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Try
76:00'
- Marc Jones scores his first try vs Cardiff Blues at AJ Bell Stadium in the 76th minute (24 - 0).
- Marc Jones has scored 5 points this season, in 3 matches.»
- This is his first try for Marc Jones in the Heineken Cup!»
- Marc Jones has now scored 5 points (1 try) against Cardiff Blues in the Heineken Cup in 4 matches scoring 1.25 points per match.»
- Sale Sharks's scored 157 points against Cardiff Blues's 167 points in the 7 meetings in the Heineken Cup.»
Replacement
71:00'
- 71st min: Reynold Lee-lo is replaced by Matthew Sturgess.
- Matthew Sturgess makes his Heineken Cup debut.»
Replacement
68:00'
- 68th min: Andrey Ostrikov is replaced by Matthew Postlethwaite.
Replacement
68:00'
- 68th min: Denny Solomona is replaced by Paolo Odogwu.
- First time Paolo Odogwu come on the field as a substitute in this Heineken Cup, overall having 6 appearances in 1 Heineken Cup.»
Replacement
68:00'
- 68th min: Bradley Thyer is replaced by Corey Domachowski.
- First time Corey Domachowski come on the field as a substitute in this Heineken Cup, overall having 3 appearances in 1 Heineken Cup.»
Replacement
65:00'
- 65th min: George Earle is replaced by Damian Welch.
- George Earle has been substituted 2 times, playing 92 minutes in 3 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 9 times, playing 1207 minutes in 21 appearances in the Heineken Cup.»
- First time Damian Welch come on the field as a substitute in this Heineken Cup, overall having 26 appearances in 8 Heineken Cup.»
Replacement
65:00'
- 65th min: Matthew Rees is replaced by Kirby Myhill.
- Matthew Rees has been substituted 2 times, playing 106 minutes in 3 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 28 times, playing 3194 minutes in 53 appearances in the Heineken Cup.»
- First time Kirby Myhill come on the field as a substitute in this Heineken Cup, overall having 12 appearances in 3 Heineken Cup.»
Conversion Missed
60:00'
- In 1 Heineken Cup seasons, AJ MacGinty has scored 37 points (2 conversions and 11 penalties) in 4 matches, including 14 points this season (1 conversion and 4 penalties) in 1 matches.»
- AJ MacGinty has now kicked his 1 conversions out of 2 attempts and has a 50% success rate and overall has a 40% strike rate with 2 successful kicks from 5 attempts in 1 Heineken Cup seasons.»
- AJ MacGinty has now kicked 5 successful kicks out of 6 attempts and has a 83.33% success rate and overall has a 81.25% strike rate with 13 successful kicks from 16 attempts in 1 Heineken Cup seasons.»
Replacement
60:00'
- 60th min: Gareth Anscombe is replaced by Jarrod Evans.
- First time Jarrod Evans come on the field as a substitute in this Heineken Cup, overall having 3 appearances in 1 Heineken Cup.»
Replacement
60:00'
- 60th min: Lloyd Williams is replaced by Tomos Williams.
- First time Tomos Williams come on the field as a substitute in this Heineken Cup, overall having 3 appearances in 1 Heineken Cup.»
Replacement
60:00'
- 60th min: WillGriff John is replaced by Alexandru Tarus.
- Alexandru Tarus makes his Heineken Cup debut.»
60 minute.
60:00'
- 6 of the 44 points (13.64%) Sale Sharks have scored have come in the last 20 minutes of matches, compared to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season average of 28.57%.
- Cardiff Blues have scored 21.74% (10 of the 46 points) in the last 20 minutes of matches, which compares to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season average of 28.57%.
- 3 of the 46 points (6.52%) Cardiff Blues have scored have come in the last 10 minutes of matches, compared to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season average of 15.94%.
- Sale Sharks have conceded 42.55% more points in the last 20 minutes, 42.55% compared to the competition average 28.57%, 20 of 47 points conceded.
- Sale Sharks have conceded 27.66% (13 of the 47 points) in the last 10 minutes, which compares to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season average of 15.94%.
- Cardiff Blues have conceded 35.29% more points in the last 20 minutes, 35.29% compared to the competition average 28.57%, 12 of 34 points conceded.
- Cardiff Blues have conceded 14.71% more points in the last 10 minutes, 14.71% compared to the competition average 15.94%, 5 of 34 points conceded.
