Line out Blues 35 out

Penalty Cardiff, Muldowney not rolling away

Blues in possession on the half way

Jack Carty gets us started

The teams are out on the pitch as we near kick off

come on Connacht, keep the momentum going towards Christmas.

After an 11 try opening day win against Zebre, Blues' fortunes have taken a turn for the worse as they now sit third from bottom of the table. They will be desperate for a victory here to get their season back on track and so the stage is set for a high stakes battle.

Connacht come into this clash as league leaders and will be looking for their first league double over Cardiff to top off what has been a brilliant couple of weeks for them after an historic win in Thomond park last weekend.

Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's live coverage of this Pro 12 clash between Cardiff Blues and Connacht at Cardiff Arms Park