Cardiff Rugby
20 - 17
Full Time
Lions

Cardiff Rugby vs Lions

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Cardiff Rugby v Lions Cardiff Rugby v Lions
United Rugby Championship - Round 13 United Rugby Championship - Round 13
Fri 21st March 2025, 09:35pm SAST Fri 21st March 2025, 09:35pm SAST
Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Arms Park
Federico Vedovelli Federico Vedovelli

Head to Head

Cardiff Rugby
Wins
2
Lions
Wins
3

Average Points scored

21
28
First try wins
60%
Home team wins
80%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

Cardiff Rugby
21-36
Sharks
Northampton
28-12
Cardiff Rugby
Leinster
29-5
Cardiff Rugby
Cardiff Rugby
40-27
Zebre
Scarlets
15-21
Cardiff Rugby
Edinburgh
31-10
Lions
Stade Rochelais
31-14
Lions
Bulls
57-15
Lions
Lions
35-19
Ospreys
Lions
27-26
Leinster
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Match Information

Cardiff Rugby v Lions Cardiff Rugby v Lions
United Rugby Championship - Round 13 United Rugby Championship - Round 13
Fri 21st March 2025, 09:35pm SAST Fri 21st March 2025, 09:35pm SAST
Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Arms Park
Federico Vedovelli Federico Vedovelli

Points Flow Chart

Cardiff Rugby Lions
Cardiff Rugby Lions
39
Mins in lead
16
49%
% Of Game In Lead
20%
35%
Possession Last 10 min
65%
0
Points Last 10 min
0

Key Events

Full Time
Lombard
73' 20-17
Sheedy
20-17 64'
Millard
18-17 63'
Lombard
58' 13-17
Horn
57' 13-15
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22m Entries

Cardiff Rugby Lions
Avg. Points Scored
2.4
22m Entries
7
Avg. Points Scored
1.3
22m Entries
11

Attack Profile

Cardiff Rugby
Lions
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Defence Profile

Cardiff Rugby
Lions
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Last 5 Penalties

Lions 69'
Lions 73'
Lions 74'
Cardiff Rugby 74'
Cardiff Rugby 76'
10
Points
Callum Sheedy
Cardiff Rugby Callum Sheedy
1
Last Try
Harri Millard
Cardiff Rugby Harri Millard
24
Carries
Ruan Venter
Lions Ruan Venter
28
Tackles Completed
Alun Lawrence
Cardiff Rugby Alun Lawrence
2
Line Breaks
Harri Millard
Cardiff Rugby Harri Millard
2
Turnovers Won
Liam Belcher
Cardiff Rugby Liam Belcher
4
Defenders Beaten
Marius Louw
Lions Marius Louw
105
Successful Passes
Nico Steyn
Lions Nico Steyn

Live Updates

That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
Efan Daniel comes on for Cardiff Rugby and Liam Belcher comes off
75'
Ruan Delport comes on and Darrien Landsberg comes off
73'
Lions will have to do without Gianni Lombard for ten minutes as they have received a yellow card
73'
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Cardiff Rugby vs Lions Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Cardiff Rugby face off against Lions in United Rugby Championship Round 13 on Fri 21st March 2025 at Cardiff Arms Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:35. In South Africa it’s at 21:35 SAST, 08:35 NZST in New Zealand, 06:35 AEST in Australia and 12:35 EST in the US.

Cardiff Rugby won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.

Cardiff Rugby vs Lions Squads

The official squads for Cardiff Rugby vs Lions will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match, however.

Other Fixtures

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