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Att.: 12125 | Premier Sports |
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WINS | |||||
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LOSSES | |||||
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DRAWS | |||||
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Scarlets went to the top of Conference B of the Guinness PRO14 standings following a tense 16-14 victory over Cardiff Blues at the Arms Park.
A wonder try from scrum-half Gareth Davies and 11 points from the unerring boot of Leigh Halfpenny proved the difference in front of a sell-out crowd in the capital.
Halfpenny was outstanding in all aspects of his game, Ken Owens put in a huge shift on his 33rd birthday, while second row Tevita Ratuva delivered a man-of-the-match display at the heart of the forward effort.
The Scarlets led 16-7 at the break, but had to dig deep late on as the home side pressed for the match-winning score.
Scarlets were forced into three late changes, all on the bench and all because of illness, with Samson Lee, Sam Lousi and Blade Thomson replaced by Javan Sebastian, Lewis Rawlins and Jac Morgan.
Both sides were greeted by a big crowd and perfect conditions and it was the Scarlets who enjoyed the early advantage thanks to two penalty successes from the boot of Halfpenny.
It needed a couple of line-out steals to keep the home side at bay as the Blues started to exert some pressure and they were rewarded with the game’s first try on 24 minutes.
The ball was spun wide and Hallam Amos released Owen Lane, who did well to kick through and win the race to the touch down.
Jarrod Evans converted to put the Blues in front, but the lead was shortlived courtesy of a spectacular try from Gareth Davies.
The Wales scrum-half intercepted on halfway, raced away then stepped outside of Amos and inside another of his international team-mates Josh Adams to cross. It was Davies’s 50th try in Scarlets colours and one of his best.
Halfpenny landed the conversion and with the final kick of the half extended the advantage to 16-7.
The Scarlets enjoyed plenty of possession in the third quarter, but weren’t able to turn it into points.
Instead, it was the men in blue who struck back, creating a try for in-form Wales wing Adams, who cut inside to score at the posts.
Replacement Jason Tovey converted to make it a two-point game, setting up a nerve-shredding finale going into the final 15 minutes.
Tovey missed a long-range penalty which would have given his side the lead, but the Scarlets won a couple of crucial decisions in the dying seconds to secure a win that takes them top of the table.
Blues - tries: O. Lane, J. Adams. Cons: J. Evans, J. Tovey.
Scarlets - try: G. Davies. Con: L. Halfpenny. Pens: Halfpenny (3).
Cardiff Blues | Scarlets | |||||||||
PEN | DG | CON | TRY | PLAYER | POS | PLAYER | TRY | CON | DG | PEN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rhys Gill | 1 | Wyn Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Liam Belcher | 2 | Ken Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Scott A Andrews | 3 | Werner Kruger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Filo Paulo | 4 | Jake Ball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Josh Turnbull | 5 | Tevita Ratuva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Josh Navidi | 6 | Aaron Shingler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Will Boyde | 7 | Josh Macleod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nick Williams | 8 | Uzair Cassiem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tomos Williams | 9 | Gareth Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Jarrod Evans | 10 | Angus O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Josh Adams | 11 | Steffan Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ben Thomas | 12 | Hadleigh Parkes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rey Lee-Lo | 13 | Steffan Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Owen Lane | 14 | Ryan Conbeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hallam Amos | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ethan Lewis | 16 | Ryan Elias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Corey Domachowski | 17 | Phil Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Keiron Assiratti | 18 | Javan Sebastian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | James Ratti | 19 | Lewis Rawlins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oliver Robinson | 20 | Jac Morgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lloyd Williams | 21 | Kieran Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Jason Tovey | 22 | Ryan Lamb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jason Harries | 23 | Paul Asquith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Time | Action | Description | Team |
