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DATE KO CORP OPPONBITS SAT 15TH SEP 14:15 GP WORCESTER WARR'. Sep 22nd Sep 15:00 GP Leicester Tiers SAT 29TH SEP 14:15 GP SALE TCPD TCPD Fri 5th Oct 20:00 GP Landon Irish MI III SAT 131.110(T 12:30 GP HARLEQUINS MO IN Sun 21st Oct 14:00 GP Joe MADDOCK SAT 27TH OCT 14:15 EINE-GB Tal SELLEY Fri 2nd Nov 19:45 EDFE-GB Tom CHEESEMAN Gareth THOMAS Sat 10th Nov 20:45 RH] Ash SAT 11TH NOV 14:15 E(C-P1 OVERMAN PARMA 011y BARKLEY Dafydd HEWITT SAT 24TH NOV 14:15 GP BRISTOL RUGBY Michael STEPHENSON FRI 30TH NOV 19:40 EDFE-GB CARDIFF BLUES Fri Ith Dec 20:00 Ea-P1 Albi Butch JAMES 10 ) P1 10 Dai FLANAGAN SAT 15TH DE( 14:15 fall ALBI ION SAT 22ND DE( 14:15 GP LEEDS CARNEGIE Michael CLAASSENS Jason SPICE

11/12/13 Jan TB( E((-PI Overmuch Parma Matt STEVENS John YAPP 18/19/20 JAN TB( ECCPI 40(11 Pieter DIXON Sun 27th Jon 13:30 GP Saracens T Rhys THOMAS SAT 16TH FEB 14:15 GP WASPS Lorne WARD Gary POWELL Sun 24th Feb 15:00 GP Leeds Carnegie Sun 2nd Mar 15:00 GP Bristol Rugby (CI Deiniol JONS SAT 8111/AAR 13:00 GP NEWCASTLE FALCO Peter SHORT Paul TITO Sun 16th Mar 15:00 GP Harlequins Sat 22nd Mar TB( EDFE-SF IBA Jonny FAAMATUAINU Maama MOLITIKA SAT 22ND MAR 14:15 GP LONDON IRISH Michael Fri 28th Mar 19:45 GP Sale Sharks LIPMAN Robin Sowden TAYLOR Sat 12th Apr TB( EDFE-F TBA Daniel BROWNE Xavier RUSH IC) SAT 12TH APR 14:15 GP LEICESTER TIGERS Sat 19th Apr 15:00 GP Worcester Worrio SAT 3RD MAY 14:15 GP SARACENS Gethin Sat 10th May 15:00 GP JENKINS/Taufa'ao FILISE 16/17/18 May TB( GP-SF TBA Paulica ION Gareth WILLIAMS Sat 31st May TB( GP-F TEA James SCAYSBROOK Scott MORGAN Martin PURDY

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Young was the happier of both coaches, and with Bristol's surprise victory over Stade Francais the following day the Blues currently lie top of their Heineken Cup group. The Blues also sit at the top of the Magners League table on his season's EDF Energy Cup four teams can progress if they twenty three points, having kicked is another tough challenge for win their match and the other off their season with a closely Tthe Cardiff Blues but they got result goes their way. fought win over their Swansea off to a great start with a bonus point The Blues are also challenging rivals the . The win meant win over the Sale Sharks at the in the Heineken Cup where they that the Blues had set a new r Park. In a highly entertaining got off to a solid start with a bonus Celtic League record of 16 match there were tries for Captain. point win over Bristol at the Arms consecutive home wins. Xavier Rush. Jason Spice. Tom Park. Despite trailing 10-13 at half Their form at home has been James and two from British Lions time, a pulsating second half impressive and performances in Captain Gareth Thomas. making his performance saw open-side away matches have improved this full debut for the Blues. flanker cross the season. They notched up their Their second match was away white wash twice, and tries for first away win f the season on the and saw them take on English Maama Molitika and Jamie second weekend when they giants Leicester. Despite Robinson. Immaculate kicking recorded a 40-13 victory over their dominating the first half the Blues from Full Back, Ben Blair, added east neighbours the when into the break at 9-6 down to the points tally with the final Newport Gwent . They and Leicester managed to score Cardiff Blues 34 Bristol 18. have since recorded home wins capitalise in the second half. A The second round match saw over Glasgow and Connacht with yellow card and injuries to key them travel to the Twickenham their only loss in the league being players proved costly for the Blues Stoop to take on the Harlequins. It at home to Leinster and away at with the final score, Leicester 42 was a scrappy match in which Glasgow last weekend. Cardiff Blues 20. Harlequins dominated for large The squad trained hard during