Cardiff Blues v Glasgow Warriors
A resolute display from Glasgow Warriors was rewarded with the victory tonight, as Danny Wilson’s men earned a 19-10 win over Cardiff Blues at Rodney Parade.
Huw Jones’ interception try nine minutes from full-time sealed the result for the visitors, who produced a performance full of grit, determination and attacking intent.
It would be the Blues that would be the first to trouble the scorers under the Rodney Parade floodlights; an Aled Summerhill half-break was well halted by Robbie Fergusson, but an infringement at the breakdown from the Warriors allowed Jarrod Evans to kick the first points of the night with just two minutes on the clock.
The Warriors response was immediate – a darting break and offload from Horne allowed Kiran McDonald to charge forward, whilst Nick Grigg’s prominence in attack and defence was keeping the Cardiff defence on alert.
With the bulk of the territory and possession, points were soon forthcoming for Glasgow. After seeing his first attempt of the night cannon off the upright, Horne made no mistake on 13 minutes to bisect the posts and level the scores.
The majority of the attacking intent was coming from the Warriors, with Grigg proving a handful for the Blues defence. Even without the ball Glasgow were exerting pressure at every opportunity, Tom Gordon coming up with three turnovers in the space of 10 first-half minutes.
Out of nothing, however, the home side thought they had crossed for the game’s opening score on 31 minutes. A turnover from Gwyliam Bradley saw Owen Lane collect a kick ahead to touch down, but a TMO check revealed a knock on in the build-up that saw referee Frank Murphy chalk off the try.
There would in fact be just the one further score in the opening period, Horne making no mistake from the tee on 35 minutes following a Cardiff indiscretion at the breakdown to send his side in to the dressing room with a 6-3 half-time lead.

Five minutes into the second half, though, that lead would be wiped out as Cardiff struck against the run of play. A loose ball was scooped up by the Blues to allow Lane to race into the Glasgow 22, before the ball was shipped across the pitch to Summerhill. Whilst Rob Harley’s excellent tackle cut down the Blues winger, Kristian Dacey was on hand to collect the offload and cross the whitewash. Evans converted, and Cardiff led 10-6.
Undeterred, the Warriors came forward once more. A neat offload from Ryan Wilson saw Kiran McDonald charge into the Cardiff 22, and when the visitors looked to move the ball wide Bradley’s deliberate knock-on was punished with a yellow card from referee Murphyon 57 minutes. Horne narrowed the deficit to a single point with the resulting penalty, with the Warriors sensing a breakthrough.
Just four minutes later, the lead was Glasgow’s. A no-arms tackle on Wilson allowed replacement Brandon Thomson to step up to the tee, the South African making no mistake to nudge his side in front.
With Cardiff now chasing the game, the Warriors knew that defence would be paramount in the final quarter. Accordingly, Danny Wilson’s men fronted up. A bone-shuddering hit from TJ Ioane and the menacing work of Harley in the lineout disrupted Cardiff’s pack, whilst Lee Jones and Robbie Fergusson were on hand to snuff out any attacking intent from the back line.
The pivotal moment arrived with nine minutes to play, and it would be a moment cheered across the country by the Warrior Nation. It came courtesy of Huw Jones, as the replacement picked off a Cardiff pass 30 metres from the try-line to race home under the posts for a try that sparked jubilant celebrations from the visiting squad. Thomson’s conversion took the game beyond their hosts, and ensured that the points would be coming home with the Warriors.
