Connacht Rugby
11 – 39
Halftime: 6 – 15
Attendance: 1463
Cardiff Rugby
Halftime: 6 – 15
Attendance: 1463
Friday 02nd May 2008
KO 18:30 IST Europe
Dexcom Stadium
Ref: Nigel Owens
Celtic League
Match Report
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Connacht 11 Cardiff Blues 39
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Read more : Connacht 11 Cardiff Blues 39Connacht 11 Cardiff Blues 39 Friday 2 May at Sportsground, 6.30pm kick off Magners League An early penalty for Troy Nathan put points on the board for Connacht, and they were awarded another minutes later when Deiniol Jones dived into a ruck. Nathan was again accurate. However, Blair soon got points on the board for […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Connacht Rugby |
Cardiff Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Tries | Colm Rigney (83) |
Tom James (27) Ben White (34) Xavier Rush (43) Gareth Williams (76) Gareth Thomas (81) |
| Conversions | Ben Blair (34), (43), (76), (81) | |
| Penalties | Troy Nathan (4), (8) | Ben Blair (10), (58) |
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 | 1 | 5 |
| Conversions | 0 | 4 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 1 |
Player Stats
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Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Connacht Rugby |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Wilkinson | Gethin Jenkins |
| 2 | Adrian Flavin | T.Rhys Thomas |
| 3 | Robbie Morris | Taufa'ao Filise |
| 4 | Dave Gannon | Deiniol Jones |
| 5 | Andrew Farley | Scott Morgan |
| 6 | John Muldoon | Ma'ama Molitika |
| 7 | Johnny O'Connor | Martyn Williams |
| 8 | Colm Rigney | Xavier Rush |
| 9 | Conor McPhillips | Jason Spice |
| 10 | Troy Nathan | Nicky Robinson |
| 11 | Danny Riordan | Tom James |
| 12 | Keith Matthews | Gareth Thomas |
| 13 | Mel Deane | Tom Shanklin |
| 14 | Matt Mostyn | Jamie Roberts |
| 15 | Gavin Duffy | Ben Blair |
Replacements
|
Connacht Rugby |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | John Fogarty | John Yapp |
| 17 | Ronan Loughney | Gareth Williams |
| 18 | Mike McCarthy | Bradley Davies |
| 19 | Ray Ofisa Treviranus | Ben White |
| 20 | Robbie Shaw | Mark Lewis |
| 21 | Andy Dunne | Richie Rees |
| 22 | Ofisa Treviranus | Dai Flanagan |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
Cardiff Rugby | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 395 | 315 | 80 | 8 | 56 |
| 10 |
|
Connacht Rugby | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 214 | 396 | -182 | 2 | 24 |
Form Guide
| Connacht Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Rugby | Home | 11-39 | Loss |
| Dragons RFC | Away | 11-13 | Win |
| Ulster Rugby | Away | 18-6 | Loss |
| Munster Rugby | Home | 5-16 | Loss |
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht Rugby | Away | 11-39 | Win |
| Ulster Rugby | Home | 30-17 | Win |
| Scarlets | Home | 35-26 | Win |
| Toulouse | Away | 41-17 | Loss |
Past Meetings
Fri 12th Oct 2007
KO 19:30 BST
Cardiff Arms Park
Europe
Celtic League
Cardiff Rugby
30
V
16
Connacht Rugby
Sat 7th Apr 2007
KO 18:30 IST
Dexcom Stadium
Europe
Celtic League
Connacht Rugby
16
V
16
Cardiff Rugby
Sat 18th Nov 2006
KO 17:30 GMT
Cardiff Arms Park
Europe
Celtic League
Cardiff Rugby
15
V
13
Connacht Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Connacht Rugby |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 9 | 9 |
| Wins | 1 | 7 |
| Wins at home | 1 | 5 |
| Wins away | 0 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
From data since 2003