SKIP AD
Plenty of pressure in the build up and three driving mauls almost pay dividends but eventually the ball is spread wide and Harri Millard crosses in the corner
All but three backs are in as we edge forward. TRY!! It looks like Kristian Dacey finished that! Evans converts and it's 20-26
we go back for the penalty and Jarrod Evans dinks it into the corner. Turnbull collects and the Blues rumble over with Belcher scoring with the help of Halaholo
Another great carry from Halaholo who finds Summerhill on the inside at pace but he’s tackled high. We play to the right with advantage
TRY!!! A sustained period of pressure before Evans finds Halaholo with a long pass and he puts Matthew Morgan away. Evans converts to cut the deficit to 1
Robinson convinced he had a hand to that first but the TMO disagrees
Kings make a meal of their line out and the players in Blue celebrate. it looks as though someone may have got a hand to that. Robinson convinces the referee to take a look
Turnover and Lloyd Williams breaks
A sustained period of pressure for the hosts but Halaholo and Robinson get over the ball to win a crucial turnover penalty
Corey Domachowski and Kristian Dacey are introduced for Thyer and Belcher
Demetri Catrakilis converts the try to bring the scores to 20-12
A line out miss fires and Kings break from inside their own-half. Some slick handling from the hosts, finally Jacques du Toit to Stefan Ungerer for a lovely try
Huge pressure from the Kings but Willis Halaholo rag-dolls the ball carrier, allowing Will Boyde to pounce for a turnover penalty
A good attacking opportunity for Southern Kings as they kick a penalty deep into the Cardiff Blues 22
Scott Andrews replaces Dmitri Arhip
A much-improved start to the second half with Belcher's converted try bringing us to within a point of our hosts
Evans is on target!
A scything break from Jarrod Evans and a strong Liam Belcher carry puts us on the front foot in the Kings 22
Jarrod Evans gets us back underway with Will Boyde now on taking us to a full compliment of 15
Quick hands from Jarrod Evans creates space for Matthew Morgan, who breaks and finds Summerhill in support but the 15 cannot quite grasp the return offload
Halaholo's grubber through rebounds and Kings hack through. Big opportunity but Morgan saves the day. The hooter has gone but CBL back on the attack
A trademark jinking, arcing break from Matthew Morgan comes to nothing but possession maintained
Evans fires wide and it remains 13-5 with just over 2 minutes of the half remaining
Cardiff Blues are carrying hard through the middle with Lewis-Hughes and Summerhill making good yards and they're rewarded with a penalty. 13-5
Kings kick out on the full and Evans returns
Cardiff Blues down to 13 men but Jarrod is readying himself to return to the fray. Coping okay here
Cardiff Blues are managing the yellow card period pretty well here. We stop as Nick Williams receives treatment
Nick Williams is coming off but he's stopped from leaving the pitch as Mike Adamson looks at replays. He yellow cards him first and Will Boyde is made to wait
Kings are stressing 14-man Cardiff Blues and now kick deep into the 22 as they pin Mulvihill's men back
Demetri Catrakilis converts to make it 13-5 to Southern Kings
The driving line out is eventually brought to a halt but the damage is done and the pick and go to score
Another penalty to the Kings and it's a big blow as Jarrod Evans is sent to the sin bin
A superb kick from Matthew Morgan puts the Kings back on their five-metre line but they clear well (20-19)
Kings kick to the corner and rumble forward. The maul is well defended but they remain in possession and have advantage once more
Alarm bells ring as it's now the Kings on the attack and they grubber ahead with their pace men chasing but Matthew Morgan wins the race
Kings are back in the lead 6-5
Blues going through the phases again before Evans chips ahead. King deal with it well and break on the counter but excellent work from Millard and Shane Lewis-Hughes
Olly Robinson makes the bust and feeds Harri Millard, who kicks ahead forcing the kings to jockey the ball into touch
quality carry from Halaholo puts Cardiff Blues on the front foot but Kings are defending very well. Opportunity!
Seb Davies took the ball at the back and there was no stopping that maul. 3-5 with Evans missing the conversion
Thornton takes it and the maul edges forward. Ball comes wide and Evans chips with Halaholo and Smith chasing but it hits the post! We go back to the corner
Cardiff Blues respond well and are going through multiple cases on the edge of the Kings 22. They have a penalty after the hosts failed to roll away. Jarrod goes to the corner
Demetri Catrakilis is successful with the tee to make it 3-0 to the hosts
Kings are in possession on the 22 and are playing with the advantage. They point to the posts and have the first opportunity to put points on the board
An early line break on the outside but Aled Summerhill tracks back to save a certain try
An early penalty allows Jarrod Evans to boot Cardiff Blues out of danger.
The Kings will kick-off to CBL wearing their new home kit. You can buy yours today at shop.cardiffblues.com
Here we go, the wait is over, teams are coming out and the 2019-20 season is about to get underway!
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