| 18 | John Hayes | Sam Hobbs |
| 19 | Paul O'Connell | Bryn Griffiths |
| 20 | David Wallace | Ben White |
| 21 | Tomas O'Leary | Tom Slater |
| 22 | Paul Warwick | Ceri Sweeney |
| 23 | Barry Murphy | Dafydd Hewitt |
Match Preview
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Squad to face Munster confirmed
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Read more : Squad to face Munster confirmedMunster v Cardiff Blues Saturday 4 December, 5.00pm kick off, Thomond Park Cardiff Blues travel to Thomond Park having won six of their last seven away games in the Magners League, however, they have never won in four previous visits to Thomond Park – but have triumphed twice against Munster at Musgrave Park. The Blues […]
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Munster Rugby | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 496 | 327 | 169 | 7 | 83 |
| 6 |
|
Cardiff Rugby | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 479 | 392 | 87 | 6 | 60 |
Form Guide
| Munster Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragons RFC | Away | 20-6 | Loss |
| Scarlets | Home | 27-26 | Win |
| Ulster Rugby | Away | 6-16 | Win |
| Benetton Rugby | Home | 39-13 | Win |
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Warriors | Home | 38-6 | Win |
| Ulster Rugby | Home | 15-37 | Loss |
| Exeter Chiefs | Home | 23-23 | Draw |
| Bath Rugby | Away | 29-19 | Loss |
Past Meetings
Sun 9th May 2010
KO 18:15 BST
Cardiff City Stadium
Europe
Celtic League
Cardiff Rugby
13
V
12
Munster Rugby
Fri 11th Sep 2009
KO 19:05 IST
Thomond Park
Europe
Celtic League
Munster Rugby
24
V
13
Cardiff Rugby
Sun 10th May 2009
KO 16:35 BST
Cardiff Arms Park
Europe
Celtic League
Cardiff Rugby
20
V
12
Munster Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Munster Rugby |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 16 | 16 |
| Wins | 8 | 8 |
| Wins at home | 6 | 6 |
| Wins away | 2 | 2 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
From data since 2003