Cardiff Blues - Neath / Swansea Opsrey (24-21) | United rugby championship

Full-time Men's Senior Europe United rugby championship R16
PDG
Cardiff Blues
Form V D D D V
Coach: -
No bonus
Rory Thornton 23' E
Liam Belcher 45' E
Daniel Thomas 55' E
Callum Sheedy3Tr · 1P
Stadium: Cardiff Arms Park  ·  ⛅ 18°C
24-21
Half-time: 10-7
3 tries 3 tries
Head-to-head
D 22-33 01/01/2026
V 36-19 19/04/2025
N 13-13 01/01/2025
D 29-33 01/06/2024
D 21-27 01/01/2024
Attendance: - · Broadcaster: -
PDG
Neath / Swansea Opsrey
Form V D D D V
Coach: -
Losing bonus
Keiran Williams 36' E
Jack Walsh 67' E
Dan Edwards 76' E
Dan Edwards3Tr

Quick summary

Cardiff Blues beat Neath / Swansea Opsrey 24–21 in a 6-try match and 5 cards. Dan Edwards finishes as top scorer with 11 points (1 try, 3 conversions).
DE
Top scorer
Dan Edwards
Neath / Swansea Opsrey · 11 pts (1 try, 3 cons)
Key figures
3 Tries 3
3 Cons 3
1 Penalties 0
2 Cards 3

Breakdown by period

Period Cardiff Blues Neath / Swansea Opsrey
1st half 10 7
2nd half 14 14
Total 24 21

Match feed

All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
E Try T Conv. P Penalty / Drop goal J Yellow O Orange R Red ↔ Replacement
Cardiff Blues
MIN
Neath / Swansea Opsrey
1st half 10 - 7
3'0-0
↔
Max NagyLuke Morgan Replacement
J
Liam Belcher Yellow card
6'0-0
↔
Dafydd HughesDaniel Thomas Replacement
8'0-0
9'0-0
↔
Ross MoriartyMorgan Morris Replacement
12'0-0
↔
Luke MorganMax Nagy Replacement
15'0-0
R
Daniel Kasende Kalepula Red card
↔
Daniel ThomasDafydd Hughes Replacement
16'0-0
P
Callum Sheedy Penalty
16'3-0
20'3-0
↔
Max NagyRoss Moriarty Replacement
E
Rory Thornton Try
23'8-0
23'8-0
J
Owen Watkin Yellow card
T
Callum Sheedy Conversion
24'10-0
31'10-0
↔
Dan EdwardsMax Nagy Replacement
36'10-5
E
Keiran Williams Try
37'10-7
T
Dan Edwards Conversion
39'10-7
↔
Max NagyDaniel Kasende Kalepula Replacement
39'10-7
↔
Max NagyDaniel Kasende Kalepula Replacement
2nd half 14 - 14
E
Liam Belcher Try
45'15-7
45'15-7
J
Dan Edwards Yellow card
46'15-7
↔
Ben WarrenTom Botha Replacement
T
Callum Sheedy Conversion
46'17-7
46'17-7
↔
Ben WarrenTom Botha Replacement
↔
Keiron AssirattiJavan Sebastian Replacement
50'17-7
↔
Danny SouthworthRhys Barratt Replacement
50'17-7
↔
Keiron AssirattiJavan Sebastian Replacement
50'17-7
E
Daniel Thomas Try
55'22-7
T
Callum Sheedy Conversion
56'24-7
57'24-7
↔
Kieran HardyCameron Jones Replacement
57'24-7
↔
Cameron JonesGareth Thomas Replacement
57'24-7
↔
Kieran Hardy Replacement
60'24-7
↔
Ross MoriartyJac Morgan Replacement
60'24-7
↔
Efan DanielSam Parry Replacement
60'24-7
↔
Ross MoriartyRhys Davies Replacement
60'24-7
↔
Harri DeavesJac Morgan Replacement
↔
Dafydd HughesLiam Belcher Replacement
61'24-7
↔
Dafydd HughesLiam Belcher Replacement
61'24-7
↔
George NottRory Thornton Replacement
61'24-7
67'24-12
E
Jack Walsh Try
68'24-14
T
Dan Edwards Conversion
↔
Evan LloydDaniel Thomas Replacement
69'24-14
↔
Evan LloydDaniel Thomas Replacement
69'24-14
↔
Ellis BevanJohan Mulder Replacement
72'24-14
↔
Ellis BevanJohan Mulder Replacement
72'24-14
J
Josh McNally Yellow card
73'24-14
76'24-19
E
Dan Edwards Try
76'24-21
T
Dan Edwards Conversion

