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15. Ben Blair, 14. Leigh Halfpenny, 13. Gareth Thomas, 12. Dafydd Hewitt, 11. Chris Czekaj, 10. Sam Norton-Knight, 9. Gareth Cooper, 8. Xavier Rush, 7. Robin Sowden-Taylor, 6. Maama Molitika, 5. Paul Tito (c), 4. Bradley Davies, 3. Gary Powell, 2. Gareth Williams, 1. Darren Morris. Replacements: 16. Taufa'ao Filise, 17. T Rhys Thomas, 18. Scott Morgan, 19. Sam Warburton, 20. Richie Rees, 21. Ceri Sweeney, 22. Dafydd James
Hands OFF
So Filise must be covering loose head on Friday? Morris will not last 80 minutes.
To be fair to Morris he dismantled the Northampton tight head in the second half last Friday [although I supect that the Saints' tight head at the time might have moved over from loose head earlier in the half].
Some new faces in the Edinburgh squad.
Well here we go again. The real thing starts now (or will the Magners' be a "pre Season for the EDF and the HEC again?) Can we put the Leiicester and Northampton games behind us and Win?
Let's all be optimistic and say yes.
Come on CARDIFF!
Except when it comes to the Prediction League ?
All The Time Ref:Fri 4 Sep 19:05 Cardiff Blues Edinburgh 15-30
Following Cardiff RFC all over from sunny Bournemouth in Blue and Black
One is hope and the other is realism.
Funny thing is a few years ago i'd have never predicted a Cardiff loss - I'd have seen it as disloyal. Now there is always the next game.
I think a season or two more and I'll be cured of supporterites.
It's OK, I was only having a giggle, but in essence I think you're probably going to be right, Edinburgh have been getting stronger over the last couple of seasons whereas we are firmly on the slide. We can still raise our game with a full squad available but the front line is too thin, we have no strength in depth and any injuries or absences leave us wide open.
Andy Robinson has given Edinburgh a hard edge which they didn't have before, however he's now coaching Scotland so maybe they might have lost a bit of direction, at least I reckon that's our best hope.
I would be surprised if Cardiff Blues win tonight though !
It has kicked off.
No idea of how many are there though, an awful lot of gaps in the two side stands and behind the posts is empty both ends.
09:22 MacDonald try
10:01 Godman converts
Cardiff Blues 0 - 7 Edinburgh
Cardiff Blues 3 - 7 Edinburgh
12:58 Blair Penalty
15:54 Cardiff Blues 3 - 14 Edinburgh
Edinburgh try - Visser
Paterson gets convert
Bad feeling getting badder........
32:23 Cardiff Blues 10 - 14 Edinburgh
Czekaj try (from in touch), Blair converts
39:07 Cardiff Blues 10 - 14 Edinburgh
Missed Edinburgh penalty - Godman
41:02 Another missed penalty Paterson
Half Time
41:40 Cardiff Blues 10 - 19 Edinburgh
Paterson try but he missed the convert
45:22 Cardiff Blues 13 - 19 Edinburgh
Blair penalty
47:40 Cardiff Blues 13 - 19 Edinburgh
Taufa'ao Filise on, Darren Morris off
51:50 Cardiff Blues 13 - 22 Edinburgh
Paterson penalty
54:37 Cardiff Blues 16 - 22 Edinburgh
59:25 Cardiff Blues 16 - 22 Edinburgh
8124 = "Official Attendance figure"
T. Rhys Thomas on Gareth Williams off
61:56 Cardiff Blues 16 - 22 Edinburgh
Sam Warburton on & Robin Sowden Taylor off
Ceri Sweeney on & Sam Norton Knight off