Magners League Table

Team
Pld
Pts
OspreysOspreys14
Llanelli ScarletsScarlets14
Glasgow WarriorsWarriors14
MunsterMunster14
Cardiff BluesBlues12
LeinsterLeinster12
Edinburgh RugbyEdinburgh11
DragonsDragons11
UlsterUlster11
Connacht RugbyConnacht10
Blues outplay the Ospreys in front of a capacity crowd
30 - 24
Arms Park   Att: 11,976
Saturday 23rd December 2006, 17:30
Cardiff Blues secured the win at Arms Park, but also picked up a red card in injury time.
Chris Czekaj
Chris Czekaj breaks through for the Blues
Steve Pope Photography
Ben Blair helped his side to victory by scoring 25 of their points, 7 of which came from a blocked kick and a 60 metre dash to the line to score the Blues second try of the game.

Ospreys seemed more determined in the second half and managed to cross the Blues line twice, and converted one of the tries, for the much needed points.

Cardiff Blues finished the game with only 13 men on the field as Mike Phillips was sin binned shortly followed by his team mate Williams.

Cardiff Blues V Ospreys
 PDCTPosPlayerPlayerPosTCDP 





FB
Nick Macleod
15
Stefan Terblanche
FB




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3

3
2
W
Ben Blair
14
Nikki Walker
W










C
Jamie Robinson
13
Sonny Parker
C




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C
Tom Shanklin
12
Andrew Bishop
C










W
Chris Czekaj
11
Shane Williams
W









1
FH
Nick Robinson
10
Gavin Henson
FH

1

4

Yellow card




SH
Mike Phillips
9
Justin Marshall
SH




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P
Gethin Jenkins
1
Paul James
P










H
T.Rhys Thomas
2
Barry Williams
H





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P
Gary Powell
3
Adam Jones
P




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L
Bradley Davies
4
Brent Cockbain
L




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L
Deiniol Jones
5
Ian Evans
L
1









FL
Scott Morgan
6
Alun-Wyn Jones
FL





Red card




FL
Martyn Williams
7
Ryan Jones
FL










8
Xavier Rush
8
Filo Tiatia
8
1




Replacements
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r
Taufa'ao Filise
16
Ed Shervington
-










-
Gareth Williams
17
Cai Griffiths
r




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r
Ben White
18
Andy Lloyd
-










-
Rhys Shellard
19
Richie Pugh
r




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-
Ed Fairhurst
20
Jason Spice
r




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-
Dai Flanagan
21
James Hook
r




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r
Dafydd Hewitt
22
Lee Byrne
r




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Penalty Tries
0
0
First half timeline
4Cardiff Blues
Penalty kick - B Blair
6Ospreys
Penalty kick - G Henson
7Cardiff Blues
Try - N Robinson
7Cardiff Blues
Conversion - B Blair
10Cardiff Blues
Try - B Blair
10Cardiff Blues
Conversion - B Blair
16Ospreys
Penalty kick - G Henson
18Cardiff Blues
Penalty kick - B Blair
19Cardiff Blues
Substitution - D Hewitt on for T Shanklin
22Cardiff Blues
Try - B Blair
22Cardiff Blues
Conversion - B Blair
24Cardiff Blues
Substitution - T Shanklin on for D Hewitt
36Ospreys
Penalty kick - G Henson
40Ospreys
Substitution - J Spice on for J Marshall
Second half timeline
49Ospreys
Try - F Tiatia
49Ospreys
Conversion - G Henson
50Ospreys
Substitution - L Byrne on for S Terblanche
58Ospreys
Substitution - R Pugh on for B Cockbain
61Ospreys
Substitution - J Hook on for S Parker
62Ospreys
Try - I Evans
67Cardiff Blues
Substitution - T Filise on for G Powell
68Cardiff Blues
Penalty kick - B Blair
70Ospreys
Penalty kick - G Henson
70Ospreys
Substitution - C Griffiths on for A Jones
75Cardiff Blues
Substitution - B White on for B Davies
80 +2Cardiff Blues
Red card - M Williams
80 +2Cardiff Blues
Yellow card - M Phillips
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