Cardiff 26 - 10 Cheetahs

Full time

14 Dec 2024

Stage: Pool 1 Round 2

Cardiff Arms Park

Cardiff Rugby secured a convincing 26-10 victory over Toyota Cheetahs at Cardiff Arms Park. Josh Adams opened the scoring with a try in the 17th minute, setting the tone for the home side. Despite a response from the Cheetahs, with Ruben de Haas scoring a try shortly before halftime, Cardiff maintained control of the match. Tom Bowen extended Cardiff's lead with another try early in the second half, followed by a penalty try that capitalized on a yellow card shown to Cheetahs' Robert Hunt. Callum Sheedy was instrumental, converting two tries and contributing to the scoreboard. The Cheetahs struggled to regain momentum, unable to breach Cardiff's strong defense consistently. Ultimately, Cardiff showcased their superiority, solidifying their position with a comprehensive win.

Weather

Temperature: 6.0°C (Feels like 2.8°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 13.3 km/h, gusting to 24.9 km/h Humidity: 87% Cloud Cover: 90%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
13'

Substitution

Rewan Kruger on for Ali Mgijima · Cheetahs
17'

Try

Josh Adams · Cardiff

5 - 0
18'

Substitution

Friedle Olivier on for Oupa Mohoje · Cheetahs
19'

Substitution

Daniel Maartens on for Gideon van der Merwe · Cheetahs
31'

Try

Ruben de Haas · Cheetahs

5 - 5
33'

Conversion

Ethan Wentzel · Cheetahs

5 - 7
36'

Penalty

Ethan Wentzel · Cheetahs

5 - 10
40'

Substitution

Keiron Assiratti on for Will Davies-King · Cardiff
Halftime 5 - 10
Second Half
46'

Try

Tom Bowen · Cardiff

10 - 10
47'

Conversion

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

12 - 10
47'

Substitution

Dafydd Hughes on for Liam Belcher · Cardiff
47'

Substitution

Robert Hunt on for Aranos Coetzee · Cheetahs
47'

Substitution

Hencus van Wyk on for Schalk Ferreira · Cheetahs
52'

Substitution

Alex Mann on for James Botham · Cardiff
52'

Substitution

Alun Lawrence on for Taulupe Faletau · Cardiff
52'

Substitution

Rory Jennings on for Ben Thomas · Cardiff
56'

Try

Josh Adams · Cardiff

17 - 10
57'

Conversion

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

19 - 10
61'

Substitution

Johan Mulder on for Aled Davies · Cardiff
61'

Substitution

Danny Southworth on for Corey Domachowski · Cardiff
65'

Substitution

Vernon Paulo on for Louis van der Westhuizen · Cheetahs
67'

Yellow Card

Robert Hunt · Cheetahs
68'

Penalty Try

No Player · Cardiff

26 - 10
68'

Substitution

Seb Davies on for Teddy Williams · Cardiff
69'

Substitution

George Lourens on for Ethan Wentzel · Cheetahs
69'

Substitution

Pierre-Raymond Uys on for Daniel Maartens · Cheetahs
77'

Yellow Card Complete

Robert Hunt · Cheetahs
Fulltime 26 - 10

Player ratings

Cardiff

15 Cameron Winnett 7.4
14 Josh Adams 8.6
13 Rey Lee-Lo 6.9
12 Ben Thomas 7.0
11 Tom Bowen 9.1
10 Callum Sheedy 7.3
9 Aled Davies 6.3
1 Corey Domachowski 7.0
2 Liam Belcher 8.6
3 Will Davies-King 6.6
4 Josh McNally 6.4
5 Teddy Williams 6.3
6 James Botham 7.6
7 Dan Thomas 7.1
8 Taulupe Faletau 7.4
16 Dafydd Hughes 6.3
17 Danny Southworth 6.2
18 Keiron Assiratti 5.6
19 Seb Davies 6.4
20 Alex Mann 6.5
21 Alun Lawrence 6.3
22 Johan Mulder 7.1
23 Rory Jennings 6.2

Cheetahs

15 Michael Annies 6.0
14 Munier Hartzenberg 7.3
13 Carel-Jan Coetzee 6.3
12 Ali Mgijima 6.0
11 Cohen Jasper 6.9
10 Ethan Wentzel 6.3
9 Ruben de Haas 6.9
1 Schalk Ferreira 5.2
2 Louis van der Westhuizen 6.6
3 Aranos Coetzee 7.0
4 Carl Wegner 7.6
5 Victor Sekekete 5.3
6 Gideon van der Merwe 5.9
7 Oupa Mohoje 5.9
8 Jeandre Rudolph 6.3
16 Vernon Paulo 5.9
17 Hencus van Wyk 6.2
18 Robert Hunt 4.3
19 Pierre-Raymond Uys 5.8
20 Friedle Olivier 6.3
21 Daniel Maartens 8.1
22 Rewan Kruger 6.3
23 George Lourens 5.9