Edinburgh 27 - 8 Cardiff

Full time

19 Oct 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 5

Hive Stadium

Edinburgh Rugby triumphed over Cardiff Rugby with a convincing 27-8 victory at Hive Stadium. Ross Thompson opened the scoring for Edinburgh with an early penalty, setting the tone for the match. Cardiff's Thomas Young briefly leveled the score with a try, but Edinburgh responded strongly, particularly after Young received a yellow card. Duhan van der Merwe's try just after halftime, converted by Thompson, gave Edinburgh a comfortable lead. Pierre Schoeman and Darcy Graham added further tries, showcasing Edinburgh's attacking prowess. Ewan Ashman capped off the scoring with a late try, solidifying the win. Cardiff struggled to keep pace, with their only points coming from a penalty by Callum Sheedy.

Weather

Temperature: 15.6°C (Feels like 15.1°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 9.7 km/h, gusting to 18.3 km/h Humidity: 72% Cloud Cover: 15%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
6'

Penalty

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

3 - 0
28'

Try

Thomas Young · Cardiff

3 - 5
29'

Yellow Card

Grant Gilchrist · Edinburgh
30'

Substitution

Ben Thomas on for Mason Grady · Cardiff
39'

Yellow Card

Thomas Young · Cardiff
39'

Yellow Card Complete

Grant Gilchrist · Edinburgh
40'

Substitution

Mason Grady on for Ben Thomas · Cardiff
Halftime 3 - 5
Second Half
45'

Try

Duhan van der Merwe · Edinburgh

8 - 5
46'

Conversion

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

10 - 5
47'

Substitution

Pierre Schoeman on for Boan Venter · Edinburgh
47'

Substitution

Ewan Ashman on for Patrick Harrison · Edinburgh
47'

Substitution

Paul Hill on for D'Arcy Rae · Edinburgh
49'

Substitution

Evan Lloyd on for Dafydd Hughes · Cardiff
49'

Substitution

Keiron Assiratti on for Rhys Litterick · Cardiff
49'

Yellow Card Complete

Thomas Young · Cardiff
57'

Penalty

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

10 - 8
57'

Substitution

Ben Thomas on for Rory Jennings · Cardiff
57'

Substitution

Hamish Watson on for Magnus Bradbury · Edinburgh
61'

Try

Pierre Schoeman · Edinburgh

15 - 8
61'

Substitution

Alex Mann on for Thomas Young · Cardiff
64'

Substitution

Mackenzie Martin on for Alun Lawrence · Cardiff
65'

Try

Darcy Graham · Edinburgh

20 - 8
66'

Substitution

Danny Southworth on for Mosese Tuipulotu · Edinburgh
66'

Substitution

Matt Scott on for Ali Price · Edinburgh
66'

Substitution

Ben Vellacott on for Marshall Sykes · Edinburgh
78'

Try

Ewan Ashman · Edinburgh

25 - 8
80'

Conversion

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

27 - 8
80'

Substitution

Cameron Scott on for Ross Thompson · Edinburgh
Fulltime 27 - 8

Player ratings

Edinburgh

15 Wes Goosen 6.3
14 Darcy Graham 9.0
13 Matt Currie 8.0
12 Mosese Tuipulotu 7.5
11 Duhan van der Merwe 10.0
10 Ross Thompson 6.2
9 Ali Price 7.5
1 Boan Venter 7.1
2 Patrick Harrison 7.7
3 D'Arcy Rae 6.2
4 Marshall Sykes 7.5
5 Grant Gilchrist 5.7
6 Luke Crosbie 7.5
7 Ben Muncaster 5.4
8 Magnus Bradbury 6.1
16 Ewan Ashman 8.2
17 Pierre Schoeman 7.6
18 Paul Hill 6.6
19 Jamie Hodgson –
20 Hamish Watson 7.0
21 Ben Vellacott 6.0
22 Cameron Scott –
23 Matt Scott 6.2

Cardiff

15 Cameron Winnett 6.4
14 Gabriel Hamer-Webb 6.2
13 Mason Grady 5.7
12 Rory Jennings 6.1
11 Iwan Stephens 6.5
10 Callum Sheedy 6.0
9 Aled Davies 5.7
1 Ed Byrne 6.5
2 Dafydd Hughes 6.7
3 Rhys Litterick 6.0
4 Josh McNally 6.1
5 Teddy Williams 5.8
6 James Botham 6.7
7 Thomas Young 6.2
8 Alun Lawrence 7.5
16 Evan Lloyd 6.7
17 Danny Southworth 5.9
18 Keiron Assiratti 6.0
19 Rory Thornton –
20 Alex Mann 6.0
21 Mackenzie Martin 5.8
22 Johan Mulder –
23 Ben Thomas 5.6