Cardiff Blues v Glasgow Warriors, 7 November

              
Cardiff Blues v Glasgow Warriors
Saturday 7 November 2015
KO: 15:00
BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park

Live on Sky Sports

Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR, 43rd competition game)
Assistant Referees: Rhys Thomas, Gwyn Morris (both WRU)
Citing Commissioner: Aurwel Morgan (WRU)
TMO: Gareth Simmonds (WRU)

A. Head to Head

24 Played 24
10 Wins 14
14 Losses 10
0 Draws 0
435 Points 507

B. Form

Sun 14 Sept 2014
Cardiff Blues 12 - 33 Glasgow Warriors
BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park

Fri 10 April 2015  
Glasgow Warriors 36 - 17 Cardiff Blues
Scotstoun Stadium

C. Teams

Cardiff Blues

Dan Fish; Alex Cuthbert, Rey Lee-Lo, Gavin Evans, Tom James; Rhys Patchell, Lloyd Williams; Gethin Jenkins (capt), Kristian Dacey, Taufa'ao Filise, Lou Reed, James Down, Ellis Jenkins, Sam Warburton, Josh Turnbull.

Replacements: Matthew Rees, Sam Hobbs, Craig Mitchell, Jarrad Hoeata, Manoa Vosawai, Tavis Knoyle, Jarrod Evans, Tom Isaacs.

Glasgow Warriors
 
Stuart Hogg, Taqele Naiyaravoro, Mark Bennett, Peter Horne, Tommy Seymour, Finn Russell, Grayson Hart, Gordon Reid, Pat MacArthur, Sila Puafisi, Leone Nakarawa, Jonny Gray (Captain), Josh Strauss, Chris Fusaro, Adam Ashe.

Replacements: James Malcolm, Ryan Grant, Zander Fagerson, Greg Peterson, Rob Harley, Ryan Wilson, Mike Blair, Junior Bulumakau.

Cardiff are in the mire at the moment. Should be a win for the Weegies.

Expect to see most of Glasgows RWC contingent given a run out from the bench just to ease them back in before the European games.

GC, on the pics this week, very retro and witty.

Glasgow must be looking for a 5 pointer here and a chance to see how close to full fitness the likes of Ickle Jonny, Bluto and Dunbar are.
I was very impressed with Shrek yesterday and Oscar Peterson looked "lively".
The Tombola will be watched closely as anyone not in the match day 23 will have very little chance of a weekend in Gay Paree.

p.s. I'm considering driving across and taking young Pipetto for his first visit to the Principality. Any other posters making the trip?

I thought you would appreciate the pictures this week, Jim.

Whom do we think will start this week?

I think that we need to get the Cool Gang together before the Racing 92 fixture, so I would try for as close to full strength as possible. With one eye to who was injured last week, I think that looks like:

15. Stuart Hogg
14. Taqele Naiyaravoro
13. Mark Bennett
12. Peter Horne
11. Tommy Seymour
10. Finn Russell
09. Mike Blair

01. Gordon Reid
02. Pat MacArthur
03. Sila Puafisi
04. Jonny Gray (Il Capitano)
05. Leone Nakarawa
06. Rob Harley
07. Simone Favaro
08. Josh Strauss

16. James Malcolm
17. Alex Allan
18. Zander Fagerson
19. Greg Peterson
20. Ryan Wilson
21. Ali Price
22. Duncan Weir
23. [Sean Lamont/Richie Vernon]

Good side you've proposed there GC. Tighthead and hooker aside, that's a XV that means business and the back row in particular is going to be difficult to handle.

I might be tempted to start Fagerson over Puafisi, and who is James Malcolm? He sounds like a GP.

funnyExiledScot wrote:Who is James Malcolm? He sounds like a GP.

Or a Tory MP.

Well he certainly doesn't sound like a Weegie, unless he goes by Jimmy "two blades" Malcolm.

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:

funnyExiledScot wrote:Who is James Malcolm? He sounds like a GP.

Or a Tory MP.

The Rt Hon. James Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard Malcom OG RNVR KCVO OM and a damned fine chap to boot!

IanBru wrote:

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:

funnyExiledScot wrote:Who is James Malcolm? He sounds like a GP.

Or a Tory MP.

The Rt Hon. James Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard Malcom OG RNVR KCVO OM and a damned fine chap to boot!

Well in which case he'd better move to Edinburgh pronto. There's a vacancy in the New Club with his fine name all over it.

funnyExiledScot wrote:Good side you've proposed there GC. Tighthead and hooker aside, that's a XV that means business and the back row in particular is going to be difficult to handle.

