The Blue and Blacks make it back-to-back wins in an 11-try thriller against Swansea

Tries from Kodie Stone, Craig Hudd, Morgan Allen, Joe Williams, Harrison James and Sean Moore, accompanied by the trusty boot of Arwel Robson, proved to be the difference under the Thursday night lights as Cardiff put aside the All Whites 38-33 at the Cardiff Arms Park.

It was a quick start to proceedings as 18-year-old Kodie Stone crossed for his fourth of the season after some excellent handling skills that got the ball out wide.

It was later followed by what can only be described as five minutes of pure dominance from the All Whites.

Brandon Wood was the first to cross over the whitewash for the visitors and was then involved again two minutes later as the winger drew the last man and offloaded to Harri Houston to touchdown under the posts.

Cai Davies concluded the five minutes of non-stop pressure on The Blue and Blacks as he crossed for Swansea’s third. Rhys Jones successfully added the extras, meaning the visitors were 14 points clear.

On the stroke of half-time, Nathan Hudd crossed over for his second try of the season and with a successful kick from Arwel Robson, the deficit narrowed to just seven points.

HT: Cardiff 12-19 Swansea

Cardiff started the second half like they ended the first, as they carried on applying pressure on the visitor’s defence. Soon after, Morgan Allen was the next man to score for The Blue and Blacks as he powered his way over the try line.

Just like the first half with Swansea’s trio of tries on the bounce, Allen’s try began an onslaught of pressure, which turned into more points. Joe Goodchild broke through the visitor’s defence and then offloaded to Harrison James, who dummied the last man and crossed over to secure the hosts a bonus point.

Going into the final quarter, Cardiff searched for their fifth of the evening, and after a long pass out wide, Joe Williams collected and crossed over for his fourth of the season.

Five minutes later, replacement Gareth J.Rees broke through the host’s defence to cross the whitewash and secured a try bonus point for the visitors. Jacob Symes added the extras to bring proceedings to within five points going into the final 10 minutes.

However, after the restart, Sean Moore charged down the clearance kick and extended Cardiff’s lead further after crossing the line. Swansea’s Gareth J.Rees scored again from close range for his second of the match and gained the visitors an extra point for being within seven of the hosts.

It appeared Cardiff would not allow the visitors the extra point as it looked like they scored their seventh of the match after gathering an overthrow at the lineout, but referee Tom Spurrier brought play back as there was a knock-on.

Swansea’s search for a first win at the Cardiff Arms Park since 2017 goes on as Arwel Robson brought an enthralling game of rugby to an end as Cardiff do the double on the All Whites.

FT: Cardiff 38-33 Swansea