{"id":60439,"date":"2022-01-28T11:45:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T11:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=60439"},"modified":"2022-01-28T14:23:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T14:23:18","slug":"cardiff-thrash-ebbw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/01\/28\/cardiff-thrash-ebbw\/","title":{"rendered":"Relentless Cardiff thrash Ebbw Vale and build momentum for Welsh Cup semi-final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-bonus-point-win-saw-steve-law-s-side-top-the-indigo-premiership-table\"><strong>A bonus point win saw Steve Law\u2019s side top the Indigo Premiership table<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>CARDIFF RFC earned themselves a place at the top of the Indigo Premiership after a convincing 58-8 win over Ebbw Vale at Cardiff Arms Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/12\/14\/swansea-vs-cardiff-rfc-postponed-as-players-and-staff-called-up-for-harlequins-clash\/\">Blue and Blacks<\/a> ran in nine tries, the first from a driving lineout after the Steelmen were reduced to 14 after a yellow card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ebbw then seemed to lose their way as a series of kicks gifted possession to Cardiff who took advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After 27 minutes Theo Cabango latched onto a Dan Fish cross-field kick to extend Cardiff\u2019s lead to 12 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Things got worse for Ebbw when Theo Cabango attempted to chase a kick through, but was taken out by an Ebbw player giving referee Aled Evans no choice but to award a penalty try, after consulting with the TMO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Alex Howe crossed the line for Ebbw just before the break, giving them a glimmer of hope going into the second half, after reducing the score to 22-8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the second half belonged to Cardiff, and a fine display from their replacements was too much for the Steelmen to deal with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ethan Lloyd scored his second try for Cardiff after rounding up a move that included all the backs &#8211; giving Cardiff a bonus point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lineouts gave Cardiff driving maul tries, a trade mastered by Alun Rees who got two tries on the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three spectacular tries rounded off a five star Cardiff display, the first being an Ellis Bevan try following a turnover as the ball travelled the length of the pitch for him to score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"cy\" dir=\"ltr\">CYFLYMDER CAERDYDD \ud83d\udca8 <br><br>Mae gan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cardiff_RFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Cardiff_RFC<\/a> LOT o gyflymder! \ud83d\udd25 <br><br>CARDIFF. 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