Dragons 22 - 24 Cardiff

Full time

26 Dec 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 8

Rodney Parade

Cardiff Rugby narrowly defeated Dragons RFC 24-22 in a closely contested match at Rodney Parade. The Dragons started strong with tries from Wainwright and Dyer, both converted by O'Brien, establishing an early lead. Cardiff responded with a try from Teddy Williams, followed by another from Adams right after halftime. Sheedy’s conversions kept Cardiff in contention as they took the lead with a try from Hamer-Webb. The Dragons fought back with Rhodri Williams scoring, but Cardiff's Lloyd secured the win with a late try. The match showcased powerful performances, particularly from O'Brien for the Dragons and Sheedy for Cardiff. Ultimately, Cardiff's resilience secured them a vital away victory.

Weather

Temperature: 8.3°C (Feels like 9.2°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 3.0 km/h, gusting to 6.3 km/h Humidity: 92% Cloud Cover: 85%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Substitution

Alun Lawrence on for Taulupe Faletau · Cardiff
13'

Substitution

Taulupe Faletau on for Alun Lawrence · Cardiff
14'

Try

Aaron Wainwright · Dragons

5 - 0
15'

Conversion

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

7 - 0
17'

Penalty

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

10 - 0
19'

Try

Rio Dyer · Dragons

15 - 0
32'

Try

Teddy Williams · Cardiff

15 - 5
Halftime 15 - 5
Second Half
44'

Try

Josh Adams · Cardiff

15 - 10
45'

Conversion

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

15 - 12
51'

Substitution

Elliot Dee on for Brodie Coghlan · Dragons
51'

Substitution

Shane Lewis-Hughes on for Dan Lydiate · Dragons
54'

Substitution

Evan Lloyd on for Dafydd Hughes · Cardiff
56'

Try

Gabriel Hamer-Webb · Cardiff

15 - 17
57'

Conversion

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

15 - 19
59'

Substitution

Aki Seiuli on for Rodrigo Martinez · Dragons
59'

Substitution

Paula Latu on for Dmitri Arhip · Dragons
64'

Substitution

Cai Evans on for Huw Anderson · Dragons
68'

Try

Rhodri Williams · Dragons

20 - 19
69'

Conversion

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

22 - 19
69'

Substitution

Danny Southworth on for Corey Domachowski · Cardiff
69'

Substitution

Rhys Litterick on for Keiron Assiratti · Cardiff
69'

Substitution

Alun Lawrence on for Alex Mann · Cardiff
75'

Try

Evan Lloyd · Cardiff

22 - 24
77'

Substitution

Nick Thomas on for Joseph Davies · Dragons
Fulltime 22 - 24

Player ratings

Dragons

15 Huw Anderson 6.1
14 Rio Dyer 6.6
13 Joe Westwood 5.3
12 Aneurin Owen 5.8
11 Jared Rosser 6.1
10 Angus O'Brien 6.5
9 Rhodri Williams 7.9
1 Rodrigo Martinez 6.1
2 Brodie Coghlan 6.8
3 Dmitri Arhip 5.8
4 Joseph Davies 5.3
5 Ryan Woodman 6.3
6 Dan Lydiate 6.7
7 Taine Basham 7.0
8 Aaron Wainwright 7.2
16 Elliot Dee 6.1
17 Aki Seiuli 6.2
18 Paula Latu 6.5
19 Nick Thomas –
20 Shane Lewis-Hughes 5.9
21 Che Hope –
22 Will Reed –
23 Cai Evans 6.0

Cardiff

15 Cameron Winnett 7.5
14 Josh Adams 7.6
13 Rey Lee-Lo 6.5
12 Ben Thomas 6.6
11 Gabriel Hamer-Webb 7.5
10 Callum Sheedy 6.7
9 Aled Davies 6.3
1 Corey Domachowski 7.0
2 Dafydd Hughes 7.6
3 Keiron Assiratti 6.6
4 Josh McNally 6.8
5 Teddy Williams 8.0
6 James Botham 7.2
7 Alex Mann 7.2
8 Taulupe Faletau 8.2
16 Evan Lloyd 7.5
17 Danny Southworth 6.3
18 Rhys Litterick 6.3
19 Seb Davies –
20 Alun Lawrence 6.6
21 Ellis Bevan –
22 Rory Jennings –
23 Tom Bowen –