Scarlets vs Cardiff Rugby 24-28 · United Rugby Championship

Match report

Cardiff Rugby beat Scarlets 28-24 away from home at Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli in round 15 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 18 April 2026.

The win ends a run of two defeats for Cardiff Rugby. Scarlets have now lost two in a row. Morne Ferreira refereed.

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

Head to head

6

Scarlets wins (60%)

0

Draws (0%)

4

Cardiff Rugby wins (40%)

Last 10 meetings, since April 2022

Biggest Scarlets win

49–14

9 Apr 2022

Biggest Cardiff Rugby win

24–15

28 Sept 2024

Last 5 meetings

26 Sept 2026 · United Rugby Championship
Scarlets15
Cardiff Rugby21
26 Sept 2026Scarlets15–21Cardiff RugbyUnited Rugby Championship
18 Apr 2026 · United Rugby Championship
Scarlets24
Cardiff Rugby28
18 Apr 2026Scarlets24–28Cardiff RugbyUnited Rugby Championship
19 Dec 2025 · United Rugby Championship
Cardiff Rugby17
Scarlets21
19 Dec 2025Cardiff Rugby17–21ScarletsUnited Rugby Championship
12 Oct 2024 · United Rugby Championship
Cardiff Rugby19
Scarlets25
12 Oct 2024Cardiff Rugby19–25ScarletsUnited Rugby Championship
28 Sept 2024 · United Rugby Championship
Scarlets15
Cardiff Rugby24
28 Sept 2024Scarlets15–24Cardiff RugbyUnited Rugby Championship

Lineups

Avg. age

26.7

Avg. age

27.6

Scarlets

1Kemsley Mathias(27)
2Ryan Elias(31)
3Archer Holz(26)
4Sam Lousi(35)
5Max Douglas(26)
6Taine Plumtree(26)
7Jarrod Taylor(25)
8Fletcher Anderson(23)
9Dane Blacker(28)
10Joe Hawkins(24)
11Ellis Mee(23)
12Johnny Williams(30)
13Eddie James(24)
14Tom Rogers(27)
15Blair Murray(25)

Replacements

16Marnus Van Der Merwe(29)
17Josh Morse(22)
18Harri O'Connor(25)
19Jac Price(26)
20Daniel Davis(28)
21Archie Hughes(23)
22Carwyn Jones(18)
23Joe Roberts(26)

Cardiff Rugby

1Rhys Barratt(23)
2Liam Belcher(30)
3Keiron Assiratti(29)
4Josh McNally(36)
5George Nott(30)
6Alex Mann(24)
7James Botham(28)
8Alun Lawrence(28)
9Johan Mulder(27)
10Callum Sheedy(30)
11Mason Grady(24)
12Rory Jennings(30)
13Ben Thomas(27)
14Jacob Beetham(25)
15Cameron Winnett(23)