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High-flying Glasgow left stunned by second-half Cardiff comeback

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Theo Cabango scored two tries as Cardiff produced a second-half URC comeback to stun high-flying Glasgow at the Arms Park. The hosts were easily second best when they trailed 28-15 early in the second half, but a yellow card for Glasgow wing Sebastian Cancelliere was the catalyst for the hosts to turn around their fortunes.

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Jason Harries and Willis Halaholo also scored tries for Cardiff, with Jarrod Evans adding three conversions and two penalties. Cancelliere scored two tries for Glasgow, Sam Johnson and Fraser Brown one apiece, with Ross Thompson converting all four.

Cardiff took an early lead with a try from Harries, who rewarded some accurate play by forcing his way over in the corner. Evans missed the conversion but was soon on target with a straightforward penalty before Glasgow responded with an excellent try.

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From inside their own half, the visitors moved the ball sweetly before Kyle Steyn burst past a weak tackle from Halaholo and sent Cancelliere away on a 30-metre run to the line. Cardiff were hindered from building up any momentum by losing four lineouts on their own throw in the first quarter.

This allowed their opponents plenty of decent possession and it came as no surprise when Glasgow took the lead, with Johnson squeezing between the attempted tackles of Josh Turnbull and James Ratti to score.

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Glasgow soon followed up with their third try when Brown finished off a line-out drive, but the hosts responded with a try from Cabango, who seized on a loose ball to dart over and leave his side trailing 21-15 at the interval. Within two minutes of the restart, the home side suffered a hammer blow when Cancelliere intercepted a pass from Ben Thomas to race 60 metres to score.

Glasgow looked in control, but Cancellierre was sin-binned for a deliberate knock-on. This gave Cardiff renewed hope and they came back into contention when Halaholo skipped past replacement prop Oli Kebble for their third try.

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Cancelliere returned from the sin bin, but the hosts continued to dominate the second half and were rewarded with their bonus-point try when Evans created the opportunity for Cabango to score his second. Evans converted before adding a late Cardiff penalty to make sure of the URC victory.

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BeamMeUp 32 minutes ago
The Springboks have something you don't have

A few comments. Firstly, I am a Bok fan and it's been a golden period for us. I hope my fellow Bok fans appreciate this time and know that it cannot last forever, so soak it all in!


The other thing to mention (and this is targeted at Welsh, English and even Aussie supporters who might be feeling somewhat dejected) is that it's easy to forget that just before Rassie Erasmus took over in 2018, the Boks were ranked 7th in the world and I had given up hope we'd ever be world beaters again.


Sport is a fickle thing and Rassie and his team have managed to get right whatever little things it takes to make a mediocre team great. I initially worried his methods might be short-lived (how many times can you raise a person's commitment by talking about his family and his love of his country as a motivator), but he seems to have found a way. After winning in 2019 on what was a very simple game plan, he has taken things up ever year - amazing work which has to be applauded! (Dankie Rassie! Ons wardeer wat jy vir die ondersteuners en die land doen!) (Google translate if you don't understand Afrikaans! 😁)


I don't think people outside South Africa fully comprehend the enormity of the impact seeing black and white, English, Afrikaans and Xhosa and all the other hues playing together does for the country's sense of unity. It's pure joy and happiness.


This autumn tour has been a bit frustrating in that the Boks have won, but never all that convincingly. On the one hand, I'd like to have seen more decisive victories, BUT what Rassie has done is expose a huge number of players to test rugby, whilst also diversifying the way the Boks play (Tony Brown's influence).


This change of both style and personnel has resulted in a lack of cohesion at times and we've lost some of the control, whereas had we been playing our more traditional style, that wouldn't happen. This is partially attributable to the fact that you cannot play Tony Brown's expansive game whilst also having 3 players available at every contact point to clear the defence off the ball. I have enjoyed seeing the Boks play a more exciting, less attritional game, which is a boring, albeit effective spectacle. So, I am happy to be patient, because the end justifies the means (and I trust Rassie!). Hopefully all these players we are blooding will give us incredible options for substitutions come next year's Rugby Championship and of course, the big prize in 2027.


Last point! The game of rugby has never been as exciting as it is now. Any of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, France, Argentina, Scotland, England & Australia can beat one another. South Africa may be ranked #1, but I wouldn't bet my house in them beating France or New Zealand, and we saw Argentina beating both South Africa and New Zealand this year! That's wonderful for the game and makes the victories we do get all the sweeter. Each win is 100% earned. Long may it last!


Sorry for the long post! 🏉🌍

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