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IN OPPOSITION Cardiff Blues Last Time Out COUNTRY WALES HOME GROUND CARDIFF ARMS PARK FOUNDED 2003 Cardiff Blues 22 Benetton Rugby 5 A SCINTILLATING TRY FROM OWEN LANE HELPED CARDIFF BLUES DEFEAT BENETTON 22-5 LAST MONDAY NIGHT, AS THE ITALIAN SIDE’S LOSING RUN WAS EXTENDED TO FOUR GAMES AT RODNEY PARADE. Jarrod Evans got the first points of the game with a well struck penalty midway through the first half, as the hosts put an end to their three-game losing run on their own patch. Rory Thornton then touched down in the corner to extend the lead, before Lane added a fantastic second midway through the second half with the try of the match. Tomas Baravalle scored a late consolation for Benetton, before Ben Thomas touched down under the sticks to seal the deal in the dying seconds. Neither side could stamp their authority onto the game in the early stages in the Welsh capital, with the blustery conditions proving difficult for both teams. Ian Keatley and Evans both missed penalty attempts in the opening minutes, before the latter converted his second go at a three-pointer to give the hosts the advantage. And that’s the way it stayed until seven minutes before the break, as Thornton was the man to capitalise after a surging Blues maul left the lock with the chance to touch down in the corner. It turned into a gruelling battle of the forwards for much of the game, with both sides giving their all in the scrum, but neither could further trouble the scoreboard before the interval as the hosts went in 8-0 to the good. Benetton came out with a vengeance in the second half, and piled the pressure onto John CARDIFF BLUES: Matthew Morgan; Owen Lane, Garyn Smith, Willis Halaholo (Ben Thomas 55), Hallam Amos; Jarrod Evans, Jamie Hill (Lewis Jones 70); Corey Domachowski (Brad Thyer 51), Kristian Dacey (Ethan Lewis 68), Scott Andrews (Kieron Assiratti 63); Ben Murphy, Rory Thornton (Teddy Williams 74); James Ratti, Olly Robinson (Alun Lawrence 45), Josh Turnbull. BENETTON: Jayden Hayward; Ratuva Tavuyara, Joaquin Riera, Ignacio Brex (Angelo Esposito 40), Monty Ioane; Ian Keatley, Callum Braley (Luca Petrozzi 68); Nicola Quaglio (Thomas Gallo 43), Hame Faiva (Tomas Baravalle 48), Filippo Alongi (Tiziano Pasquali 40); Federico Ruzza (Irné Herbst 48), Eli Snyman; Giovanni Pettinelli (Marco Barbini 50), Manuel Zuliani (Michele Lamaro 40), Toa Halafihi. Words: pro14.rugby Imagery: Inpho Mulvihill’s side from the off, but couldn’t find a way past the Welsh side’s rearguard. And after soaking up the Italian’s pressure the Blues hit them with the sucker-punch just after the hour mark, as Lane dazzled his way to the try line. The winger picked up the ball just outside the Benetton 22, before wrong-footing the entire visiting defence with his fleet-footedness, before using his pace to surge over to score. Benetton’s efforts were eventually rewarded with 10 minutes remaining, as Baravalle latched onto the back of a maul to finally get the Italians on the scoreboard, before Thomas added a third for the Blues seconds before the final whistle. From The Ground Up | 74 | www.leinsterrugby.ie
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