6-19A fine try from Cardiff Blues, with Hallam Amos the man to provide the silky finish. From a lineout win, Ben Thomas crossed the gainline in midfield, with hooker Kristian Dacey maintaining the forward momentum. Then, when the ball was recycled and moved left, Jason Harries came off his wing to join the line and feed Amos, who threw a dummy and put on the gas to slice through, handing off Tom Rogers. The conversion attempt from Jarrod Evans went wide. 35 minsSimon ThomasScarlets penalty.
Then, five minutes from time, they took the lead as Angus O’Brien ran on to a grubber kick from Dan Jones to claim a converted score. Turnbull’s captain’s challenge over an alleged pull back on him in the build-up was rejected and the try stood. Then three minutes from time we had a further twist when the Blues were awarded a penalty. Scarlets skipper Ken Owens attempted to lodge his own captain’s challenge, claiming an opposing player had come in from the side. But, without reviewing the incident, Irish referee Sean Gallagher ruled that was not a case of foul play and not leading to a try, so there could be no challenge.
6-14Leigh Halfpenny reduces the deficit to 14-6 with a penalty as the Scarlets earn some reward for a period of pressure. 33 minsSimon ThomasJarrod saves the dayGreat work in defence from Jarrod Evans as he holds charging Scarlets skipper Ryan Elias up over the line, denying the try and leading to a goal-line drop out under Rainbow Cup rules. 27 minsSimon ThomasScarlets penalty missLeigh Halfpenny's 40-metre angled penalty slides wide. 23 minsSimon ThomasCardiff Blues try! 3-14It's a try for Cardiff Blues lock Cory Hill who picks one of his trademark lines to break a tackle and cross the whitewash.
Then Josh Turnbull went in for the bonus point try four minutes after the break, following another well-constructed attack, and the game seemed over as a contest. But back came the Scarlets in the final quarter, with two tries from replacement scrum-half Dane Blacker, who stepped in when Gareth Davies was ruled out due to illness.
Cardiff Blues land late penalty to steal win despite thrilling Scarlets comebackMan of the match Jarrod Evans landed a late penalty to secure a bonus-point victory for Cardiff Blues in a roller coaster Rainbow Cup clash. The Blues looked to be cruising to an easy win when they claimed their fourth try to wrap up the bonus point and go 26-9 up after 44 minutes. But the Scarlets staged a thrilling final quarter comeback to take the lead with just minutes to go, only for fly-half Evans to have the last word. It was a highly eventful encounter with seven tries and captain’s challenges being denied amid a grandstand finish.
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He is replaced in the Cardiff Blues back-line by Harri Millard who makes an instant impact with a fine defensive read. 44 minsSimon ThomasCardiff Blues try. 9-26It's the bonus point for the Blues as Josh Turnbull crosses for their fourth try. This was another really well constructed score. Classy offloading from Hallam Amos and Jason Harries saw them make good ground down the right and then there was a big carry from No 8 James Ratti. With the referee playing advantage, the ball was moved into midfield with Turnbull hitting a good line to touch down with Jarrod Evans converting. 41 minsSimon ThomasChange at scrum-halfWe are back underway with Dane Blacker having replaced Kieran Hardy at scrum-half for the Scarlets.
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In the end, it was fitting that Evans should decide the outcome as he was the game’s outstanding performer. He side-stepped over for the opening touchdown and weaved his magic with his range of passing, his running game and his eye for a gap, while he also pulled off a try-saving tackle. The 24-year-old hasn’t played for Wales since February 2020, but on this form he has put his hand up in a big way to be involved in the summer internationals against Canada and Argentina, especially with Dan Biggar away with the Lions. That’s now a hat-trick of wins for Cardiff Blues over the Scarlets this year following back-to-back PRO14 victories in January. On Saturday, they dominated the first half, with second row Cory Hill picking a trademark line to crash over and full-back Hallam Amos dummying his way across to establish a 19-9 interval lead, with all the home side’s points coming from the boot of Leigh Halfpenny.
