Despite an early try from outside centre Luke Pollock opening up proceedings for the home team. The visitors came straight back up the pitch with a great run from inside centre Matt O’Brien who got through the Cardiff defence and offloaded the ball to 20 year old Oli Andrew who crossed line to get the visitors up and starting.
It was end to end rugby for the first 20 minutes, Cardiff looked the better team going forward and from this they earned themselves the first penalty of the day. Harrison James stepped up and added the three points.
However it went from bad to worse for the visitors as scrum half Dafydd Buckland was given a yellow card for deliberately knocking the ball on.
With Buckland off for ten minutes the home team took full advantage with winger Dewi Cross powering himself over the line scoring the second try of the afternoon. However, that was last time we saw Dewi Cross in the first half as referee Adam Jones yellow carded the 23 year old.
This didn’t stop the Blues and Blacks as Newport born captain Morgan Allen drove his way over the Black and Ambers line to end what was a very entertaining half of cup rugby.
HT: Cardiff 25-10 Newport
After ending the first half on the front foot, Cardiff started the second half exactly the same with young Harrison James kicking from way over 50 metres to keep the Blues and Blacks scoreboard ticking over.
However, Newport got a try back just minutes later, with winger Oli Andrew crossing the line for the second time this afternoon to keep Newport within touching distance.
Frustratingly for the visitors, replacement prop Dan Suter got the Black and Ambers penalised for an infringement in the scrum, and up stepped yet again Harrison James who kicked the penalty from a very impressive distance.
It wasn’t meant to be for the visitors as Cardiff’s replacement hooker Alun Rees crossed the line to finish off what has been a very impressive performance from the home team and now advance to the second round of the Indigo Premiership Cup.
Up next for the Blues and Blacks is a trip west to Llandovery on Thursday night.
It finished here at the Cardiff Arms Park
Cardiff 38-15 Newport
Written by Harry Tovey.
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