Replacement
59:00'
- 59th min: Cameron Nield is replaced by David Seymour.
- David Seymour started as a sub 3 times, never apearing in the starting XV this season, overall starting as a sub 14 times, starting the match 19 times in 7 Heineken Cup seasons.»
Conversion Scored
58:00'
- AJ MacGinty kicks his first conversion in this match vs Cardiff Blues at AJ Bell Stadium in the 58th minute (19 - 0).
- AJ MacGinty has scored a total of 14 points (1 conversion and 4 penalties) this season in 1 matches, he now has 37 (2 conversions and 11 penalties) points in 1 Heineken Cup seasons in 4 matches.»
- AJ MacGinty has now kicked his 1 conversions out of 1 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 50% strike rate with 2 successful kicks from 4 attempts in 1 Heineken Cup seasons.»
- AJ MacGinty has now kicked 5 successful kicks out of 5 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 86.67% strike rate with 13 successful kicks from 15 attempts in 1 Heineken Cup seasons.»
- AJ MacGinty is now joint record holder in the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 for penalties in a match along with Andrew Deegan(Connacht) & Carlo Canna(Zebre), all having scored 4 penalties.»
- AJ MacGinty sets a new record for Sale Sharks in the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 with 4 penalties, surpassing Faf de Klerk record of 2 penalties in a match.»
- AJ MacGinty is closing in on the Heineken Cup record for the most points in a match for Sale Sharks, he needs 8 points to equal Charlie Hodgson who holds the record with 22 points.»
- AJ MacGinty is now second in the Heineken Cup for most penalties in a match for Sale Sharks with 4 penalties along 3 other players, chasing his own record of 5 penalties.»
Try
58:00'
- William Cliff crosses the whitewash for the opening try of the match vs Cardiff Blues at AJ Bell Stadium in the 58th minute (17 – 0).
Replacement
52:00'
- 52nd min: Anton Peikrishvili is replaced by Kieron Assiratti.
Replacement
52:00'
- 52nd min: Ross Harrison is replaced by James Flynn.
- James Flynn started as a sub 3 times, never apearing in the starting XV this season, overall starting as a sub 11 times, starting the match 0 times in 3 Heineken Cup seasons.»
Penalty Scored
47:00'
- AJ MacGinty kicks his 4th penalty vs Cardiff Blues at AJ Bell Stadium in the 47th minute (12 - 0).
- In 1 Heineken Cup seasons, AJ MacGinty has scored 35 points (1 conversion and 11 penalties) in 4 matches, including 12 points this season in 1 matches.»
- AJ MacGinty has now kicked 4 penalties out of 4 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 100% strike rate with 11 successful kicks from 11 attempts in 1 Heineken Cup seasons.»
- AJ MacGinty has now kicked 4 successful kicks out of 4 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 85.71% strike rate with 12 successful kicks from 14 attempts in 1 Heineken Cup seasons.»
- AJ MacGinty is now joint record holder in the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 for penalties in a match along with Andrew Deegan(Connacht) & Carlo Canna(Zebre), all having scored 4 penalties.»
- AJ MacGinty sets a new record for Sale Sharks in the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 with 4 penalties, surpassing Faf de Klerk record of 2 penalties in a match.»
- AJ MacGinty is closing in on the Heineken Cup record for the most points in a match for Sale Sharks, he needs 10 points to equal Charlie Hodgson who holds the record with 22 points.»
- AJ MacGinty is now second in the Heineken Cup for most penalties in a match for Sale Sharks with 4 penalties along 3 other players, chasing his own record of 5 penalties.»
Penalty Scored
40:00'
- AJ MacGinty kicks his 3rd penalty vs Cardiff Blues at AJ Bell Stadium in the 40th minute (9 - 0).
- In 1 Heineken Cup seasons, AJ MacGinty has scored 32 points (1 conversion and 10 penalties) in 4 matches, including 9 points this season in 1 matches.»
- AJ MacGinty has now kicked 3 penalties out of 3 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 100% strike rate with 10 successful kicks from 10 attempts in 1 Heineken Cup seasons.»
- AJ MacGinty has now kicked 3 successful kicks out of 3 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 84.62% strike rate with 11 successful kicks from 13 attempts in 1 Heineken Cup seasons.»
