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Cardiff Rugby vs Lions · United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship · 2025-26Full time
Cardiff Rugby
33–20
Lions

Match report

Cardiff Rugby beat Lions 33-20 at Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff in round 1 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 27 September 2025.

Filippo Russo refereed.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

2
Cardiff Rugby wins (40%)
0
Draws (0%)
3
Lions wins (60%)

Last 5 meetings, since March 2022

Biggest Cardiff Rugby win
33–20
27 Sept 2025
Biggest Lions win
34–13
11 May 2024

Last 5 meetings

  • 27 Sept 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Cardiff Rugby33
    Lions20
  • 21 Mar 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Cardiff Rugby20
    Lions17
  • 11 May 2024 · United Rugby Championship
    Lions34
    Cardiff Rugby13
  • 30 Sept 2022 · United Rugby Championship
    Cardiff Rugby18
    Lions31
  • 13 Mar 2022 · United Rugby Championship
    Lions37
    Cardiff Rugby20

Lineups

Avg. age
27.6
Avg. age
26.2

Cardiff Rugby

  1. 1Rhys Barratt
  2. 2Liam Belcher
  3. 3Javan Sebastian
  4. 4Josh McNally
  5. 5Teddy Williams
  6. 6Alex Mann
  7. 7Taine Basham
  8. 8Alan Lawrence
  9. 9Johan Mulder
  10. 10Callum Sheedy
  11. 11Tom Bowen
  12. 12Ben Thomas
  13. 13Harry Millard
  14. 14Josh Adams
  15. 15Cameron Winnett
Replacements
  1. 16Evan Lloyd
  2. 17Danny Southworth
  3. 18Keiron Assarratti
  4. 19Ben Donnell
  5. 20Daniel Thomas
  6. 21Aled Davies
  7. 22Ioan Lloyd
  8. 23Jacob Beetham

Lions

  1. 1SJ Kotze
  2. 2Franco Marais
  3. 3Asenathi Ntlabakanye
  4. 4Dylan Sjoblom
  5. 5Ruan Delport
  6. 6Jarod Cairns
  7. 7Ruan Venter
  8. 8WJ Steenkamp
  9. 9Nico Steyn
  10. 10Lubabalo Dobela
  11. 11Angelo Davids
  12. 12Richard Kriel
  13. 13Henco Van Wyk
  14. 14Tapiwa Mafura
  15. 15Quan Horn
Replacements
  1. 16Morne Brandon
  2. 17Heiko Pohlmann
  3. 19Darrien-Lane Landsberg
  4. 20Renzo du Plessis
  5. 22Sam Francis
  6. 23Rynhardt Jonker