Summary

  • Nine-man Swansea are knocked out of FA Cup 3-1 at Blackburn and Reading beat Cardiff City 2-1

  • European Challenge Cup: Blues beat Grenoble 28-3 and Dragons triumph 30-19 against Stade Francais

  • European Champions Cup: Ospreys lose 23-20 in Treviso. Scarlets are beaten 26-3 by Toulon.

  • Newport County lose 3-0 at Northampton, Wrexham draw 1-1 with Gateshead.

  1. Postpublished at 17:49 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    Cardiff City confirm that South Korea midfielder Kim Bo Kyung has left the club "by mutual consent".

  2. Join the debate and text us on 81012published at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    The conversation has inevitably turned to Russell Slade after Cardiff's 2-1 defeat to Reading in the FA Cup...

    Martyn from mid-Glamorgan: Slade must go, he is just not up to it. Irrelevant about what he has inherited.

    Huw from Cardiff: Slade is an idiot and he's taking us down.

    Jeff from Merthyr: We've got a League One manager, who signs players from League One, guess where we're heading! Slades not the man!!

    Barry from Pontypridd: Vincent Tan went for the low budget option with Slade and this is the result. Playing Kenwyne & Revell upfront today shows us just what to expect for rest of season. Brayford pushing for a move to a lower division club proves what a mess we're in!

    So there is little support for Slade from the Cardiff faithful. Does anyone out there think the manager should keep his job? Text us on 81012, and tweet us at #BBCSportWales

  3. Postpublished at 17:46 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall has had a minor operation on an ankle injury and manager Russell Slade says he should be back in "two or three weeks".

  4. Postpublished at 17:45 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    Scarlets make it into Toulon territory but the line-out is stolen by the French. Not the greatest throw by Ryan Elias but he is the fourth or fifth choice Scarlets hooker after a glut of injuries.

  5. Postpublished at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    Phil Bennett
    Former Wales and Lions captain

    There's no Liam Williams at full-back but the Scarlets have to move the ball when they've got it.

  6. Scarlets 0-10 Toulonpublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    Leigh Halfpenny punishes the under pressure Scarlets defence to make it Scarlets 0-10 Toulon after 10 minutes.

  7. Text us on 81012published at 17:39 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    "Very disappointed with Cardiff team performance, too much in the air."

  8. Postpublished at 17:37 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    Scarlets escape after Toulon's backs again breakthrough but the final pass goes into touch.

  9. Postpublished at 17:35 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    Leigh Halfpenny adds the conversion and the French side lead after five minutes.

  10. Slade under firepublished at 17:34 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    Russell SladeImage source, Huw Evans picture agency

    Cardiff City manager Russell Slade didn't impress for Wales international Ian Walsh today.

    "There was a lack of direction and a a lack of a system," he said.

  11. Postpublished at 17:34 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    Mathieu Bastareaud goes over for Toulon after a fine break by Sebastien Tillous-Borde

  12. Postpublished at 17:33 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    We're off at Parc Y Scarlets as Rhys Priestland's hanging kick-off is fielded in the Toulon 22.

  13. Postpublished at 17:29 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    Phew, what a day. Seven games down and one more to go as Scarlets host defending champions Toulon in the European Champions Cup at 17:30 GMT.

    Scarlets are out of the running for the knock-out stage and Wales full-back and wing Liam Williams, plus locks Snyman and Jake Ball are unavailable through injury for Scarlets.

    Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny turns out in the Toulon 15 shirt this afternoon.

    Scarlets: Steven Shingler; Harry Robinson, Regan King, Scott Williams (capt), Hadleigh Parkes; Rhys Priestland, Aled Davies; Rob Evans, Ryan Elias, Peter Edwards, George Earle, Lewis Rawlins, Aaron Shingler, John Barclay, Rob McCusker.

    Replacements: Darran Harris, Wyn Jones, Jacobie Adriaanse, Sion Bennett, Rory Pitman, Rhodri Williams, Josh Lewis, Kristian Phillips.

    Toulon: Leigh Halfpenny; Drew Mitchell, Mathieu Bastareaud, Maxime Mermoz, Bryan Habana; Nicolas Sanchez, Sebastien Tillous-Borde; Xavier Chiocci, Guilhem Guirado, Carl Hayman (capt), Romain Taofifenua, Jocelino Suta, Juanne Smith, Steffon Armitage, Matemini Masoe.

    Replacements: Jean-Charles Orioli, Alexandre Menini, Martin Castrogiovanni, Mamuka Gorgodze, Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, Rudolffe Wulf, Eric Escande, Bakkies Botha.

  14. Postpublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    Ian Walsh
    BBC Radio Wales pundit and former Wales striker

    I sat here for 90 minutes and I'm wondering where Cardiff City are going.

    There was a lack of direction, a lack of a system, no creativity in midfield, no leaders out there and no team ethic.

    There's no doubt about this, Reading thoroughly deserved to win that game.

  15. FULL-TIMEpublished at 17:16 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    Wales forward Gareth Bale was the saviour for 10-man Real Madrid, as his late penalty gave them a 2-1 win at Cordoba.

    After a Ghilas penalty put Cordoba in front, Karim Benzema equalised for Real before Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for hitting Cordoba's Edimar.

    It was then left to Bale to save Real's blushes with a penalty in the 89th minute.

  16. Text us on 81012published at 17:13 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    Tony from Hengoed: Relegation for these no-hopers, they're an absolute disgrace. Tan should sack Slade, don't waste any more money on this load of rubbish. Dump the lot of them.

    Phill from Cardiff: What was Slade's half-time tactics - 7-2-1 and defend a 1-0 lead? Slade must have had a yellow sticker for Tan to buy him as a manager.

    Pete from Splott: Russell Slade says he is not shopping at Harrods... those playing for Cardiff looked as if they came in a job lot from Poundland!

    Russell Slade was always going to get a bit of stick for that 'Harrods' line. Get involved with #BBCSportWales, or text us on 81012.

  17. FULL-TIMEpublished at 17:12 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    It's a disappointing end to a disappointing Champions Cup campaign for Ospreys.

    Treviso snatched victory with a penalty try in the final play of the game, and the Welsh region are left to reflect on another season of frustration in Europe.

  18. TRY (Penalty try)published at 17:10 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    The Ospreys' forwards have been under immense pressure in the closing stages, and they eventually buckle as Treviso's scrum forces a penalty try.

  19. CLOSE!published at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    Treviso are piling on the pressure late on and, as the match enters its final minute, the Italians are held up just inches short of the Ospreys' try line.

    Can the visitors repel this final onslaught? They have a Treviso scrum and 60 seconds to see out.

  20. Get involved: #BBCSportWalespublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January 2015

    Cardiff City are not impressing you lot on social media...

    Andy Carter: Nathan Blake said on last night's Radio Wales Sport that Hal Robson-Kanu had never scored on a Saturday... famous last words?

    Dave Briscoe: Slade OUT!!!

    Philip Spillane: We should play in red.

    Surely things are not that bad, Philip?