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  • Live Commentary

    Time:80'
    • Gloucester
    • Cardiff Blues
    • 80' Blair adds conversion to make it 50-12 and ref blows for full time. Impressive victory form the in-form Blues who win their first trophy as a provincial team, while Gloucester's Twickenham nightmare continues. Only one team in it today and they weren't from Gloucester. Thanks for joining us.
    • 80' Blues win peanlty for Glos holding on. Shanklin put into space out wide and canters over for yet another try. 48-12.
    • 79' Barkley chips into space and wins race for the ball but his pass back inside fails to find his support.
    • 77' Blair adds touchline conversion and Blues lead 43-12.
    • 76' Glos trying to break clear from their own try line but Blues defence holding firm. Glos kick uop field, James launches counter attack and when ball reaches Williams on the wing the Wales flanker feeds inside to Blair for his second try. 41-12.
    • 72' Barkley adds conversion to make it 36-12.
    • 72' Glos earn penalty under Blues posts. Opt for scrum, Blues concede another penalty, and another and ref finally awards penalty try to English side. 36-10.
    • 69' Lovely break by Simpson-Daniel, and ball reaches Cooper who is tackled just short of Blues line. Nice reply by Glos but they should really have scored!
    • 68' Blair adds conversion. 36-5.
    • 68' Ceri Sweeny has just come on for Robinson and the replacement takes full advantage of confusion in Glos ranks to claim high ball and race away for Blues fifth try. 34-5.
    • 67' Blair adds the conversion and Blues lead 29-5.
    • 67' Blues again on the attack as Jenkins bursts clear deep into Glos 22 after nice counter from Robinson. Jenkins shows great composure to find Blair in support and the full-back goes over for Blues fourth try. 27-5.
    • 66' Decent burst from Azam and Watkins shows good hands to continue the attack.
    • 61' Hazell has had to go off with what looks like rib injury - just moments after coming on!
    • 60' Barkley is on for Lamb at fly-half.
    • 60' Powell goes on a rampaging charge but ref penalises Rees for stamping and awards Glos penalty.
    • 59' Powell now on for Molitika. Can the Blues number eight catch eye of selectors?
    • 57' Hazell on for Qera and Cooper for Lawson.
    • 57' Halfpenny and Shanklin switch, Robinson chips ahead of Robrts just unable to reach the ball before it goes dead. Lovely play again from the Blues backs. I think there are a few more tries left in this game.
    • 56' Lovely handling from Robinson, Molitika and Filise creates room for Shanklin and Roberts on the right wing. But Glos earn penalty for crossing and try to break out of defence. Game really opening up now.
    • 55' Robinson finds lovely touch to force Glos back into their 22.
    • 52' Bortolami on for James in Glos second row.
    • 50' Blues go close once again and Morgan forced to touch down after Robinson chip ahead.
    • 48' Glos force turnover in their 22 and Lamb dnaces his way through Blues defence. Qera and Delve continue attack but Glos concede penalty when Qera comes in from side and takes Blues man out with his shoulder. Nice effort from Glos and Lamb especially.
    • 44' Delve forced to clean up deep inside his 22. Lamb finds touch but Blues take quick throw and launch another attack through Halfpenny.
    • 43' Decent start from Glos as they earn attacking scrum on Blues 22. Glos go down the blindside but Lamb pass to Simpson-Daniel goes to ground. Execution just not happening for Glos.
    • 41' Second half gets underway. Can Glos match the physicallity of the Blues and get something out of this game?
    • 40' Ref blows for half-time and Glos will be glad of the respite. One-way traffic so far and it's all been towards the Glos line as Blues take a 22-5 lead into the interval.
    • 37' Blues win lineout and launch rolling maul to within couple of metres of Glos line. Blues go to James on blindside and the big wing wriggles out of Lamb tackle and appears to touch ball down behind his back. Great awareness. Ref goes to TMO and try is awarded. 22-5 Blues.
    • 36' Blues enjoying sustained period of pressure but Glos defence is holding firm this time. Robinson chips ahead and Lawson forced to run ball into touch deep in Glos 22.
    • 32' Glos force another turnover and Lawson kicks long and finds good touch in Blues 22.
    • 30' Good work from Lamb and Qera opens up the Blues defence. Ball is recycled, miss pass from Lamb creates room for Foster on the wing, and he dives early and allows his momentum to carry him over. Nice try and brave finish. 17-5.
    • 28' At last some aggression from Glos forwards as they turnover Blues at lineout and earn a penalty. Have Glos woken up as Lamb finds a good touch in Blues half?
    • 26' Allen makes jinking run but he gets isolated and concedes penalty for not releasing.
    • 24' Good hit from Watkins on James and Glos win penalty, which they kick to touch in Blues half.
    • 23' Lamb puts up high ball and then takes out man off the ball, handing Blues another penalty and allowing them to kick for touch in Glos 22. Blues win lineout and move almost puts hooker Williams over. Glos at sixes and sevens at the moment.
    • 20' Blair makes it 17-0 with conversion. This could become a massacre!
    • 20' Rush charges through Glos defence to launch another Blues attack. Roberts and Shanklin link superbly to make room for Martyn Williams, whose long pass finds Halfpenny out wide and the wing goes over for his second try. 15-0.
    • 19' Lamb fails to roll away in the tackle and Blues have another kickable penalty. This time Blair on target and Blues lead 10-0.
    • 16' Blues still on the attack. Glos unable to get their hands on ball but Blues spill ball and allow English side to clear the danger - for the time being.
    • 14' Blues work the ball to Halfpenny on the right wing and he chips ahead. Looks like he's going to beat Morgan to the ball before slipping and allowing Morgan to guide ball into touch.
    • 13' Shanklin's turn to cut open Glos midfield. It's going to be a long afternoon if the England side doesn't plug the gaps in midfield.
    • 12' Blair adds the extras and Blues lead 7-0.
    • 11' Stunning try from the Blues. Robinson glides through Glos defence, links with Martyn Williams, who then finds Halfpenny. The Wales wing switches with Rees and goes over under the posts. Top drawer effort. 5-0 Blues.
    • 10' Rees has come on as replacement at scrum-half for Spice.
    • 9' Lawson makes half break from base of scrum on Blues 22. Delve and Glos forwards continue attack but concede penalty when Brown fails to stay on his feet.
    • 7' Glos on the attack now through Narraway and kick ahead gives Morgan half chance. Blues offside and Glos have their first chance on goal but Lamb this time pushes kick wide. Nervy start from both kickers.
    • 6' Blair misfires with his kick on goal and scotre remains 0-0. Let off for Glos.
    • 4' Spice has had to go off injured.
    • 3' Blues pinch lineout close to Glos line and continue to take the game to the English side. Glos offside and Blues have first chance to get points on the board.
    • 1' Lamb gets the game started and Cardiff immediately on the offensive. Molitika and James lead attack deep into Glos half and come close to scoring early try.
    • - Both sides are in need of silverware so there will be no shortage of passion on what appears to be a sunny Twickenham.
    • - From the Gloucester ranks, full-back Olly Morgan might well have played his way on to the fringes of selection, while the injury-prone Simpson-Daniel may just have a chance if he can find his best running game.
    • - There is then the no small matter of Lions selection for several of the players involved in today's clash. We can assume Jenkins and Martyn Williams are already certain to tour, but Roberts, Shanklin, and Halfpenny will want to put on a good display in order to further their chances. Powell will also be desperate to see some action off the bench to try and catch the selectors' eye.
    • - Gloucester head coach Dean Ryan will need his back row to be at the top of their game if they are to end a record that has seen them lose on their last three visits to Twickenham. They also lost home and way to the Blues earlier in the season to end their Heineken Cup hopes.
    • - They are also missing Scotland blindside Alasdair Strokosch but the good news is the return of Luke Narraway. The England flanker forms a back-row with number eight and skipper for the day Gareth Delve, and rampaging Fijian Akapusi Qera.
    • - Gloucester have a host of injury problems. In the backs, they are without England pair Mike Tindall and Iain Balshaw, so the exciting James Simpson-Daniel moves into the centres and Mark Foster starts on the wing. Ryan Lamb pulls the strings from fly-half.
    • - Young will again be looking for big performances from his key men, in particular Gethin Jenkins, Xavier Rush and Martyn Williams up front, while hoping that Nicky Robinson, Jamie Roberts, Ben Blair, Tom Shanklin and Ben Blair also go well in the backline.
    • - The Blues will still be on a high after their nail-biting Heineken Cup quarter-final win over French giants Toulouse last weekend and, not surprisingly, head coach Dai Young has opted for the same starting XV.
    • - Good afternoon and welcome to the first senior cup final of the season, as Gloucester face in-form Cardiff Blues at Twickenham with the Anglo-Welsh Cup up for grabs.

