**Super-sub Jason Harries came on to break Benetton hearts with an injury time try that secured a comeback five-point win for Cardiff Blues.** The Welsh region trailed for much of the match with Benetton scoring a pair of excellent tries to engineer a big second-half lead, but the Blues never gave up and stole the points with Harries’ late show. Key moments As expected the Leoni started on the front foot and although they couldn’t make it over the line Tommaso Allan struck an early three-pointer with Kirby Myhill penalised in front of the posts. Blues responded with several good phases of play and drove over with flanker James Botham touching down on his first Championship start. Playing in Treviso though the lead was never likely to last long and the hosts replied with a muscular effort of their own through Marco Riccioni, converted by Allan before Jason Tovey levelled up at 10-10. Six minutes from time came the moment of the half as Ratuva Tavuyara stormed down the right flank to give the hosts a 15-10 lead at the interval. Allan kicked a penalty to begin the second half but Lloyd Williams’ try in response helped cut the lead to 18-17, then on 56 minutes Alberto Sgarbi and Nacho Brex combined beautifully in midfield and Monty Ioane touched down a grubber in the corner for an excellent score. Federico Zani got Benetton’s fourth but Blues wouldn’t lie down and made it 28-24 through Alun Lawrence’s try on 68 minutes – better was still to come for the travelling Welsh support. The visitors scrambled to find a winner and after a late penalty swung play from right to left, centre Rey Lee-Lo eventually ghosting through the defence and Harries circling in under the posts from the left. Man of the Match – Toa Halafihi Benetton No.8 Toa Halafihi picked up the man of the match award on the day for a tireless display with a couple of clean breaks, 10 tackles and 33 metres claimed from 13 carries. Play of the Day Two short-range forward efforts got the early tries in this one, until on 34 minutes the Benetton backs took over to devastating effect. The Italian side created a lovely blindside move off an attacking scrum to give Tavuyara a reasonably clear run to the line, Dewaldt Duvenage running decoy to the openside and the big man unstoppable at pace despite Tovey’s scramble. Cardiff City Stadium will play host to the 2020 Guinness PRO14 Final on June 20 as one of the most exciting days in the club rugby calendar comes to Wales! General sale tickets are available from http://bit.ly/PRO14Cardiff2020 and prices start at just £13 for concessions and £26 for adults (subject to booking fees), that’s a 15% early bird discount. Family ticket (2 adults / 2 children) prices begin at £64 and fans are encouraged to buy early to get the best value tickets.