14:18Simon ThomasTeam newsOn the team news front, Cardiff Blues draft three Wales Six Nations squad members into their starting line-up in Tomos Williams, Willis Halaholo and Jarrod Evans. With Owen Lane suspended for three games following his red card against the Dragons last weekend and Max Llewellyn (shoulder) injured, Ben Thomas moves from fly-half to partner Halaholo in the centre. Willis Halaholo during training (Image: Huw Evans Picture Agency)Kristian Dacey comes in at hooker, with the versatile James Ratti being tried out at No 8, while front row duo Liam Belcher and Corey Domachowski are fit again to provide cover on the bench.
6 minsSimon ThomasCardiff try! 3-7A well constructed try from the Blues as they attack down the left, go through the phases with a series of close-range carries and provide the sharp finish through Jarrod Evans, who takes a pass from Willis Halaholo and steps inside to touch down before adding the conversion. 2 minsSimon ThomasScarlets penalty. 3-0An immediate opportunity for the Scarlets to open the scoring as the Blues are penalised for not rolling away at the tackle and Leigh Halfpenny lands the kick from distance. 1 minSimon ThomasUp and runningIrish referee Sean Gallagher whistles to signal the start of the game and the Scarlets kick off through Angus O'Brien.
14:27Simon ThomasLions squad member withdrawsThere's a late change in the Scarlets' ranks. Lions squad member Gareth Davies is unwell, so Dane Blacker comes in to provide the scrum-half cover on the bench.. 14:22Simon ThomasJonathan Davies' reaction to Lions omissionJonathan Davies continues in the centre for the Scarlets in the wake of his omission from the Lions party for this summer's tour of South Africa. Interim coach Dai Flanagan has been talking about how Davies has dealt with misssing out on Warren Gatland's squad. Here's the full story.
Replacements: Liam Belcher, Corey Domachowski, Keiron Assiratti, Rory Thornton, Gwilym Bradley, Lloyd Williams, Dan Fish, Harri Millard. Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)Full-timeSimon ThomasCardiff Blues win 29-28That's full-time, with Cardiff Blues claiming the spoils. What a rollercoaster ride of a game! Thanks for following this live blog. 80 minsSimon ThomasMan of the MatchJarrad Evans named Man of the Match. 78 minsSimon ThomasNo penaltyThe referee checks a tackle from Blues back rower Gwilym Bradley but decides it's legal, so no foul play and no penalty chance at goal.
For the Scarlets, there is a first PRO14 appearance since October 2019 for centre Ioan Nicholas, with second row Josh Helps also coming in for a rare outing. Ryan Elias captains the side, with fellow hooker Ken Owens among the subs, al, ngside Lions pal Gareth Davies. 14:07Simon ThomasDai Young's messageCardiff Blues director of rugby Dai Young is expecting a stern challenge from the Scarlets who will be looking to make amends for back-to-back defeats to his team in January. With that in mind, he knows the Blues can't afford the kind of indiscipline they showed in last weekend's narrow victory over the Dragons.
77 minsSimon ThomasCardiff Blues penalty. 28-29Cardiff Blues are back in front thanks to a penalty from Jarrod Evans, with Ken Owens' attempt at a Captain's Challenge being denied. 75 minsSimon ThomasScarlets try! 28-26What a turnaround! The Scarlets are now leading thanks to a converted try from Angus O'Brien, who ran on to a lovely grubber kick by Dan Jones. 69 minsSimon ThomasScarlets try! 21-26Dane Blacker is over for his second try and it stands with a Captain's Challenge from Josh Turnbull being dismissed.
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14:53Simon ThomasDai's discipline callDai Young has been speaking on television just ahead of kick-off and has been reinforcing the need for discipline in the wake of last week's clash with the Dragons. "We need to cut out the silly and needless penalties, " he said. "Hopefully we will have learned our lesson. "14:41Simon ThomasJarrod's Wales hopesCardiff Blues fly-half Jarrod Evans has been talking about his Wales ambitions in the build up to today's game against the Scarlets. His last cap came 15 months ago and he's been outlining how he's looking to respond to what the Welsh coaches want to see from him. Here's the interview in full.
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Scarlets 28-29 Cardiff Blues: Man of the match Jarrod That caused some confusion amid suggestions that you can challenge anything in the last five minutes of a game. But Gallagher stuck to his