- AJ MacGinty is closing in on the Heineken Cup record for the most points in a match for Sale Sharks, he needs 13 points to equal Charlie Hodgson who holds the record with 22 points.»
- AJ MacGinty has now scored 3 penalties and needs 2 penalties to equal his own Sale Sharks record for this competition .»
Half Time
40:00'
- Sale Sharks have scored 3 of the 5 tries (60%) in at home compared to the Cardiff Blues who have scored 3 tries of 6 (50%).»
- Sale Sharks have conceded 3 of the 5 tries (60%) in at home compared to the Cardiff Blues who have scored 3 tries of 6 (50%).»
- 14 of the 44 points (31.82%) Sale Sharks have scored have come in the first 20 minutes of the second half, compared to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season average of 22.16%.
- Cardiff Blues have scored 26.09% more points in the first 20 minutes of the second half, 26.09% compared to the competition average 22.16%, 12 of 46 points conceded.
- Sale Sharks have conceded 6.38% more points in the first 20 minutes of the second half, 6.38% compared to the competition average 22.16%, 3 of 47 points conceded.
- Cardiff Blues have conceded 20.59% (7 of the 34 points) in the first 20 minutes of the second half, which compares to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season average of 22.16%.
Penalty Scored
25:00'
- AJ MacGinty kicks his 2nd penalty vs Cardiff Blues at AJ Bell Stadium in the 25th minute (6 - 0).
- AJ MacGinty has scored a total of 6 points this season in 1 matches, he now has 29 (1 conversion and 9 penalties) points in 1 Heineken Cup seasons in 4 matches.»
- AJ MacGinty has now kicked 2 penalties out of 2 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 100% strike rate with 9 successful kicks from 9 attempts in 1 Heineken Cup seasons.»
- AJ MacGinty has now kicked 2 successful kicks out of 2 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 83.33% strike rate with 10 successful kicks from 12 attempts in 1 Heineken Cup seasons.»
- AJ MacGinty has now scored 2 penalties and needs 3 penalties to equal his own Sale Sharks record for this competition .»
20 minute.
20:00'
- 10 of the 44 points (22.73%) Sale Sharks have scored have come in the last 20 minutes of the first half, compared to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season average of 24.78%.
- Cardiff Blues have scored 36.96% (17 of the 46 points) in the last 20 minutes of the first half, which compares to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season average of 24.78%.
- Sale Sharks have conceded 29.79% (14 of the 47 points) in the last 20 minutes of the first half, which compares to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season average of 24.78%.
- 12 of the 34 points (35.29%) Cardiff Blues have conceded in the last 20 minutes of the first half, compared to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season average of 24.78%.
Penalty Scored
2:00'
- In the 2nd, AJ MacGinty successfully kicks his first penalty kick of the match vs Cardiff Blues at the AJ Bell Stadium (3 – 0).
- AJ MacGinty has scored a total of 3 points this season in 1 matches, he now has 26 (1 conversion and 8 penalties) points in 1 Heineken Cup seasons in 4 matches.»
- AJ MacGinty has now kicked 1 penalties out of 1 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 100% strike rate with 8 successful kicks from 8 attempts in 1 Heineken Cup seasons.»
- AJ MacGinty has now kicked 1 successful kicks out of 1 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 81.82% strike rate with 9 successful kicks from 11 attempts in 1 Heineken Cup seasons.»
Kick Off
0:00'
- Referee Brousset Pierre has awarded 16 penalties in 1 matches in this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season at an average off 16.00 a match compared to the competition average of 10.58%.
- The leading top try scorers for this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season are Matthew Healy (Connacht, Left Wing) & Ben Vellacott (Gloucester, Scrum Half) having 3 tries each.»
- Sam James (Center) & Denny Solomona (Right Wing) are the leading try scorers for Sale Sharks in the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season having 2 tries each.»
- The leading top try scorer for Cardiff Blues in this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season is Macauley Cook (Lock) having 2 tries.»
- The leading top scorer for this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season is Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (Edinburgh Reivers, Outside Half) having 24 points.»
- With 19 points Faf de Klerk (Scrum Half) is the leading scorer for Sale Sharks in this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season.»
- Jarrod Evans (Outside Half) is the leading scorer for Cardiff Blues in this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season having 13 points.»
- Sale Sharks have scored 31.82% (14 of the 44 points) in the opening 20 minutes of matches, which compares to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season average of 24.49%.
