By ROB COLE
Aberavon ........20 Cardiff..............18
SAMOAN international lock Filo Paulo picked up a yellow and then straight red card on his Cardiff debut in the space of 24 second half minutes as the Premiership leaders saw their lead cut to seven points with six games to play.
Having spent ten minutes in the sin-bin for a should barge on Aled Thomas, the Cardiff Blues player was issued with a red by referee Gwyn Morris for a reckless clear out on Andrew Waite at the breakdown.
Cardiff got off to a flying start and were ten points up in the first quarter. Terri Gee flew in for a try a...