2' | Missed Penalty | Jarrod Evans has missed the penalty | |
7' | Penalty | Leigh Halfpenny has kicked the penalty goal | |
11' | Penalty | Leigh Halfpenny has kicked the penalty goal | |
24' | Try | Owen Lane has scored a try | |
25' | Conversion | Jarrod Evans has kicked the conversion | |
27' | Try | Gareth Davies has scored a try | |
28' | Conversion | Leigh Halfpenny has kicked the conversion | |
40' | Replacement On | Replacement on Jason Tovey | |
40' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Jarrod Evans | |
40' | Penalty | Leigh Halfpenny has kicked the penalty goal | |
47' | Missed Penalty | Jason Tovey has missed the penalty | |
51' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Filo Paulo | |
51' | Replacement On | Replacement on James Ratti | |
57' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Rhys Gill | |
57' | Replacement On | Replacement on Kieran Hardy | |
57' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Gareth Davies | |
57' | Replacement On | Replacement on Corey Domachowski | |
58' | Replacement On | Replacement on Oliver Robinson | |
58' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Nick Williams | |
59' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Wyn Jones | |
59' | Replacement On | Replacement on Phil Price | |
63' | Try | Josh Adams has scored a try | |
64' | Conversion | Jason Tovey has kicked the conversion | |
66' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Scott A Andrews | |
66' | Replacement On | Replacement on Keiron Assiratti | |
68' | Replacement On | Replacement on Ryan Elias | |
68' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Hadleigh Parkes | |
68' | Replacement On | Replacement on Ethan Lewis | |
68' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Ken Owens | |
68' | Replacement On | Replacement on Paul Asquith | |
68' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Liam Belcher | |
70' | Missed Penalty | Jason Tovey has missed the penalty | |
73' | Replacement On | Replacement on Javan Sebastian | |
73' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Jake Ball | |
73' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Werner Kruger | |
73' | Replacement On | Replacement on Lewis Rawlins | |
78' | Replacement On | Replacement on Jac Morgan | |
78' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Tevita Ratuva |
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Guinness PRO14 | ||||||||
Att.: 12125 | Premier Sports |
Cardiff Rugby | Scarlets | |
Josh Adams Owen Lane |
TRY |
Gareth Davies |
Jason Tovey Jarrod Evans |
CON |
Leigh Halfpenny |
- | PEN |
Leigh Halfpenny(3) |
- | DG | - |
- | YC | - |
- | YC | - |
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WINS | |||||
19 |
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29 | |||
LOSSES | |||||
29 |
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19 | |||
DRAWS | |||||
0 |
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0 |
Cardiff Rugby | Scarlets | |
Josh Adams Owen Lane |
TRY |
Gareth Davies |
Jason Tovey Jarrod Evans |
CON |
Leigh Halfpenny |
- | PEN |
Leigh Halfpenny(3) |
- | DG | - |
- | YC | - |
- | YC | - |
Scarlets went to the top of Conference B of the Guinness PRO14 standings following a tense 16-14 victory over Cardiff Blues at the Arms Park.
A wonder try from scrum-half Gareth Davies and 11 points from the unerring boot of Leigh Halfpenny proved the difference in front of a sell-out crowd in the capital.
Halfpenny was outstanding in all aspects of his game, Ken Owens put in a huge shift on his 33rd birthday, while second row Tevita Ratuva delivered a man-of-the-match display at the heart of the forward effort.
The Scarlets led 16-7 at the break, but had to dig deep late on as the home side pressed for the match-winning score.
Scarlets were forced into three late changes, all on the bench and all because of illness, with Samson Lee, Sam Lousi and Blade Thomson replaced by Javan Sebastian, Lewis Rawlins and Jac Morgan.
Both sides were greeted by a big crowd and perfect conditions and it was the Scarlets who enjoyed the early advantage thanks to two penalty successes from the boot of Halfpenny.
It needed a couple of line-out steals to keep the home side at bay as the Blues started to exert some pressure and they were rewarded with the game’s first try on 24 minutes.
The ball was spun wide and Hallam Amos released Owen Lane, who did well to kick through and win the race to the touch down.
Jarrod Evans converted to put the Blues in front, but the lead was shortlived courtesy of a spectacular try from Gareth Davies.