- 7 of the 46 points (15.22%) Cardiff Blues have scored have come in the first 20 minutes of matches, compared to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season average of 24.49%.
- Sale Sharks have conceded 21.28% more points in the first quarter of matches, 21.28% compared to the competition average 24.49%, 10 of 47 points conceded.
- 3 of the 34 points (8.82%) Cardiff Blues have conceded in the first 20 minutes of matches, compared to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season average of 24.49%.
Sale Sharks
Squads
Cardiff Blues
- Michael Haley ,Center
- Denny Solomona ,Right Wing
- Mark Jennings ,Center
- Rohan Janse van Rensburg ,Center
- Josh Charnley ,Center
- AJ MacGinty ,Outside Half
- William Cliff ,Scrum Half
- WillGriff John ,Prop
- Ross Harrison ,Prop
- Marc Jones ,Hooker
- Andrey Ostrikov ,Openside Flanker
- George Nott ,Lock
- Cameron Nield ,Hooker
- Ben Curry ,Blindside Flanker
- Jonathan Ross ,No. 8
- Matthew Morgan, Outside Half
- Owen Lane, Center
- Garyn Smith, Center
- Reynold Lee-lo, Center
- Aled Summerhill, Center
- Gareth Anscombe, Full Back
- Lloyd Williams, Scrum Half
- Anton Peikrishvili, Prop
- Bradley Thyer, Prop
- Matthew Rees, Hooker
- James Down, Lock
- George Earle, Lock
- Seb Davies, Lock
- Josh Turnbull, Blindside Flanker
- Nick Williams, No. 8
Substitutions
- Paolo Odogwu
- Matthew Postlethwaite
- Sam James
- Rob Webber
- Matthew Sturgess
- James Flynn
- David Seymour
- Alexandru Tarus
- Kieron Assiratti
- Jarrod Evans
- Tomos Williams
- Damian Welch
- Kirby Myhill
- Sion Bennett
- Corey Domachowski
- Tom James
Filters
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Pre-match Stats
- Sale Sharks Heineken Cup starting XV averages 25 years and 181 days, with the youngest player in the line up Ben Curry at 19 years and 177 days, compared to the oldest Marc Jones at 30 years and 251 days.
- Sale Sharks starting team forwards averages 25 years and 150 days compared to the backs with an average of 26 years and 218 days.
- Sale Sharks starting line up has players from 6 different countries, England lead the way with 8 players.
- Cardiff Blues Heineken Cup starting XV averages 28 years and 9 days, with the youngest player in the line up Owen Lane at 19 years and 354 days, compared to the oldest Matthew Rees at 37 years and 0 days.
- Cardiff Blues starting team forwards averages 30 years and 125 days compared to the backs with an average of 25 years and 136 days.
- Cardiff Blues starting line up has players from 5 different countries, Wales lead the way with 11 players, followed by New Zealand with 1.
- The only debutant for Sale Sharks in the Heineken Cup is Rohan Janse van Rensburg.
- The debutantes for Cardiff Blues in the Heineken Cup are Owen Lane(Center) & Gareth Anscombe(Full Back).
- Sale Sharks have played 57 Heineken Cup matches, winning 19, drawing 1 and losing 37.»
- Sale Sharks have scored 1042 points in 57 Heineken Cup matches, at an average of 18.28 compared to the competition average of 22.6.»
- Sale Sharks have conceded 1341 points in 57 Heineken Cup matches, at an average of 23.53 compared to the competition average of 22.6.»
- Cardiff Blues have played 116 Heineken Cup matches, winning 59, drawing 4 and losing 53.»
- Cardiff Blues have scored 2618 points in 116 Heineken Cup matches, at an average of 22.57 compared to the competition average of 22.6.»
- Cardiff Blues have conceded 2630 points in 116 Heineken Cup matches, at an average of 22.67 compared to the competition average of 22.6.»
- Sale Sharks have scored 111 tries in 57 Heineken Cup matches averaging 1.95 tries a match compared to the competition average of 2.36.»
- Cardiff Blues have scored 241 tries in 116 Heineken Cup matches averaging 2.08 tries a match compared to the competition average of 2.36.»
- Sale Sharks have conceded 144 tries in 57 Heineken Cup matches averaging 2.53 tries a match compared to the competition average of 2.36.»
