Cardiff Blues v Glasgow Warriors, 14 September

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Cardiff Blues v Glasgow Warriors 
Sunday 14 September 2014, KO 16:00
BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Live on S4C/BBC Teuchter

Referee: John Lacey (IRFU, 36th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Wayne Davies, Jon Mason (both)
Citing Commissioner: Gwyn Bowden (WRU)
TMO: Gareth Simmonds (WRU)

A. Teams:

I. Cardiff Blues

15 Adam Thomas
14 Alex Cuthbert
13 Cory Allen
12 Gavin Evans
11 Dan Fish
10 Rhys Patchell
9 Lewis Jones

1 Sam Hobbs
2 Matthew Rees
3 Adam Jones
4 Jarrad Hoeata
5 Filo Paulo
6 Josh Turnbull
7 Sam Warburton
8 Manoa Vosawai

16 Kristian Dacey
17 Taufa'ao Filise
18 Scott Andrews
19 Macauley Cook
20 Josh Navidi
21 Lloyd Williams
22 Gareth Davies
23 Richard Smith

II. Glasgow Warriors

15. Peter Murchie
14. Tommy Seymour
13. Mark Bennett
12. Alex Dunbar
11. Sean Lamont
10. Peter Horne
09. Henry Pyrgos

01. Alex Allan
02. Pat MacArthur
03. Rossouw de Klerk
04. Tim Swinson
05. Jonny Gray
06. Rob Harley
07. Chris Fusaro
08. Josh Strauss (Captain)

16. Fraser Brown
17. Gordon Reid
18. Jerry Yanuyanutawa
19. Leone Nakarawa
20. James Eddie
21. Niko Matawalu
22. Duncan Weir
23. DTH van der Merwe

B. Form - head to head:

24 Played 24
12 Wins 12
12 Losses 12
0 Draws 0
46 Tries 45
32 Conversions 33
48 Penalties 56
2 Drop Goals 2
444 Points 465
25 Avg. Age 25

C. Form - last season:

6 September 2013, 19:35 (league)
Glasgow Warriors 22 - 15 Cardiff Blues
Scotstoun Stadium

6 December 2013, 20:00 (Heineken Cup)
Cardiff Blues 29 - 20 Glasgow Warriors
Arms Park

13 December 2013, 20:00 (Heineken Cup)
Glasgow Warriors 7 - 9 Cardiff Blues
Scotstoun Stadium

15 February 2014, 18:30 (league)
Cardiff Blues 20 - 27 Glasgow Warriors
Arms Park

thanks yeah use that a lot.

hit and miss and no uk channels for the referendum stuff !!

does a good vpn work and iplayer ??

If you're in the Uk and dont mind watching it in Welsh you can watch it on the s4c website

http://www.s4c.co.uk/clic/e_live.shtml

Otherwise, a handy plugin for Chrome is Holah which will allow you to switch to a UK proxy

Lest hope for a good exciting game - I need it after watching Saints / Wasps ;-)

Looking forward to this, need my Sunday rugby fix after a long spell without it. Good luck to both teams I'm neutral and completely down the middle on this one.

Nervous,

It may only be the second game, but this could have a big impact on our season with Ulster at home and Leinster away in our next 2 games - we need some confidence and some points.

I fancy Cardiff for the win

Surely not 10

Could I have a link that doesn't need me to be in the UK please?

Not sure George. It's on Alba

Sam Warbuton working hard, pity the rest of the loose forwards haven't, discipline is very poor again this week.

Maul is going to cause us problems

How can the ref miss someone the size of Adam Jones diving straight into a ruck off his feet mere yards in front of him?

Must have been playing advantage for the earlier offence.

In the same way he missed the Cardiff front row player steaming on from the side

and the Glasgow players off their feet at the rucks

And the Cardiff players not supporting their own weight

Warburton is in every ruck, if he and Turnball can build a similar relationship to him and Lydiate we could be turning the 'ball slowed down's into turnovers

Adam Jones just flying in shoulder first again

Schlong!!!!!

How the Frak did we manage to score

Well done Shlong!!

No!!!

Arggg, after such good work in defence

Sean Lamont, he has still got it!

Some tackling practice for Patchell on Monday I would imagine!

Hugely talented young player that Patchell is, that attempted tackle on Lamont was pathetic.

Great tackle by Pythagoras

Hint of the danger of Cuthbert

Our kicking is abysmal

I think we can count ourselves to be leading by 7 at half time

cakeordeath wrote:I think we can count ourselves to be leading  by 7 at half time

Yep, the scoreboard confirms that!

George Carlin wrote:Could I have a link that doesn't need me to be in the UK please?

You have pm

Well,

the performance has been there in parts, and really we don't deserve to be 7pts down, that try was well worked but completely against the run of play :/

We just need more territory, we are winning penalties, but only on our side of the pitch

Just switched on it time to see the replay of the try.

Was that an attempted trip?

I think Glasgow will be pretty happy with that, a lead at half in what has been a tight game. I think we have the stronger bench and have looked the better side with the ball in hand when we have attacked. Just need to keep the concentration up for the next 40 mins.

Exciting game. Both sides attacking and going for turnovers. Good advert for the league. Ref a bit fussy but seems fairly consistent. couple of pens agaisnt Glasgow a bit questionable but I bet the Cardiff fans feel diddled as well.

Pyrgos / Horne / Murchie really coming good.

But does glasgow aversion to soap also include razers? whats going on with the facial hair?

MrsP wrote:Just switched on it time to see the replay of the try.

Was that an attempted trip?

Not in my eyes - Patchell slipped and his feet went from under him

Apparently BBA Alba is now giving English commentary?? I have Virgin Media and my red button gives me no such option. Help anyone? Show me how to do the rain dance the right way!

TJ wrote:

MrsP wrote:Just switched on it time to see the replay of the try.

Was that an attempted trip?

Not in my eyes - Patchell slipped and his feet went from under him

Thanks for the clarification. I literally just caught a glimpse of the replay and saw a leg and wondered.

Matthew Rees is having a poor game, Kristian Dacey needs to come on

Has Adam Jones bound onto anyone in a ruck yet.

Ohhh, dear we so didn't deserve that scrum

And our scrum has disintegrated

Yanuyanutawa isn't a TH, to be moved like that by Hobbs doesn't bode well..

Wish Euan Murray would grow up and start playing on Sundays

Game is lost unless we sort our scrum

Niko on to calm things down

Game is over all we can hope for is a LBP

The mad Fijian!!!!!!!!!

What!

Niko does it again!

Matawalo!