I might be tempted to start Fagerson over Puafisi, and who is James Malcolm? He sounds like a GP.

Scotland EDP hooker and U20's international. He plays for Ayr, but as I've said many times, nobody's perfect.

George Carlin wrote:

funnyExiledScot wrote:Good side you've proposed there GC. Tighthead and hooker aside, that's a XV that means business and the back row in particular is going to be difficult to handle.

I might be tempted to start Fagerson over Puafisi, and who is James Malcolm? He sounds like a GP.

Scotland EDP hooker and U20's international. He plays for Ayr, but as I've said many times, nobody's perfect.

World XV front row:

1. Healy
2. James Malcolm
3. Franks

Discuss.

funnyExiledScot wrote:

George Carlin wrote:

funnyExiledScot wrote:Good side you've proposed there GC. Tighthead and hooker aside, that's a XV that means business and the back row in particular is going to be difficult to handle.

I might be tempted to start Fagerson over Puafisi, and who is James Malcolm? He sounds like a GP.

Scotland EDP hooker and U20's international. He plays for Ayr, but as I've said many times, nobody's perfect.

World XV front row:

1. Healy
2. James Malcolm
3. Franks

Discuss.

Not sure that Franks is the force he once was.

He might let the side down.

George Carlin wrote:I thought you would appreciate the pictures this week, Jim.

Whom do we think will start this week?

I think that we need to get the Cool Gang together before the Racing 92 fixture, so I would try for as close to full strength as possible. With one eye to who was injured last week, I think that looks like:

15. Stuart Hogg
14. Taqele Naiyaravoro
13. Mark Bennett
12. Peter Horne
11. Tommy Seymour
10. Finn Russell
09. Mike Blair

01. Gordon Reid
02. Pat MacArthur
03. Sila Puafisi
04. Jonny Gray (Il Capitano)
05. Leone Nakarawa
06. Rob Harley
07. Simone Favaro
08. Josh Strauss

16. James Malcolm
17. Alex Allan
18. Zander Fagerson
19. Greg Peterson
20. Ryan Wilson
21. Ali Price
22. Duncan Weir
23. [Sean Lamont/Richie Vernon]

Who are all these people and why don't they have whimsical nicknames?

15. Didier Hoggba
14. Big T the new yellow card magnet
13.
12. Furra Linee
11. Tennessee Tam
10. Dancer
9. Blade, whit???
1. Shrek
2.Weeee
3.Mmm
4. Captain, my captain
5. Flagball merchant
6.Tackle Monster
7. Nina
8.Bluto.

Glasgow teams up

Feck, that's some team.

Heavens to Murgatroyd, Glasgow have got to be confident going into a match with a back-line like that - threats all over the park, just so long as Grayson Perry puts down his fancy vases long enough to bring them into the game.

Finn needs a big one, particularly with Warburton targeting him as he surely must.

Great to see Fozzy starting again as well.

Got to be bold with this one!

Sun's out, big guns are out.

I think only 3 players in that match day 23 for Glasgow are not full cap internationals. This is a hit out for Europe with a full strength side.

Hart really needs to show he is worthy of being in this company.

Bring it, my Welsh brothers.

That is one heck of a side. Most interesting is the bench, said Yoda, in that we have; Bane, Buffy's Mate, Oscar Peterson, Tackle Monster and Batman. Not to mention Junior Bulumaku who will be champing to replace Big T.

There's a huge amount of grunt just waiting to get stuck into tired Welshmen.

Bring it Blues, indeed.

The Blues are Glasgow's bogey team though (don't mention Europe, don't mention Europe...)

RDW_Scotland wrote:The Blues are Glasgow's bogey team though (don't mention Europe, don't mention Europe...)

Every team are Edinburgh's bogey team.

Cardiff: Dan Fish; Alex Cuthbert, Rey Lee-Lo, Gavin Evans, Tom James; Rhys Patchell, Lloyd Williams; Gethin Jenkins (capt), Kristian Dacey, Taufa'ao Filise, Lou Reed, James Down, Ellis Jenkins, Sam Warburton, Josh Turnbull.

