Cardiff surge into 5th place
...after beating Leinster
The Blues have surged to fifth place in the Celtic League after beating Leinster Lions 22-18 in Dublin.
Coach David Young admitted it was not a pretty game to watch when he said,
´There was very little continuity chiefly because the referee failed to control the tackle area and we consequently couldn´t generate any momentum.´
He added, ´We were so much better than Leinster but because of the stop-start nature of the play the game degenerated into a dog fight. But the important thing is we have continued our winning run. Six months ago we would have lost a match like this but we are now far more street-wise and the results over the last few weeks show that.´
One casualty of the match was Matt Cockbain, who played outstandingly well before suffering a suspected broken nose. Rob Appleyard was red-carded in the closing stages.