The Wales scrum-half intercepted on halfway, raced away then stepped outside of Amos and inside another of his international team-mates Josh Adams to cross. It was Davies’s 50th try in Scarlets colours and one of his best.
Halfpenny landed the conversion and with the final kick of the half extended the advantage to 16-7.
The Scarlets enjoyed plenty of possession in the third quarter, but weren’t able to turn it into points.
Instead, it was the men in blue who struck back, creating a try for in-form Wales wing Adams, who cut inside to score at the posts.
Replacement Jason Tovey converted to make it a two-point game, setting up a nerve-shredding finale going into the final 15 minutes.
Tovey missed a long-range penalty which would have given his side the lead, but the Scarlets won a couple of crucial decisions in the dying seconds to secure a win that takes them top of the table.
Blues - tries: O. Lane, J. Adams. Cons: J. Evans, J. Tovey.
Scarlets - try: G. Davies. Con: L. Halfpenny. Pens: Halfpenny (3).
Cardiff Blues | |||||
POS | PLAYER | TRY | CON | DG | PEN |
1 | Rhys Gill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Liam Belcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Scott A Andrews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Filo Paulo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Josh Turnbull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Josh Navidi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Will Boyde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Nick Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Tomos Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Jarrod Evans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Josh Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Ben Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Rey Lee-Lo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Owen Lane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Hallam Amos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Ethan Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Corey Domachowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Keiron Assiratti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | James Ratti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Oliver Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Lloyd Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Jason Tovey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Jason Harries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scarlets | |||||
POS | PLAYER | TRY | CON | DG | PEN |
1 | Wyn Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Ken Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Werner Kruger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Jake Ball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Tevita Ratuva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Aaron Shingler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Josh Macleod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Uzair Cassiem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Gareth Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Angus O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Steffan Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Hadleigh Parkes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Steffan Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Ryan Conbeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Leigh Halfpenny | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
16 | Ryan Elias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Phil Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Javan Sebastian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Lewis Rawlins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Jac Morgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Kieran Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Ryan Lamb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Paul Asquith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Time | Action | Description | Team |
2' | Missed Penalty | Jarrod Evans has missed the penalty | |
7' | Penalty | Leigh Halfpenny has kicked the penalty goal | |
11' | Penalty | Leigh Halfpenny has kicked the penalty goal | |
24' | Try | Owen Lane has scored a try | |
25' | Conversion | Jarrod Evans has kicked the conversion | |
27' | Try | Gareth Davies has scored a try | |
28' | Conversion | Leigh Halfpenny has kicked the conversion | |
40' | Replacement On | Replacement on Jason Tovey | |
40' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Jarrod Evans | |
40' | Penalty | Leigh Halfpenny has kicked the penalty goal | |
47' | Missed Penalty | Jason Tovey has missed the penalty | |
51' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Filo Paulo | |
51' | Replacement On | Replacement on James Ratti | |
57' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Rhys Gill | |
57' | Replacement On | Replacement on Kieran Hardy | |
57' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Gareth Davies | |
57' | Replacement On | Replacement on Corey Domachowski | |
58' | Replacement On | Replacement on Oliver Robinson | |
58' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Nick Williams | |
59' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Wyn Jones | |
59' | Replacement On | Replacement on Phil Price | |
63' | Try | Josh Adams has scored a try | |
64' | Conversion | Jason Tovey has kicked the conversion | |
66' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Scott A Andrews | |
66' | Replacement On | Replacement on Keiron Assiratti | |
68' | Replacement On | Replacement on Ryan Elias | |
68' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Hadleigh Parkes | |
68' | Replacement On | Replacement on Ethan Lewis | |
68' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Ken Owens | |
68' | Replacement On | Replacement on Paul Asquith | |
68' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Liam Belcher | |
70' | Missed Penalty | Jason Tovey has missed the penalty | |
73' | Replacement On | Replacement on Javan Sebastian | |
73' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Jake Ball | |
73' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Werner Kruger | |
73' | Replacement On | Replacement on Lewis Rawlins | |
78' | Replacement On | Replacement on Jac Morgan | |
78' | Replacement Off | Replacement off Tevita Ratuva |