Cardiff Blues

Scarlets managed to edge the Cardiff Blues by 15-10 in a hard-fought derby on Sunday to still firmly remain alive in the hunt for the Guinness Pro12 play-offs.

Fly-half Steve Shingler contributed with 17 points as Cardiff Blues went on to defeat Newport Gwent Dragons by 27-16 in their Pro 12 encounter on Monday.

Cardiff Blues lock George Earle has been handed an eight-week ban following his sent-off in the European Challenge Cup encounter against Bath Rugby at Recreation Ground last week.

Ross Batty scored tries in each half as Bath Rugby ended Cardiff Blues' unbeaten streak in this season of European Rugby Challenge Cup with a 38-3 convincing victory at Recreation Ground on Thursday.

Scrum-half John Cooney contributed with 13 points as Connacht completed a 18-7 win over Cardiff Blues in their Pro 12 encounter in Galway on Friday.

A dominant second half performance from Ospreys saw them secure a 7-31 bonus point victory over Cardiff Blues in their Anglo-Welsh Cup encounter at Cardiff Arms Park on Friday.

Exeter Chiefs scored five tries in each half as they went on to trounce Cardiff Blues by 62-25 in their Anglo-Welsh cup clash on Sunday.

Welsh Rugby Union announced on Friday that skipper Sam Warburton has re-signed national dual contracts ahead of the November Tests.

Cory Allen's double sealed successive win for the Blues as they overcame Pau's challenge by 27-12 at the BT Cardiff Arms Park during the 2016-17 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage clash on Friday.

Wales captain Sam Warburton has been ruled out of Cardiff Blues' upcoming European Challenge Cup clash against Pau at BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park on Friday with a stiff neck.

The Blues derailed Bristol by 20-33 four-try victory at the Ashton Gate stadium during the 2016-17 European Rugby Challenge Cup clash on Friday.

Ospreys ran seven tries against the Blues to secure a 46-24 win at the Liberty Stadium during the 2016-17 Pro12 clash on Friday.

Wales captain Sam Warburton will be undergoing a scan on the cheek to assess the extent of his most recent injury.

Leinster came up with a spirited second half performance to come from behind and register a close 13-16 victory over Cardiff Blues in their Pro12 clash on Saturday.

Wales prop Gethin Jenkins has penned a new deal with Cardiff Blues which will keep him with the Pro12 club until 2018.

Cardiff survived Zebre's second-half reprisal to grab a closely-fought 21-23 win at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi during the 2016-17 Pro12 clash on Saturday.

Cardiff Blues successfully managed to maintain their unbeaten streak in the ongoing Pro12 season with a thrilling 23-19 victory over Glasgow Warriors on Friday at at Cardiff Arms Park.

The Blues edged past Munster by a single point to secure a 23-24 closely fought win at the Irish Independent Park during the Pro12 clash on Friday.

Debutant fly-half Steve Shingler and ex-Ulster forward Nick Williams on his competitive debut for Cardiff put up impressive performance for the Wales side as they secured a 34-16 bonus-point victory over Edinburgh at BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday.

After 24 games and 1033 points tallied across two weekends of summer sevens action, attention now turns to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, where on Sunday (7th August) eight teams will battle it out for the 2016-17 season’s first piece of silverware.