Cardiff 31 - 23 Dragons

Full time

30 Nov 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 7

Cardiff Arms Park

Cardiff Rugby secured a thrilling 31-23 victory over Dragons RFC at Cardiff Arms Park. The home side took an early lead with a penalty from Sheedy, but Dragons responded through O'Brien's kick. Key moments came in the first half when Mann scored a try, followed by Sheedy's conversion, putting Cardiff ahead. After halftime, Sheedy crossed for another try and added two more conversions, showcasing his exceptional form. Dragons fought back with tries from Lloyd and Seiuli, but Cardiff's early dominance proved decisive. The match saw a total of three yellow cards, with both teams struggling to maintain discipline. Ultimately, Cardiff's strong start and effective finishing secured them the win.

Weather

Temperature: 12.9°C (Feels like 9.5°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 15.4 km/h, gusting to 32.4 km/h Humidity: 89% Cloud Cover: 69%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
7'

Penalty

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

3 - 0
11'

Penalty

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

3 - 3
11'

Substitution

Corey Domachowski on for Ed Byrne · Cardiff
16'

Substitution

Harry Wilson on for Joe Westwood · Dragons
23'

Penalty

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

3 - 6
23'

Substitution

Alex Mann on for Ben Donnell · Cardiff
28'

Penalty

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

3 - 9
31'

Try

Alex Mann · Cardiff

8 - 9
32'

Conversion

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

10 - 9
34'

Yellow Card

Josh McNally · Cardiff
Halftime 10 - 9
Second Half
41'

Yellow Card

Brodie Coghlan · Dragons
42'

Try

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

15 - 9
42'

Substitution

James Benjamin on for Aaron Wainwright · Dragons
43'

Try

Harri Millard · Cardiff

20 - 9
43'

Conversion

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

22 - 9
44'

Conversion

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

24 - 9
44'

Yellow Card Complete

Josh McNally · Cardiff
49'

Try

Rey Lee-Lo · Cardiff

29 - 9
49'

Substitution

Aaron Wainwright on for James Benjamin · Dragons
50'

Conversion

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

31 - 9
50'

Substitution

Ryan Woodman on for Shane Lewis-Hughes · Dragons
50'

Substitution

Huw Anderson on for Rio Dyer · Dragons
51'

Yellow Card Complete

Brodie Coghlan · Dragons
53'

Substitution

Morgan Lloyd on for Rhodri Williams · Dragons
55'

Substitution

Aki Seiuli on for Rodrigo Martinez · Dragons
55'

Substitution

Dmitri Arhip on for Chris Coleman · Dragons
56'

Substitution

Ellis Bevan on for Aled Davies · Cardiff
62'

Substitution

Joseph Davies on for George Nott · Dragons
62'

Substitution

James Benjamin on for Brodie Coghlan · Dragons
62'

Substitution

Evan Lloyd on for Dafydd Hughes · Cardiff
64'

Try

Morgan Lloyd · Dragons

31 - 14
65'

Conversion

Lloyd Evans · Dragons

31 - 16
65'

Substitution

Rhys Litterick on for Keiron Assiratti · Cardiff
67'

Substitution

Rory Jennings on for Ben Thomas · Cardiff
70'

Substitution

Seb Davies on for Josh McNally · Cardiff
71'

Substitution

Ben Thomas on for Rory Jennings · Cardiff
73'

Try

Aki Seiuli · Dragons

31 - 21
73'

Conversion

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

31 - 23
Fulltime 31 - 23

Player ratings

Cardiff

15 Cameron Winnett 7.6
14 Josh Adams 7.1
13 Rey Lee-Lo 7.6
12 Ben Thomas 7.0
11 Harri Millard 8.8
10 Callum Sheedy 8.2
9 Aled Davies 6.0
1 Ed Byrne 6.4
2 Dafydd Hughes 7.5
3 Keiron Assiratti 6.5
4 Josh McNally 4.7
5 Teddy Williams 7.2
6 Ben Donnell 5.6
7 Thomas Young 7.2
8 Alun Lawrence 6.8
16 Evan Lloyd 6.3
17 Corey Domachowski 6.9
18 Rhys Litterick 6.1
19 Seb Davies 6.4
20 Alex Mann 7.3
21 Ellis Bevan 6.4
22 Rory Jennings –
23 Gabriel Hamer-Webb –

Dragons

15 Angus O'Brien 5.9
14 Rio Dyer 6.1
13 Joe Westwood 5.9
12 Aneurin Owen 6.6
11 Jared Rosser 6.6
10 Lloyd Evans 5.4
9 Rhodri Williams 6.3
1 Rodrigo Martinez 6.1
2 Brodie Coghlan 5.2
3 Chris Coleman 6.1
4 Matthew Screech 6.6
5 George Nott 6.1
6 Shane Lewis-Hughes 6.0
7 Taine Basham 7.9
8 Aaron Wainwright 6.4
16 James Benjamin 6.0
17 Aki Seiuli 6.3
18 Dmitri Arhip 5.6
19 Joseph Davies 5.9
20 Ryan Woodman 5.8
21 Morgan Lloyd 7.4
22 Harry Wilson 5.6
23 Huw Anderson 5.9