Replacements: Matthew Rees, Sam Hobbs, Craig Mitchell, Jarrad Hoeata, Manoa Vosawai, Tavis Knoyle, Jarrod Evans, Tom Isaacs.

wales606 wrote:Cardiff: Dan Fish; Alex Cuthbert, Rey Lee-Lo, Gavin Evans, Tom James; Rhys Patchell, Lloyd Williams; Gethin Jenkins (capt), Kristian Dacey, Taufa'ao Filise, Lou Reed, James Down, Ellis Jenkins, Sam Warburton, Josh Turnbull.

Replacements: Matthew Rees, Sam Hobbs, Craig Mitchell, Jarrad Hoeata, Manoa Vosawai, Tavis Knoyle, Jarrod Evans, Tom Isaacs.

All guns blazing then.

Cardiff Dave wrote:

wales606 wrote:Cardiff: Dan Fish; Alex Cuthbert, Rey Lee-Lo, Gavin Evans, Tom James; Rhys Patchell, Lloyd Williams; Gethin Jenkins (capt), Kristian Dacey, Taufa'ao Filise, Lou Reed, James Down, Ellis Jenkins, Sam Warburton, Josh Turnbull.

Replacements: Matthew Rees, Sam Hobbs, Craig Mitchell, Jarrad Hoeata, Manoa Vosawai, Tavis Knoyle, Jarrod Evans, Tom Isaacs.

All guns blazing then.

Some guns firing at irregular intervals

wales606 wrote:

Cardiff Dave wrote:

wales606 wrote:Cardiff: Dan Fish; Alex Cuthbert, Rey Lee-Lo, Gavin Evans, Tom James; Rhys Patchell, Lloyd Williams; Gethin Jenkins (capt), Kristian Dacey, Taufa'ao Filise, Lou Reed, James Down, Ellis Jenkins, Sam Warburton, Josh Turnbull.

Replacements: Matthew Rees, Sam Hobbs, Craig Mitchell, Jarrad Hoeata, Manoa Vosawai, Tavis Knoyle, Jarrod Evans, Tom Isaacs.

All guns blazing then.

Some guns firing at irregular intervals

Need bigger guns too.

RDW_Scotland wrote:The Blues are Glasgow's bogey team though (don't mention Europe, don't mention Europe...)

Absolutely correct an you never take the Blues lightly but this is a much better Glasgow side than the one which made an arse out of that season's European campaign

Anyone watching this?

Yep - glasgow very scrappy!

Looks like there's a fair bit of wind in Cardiff's favour here - Glasgow's kicks not going very far, and a couple of poor clearing attempts from Didier.

Guess Cardiff may need to be careful with discipline after giving away 3 penalties on their own line in the first couple of mins...

Impressive stretch from Naka for the try there! Conversion missed - 9-8 Cardiff.

Thanks for the updates - currently on my way to scaberdeen

Big T almost turned Tom James into roadkill...

Mrs GC has played the Date Night Joker so I cannot watch this. Please keep the updates coming - very much appreciated!

Big T overcommits too early, mispass and out to Evans who scores in the corner. 14-8

Big T n the corner after great work from Seymour. TMO checking for forward pass from Naka.

Try given - Russell makes the conversion.

Now 17-15 to Cardiff.

Half time.

Glasgow should have wind behind them in 2nd half.

Decent enough first half for Glasgow given the conditions. Big T starting to show us what he is about, I would not fancy tackling him, neither did a few Blues players!

Seymour & Evans off after a bash to the head.

We are a strong second half team so I would expect us to pour it on after the break.

Presumably Junior is on for Seymour so that means we have a Fijian rapier on one wing and a Fijian sledgehammer on the other.

Cardiff 17-18 Glasgow after 52mins.

BOD's post rugby project is useful for us fans, updates faster than BBC or elsewhere:
http://www.ultimaterugby.com/match/cardiff-blues-vs-glasgow-warriors-at-cardiff-arms-park-7th-nov-2015/9340/commentary

2nd half scrappy too. We scored an early penalty but all Cardiff since - Fish tearing GW to shreds.

Interception from Russell who goes the length but can't quite make it. God knows what happened next but penalty Cardiff.

If only Finn Russell was faster!!! Superb intercept, only beaten by an amazing tackle on the Cardiff 5m line. Glasgow then cough up possession. 

Should have been a glasgow try there!

Oooft, Russell just not fast enough. Great tackle from Patchell although hint it was high

Batman heading off for 10 minutes in the batcave

Wilson in the bin minutes after coming on. Cumulative YC.

Glasgow getting schooled at the breakdown.

Wheels coming off here.

Glasgow are losing it a bit. Penalties could lose them this game.

Excellent from Patchell to prevent a certain Try.

Try for Batman!