Cardiff crush Calvisano

Cardiff crush Calvisano

24 Jan 2009

The Cardiff Blues secured their place as the top seeded quarter-finalists with a nine-try 62-20 victory over Calvisano.

They’ve booked a play-off match at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and will be difficult to beat at the ground irrespective of who they face.

“We haven’t won anything yet. Last season we weren’t as bad a team as some people suggested, but this season we aren’t as good as some people would claim,” Blues coach Dai Young said.

“We learned a lot from reaching the quarter-finals last year and the key thing is clinching that home tie this time round. We have made the job easier, but it isn’t going to be easy.”

Calvisano lead 10-5 at one stage but Ben Blair scored his first of 22 points with a try to take the lead, while there were two tries apiece for Gareth Thomas and Rhys Thomas. Leigh Halfpenny, Martyn Williams, Xavier Rush and Maama Molitika all scored one each.

In the other tie of the evening, Gloucester failed to qualify for the quarter-final, losing 24-10 to Biaritzz. The French side led 17-0 at one stage and Gloucester were never in the match thereafter.


6 Comments

  • 1.Pekkie: Reply to this comment
    24 Jan 2009, 08:16 am

    Why are glouster playing so badly. What a **** result for them. I’m going to say dragons but also going to say i’m the proud new owner of a wonderful baby boy. Born yesterday @ 3.6 kg’s. Rhys is his name.

  • 2.Pekkie: Reply to this comment
    24 Jan 2009, 08:18 am

    Why are glouster playing so badly. What a **** result for them. I’m going to say dragons but also going to say i’m the proud new owner of a wonderful baby boy. Born 11:40 yesterday @ 3.6 kg’s. Rhys is his name.

  • 3.rhysj: Reply to this comment
    24 Jan 2009, 08:49 am

    # Pekkie: Congrats! And thats an awesome name :D

  • 4.Skim: Reply to this comment
    24 Jan 2009, 16:15 pm

    Xavier Rush still around?? Haha!…..

    Congrats Mr Pekkie! At 3.6kg’s he’s a big lad….. better start coaching him in the tactics and running lines of a blindside flanker…

  • 5.Pekkie: Reply to this comment
    24 Jan 2009, 16:17 pm

    Biased but thanks mate. Yeah, wife’s name Gwynn, mine Gareth, so we decided we had to have a welsh name for Lightie. Cheers.

  • 6.Pekkie: Reply to this comment
    24 Jan 2009, 16:27 pm

    Yeah skim, he’s a pretty tall chap. Looks just like his pops. I’m a utility back, so hopefully he’s a bit tougher than me. Then again I grew up in Sandton, he’ll grow up in the slowveld playing against the Boere seuns so he could very well be a flanker.

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