Cardiff Rugby

14 - 26

Full Time

Saracens

Cardiff Rugby vs Saracens

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It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.

80'

George Kruis has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

79'

Alex Lozowski comes on for Saracens.

76'

Nick Tompkins leaves the field.

76'

Tom Woolstencroft comes on.

76'

Jamie George comes off.

76'

Richard Barrington comes on.

76'

Mako Vunipola comes off.

76'

Conversion

Owen Farrell does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

76'

Try

The Saracens pack has powered over for Jamie George to score the try.

76'

Dominic Day comes on.

73'

Will Skelton comes off.

73'

Penalty Goal

Owen Farrell does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.

73'

Cardiff Blues decide to make a substitution, with Steve Shingler getting some game time.

72'

Cardiff Blues decide to make a substitution, with Willis Halaholo being replaced.

72'

Cardiff Blues make a substitution with Dane Blacker coming on.

69'

Cardiff Blues make a substitution with Lewis Jones coming off.

69'

Cardiff Blues sub Kirby Myhill comes onto the field.

69'

Kristian Dacey departs for Cardiff Blues.

69'

Matthew Morgan comes on for Cardiff Blues.

67'

Dan Fish leaves the field.

67'

George Earle comes on.

66'

Nick Williams comes off.

66'

Nick Isiekwe comes on.

63'

Michael Rhodes comes off.

63'

Jamie George has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

63'

Juan Figallo comes on.

62'

Vincent Koch comes off.

62'

Yellow Card

Will Skelton (Saracens) is shown a yellow card.

62'

Cardiff Blues have won 60 rucks so far this game.

58'

Mako Vunipola has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

55'

Dan Fish makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

55'

Saracens decide to make a substitution, with Calum Clark getting some game time.

54'

Saracens decide to make a substitution, with Schalk Burger being replaced.

54'

Cardiff Blues make a substitution with Dillon Lewis coming on.

54'

Saracens sub Richard Wigglesworth comes onto the field.

54'

Cardiff Blues make a substitution with Scott Andrews coming off.

54'

Ben Spencer departs for Saracens.

54'

Bradley Thyer comes on for Cardiff Blues.

54'

Penalty Goal

Owen Farrell makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

54'

Rhys Gill leaves the field.

54'

Josh Turnbull has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

53'

Saracens have won 40 rucks so far this game.

53'

Michael Rhodes has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

46'

Olly Robinson comes on.

40'

Samu Manoa comes off.

40'

The second half is underway.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Cardiff Blues have won 40 rucks so far this game.

38'

Conversion

Gareth Anscombe makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

38'

Fabulous play by Cardiff Blues has led to Dan Fish being able to wriggle through a gap.

37'

Garyn Smith played a key part in that try.

36'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Cardiff Blues is finished off by Dan Fish.

36'

Penalty Goal

Owen Farrell kicks the penalty.

32'

Saracens have won 20 rucks so far this game.

28'

Trouble here as Garyn Smith breaches the defence.

25'

Conversion

Gareth Anscombe converts the try.

24'

That's a great try assist by Lewis Jones.

22'

Try

A series of passes by Cardiff Blues results in a try for Rey Lee-Lo.

22'

This is dangerous for the defence as Rey Lee-Lo bursts through to advance the Cardiff Blues attack.

22'

Cardiff Blues have won 20 rucks so far this game.

19'

Penalty Goal

Owen Farrell has kicked a penalty goal.

16'

Conversion

Owen Farrell has kicked a conversion.

Alex Lewington sets up the try.

Try

Great hands by Saracens leads to a try for Sean Maitland.

A gap opened in the defence and Sean Maitland took full advantage.

The defensive line has been broken as Brad Barritt goes through the gap.

Owen Farrell steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Cardiff Rugby v Saracens

Sat 15th December 2018, 05:00am PST

Points Flow Chart

Saracens win +12

Time in lead

Mins in lead

20%

% Of Game In Lead

71%

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Farrell

76'

14 - 26

George

76'

14 - 24

Farrell

73'

14 - 19

Skelton

62'

14 - 16

Farrell

54'

14 - 16

Half Time

Anscombe

14 - 13

38'

Fish

12 - 13

36'

Farrell

32'

7 - 13

Anscombe

7 - 10

24'

Lee-Lo

5 - 10

22'

Farrell

16'

0 - 10

Farrell

0 - 7

Maitland

0 - 5

Start

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Cardiff Rugby vs Saracens Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Cardiff Rugby face off against Saracens in Investec Champions Cup on Sat 15th December 2018 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 13:00. In South Africa it’s at 15:00 SAST, 02:00 NZST in New Zealand, 00:00 AEST in Australia and 05:00 EST in the US.

Saracens won the last encounter but Saracens are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the league table with Saracens in 1st and Cardiff Rugby in 3rd underlining just how tight this match could be.

Cardiff Rugby vs Saracens Squads

The official squads for Cardiff Rugby vs Saracens will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.