- Cardiff Blues have conceded 253 tries in 116 Heineken Cup matches averaging 2.18 tries a match compared to the competition average of 2.36.»
- There have been 135 tries in European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season averaging 6.75 per team, with Sale Sharks scoring 5 ranking 14th place and with Cardiff Blues scoring 6 ranking 11th place.»
- There have been 135 tries in European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 45.93 at home and 54.07 on the road, with Sale Sharks scoring 2 (40%) at home and Cardiff Blues scoring 2 (33.33%) on the road.»
- There have been 135 tries in European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 season averaging 6.75 per team, with Sale Sharks conceding 5, ranking 11th place and Cardiff Blues conceding 5, ranking 11th place.»
- There have been 135 tries in European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 54.07 at home and 45.93 on the road, with Sale Sharks, conceding 2 (40%) at home and Cardiff Blues, conceding 2 (40%) on the road.»
- Sale Sharks have scored 5 tries this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18, 4 (80%) by their backs and 1 (20%) by their forwards.»
- Cardiff Blues have scored 6 tries this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18, 2 (33.33%) by their backs and 4 (66.67%) by their forwards.»
- Sale Sharks have conceded 5 tries this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18, 3 (60%) by their opposition backs and 2 (40%) by their opposition forwards.»
- Cardiff Blues have conceded 5 tries this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18, 4 (80%) by their opposition backs and 1 (20%) by their opposition forwards.»
- Faf de Klerk(Scrum Half) has an 88.89% strike rate in this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 with 8 successful kicks from 9 attempts, with 5 of 5 conversions and 3 out of 4 penalties finding there way between the posts.»
- Jarrod Evans(Outside Half) has an 75% strike rate in this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 with 6 successful kicks from 8 attempts, with 5 of 6 conversions and 1 out of 2 penalties finding there way between the posts.»
- Theo Brophy-Clews(Center, London Irish) has the top strike rate in this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 having 45.45% strike rate with 5 successful kicks from 11 attempts, with 2 of 7 conversions and 3 out of 4 penalties finding there way between the posts.»
- At home Faf de Klerk(Scrum Half) has an 100% strike rate in this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 with 4 successful kicks from 4 attempts, with 2 of 2 conversions and 2 out of 2 penalties finding there way between the posts.»
- On the road Jarrod Evans(Outside Half) has an 100% strike rate in this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 with 3 successful kicks from 3 attempts, with 2 of 2 conversions and 1 out of 1 penalties finding there way between the posts.»
- Faf de Klerk(Scrum Half) has scored 19 points (3 penalties and 5 conversions), he is 3rd in the leading points table this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18.»
- Denny Solomona(Right Wing) has scored 10 points (2 tries), he is 21st in the leading points table this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18.»
- Sam James(Center) has scored 10 points (2 tries), he is 21st in the leading points table this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18.»
- Jarrod Evans(Outside Half) has scored 13 points (1 penalty and 5 conversions), he is 15th in the leading points table this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18.»
- Macauley Cook(Lock) has scored 10 points (2 tries), he is 21st in the leading points table this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18.»
- Sam James (Center) has scored 2 tries, he is 3rd in the leading tries table this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18.»
- Denny Solomona (Right Wing) has scored 2 tries, he is 3rd in the leading tries table this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18.»
- Macauley Cook (Lock) has scored 2 tries, he is 3rd in the leading tries table this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18.»
- Faf de Klerk (Scrum Half) has scored 19 points, he is 3rd in the leading points table this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18.»
- Sam James (Center) has scored 10 points, he is 21st in the leading points table this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18.»
- Denny Solomona (Right Wing) has scored 10 points, he is 21st in the leading points table this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18.»
- Bryn Evans (Lock) has scored 5 points, he is 41st in the leading points table this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18.»
- Jarrod Evans (Outside Half) has scored 13 points, he is 15th in the leading points table this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18.»
- Macauley Cook (Lock) has scored 10 points, he is 21st in the leading points table this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18.»
- Nick Williams (No. 8) has scored 5 points, he is 41st in the leading points table this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18.»
- Tomos Williams (Scrum Half) has scored 5 points, he is 41st in the leading points table this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18.»
- George Earle (Lock) has scored 5 points, he is 41st in the leading points table this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18.»
- Reynold Lee-lo (Center) has scored 5 points, he is 41st in the leading points table this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18.»
