Cardiff Rugby vs Leinster | United Rugby Championship

Cardiff Rugby

Leinster

Friday 27 Feb 2026

Cardiff Arms Park, TBC

Cardiff Rugby

Leinster

Tries

Aled Davies 53'

Luke McGrath 67'

Conversions

Charlie Tector 67'

Penalties

Callum Sheedy 18'

05:07

Cardiff Rugby v Leinster Rugby | Match in 5 Minutes | URC

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

John McKee

Out: Gus McCarthy

74'

Ioan Lloyd

Out: Callum Sheedy

71'

Rory Thornton

Out: George Nott

68'

Charlie Tector

Conversion

67'

Luke McGrath

Try

67'

Johan Mulder

Out: Aled Davies

65'

Jacob Beetham

Yellow Card

65'

Keiron Assiratti

Out: Javan Sebastian

61'

Dafydd Hughes

Out: Liam Belcher

61'

Danny Southworth

Out: Rhys Barratt

56'

Andrew Osborne

Out: Joshua Kenny

56'

Aled Davies

Try

53'

Luke McGrath

Out: Fintan Gunne

51'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

RG Snyman

Out: Alan Spicer

36'

Rabah Slimani

Out: Andrew Sparrow

36'

Gus McCarthy

Out: John McKee

36'

Alex Usanov

Out: Jerry Cahir

36'

Callum Sheedy

Penalty

18'

Charlie Tector

Yellow Card

12'

Charlie Tector

Out: Harry Byrne

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

See Full Stats

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Leinster

Cardiff Rugby

-3

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

A. Lawrence

Ball Carries: 16

Tackles

D. Thomas

Tackles: 25

Points

L. McGrath

Points: 5

Insights

United Rugby Championship

Points per match

2127

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

911

Match Information

Cardiff Arms Park, TBC

United Rugby Championship

Channel 211, SS Rugby

Friday 27 Feb 2026

Cardiff Arms Park, TBC

Cardiff Rugby

Leinster

Tries

Aled Davies 53'

Luke McGrath 67'

Conversions

Charlie Tector 67'

Penalties

Callum Sheedy 18'

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

John McKee

Out: Gus McCarthy

74'

Ioan Lloyd

Out: Callum Sheedy

71'

Rory Thornton

Out: George Nott

68'

Charlie Tector

Conversion

67'

Luke McGrath

Try

67'

Johan Mulder

Out: Aled Davies

65'

Jacob Beetham

Yellow Card

65'

Keiron Assiratti

Out: Javan Sebastian

61'

Dafydd Hughes

Out: Liam Belcher

61'

Danny Southworth

Out: Rhys Barratt

56'

Andrew Osborne

Out: Joshua Kenny

56'

Aled Davies

Try

53'

Luke McGrath

Out: Fintan Gunne

51'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

RG Snyman

Out: Alan Spicer

36'

Rabah Slimani

Out: Andrew Sparrow

36'

Gus McCarthy

Out: John McKee

36'

Alex Usanov

Out: Jerry Cahir

36'

Callum Sheedy

Penalty

18'

Charlie Tector

Yellow Card

12'

Charlie Tector

Out: Harry Byrne

Start of First Half

Top Stats

1Tries1

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

138

175

Offload

Metres Gained

266

554

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

162

144

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Head to Head

Previous 5 meetings

Won

1 Mar 2025

42 - 24

United Rugby Championship

2 Mar 2024

20 - 33

United Rugby Championship

28 Jan 2023

38 - 14

United Rugby Championship

29 Jan 2022

29 - 27

United Rugby Championship

22 Nov 2020

40 - 5

United Rugby Championship

Head to Head

Previous 5 meetings

Won

Last 5 Meetings

1 Mar 2025

42 - 24

United Rugby Championship

2 Mar 2024

20 - 33

United Rugby Championship

28 Jan 2023

38 - 14

United Rugby Championship

29 Jan 2022

29 - 27

United Rugby Championship

22 Nov 2020

40 - 5

United Rugby Championship

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

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Leinster

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Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Line Up

Rhys Barratt

Liam Belcher

Javan Sebastian

Josh McNally

George Nott

Alun Lawrence

Daniel Thomas

Taine Basham

Aled Davies

Callum Sheedy

Mason Grady

Ben Thomas

Harri Millard

Jacob Beetham

Cam Winnett

Jerry Cahir

John McKee

Andrew Sparrow

Alan Spicer

Brian Deeny

Max Deegan

Scott Penny

James Culhane

Fintan Gunne

Harry Byrne

Ruben Moloney

Robbie Henshaw

Rieko Ioane

Joshua Kenny

Jimmy O'Brien

Substitutes

Dafydd Hughes

Danny Southworth

Keiron Assiratti

Rory Thornton

Evan Rees

Johan Mulder

Ioan Lloyd

Tom Bowen

Gus McCarthy

Alex Usanov

Rabah Slimani

RG Snyman

Josh Ericson

Luke McGrath

Charlie Tector

Andrew Osborne

Match Videos

05:07

Cardiff Rugby v Leinster Rugby | Match in 5 Minutes | URC

Commentary

80’

End of second half

It's all over! The referee Sam Grove-White has blown their whistle to end the game.

74’

Substitution on

John McKee

Jersey Number 2 • Forward 2

Leinster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with John McKee getting some game time.

74’

Substitution off

Gus McCarthy

Jersey Number 16 • Replacement 1

Leinster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Gus McCarthy being replaced.

71’

Substitution on

Ioan Lloyd

Jersey Number 22 • Replacement 7

Cardiff Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Ioan Lloyd getting some game time.

71’

Substitution off

Callum Sheedy

Jersey Number 10 • Back 2

Cardiff Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Callum Sheedy being replaced.

