Rugby

Wales international Reed, 26, has joined the Welford Road club with immediate effect to provide experience for the Leicester second row with Louis Deacon and Geoff Parling currently out injured.

Tries from Tevita Kuridrani and Scott Higginbotham gave Australia an early advantage, Leonardo Senatore’s try cut the deficit before half-time. Argentina – with Amorosino starting on the left wing – took the lead thanks to Juan Imhoff’s converted try on 53 minutes and maintained their advantage after. The Pumas’ first win in 18 Rugby Championship matches was also their first …

Cardiff Blues battled back to claim a 24-24 draw with Connacht in Ireland on Friday night, but Hammer insisted his team had not been at their best in Galway. And with second placed Ospreys next up – as Blues complete a run of three difficult away games – he knows only an 80-minute performance will be good enough in Swansea. …

The Commonwealth Games was Adam Thomas’ swan song as skipper before taking up a contract with Cardiff Blues. His departure has seen experienced campaigner Groves handed the captaincy for the 2014/15 crusade. Groves – who is joined by regional team-mates Garyn Smith, Tomos Williams and Tom Williams – has plenty of Sevens experience behind him, having played 20 tournaments on …

Blues looked set to crash to defeat at the Sportsground as home tries from Robbie Henshaw, Kiernan Marmion and Nathan White cancelled out an opener from full back Adam Thomas and put the Irish province 24-10 up with ten minutes to play. But scores from Macauley Cook and a dramatic final minute try from replacement prop Sam Hobbs – after …

Part of the benefit package of being a Cardiff Blues season ticket holder is entry to the ticketing ballot for international matches. Cardiff Blues have a limited number of tickets for the autumn internationals, which are now available to season ticket holders. Tickets for the matches are priced at: £75 on Saturday 22nd November. To enter the ballot, season ticket …

Blues went into the Guinness PRO12 game with a proud record against the Irish province, having won eight of the last nine meetings. And this was another thrilling encounter as Blues roared back from the dead to take two points away from Galway. An entertaining opening half saw Blues crate plenty of chances and saw the first try of the …

The round robin competition captured the imagination of students within the region fans turned up throughout the day to watch Cardiff Metropolitan, Cardiff University, Cardiff Medicals and the University of South Wales do battle. The women’s competition was fiercely contested by the University of South Wales, Cardiff Metropolitan and Cardiff University. However, it was Cardiff Metropolitan who were crowned champions, …

Argentina make a total of five changes to the starting line-up with Amorosino, who signed for the Blues this week, replacing Manuel Montero on the wing. Rodrigo Baez starts on the blindside flank with Benjamin Macome shifting across to the openside to replace Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, who has returned to France to be with his newly-born son. In the …

Welsh international Rees is recalled in the front row and is one of eight changes made by Director of Rugby Mark Hammett to the side that narrowly lost out to champions Leinster last week. Tight-head prop Taufa’ao Filise makes his first start of the campaign, with Adam Jones rested, while Gethin Jenkins packs down at loosehead. Samoa international Filo Paulo …