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Cardiff Blues travel to Stade Ernest Wallon to face Toulouse on Friday night after securing a bonus-point victory over Lyon last weekend. The two teams have met eight times previously in Europe
Cardiff Blues travel to Stade Ernest Wallon to face Toulouse on Friday night after securing a bonus-point victory over Lyon last weekend. The two teams have met eight times previously in Europe, however this will be the first time they have clashed in the Challenge Cup.
· The seven meetings since that final have all been won by the home side on the day (Toulouse – four wins, Cardiff Blues – three wins).
· This is Toulouse’s first home match in the Challenge Cup, they’ve won 14 of 15 home games against Welsh opposition in Europe’s top flight, however.
· Cardiff have won two of their three away games against TOP 14 opposition in this tournament, beating Grenoble in 2014/15 and Pau in 2016/17.
Cardiff Blues clung on for a nerve-racking last half-hour to seal a sensational victory over Toulouse and start their Challenge Cup Pool 2 campaign with successive wins. - 20/10/2017 22:28
Cardiff Blues clung on for a nerve-racking last half-hour to seal a sensational victory over Toulouse and start their Challenge Cup Pool 2 campaign with successive wins.
- A try from giant Nick Williams from a driving lineout put Blues ahead, before Romain Ntamack's try levelled the scores and Antoine Dupont gave the hosts a narrow lead at the interval.
- But flanker Macauley Cook surged over on 51 minutes and Jarrod Evans' conversion put Blues 17-15 in front.
- It was an advantage they never relinquished and Welsh celebrations at the final whistle were fully merited.
- These two clubs contested the first European Cup final back in 1996 with Toulouse winning 21-18 after extra-time at Cardiff Arms Park.
- The seven meetings after that final were all won by the home side on the day, with Blues now breaking that sequence.
- This was Toulouse’s first home match in the Challenge Cup. They won 14 of 15 home games against Welsh opposition in the European Cup.
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