Match stats

Cardiff Blues Neath / Swansea Opsrey
24
Points scored
21
3
Tries
3
-
Possession (%)
-
Cardiff Blues Neath / Swansea Opsrey
3
Tries
3
-
Carries
-
-
Metres gained
-
-
Line breaks
-
-
Defenders beaten
-
-
Offloads
-
Cardiff Blues Neath / Swansea Opsrey
-
Tackles made
-
-
% de plaquage
-
-
Tackles missed
-
-
Turnovers won
-
-
Dominant tackles
-
Cardiff Blues Neath / Swansea Opsrey
3
Conversions
3
1
Penalties scored
0
0
Drop goals — none
0
-
Kicks
-
-
Kicking metres
-
-
m / coup de pied
-
-
Box kicks
-
-
50:22
-
Cardiff Blues Neath / Swansea Opsrey
2
Yellow cards
2
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards
1
-
Penalties conceded
-
-
En-avants
-

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Cardiff Blues
15 matches played
Neath / Swansea Opsrey
15 matches played
Competition
122 matches played
Points scored
24 ▲
avg. 19.3
21 ▲
avg. 20.9
23.2
Tries
3 ▲
avg. 2.8
3 ▼
avg. 3.13
3.3
First try
23'
avg. 20'06
36'
avg. 17'06
18'54
Penalties scored
1 ▲
avg. 0.67
0 ▼
avg. 0.2
0.66
Yellow cards
2 ▲
avg. 0.47
2 ▲
avg. 0.73
0.65
% wins
60%
40%
—
% vic. domicile
86%
63%
65%
% vic. extérieur
38%
14%
35%

Line-ups

Top scorer
CS
Callum Sheedy
4 attempts
9 pts
Cardiff Blues
1 Rhys Barratt 50'
2 Liam Belcher CJ 6'E 45'61'
3 Javan Sebastian 50'
4 Josh McNally CJ 73'
5 Rory Thornton E 23'61'
6 Alun Lawrence
7 Daniel Thomas E 55'69'
8 Taine Basham
9 Johan Mulder 72'
10 Callum Sheedy P 16'T 24'T 46'T 56'
11 Tom Bowen
12 Rory Jennings
13 Ben Thomas
14 Jacob Beetham
15 Cam Winnett
Replacements
16 Dafydd Hughes 61'
17 Danny Southworth 50'
18 Keiron Assiratti 50'
19 George Nott 61'
20 Evan Lloyd 69'
21 Ellis Bevan 72'
22 Elijah Evans
23 Ioan Lloyd
Top scorer
DE
Dan Edwards
1 try · 3 attempts
11 pts
Neath / Swansea Opsrey
1 Gareth Thomas 57'
2 Sam Parry 60'
3 Tom Botha 46'
4 Rhys Davies 60'
5 Ryan Smith
6 James Ratti
7 Jac Morgan 60'
8 Morgan Morris
9 Reuben Morgan-Williams
10 Dan Edwards T 37'CJ 45'T 68'E 76'T 76'
11 Luke Morgan
12 Keiran Williams E 36'
13 Owen Watkin CJ 23'
14 Daniel Kasende Kalepula CR 15'39'
15 Jack Walsh E 67'
Replacements
16 Efan Daniel 60'
17 Cameron Jones 57'
18 Ben Warren 46'
19 Huw Sutton
20 Ross Moriarty 60'
21 Harri Deaves 60'
22 Kieran Hardy 57'
23 Max Nagy 39'

Stats by player

Cardiff Blues
2
61'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
61'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
61'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
61'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
69'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
69'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
50'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
50'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
50'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
50'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
72'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
72'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
19'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
19'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
30'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
30'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
30'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
30'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
19'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
19'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
11'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
11'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
8'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
8'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
23
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
Neath / Swansea Opsrey
10
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
57'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
57'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
60'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
60'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
46'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
46'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
60'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
60'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
60'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
60'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
39'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
39'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
20'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
20'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
23'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
23'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
34'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
34'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
20'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
20'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
20'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
20'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
23'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
23'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
23
41'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
41'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
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