- Sale Sharks have taken 1 scrums from 7 from the opposition, a scrum win ratio of 14.29%, which compares to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 average of 9.93%.
- Against Sale Sharks there have been 9 penalties committed this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 at an average of 4.50 per match compared to the competition club average of 5.29.
- Cardiff Blues have pinched 2 lines outs from 12, a lines outs win ratio of 16.67%, which compares to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 average of 17.13% for opposition steals.
- Against Cardiff Blues there have been 11 penalties committed this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 at an average of 5.50 per match compared to the competition club average of 5.29.
- Sale Sharks have won 6 scrums from 6 on there own put in, a scrum win ratio of 100%, which compares to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 average of 90.07%.
- Sale Sharks have won 14 lines outs from 17, a lines outs win ratio of 82.35%, which compares to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 average of 82.87%.
- Sale Sharks have been awarded 8 penalties this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 at an average of 4.00 per match compared to the competition club average of 5.29.
- Cardiff Blues have won 13 scrums from 14 on there own put in, a scrum win ratio of 92.86%, which compares to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 average of 90.07%.
- Cardiff Blues have won 8 lines outs from 9, a lines outs win ratio of 88.89%, which compares to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 average of 82.87%.
- Cardiff Blues have been awarded 6 penalties this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 at an average of 3.00 per match compared to the competition club average of 5.29.
- Pierre Brousset has awarded 16 penalties in 1 matches in this European Rugby Challenge Cup 17/18 at an average off 16.00 a match compared to the competition average of 10.58.
- Of the 16 penalties awarded by referee Pierre Brousset, 8 (50%) have been to the home side and 8 (50%) to the away side.
- Pierre Brousset has refereed 1 matches in the Heineken Cup and awarded 16penalties , that's an average of 16 per match.
- Pierre Brousset has refereed 1 matches in the Heineken Cup and awarded 16 penalties, 8 to the home side and 8 to the away side.
- This is the first time Pierre Brousset has refereed this fixture in the Heineken Cup.
- Pierre Brousset is in charge of Sale Sharks for the first time in the Heineken Cup.
- Pierre Brousset is in charge of Cardiff Blues for the first time in the Heineken Cup.
- Cardiff Blues's Leigh Halfpenny (Right Wing) has played against Sale Sharks 4 times scoring 40 points (5 conversions and 10 penalties).»
- In 4 matches against Sale Sharks, Leigh Halfpenny (Right Wing) has scored 40, with 19 have been scored at home and 21 on the road.»
- Of the 40 points Leigh Halfpenny (Right Wing) has scored against Sale Sharks, 24 have been scored in the first half and 16 have been scored in the second half.»
- Cardiff Blues's Ben Blair (Full Back) has played against Sale Sharks 2 times scoring 31 points (5 conversions and 7 penalties).»
- Of the 31 points Ben Blair (Full Back) has scored against Sale Sharks in 2 appearances, 18 have been scored at home and 13 on the road.»
- Of the 31 points Ben Blair (Full Back) has scored against Sale Sharks, 15 have been scored in the first half and 16 have been scored in the second half.»
- Cardiff Blues's Alex Cuthbert (Right Wing) has played against Sale Sharks 2 times scoring 3 tries.»
- Sale Sharks's James Gaskell (Lock) has played against Cardiff Blues 4 times scoring 2 tries.»
- Sale Sharks's Sisa Koyamaibole (No. 8) has played against Cardiff Blues 2 times scoring 2 tries.»
- The last time the two sides meet in the Heineken Cup, it ended Cardiff Blues 26 – Sale Sharks 14 on the 19 January 2013.»
- In the last 6 matches in this Heineken Cup between the two teams, Sale Sharks have won 3 matches and Cardiff Blues have won 3.»
- In the last 6 Heineken Cup matches between the sides Sale Sharks have scored 127 (21.17) points while Cardiff Blues have managed 167 (27.83) points, making the match average 49.»
- In the last 6 Heineken Cup matches between the sides Sale Sharks have scored an average of 21.17 points while Cardiff Blues have managed 27.83.»
- There have been 28 tries in the last 6 matches between the two sides, Sale Sharks have scored 14 and Cardiff Blues have scored 14.»
- In the last 6 Heineken Cup matches between the sides Sale Sharks players have been sent to the sin bin 2 times while Cardiff Blues 4 times.»