DAN PARKS kicked 20 points as Cardiff Blues maintained their unbeaten start to the Heineken Cup and leapfrogged Edinburgh to go top of Pool Two at Cardiff City Stadium last night.

FLY-HALF Dan Parks kicked 14 points as Cardiff Blues made it two from two in the Heineken Cup with a scrappy win over 14-man London Irish at Cardiff City Stadium.

Racing Metro 20 Cardiff Blues 26

Ospreys 26 Cardiff Blues 0

CARDIFF BLUES won a seven-try Heineken Cup thriller at the Millennium Stadium to take charge of their qualifying group.

ANYONE dismissive of the trademark horror stories of what it is like to be a visiting player — particularly a forward — in the south of France should look no further than Leinster’s Brian Blaney.