Scarlets vs Cardiff Rugby · United Rugby Championship
United Rugby Championship · 2026-27Full time
15–21
Timeline
- Kick-off
- 5'5–0TryJoe RobertsScarletsTryJoe Roberts5'5–0
- 17'5–5TryDaniel ThomasCardiff Rugby17'5–5TryDaniel Thomas
- 18'5–7ConversionCallum SheedyCardiff Rugby18'5–7ConversionCallum Sheedy
- 22'10–7TryBlair MurrayScarletsTryBlair Murray22'10–7
- 23'12–7ConversionGareth AnscombeScarletsConversionGareth Anscombe23'12–7
- 37'12–12TryTaine BashamCardiff Rugby37'12–12TryTaine Basham
- 38'12–14ConversionCallum SheedyCardiff Rugby38'12–14ConversionCallum Sheedy
- Half-time
- 43'SubstitutionJosh Morse on for Sam O'ConnorScarletsSubstitutionJosh Morse on for Sam O'Connor43'
- 43'SubstitutionTristan Davies on for Harvey CucksonScarletsSubstitutionTristan Davies on for Harvey Cuckson43'
- 43'SubstitutionGabe Hawley on for Henry ThomasScarletsSubstitutionGabe Hawley on for Henry Thomas43'
- 49'SubstitutionJoe Hawkins on for Gareth AnscombeScarletsSubstitutionJoe Hawkins on for Gareth Anscombe49'
- 51'15–14PenaltyJoe HawkinsScarletsPenaltyJoe Hawkins51'15–14
- 54'SubstitutionJames Botham on for Daniel ThomasCardiff Rugby54'SubstitutionJames Botham on for Daniel Thomas
- 54'SubstitutionEvan Lloyd on for Liam BelcherCardiff Rugby54'SubstitutionEvan Lloyd on for Liam Belcher
- 54'SubstitutionJarrod Evans on for Callum SheedyCardiff Rugby54'SubstitutionJarrod Evans on for Callum Sheedy
- 54'SubstitutionHarri Millard on for Cameron WinnettCardiff Rugby54'SubstitutionHarri Millard on for Cameron Winnett
- 54'SubstitutionRhys Barratt on for Scott SioCardiff Rugby54'SubstitutionRhys Barratt on for Scott Sio
- 56'SubstitutionAlex Groves on for Will EvansScarletsSubstitutionAlex Groves on for Will Evans56'
- 56'SubstitutionJohn McKee on for Ryan EliasScarletsSubstitutionJohn McKee on for Ryan Elias56'
- 56'SubstitutionEllis Bevan on for Mason GradyCardiff Rugby56'SubstitutionEllis Bevan on for Mason Grady
- 64'15–19TryEvan LloydCardiff Rugby64'15–19TryEvan Lloyd
- 64'15–21ConversionJarrod EvansCardiff Rugby64'15–21ConversionJarrod Evans
- 68'SubstitutionSam Wainwright on for Javan SebastianCardiff Rugby68'SubstitutionSam Wainwright on for Javan Sebastian
- 68'SubstitutionArchie Hughes on for Dane BlackerScarletsSubstitutionArchie Hughes on for Dane Blacker68'
- 71'SubstitutionRory Thornton on for Teddy WilliamsCardiff Rugby71'SubstitutionRory Thornton on for Teddy Williams
Team stats
ScarletsCardiff Rugby
40%Possession60%
42%Territory58%
2Tries3
73Carries129
299Metres carried360
3Clean breaks3
21Defenders beaten10
4Offloads4
88Passes168
170Tackles81
10Missed tackles21
88%Tackle success75%
1Turnovers won6
7Penalties conceded9
7/11Scrums won5/7
14/15Lineouts won19/20
26Kicks from hand34
Match report
Cardiff Rugby claimed a 21-15 victory over Scarlets at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday evening, securing the Welsh derby in the opening round of the United Rugby Championship. The six-point margin settled a contest refereed by Adam Jones, extending Cardiff's recent edge in this fixture.
The result leaves Cardiff Rugby in 10th place and Scarlets in 11th in the early-season standings. In their last ten meetings, Scarlets hold six wins to Cardiff's four, but the visitors have now won three of the last five encounters between the sides.
Written by AI from the official match data.
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 ChampionshipScarlets15Cardiff Rugby2126 Sept 2026Scarlets15–21Cardiff RugbyUnited Rugby Championship
- 18 Apr 2026 · United Rugby ChampionshipScarlets24Cardiff Rugby2818 Apr 2026Scarlets24–28Cardiff RugbyUnited Rugby Championship
- 19 Dec 2025 · United Rugby ChampionshipCardiff Rugby17Scarlets2119 Dec 2025Cardiff Rugby17–21ScarletsUnited Rugby Championship
- 12 Oct 2024 · United Rugby ChampionshipCardiff Rugby19Scarlets2512 Oct 2024Cardiff Rugby19–25ScarletsUnited Rugby Championship
- 28 Sept 2024 · United Rugby ChampionshipScarlets15Cardiff Rugby2428 Sept 2024Scarlets15–24Cardiff RugbyUnited Rugby Championship
Lineups
Avg. age
26.5
Avg. age
28.3
Scarlets
- 1Sam O'Connor(24)
- 2Ryan Elias(31)
- 3Henry Thomas(34)
- 4Harvey Cuckson(22)
- 5Will Evans(20)
- 6Sam Lousi(35)
- 7Josh Macleod(29)
- 8Osian Williams(20)
- 9Dane Blacker(28)
- 10Gareth Anscombe(35)
- 11Macs Page(21)
- 12Eddie James(24)
- 13Joe Roberts(26)
- 14Ellis Mee(23)
- 15Blair Murray(25)
Replacements
- 16John McKee(26)
- 17Josh Morse(22)
- 18Gabe Hawley(23)
- 19Alex Groves(25)
- 20Tristan Davies(25)
- 21Archie Hughes(23)
- 22Joe Hawkins(24)
- 23Ioan Jones(22)
Cardiff Rugby
- 1Scott Sio(35)
- 2Liam Belcher(30)
- 3Javan Sebastian(32)
- 4Josh McNally(36)
- 5Teddy Williams(26)
- 6Alex Mann(24)
- 7Daniel Thomas(33)
- 8Taine Basham(26)
- 9Johan Mulder(27)
- 10Callum Sheedy(30)
- 11Mason Grady(24)
- 12Ben Thomas(27)
- 13Le Roux Malan(27)
- 14Jacob Beetham(25)
- 15Cameron Winnett(23)
Replacements
- 16Evan Lloyd(24)
- 17Rhys Barratt(23)
- 18Sam Wainwright(28)
- 19Rory Thornton(31)
- 20James Botham(28)
- 21Ellis Bevan(26)
- 22Jarrod Evans(30)
- 23Harri Millard(30)