Sun 4.45pm: FULL TIME Cardiff Blues 37 Gloucester Rugby 24
Cardiff 37 Gloucester 24
GLOUCESTER produced a loose performance which resulted in a heavy defeat to a Cardiff side who feasted on their errors.
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There was not even a bonus point for the Cherry and Whites to take home from the Millennium Stadium, as Cardiff bagged four tries and five points of their own to put them in command in Group Six.
Three of Cardiff's tries came in a first half of 40 points, Gloucester scoring two of their own.
The Blues started sharply, moving into a 13-3 lead thanks to a score from Leigh Halfpenny.
Gloucester came back and led 17-13 thanks to tries from Olly Morgan and Iain Balshaw on 22 and 31, but five minutes of madness cost them dear.
First Olly Barkley tries a needless flick pass which went to groud, gifting Halfpenny his second, before Gareth Thomas rounded off a lovely move involving a blistering Ben Blair break to put his side 10 point up at the interval.
Gloucester never really recovered, despite a second from Balshaw after good hands from Barkley, Mike Tindall and Lesley Vainikolo on 49.
A simple score for Blues fly half Nick Robinson secured the bonus point on 62 as try as they might, Gloucester could not get back into it again.
Gloucester: O Morgan, I Balshaw, M Tindall (capt), O Barkley, J Simpson-Daniel, R Lamb, G Cooper, A Dickinson, O Azam (Sinbin 69/79), C Nieto, M Bortolami, A Brown, P Buxton, A Strokosch, L Narraway. Reps: S Lawson, J Forster, A Eustace, A Hazell, R Lawson, W Walker, L Vainikolo.
Cardiff: B Blair, L Halfpenny, J Robinson, T Shanklin, G Thomas, N Robinson, J Spice, G Jenkins, T R Thomas, G Powell, D Jones, P Tito (capt), M Moltka, M Williams, A Powell. Reps: T Filise, G Williams, S Morgan, R Rees, R Sowden Taylor, C Sweeney, J Roberts.
Ref: A Rolland (Ireland)
Att: 27,114
10 Comments
by Clive Smith, Tuffley, glos
Tuesday, October 21 2008, 11:01AM
“The bottom line is, that every big game gloucester are in they don't show up. I think Dean Ryan has had enough chances during his regin, The next big game they have it will be the same result = gloucester not showing up!!! time to change the coach i think!!!!!!!
why change lamb with les and move the back line about? surley walker should of been used”
by Helen, Abbeymead, Glos
Monday, October 20 2008, 7:50PM
“Cymro Bach O Fon - I hope your command of the the Welsh language is better than your command of English.”
by mark, Gloucester
Monday, October 20 2008, 5:13AM
“With the clock out of time and ball in hand you dont then go and give it to your opponents, those 2pts will most likely see us out, yes there was errors from BOTH sides a great/frustrating game to watch. But lets get like football shall we and sack the manager (you know the one thats not playing or in controll of the ball when the whistle goes), might as well pay the players millions a year for not performing while were at it.”
by CYMRO BACH O FON, sad to say england
Sunday, October 19 2008, 10:52PM
“US THE WELSH TAUGHT YOU ENGLISH HOW TO PLAY RUGBY THE PROPER WAY AND WE WON AND STILL CAN WIN”
by EvenProuderWelsh, Glos
Sunday, October 19 2008, 10:16PM
“Now now Tony, glos no getting all bitter & jealous ! The best side won, the European Champs are WELSH & a few of them play in Glos XV ! Just read the other cynical Gloucester comments ! If we were one-eyed we'd be in the Shed ! Great to see Celtic domination in Europe !”
by Gloster Boy, Glos
Sunday, October 19 2008, 9:02PM
“Went to the great Millenium Stadium today to see Glos throw away a game after having most of the possession. It was sad to see Glos claw their way back into the game each time only to throw it away again. I think this season is D-Day for Dean Ryan and some of the players. Only time will tell .....”
by Neil, Gloucester
Sunday, October 19 2008, 8:39PM
“Once again Gloucester crumble when higher class teams would have squeezed a victory. I don't think the injuries helped, but at times I do wonder if we actually know what our game plan is. Time is surely running out for Azam - his poor throwing in and ridiculous sin-binning showed what a liability he has become.”
by tony, gloucester
Sunday, October 19 2008, 7:16PM
“you sign yourself proudwelsh,well after reading your one eyed comment why don't you go and live there.
you and your friends always shout your mouth off when you win a game.thankfully thats not very often.”
by Mikebod, Magor
Sunday, October 19 2008, 6:58PM
“Another important game, another Gloucester no-show. How much longer have we got to suffer the same old garbage? Heineken Cup?? Get real, this shower would struggle to win the Gloucestershire County Cup. Dean Ryan, your time is rapidly running out. You can buy players but you obviously cannot buy passion and commitment. Sort it out, because Kingsholm will be near to empty soon if this continues!!”
by ProudWelshofGlos, Gloucester
Sunday, October 19 2008, 5:28PM
“Well-deserved & Great bonus-point win for Blues ! Speed, clinical finishing with Andy Powell awesome in Blues backrow ! If ref hadnt bottled-out from sending more than one Glos forward to sinbin for constant ruck-handling, killing-the-ball & generally slowing all cardiff possession down then it would have been over 40 points to Blues !”