Benetton Rugby vs Cardiff Rugby · EPCR Challenge Cup
EPCR Challenge Cup · 2025-26Full time
38–35
Match report
Benetton Rugby beat Cardiff Rugby 38-35 at Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso in the EPCR Challenge Cup on Saturday, 4 April 2026.
That makes it five wins in a row for Benetton Rugby. Cardiff Rugby have now lost two in a row.
Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.
Head to head
5
Benetton Rugby wins (71%)
0
Draws (0%)
2
Cardiff Rugby wins (29%)
Last 7 meetings, since May 2022
Biggest Benetton Rugby win
69–21
20 May 2022
Biggest Cardiff Rugby win
30–13
18 Feb 2023
Last 5 meetings
- 4 Apr 2026 · Challenge CupBenetton Rugby38Cardiff Rugby354 Apr 2026Benetton Rugby38–35Cardiff RugbyChallenge Cup
- 24 Jan 2026 · United Rugby ChampionshipCardiff Rugby17Benetton Rugby824 Jan 2026Cardiff Rugby17–8Benetton RugbyUnited Rugby Championship
- 29 Mar 2025 · United Rugby ChampionshipBenetton Rugby20Cardiff Rugby1929 Mar 2025Benetton Rugby20–19Cardiff RugbyUnited Rugby Championship
- 21 Oct 2023 · United Rugby ChampionshipCardiff Rugby22Benetton Rugby2321 Oct 2023Cardiff Rugby22–23Benetton RugbyUnited Rugby Championship
- 8 Apr 2023 · Challenge CupBenetton Rugby27Cardiff Rugby238 Apr 2023Benetton Rugby27–23Cardiff RugbyChallenge Cup
Lineups
Avg. age
27.9
Avg. age
27.1
Benetton Rugby
- 1Thomas Gallo(27)
- 2Bautista Bernasconi(25)
- 3Giosuè Zilocchi(29)
- 4Niccolò Cannone(28)
- 5Federico Ruzza(32)
- 6Manuel Zuliani(26)
- 7Michele Lamaro(28)
- 8Lorenzo Cannone(25)
- 9Andy Uren(30)
- 10Jacob Umaga(28)
- 11Ignacio Mendy(26)
- 12Leonardo Marin(24)
- 13Tommaso Menoncello(24)
- 14Onisi Ratave(34)
- 15Rhyno Christo Smith(33)
Replacements
- 16Siua Maile(29)
- 17Destiny Aminu(23)
- 18Tiziano Pasquali(32)
- 19Riccardo Favretto(25)
- 20So'otala Fa'aso'o(32)
- 21Alessandro Izekor(26)
- 22Alessandro Garbisi(24)
- 23Paolo Odogwu(29)
Cardiff Rugby
- 1Ed Byrne(33)
- 2Liam Belcher(30)
- 3Keiron Assiratti(29)
- 4Evan Rees(20)
- 5Rory Thornton(31)
- 6Alex Mann(24)
- 7Daniel Thomas(33)
- 8Alun Lawrence(28)
- 9Ellis Bevan(26)
- 10Callum Sheedy(31)
- 11Jacob Beetham(25)
- 12Ben Thomas(27)
- 13Elijah Evans(21)
- 14Mason Grady(24)
- 15Ioan Lloyd(25)
Replacements
- 16Dafydd Hughes(30)
- 17Rhys Barratt(24)
- 18Sam Wainwright(28)
- 19Lucas De la rua(22)
- 20Evan Lloyd(24)
- 21Ieuan Davies(22)
- 22Rory Jennings(30)
- 23Cameron Winnett(23)