{"id":26272,"date":"2018-02-27T11:43:48","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T11:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=26272"},"modified":"2018-02-27T11:43:48","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T11:43:48","slug":"blues-edge-zebre-chase-cheetahs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/02\/27\/blues-edge-zebre-chase-cheetahs\/","title":{"rendered":"Blues edge out Zebre to chase down Cheetahs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CARDIFF Blues ground out a tense win away in Parma as they overcame Zebre 10-7 to close the gap on third place Toyota Cheetahs.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A converted try from Owen Lane, and a Jarrod Evans penalty were enough to see off their hosts in a sub-standard clash.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After a spell of early pressure from Zebre, in which the Italians crossed the try line three times, only to be held up by the Cardiff defence.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was the visitors who opened the scoring though, as Ellis Jenkins made a fantastic interception deep in the Blues\u2019s own territory. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His attempted lofted pass was blocked, but Rey Lee-Lo pounced on the loose ball on halfway and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fed Owen Lane. Lane raced clear, beating his man to open the scoring. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The hosts stylishly levelled the scores five minutes before the interval. Winger Giovanbattista Venditti intercepted from a Blues ruck on the Zebre\u2019s 22 metre line, and ran the length of the length of the pitch, avoiding Lee-Lo\u2019s last-ditch tackle.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The scoring was completed on 37 minutes, as Jarrod Evans scored a penalty to put the Blues 10-7 in front.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zebre started the second half the better of the two sides, but were unable to trouble a resolute Blues&#8217;s defence. Cardiff Blues took control of the final 10 minutes to secure the win in Italy.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Danny Wilson\u2019s side have now won three in a row, and are now just six points behind third place Toyota Cheetahs. 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