Cardiff Blues 10 London Irish 6: match report Irish soon took the lead through the boot of Homer, after Cardiff were penalised at the breakdown. But the hosts continued to threaten on the counter-attack with a Patchell kick and chase. The 19 year-old fly-half had the beating of Marland Yarde but Topsy Ojo raced across to boot the ball into touch. Benoit Bourrust came close to bulldozing over from the ensuing lineout but was held short. They continued to pile of the pressure, with Patchell orchestrating to good effect but were unable to put points on the board as the fly-half butchered a simple shot at goal. Moments later he made some amends as Homer struggled to control his kick in difficult conditions. The full-back failed to ground the ball behind the try-line, opening the door for Evans to dive through for a fortuitous try, which Patchell duly converted to hand his side a 7-3 lead at the interval. Guy Armitage burst through the highly rated Cardiff fly-half as Irish almost scorched over for an early try, but he was caught by the covering defence. Homer cut the deficit to a single-point after Cardiff were penalised at the scrum on 54 minutes. But the Blues fought back with Patchell and captain, Gavin Evans at the fore. They twice came close to crossing the whitewash but Irish held on. Patchell missed a second shot at goal on 60 minutes but he quickly made amends to restore the advantage as the hosts held on.