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Neil Fissler

'No love lost' Anglo-Welsh derbies still fire Phil Dowson's imagination

Sunday's Investec Champions Cup clash vs Cardiff will be the first between the teams in 16 years, since 2010/11, the season in which Saints made it through to the final.

Bryn Palmer

Capital gains: Have Edinburgh finally found the elusive winning formula?

The season is still in its infancy but the signs are the early URC leaders appear to be finally heading in the right direction.

Fixtures & Results

Fixtures & Results

Hilux NPC fixture

Northland

Northland

Fri Oct 16

6:10am

Otago

Otago

Pro D2 fixture

Oyonnax

Oyonnax

Fri Oct 16

5:00pm

Valence Romans

Valence Romans

Pro D2 fixture

Beziers

Beziers

Fri Oct 16

5:30pm

Aurillac

Aurillac

Top 14 result

Toulouse

Toulouse

45 - 34

Bayonne

Bayonne

Gallagher Premiership result

Sale

Sale

28 - 24

Harlequins

Harlequins

Gallagher Premiership result

Exeter Chiefs

Exeter Chiefs

34 - 28

Newcastle

Newcastle

Sale Sharks heap more misery on troubled Harlequins

Exeter Chiefs pip Newcastle Red Bulls despite Christian Wade hat-trick

Women's Rugby

PWR

Sale Sharks Women

Sale Sharks Women

Sat Nov 21

6:00am

Gloucester-Hartpury Women RFC

Gloucester-Hartpury Women RFC

PWR

Loughborough Lightning

Loughborough Lightning

Fri Nov 20

11:30am

Trailfinders Women

Trailfinders Women

Women's Internationals

Chile

Chile

Sun Oct 18

11:00am

Mexico Women

Mexico Women

Women's Internationals

Spain Women

Spain Women

0 - 20

South Africa Women

South Africa Women

Women's Internationals

Ireland Women

Ireland Women

43 - 19

Japan Women

Japan Women

Women's Internationals

South Africa Women

South Africa Women

20 - 52

New Zealand Women

New Zealand Women

'We control our future': Scotland coach's honest WXV review

Black Ferns' Mererangi Paul reflects ahead of WXV Global Series

Sharks

21 - 15

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Cardiff Rugby

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Sharks

Cardiff Rugby

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Who will win?

Sharks

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Cardiff Rugby

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Form

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Cardiff Rugby vs Sharks - Match Stats

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Players

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Match Summary

Sharks

Cardiff Rugby

3

Tries

2

3

Conversions

1

0

Penalty Goals

1

0

Drop Goals

0

114

Carries

68

8

Line Breaks

10

10

Turnovers Lost

11

3

Turnovers Won

10

60%

Possession

40%

54%

Territory

46%

74

Tackles

159

Territory

Sharks

Cardiff Rugby

54%

46%

Set Plays

Sharks

Cardiff Rugby

6

Scrums

4

100%

Scrum Win %

100%

15

Lineout

13

94%

Lineout Win %

68%

5

Restarts Received

4

0%

Restarts Received Win %

0%

Attack

Sharks

Cardiff Rugby

108

Passes

82

114

Ball Carries

68

137m

Post Contact Metres

63m

8

Line Breaks

10

Turnovers

Sharks

Cardiff Rugby

3

Turnovers Won

10

10

Turnovers Lost

11

Penalties

Sharks

Cardiff Rugby

12

Penalties Conceded

9

1

Yellow Cards

0

0

Red Cards

0

Defence

Sharks

Cardiff Rugby

74

Tackles Made

159

17

Tackles Missed

24

73%

Tackle Completion %

80%

Kicks

Sharks

Cardiff Rugby

30

Total Kicks

31

1:3.6

Kick To Pass Ratio

1:2.6

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Carries

1

Phepsi Buthelezi

Phepsi Buthelezi

14

2

Andre Esterhuizen

Andre Esterhuizen

13

3

Nick Hatton

Nick Hatton

10

Line Breaks

1

Mason Grady

Mason Grady

3

2

Phepsi Buthelezi

Phepsi Buthelezi

2

3

Yaw Penxe

Yaw Penxe

1

Tackles Completed

1

Daniel Thomas

Daniel Thomas

20

2

James Botham

James Botham

16

3

Rory Thornton

Rory Thornton

13

Turnovers Lost

1

Callum Sheedy

Callum Sheedy

3

2

Alun Lawrence

Alun Lawrence

3

3

Andre Esterhuizen

Andre Esterhuizen

2

Turnovers Won

1

Harri Millard

Harri Millard

2

2

Ben Thomas

Ben Thomas

2

3

Daniel Thomas

Daniel Thomas

2

Dominant Tackles

1

Ben Thomas

Ben Thomas

3

2

Mason Grady

Mason Grady

2

3

Liam Belcher

Liam Belcher

2

Other Fixtures

57 - 15

FT

30 - 22

FT

39 - 22

FT

12 - 29

FT

71 - 48

FT

21 - 12

FT

16 - 28

FT

35 - 26

FT

29 - 15

FT

30 - 7

FT

27 - 26

FT

26 - 26

FT

29 - 5

FT

22 - 23

FT

62 - 26

FT

28 - 24

FT

34 - 28

FT

45 - 34

FT

Tomorrow

23:10

Friday

10:00

Friday

10:30

Friday

10:30

Friday

10:30

Friday

10:30

Friday

12:00

Friday

12:00

Friday

12:00

Friday

12:00

Friday

12:00

Friday

16:00

WOMENS

Friday

18:00

WOMENS

Friday

19:05

WOMENS

Friday

22:00

Saturday

05:00

Saturday

05:00

Saturday

05:00

Saturday

05:00

Saturday

07:15

Saturday

07:15

Saturday

07:15

Saturday

09:30

Saturday

09:30

Saturday

12:00

Saturday

12:00

Saturday

12:00

Saturday

12:00

Saturday

15:00

WOMENS

Saturday

19:35

Sunday

05:00

Sunday

05:00

Sunday

05:00

Sunday

07:15

Sunday

09:30

Sunday

09:30

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