Dragons RFC
28 – 15
Halftime: 15 – 10
Attendance: 5568
Cardiff Rugby
Halftime: 15 – 10
Attendance: 5568
Friday 29th April 2011
KO 16:05 BST Europe
Rodney Parade
Ref: James Jones
Celtic League
Match Report
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Newport Gwent Dragons 28 Cardiff Blues 15
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Read more : Newport Gwent Dragons 28 Cardiff Blues 15Newport Gwent Dragons 28 Cardiff Blues 15 Friday 29 April 4.05pm kick off The Dragons dominated the early play and the only ray of light for the Blues was a break out of defence by Czekaj ably supported by Tito who took the ball to the halfway line, before being awarded a penalty that Parks […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Dragons RFC |
Cardiff Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
Steffan Jones (7) Aled Brew (14) Andrew Coombs (65) |
Sam Warburton (37) Xavier Rush (46) |
| Conversions | Jason Tovey (7), (66) | Dan Parks (38) |
| Penalties |
Jason Tovey (21) Steffan Jones (79) |
Dan Parks (6) |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Dragons RFC |
Cardiff Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Posession Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Tries | 3 | 2 |
| Conversions | 2 | 1 |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 0 |
Player Stats
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Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Dragons RFC |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Price | John Yapp |
| 2 | Lloyd Burns | Gareth Williams |
| 3 | Ben Castle | Taufa'ao Filise |
| 4 | Luke Charteris | Bradley Davies |
| 5 | Adam Jones | Paul Tito |
| 6 | Dan Lydiate | Michael Paterson |
| 7 | Gavin Thomas | Sam Warburton |
| 8 | Taulupe Faletau | Xavier Rush |
| 9 | Wayne Evans | Richie Rees |
| 10 | Jason Tovey | Dan Parks |
| 11 | Aled Brew | Tom James |
| 12 | Ashley Smith | Jamie Roberts |
| 13 | Tom Riley | Casey Laulala |
| 14 | Adam Hughes | Chris Czekaj |
| 15 | Steffan Jones | Dan Fish |
Replacements
|
Dragons RFC |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Tom Willis | Rhys Williams |
| 17 | Hugh Gustafson | Sam Hobbs |
| 18 | Dan Way | Scott Andrews |
| 19 | Andrew Coombs | Deiniol Jones |
| 20 | Lewis Evans | Ma'ama Molitika |
| 21 | Pat Leach | Lloyd Williams |
| 22 | Jonathan Evans | Ceri Sweeney |
| 23 | Matt Jones | Dafydd Hewitt |
Match Preview
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Blues make one change in the backs for Rodney Parade match
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Read more : Blues make one change in the backs for Rodney Parade matchFish comes in at Fullback with Chris Czekaj moving to the Wing in place of the Leigh Halfpenny who picked up and ankle injury in the win over Treviso. Halfpenny is expected to miss the remaining matches of the regular season. There are two changes in the forwards with Michael Paterson starting at blindside in […]
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
|
Cardiff Rugby | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 479 | 392 | 87 | 6 | 60 |
| 7 |
|
Dragons RFC | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 444 | 462 | -18 | 7 | 49 |
Form Guide
| Dragons RFC | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Rugby | Home | 28-15 | Win |
| Edinburgh Rugby | Away | 27-15 | Loss |
| Ospreys | Home | 32-28 | Win |
| Benetton Rugby | Home | 33-10 | Win |
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragons RFC | Away | 28-15 | Loss |
| Benetton Rugby | Home | 29-9 | Win |
| Connacht Rugby | Away | 12-26 | Win |
| Ospreys | Away | 21-21 | Draw |
Past Meetings
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
Sun 27th Dec 2009
KO 18:00 GMT
Cardiff City Stadium
Europe
Celtic League
Cardiff Rugby
42
V
13
Dragons RFC
Head-to-head
|
Dragons RFC |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 15 | 15 |
| Wins | 4 | 11 |
| Wins at home | 3 | 7 |
| Wins away | 1 | 4 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
From data since 2003