The Blues secured qualification for the Heineken Cup quarter finals in dramatic fashion with a memorable away win. The tie turned on its' head when Tom James was red carded on 28 mins for lashing out against a Gloucester prop. For the reminder of the game the Blues played with 14 men. Strangely this did not diminish their attacking play and they tested Gloucester throughout the second half , even having a try disallowed. The heavy conditions underfoot did not suit the home side as they failed to unlock the magnificent Blues defence. Jamie Roberts and Leigh Halfpenny were excellent in the back line. In fact the whole 14 men of the Blues put in a fantastic amount of hard work to keep Gloucester at bay. With 15 minutes to go Xavier Rush come on to give the Blues a fresh forward thrust, and with five minutes to go Bradley Davies scored a try after some superb team play. It was welcome reward for a great overall second half performance.
Gloucester were nowhere near their best but all the plaudits will go to the 14 men of the Blues. Great stuff.
My man of the match: Jamie Roberts. Closely followed by the rest of the Blues team.
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