live commentary 7:35 PM Sunday 29 Nov 2020
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Cardiff Blues
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Hallam Amos
23. Replacement7metres made
31MINUTES PLAYED
0TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Mason Grady
22. Replacement1metres made
23MINUTES PLAYED
1TACKLES MADE
3COMPLETE PASSES
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Jamie Hill
21. Replacement0metres made
8MINUTES PLAYED
0TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Sam Moore
20. Replacement7metres made
21MINUTES PLAYED
7TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Alun Lawrence
19. Replacement0metres made
17MINUTES PLAYED
8TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Keiron Assiratti
18. Replacement0metres made
28MINUTES PLAYED
7TACKLES MADE
2COMPLETE PASSES
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Corey Domachowski
17. Replacement0metres made
47MINUTES PLAYED
12TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Ethan Lewis
16. Replacement0metres made
23MINUTES PLAYED
2TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Josh Turnbull
8. Number 819metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
13TACKLES MADE
4COMPLETE PASSES
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Gwilym Bradley
7. Back-row1metres made
70MINUTES PLAYED
18TACKLES MADE
3COMPLETE PASSES
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James Ratti
6. Back-row12metres made
59MINUTES PLAYED
16TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Rory Thornton
5. Second-row0metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
12TACKLES MADE
6COMPLETE PASSES
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Ben Murphy
4. Second-row0metres made
63MINUTES PLAYED
9TACKLES MADE
2COMPLETE PASSES
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Dimitri Arhip
3. Tighthead prop0metres made
52MINUTES PLAYED
7TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Kristian Dacey
2. Hooker21metres made
57MINUTES PLAYED
11TACKLES MADE
2COMPLETE PASSES
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Bradley Thyer
1. Loosehead prop0metres made
33MINUTES PLAYED
3TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Tomos Williams
9. Scrum-half14metres made
72MINUTES PLAYED
10TACKLES MADE
48COMPLETE PASSES
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Jarrod Evans
10. Stand-off23metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
5TACKLES MADE
20COMPLETE PASSES
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Aled Summerhill
11. Wing45metres made
49MINUTES PLAYED
3TACKLES MADE
5COMPLETE PASSES
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Ben Thomas
12. Inside-centre8metres made
57MINUTES PLAYED
1TACKLES MADE
11COMPLETE PASSES
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Rey Lee-Lo
13. Outside-centre30metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
2TACKLES MADE
2COMPLETE PASSES
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Owen Lane
14. Wing108metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
5TACKLES MADE
7COMPLETE PASSES
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Matthew Morgan
15. Full-back72metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
2TACKLES MADE
11COMPLETE PASSES
Glasgow Warriors
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Glenn Bryce
15. Full-back75metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
0TACKLES MADE
9COMPLETE PASSES
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Lee Jones
14. Wing73metres made
59MINUTES PLAYED
4TACKLES MADE
2COMPLETE PASSES
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Nick Grigg
13. Outside-centre45metres made
72MINUTES PLAYED
6TACKLES MADE
8COMPLETE PASSES
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Robbie Fergusson
12. Inside-centre1metres made
70MINUTES PLAYED
6TACKLES MADE
4COMPLETE PASSES
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Ratu Tagive
11. Wing52metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
0TACKLES MADE
3COMPLETE PASSES
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Pete Horne
10. Stand-off54metres made
59MINUTES PLAYED
7TACKLES MADE
18COMPLETE PASSES
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Sean Kennedy
9. Scrum-half18metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
4TACKLES MADE
91COMPLETE PASSES
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Aki Seiuli
1. Loosehead prop26metres made
62MINUTES PLAYED
3TACKLES MADE
4COMPLETE PASSES
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Grant Stewart
2. Hooker10metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
2TACKLES MADE
7COMPLETE PASSES
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Enrique Pieretto Heiland
3. Tighthead prop5metres made
62MINUTES PLAYED
4TACKLES MADE
3COMPLETE PASSES
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Lewis Bean
4. Second-row13metres made
57MINUTES PLAYED
6TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Kiran McDonald
5. Second-row59metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
5TACKLES MADE
3COMPLETE PASSES
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Rob Harley
6. Back-row2metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
8TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Thomas Gordon
7. Back-row17metres made
62MINUTES PLAYED
10TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Ryan Wilson
8. Number 833metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
4TACKLES MADE
8COMPLETE PASSES
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Johnny Matthews
16. Replacement0metres made
0MINUTES PLAYED
0TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Alex Allan
17. Replacement5metres made
18MINUTES PLAYED
2TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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D'arcy Rae
18. Replacement6metres made
18MINUTES PLAYED
0TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Fotu Lokotui
19. Replacement4metres made
18MINUTES PLAYED
2TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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TJ Ioane
20. Replacement12metres made
23MINUTES PLAYED
3TACKLES MADE
2COMPLETE PASSES
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Jamie Dobie
21. Replacement0metres made
8MINUTES PLAYED
0TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Brandon Thomson
22. Replacement0metres made
21MINUTES PLAYED
2TACKLES MADE
3COMPLETE PASSES
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Huw Jones
23. Replacement37metres made
31MINUTES PLAYED
1TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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