70’

Clean break

Luke McGrath

Jersey Number 21 • Replacement 6

A gap opened in the defence and Luke McGrath took full advantage.

68’

Substitution on

Rory Thornton

Jersey Number 19 • Replacement 4

Cardiff Rugby make a substitution with Rory Thornton coming on.

68’

Substitution off

George Nott

Jersey Number 5 • Forward 5

Cardiff Rugby make a substitution with George Nott coming off.

67’

Conversion

Charlie Tector

Jersey Number 22 • Replacement 7

The Leinster Rugby supporters go wild as Charlie Tector successfully kicks the conversion.

67’

Try

Luke McGrath

Jersey Number 21 • Replacement 6

A series of passes by Leinster Rugby results in a try for Luke McGrath

67’

Try assist

Andrew Osborne

Jersey Number 23 • Replacement 8

Andrew Osborne sets up the try.

67’

Clean break

Andrew Osborne

Jersey Number 23 • Replacement 8

A gap opened in the defence and Andrew Osborne took full advantage.

65’

Substitution on

Johan Mulder

Jersey Number 21 • Replacement 6

Cardiff Rugby make a substitution with Johan Mulder coming on.

65’

Substitution off

Aled Davies

Jersey Number 9 • Back 1

Cardiff Rugby make a substitution with Aled Davies coming off.

65’

Yellow card

Jacob Beetham

Jersey Number 14 • Back 6

Jacob Beetham (Cardiff Rugby) is shown a yellow card

61’

Substitution on

Keiron Assiratti

Jersey Number 18 • Replacement 3

Cardiff Rugby sub Keiron Assiratti comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Javan Sebastian

Jersey Number 3 • Forward 3

Javan Sebastian departs for Cardiff Rugby.

61’

Substitution on

Dafydd Hughes

Jersey Number 16 • Replacement 1

Cardiff Rugby sub Dafydd Hughes comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Liam Belcher

Jersey Number 2 • Forward 2

Liam Belcher departs for Cardiff Rugby.

56’

Substitution on

Danny Southworth

Jersey Number 17 • Replacement 2

Danny Southworth comes on for Cardiff Rugby.

56’

Substitution off

Rhys Barratt

Jersey Number 1 • Forward 1

Rhys Barratt leaves the field.

56’

Substitution on

Andrew Osborne

Jersey Number 23 • Replacement 8

Andrew Osborne comes on for Leinster Rugby.

56’

Substitution off

Joshua Kenny

Jersey Number 14 • Back 6

Joshua Kenny leaves the field.

54’

Conversion

Callum Sheedy

Jersey Number 10 • Back 2

Callum Sheedy has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

53’

Try

Aled Davies

Jersey Number 9 • Back 1

A penetrating move by Cardiff Rugby results in a try for Aled Davies.

53’

Try assist

Dan Thomas

Jersey Number 7 • Forward 7

That's a great try assist by Dan Thomas.

53’

Clean break

Mason Grady

Jersey Number 11 • Back 3

What a run here by Mason Grady as they get over the gainline!

51’

Substitution on

Luke McGrath

Jersey Number 21 • Replacement 6

Luke McGrath comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Fintan Gunne

Jersey Number 9 • Back 1

Fintan Gunne comes off.

40’

Start of second half

The second half kicks off.

40’

End of first half

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

36’

Substitution on

RG Snyman

Jersey Number 19 • Replacement 4

Leinster Rugby sub RG Snyman comes onto the field.

36’

Substitution off

Alan Spicer

Jersey Number 4 • Forward 4

Alan Spicer departs for Leinster Rugby.

36’

Substitution on

Rabah Slimani

Jersey Number 18 • Replacement 3

Leinster Rugby sub Rabah Slimani comes onto the field.

36’

Substitution off

Andrew Sparrow

Jersey Number 3 • Forward 3

Andrew Sparrow departs for Leinster Rugby.

36’

Substitution on

Gus McCarthy

Jersey Number 16 • Replacement 1

Leinster Rugby sub Gus McCarthy comes onto the field.

36’

Substitution off

John McKee

Jersey Number 2 • Forward 2

John McKee departs for Leinster Rugby.

36’

Substitution on

Alex Usanov

Jersey Number 17 • Replacement 2

Leinster Rugby sub Alex Usanov comes onto the field.

36’

Substitution off

Jerry Cahir

Jersey Number 1 • Forward 1

Jerry Cahir departs for Leinster Rugby.

33’

Clean break

Rieko Ioane

Jersey Number 13 • Back 5

Fabulous play by Leinster Rugby has led to Rieko Ioane being able to wriggle through a gap.

18’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Callum Sheedy

Jersey Number 10 • Back 2

Callum Sheedy does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

16’

Clean break

Ruben Moloney

Jersey Number 11 • Back 3

A gap opened in the defence and Ruben Moloney took full advantage.

12’

Yellow card

Charlie Tector

Jersey Number 22 • Replacement 7

Charlie Tector (Leinster Rugby) is shown a yellow card

7’

Clean break

Fintan Gunne

Jersey Number 9 • Back 1

The defensive line has been broken as Fintan Gunne goes through the gap.

3’

Substitution on

Charlie Tector

Jersey Number 22 • Replacement 7

Charlie Tector comes on.

3’

Substitution off

Harry Byrne

Jersey Number 10 • Back 2

Harry Byrne comes off.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee Sam Grove-White blows their whistle.

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Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Leinster

Cardiff Rugby

-3

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

A. Lawrence

Ball Carries: 16

Tackles

D. Thomas

Tackles: 25

Points

L. McGrath

Points: 5

Insights

United Rugby Championship

Points per match

2127

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

911

Match Information

Cardiff Arms Park, TBC

United Rugby Championship

Channel 211, SS Rugby