  • Summary

    Gloucester versus Cardiff Blues
    Foster 29’ Tries Halfpenny 11’, 20’, James 37’, Blair 67’, 76’, Sweeney 68’, Shanklin 80’
    Barkley 72’ Conversions Blair 11’, 20’, 67’, 68’, 76’, 80’
      Penalties Blair 19’
      Drops  

Live Team Line-Up

  • Gloucester

    Manager: Dean Ryan

    On the Field

    • Wood Substitution Out (65′)
    • Azam
    • Somerville
    • Brown
    • James Substitution Out (52′)
    • Narraway
    • Qera Substitution Out (57′)
    • Delve
    • Lawson Substitution Out (57′)
    • Lamb Substitution Out (60′)
    • Foster Try
    • Allen
    • Simpson-Daniel
    • Watkins
    • Morgan

    Subs

    • Cooper Substitution In (57′)
    • Hazell Substitution In (57′) Substitution Out (61′)
    • Barkley Substitution In (60′)
    • Bortolami Substitution In (52′)
    • Lawson Substitution In (61′)
    • Nieto
    • Sharples

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Cardiff Blues

    Manager: Dai Young

    On the Field

    • Jenkins
    • Williams Substitution Out (61′)
    • Filise
    • Davies
    • Tito
    • Molitika Substitution Out (59′)
    • Williams
    • Rush
    • Spice Substitution Out (6′)
    • Robinson
    • James Try
    • Roberts
    • Shanklin Try
    • Halfpenny Tries×2
    • Blair Tries×2

    Subs

    • Jones Substitution In (61′)
    • Sweeney Substitution In (67′) Try
    • Rees Substitution In (6′)
    • Yapp
    • Thomas
    • Thomas
    • Powell Substitution In (59′)

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. Gloucester fans deserve better than that­ (non)performance .

    From kj35tfe, on Sat 18 Apr 4:21PM

  2. Bring on Leicester! Nice to see Azam didn't fall­ down crying this time, although he did gouge Roberts.

    From Daft, on Sat 18 Apr 4:12PM

  3. This match is further proof of how bad the english­ premiership has become. Magners league is streets ahead­ of it.

    From markear1, on Sat 18 Apr 4:03PM

  4. Why is convicted drink driver allowed to be on the BBC­ ? No standards .

    From kj35tfe, on Sat 18 Apr 3:34PM

  5. @#$%

    From Solo Alpaca, on Sat 18 Apr 3:29PM

  6. watching the rugby and still cant get why wales keep­ singing land of leather,land of leather.

    From jack, on Sat 18 Apr 2:45PM
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