Cardiff Rugby
Cardiff Rugby v Sharks — United Rugby Championship
Cardiff scorers:
Tries Adams 10′, Botham 45′, Botham 58′
Cons Evans 11′, Evans 46′, Evans 59′
Sharks scorers:
Tries Hooker 2′, Romao 25′, Jenkins 40+3′, Du Toit 62′, Bester 74′, Romao 80′
Cons Lombard 27′, Lombard 63′, Masuku 75′
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Match info
Kick-off, venue, form and the table.
Kick-off
· UTC
- UK & Ireland (BST)
- Fri 19:45
- South Africa (SAST)
- Fri 20:45
- Sydney (AEDT)
- Sat 05:45
- New Zealand (NZDT)
- Sat 07:45
Venue
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
- Capacity
- 12,500
- Surface
- Grass
Form and season so far
Season figures: United Rugby Championship table.
United Rugby Championship table
| Position | Team | Points difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sharks, your team | +33 | 19 |
| 5 | Edinburgh Rugby, your team | +28 | 19 |
| 6 | Leinster, your team | +68 | 18 |
| 7 | Cardiff Rugby, your team | +6 | 14 |
| 8 | Dragons RFC, your team | +9 | 14 |
Scoring timeline
Final · newest first
- Full-time21–36
- 80′ Try Sharks: Matt Romao Try 21–36
- 75′ Conversion Sharks: Siya Masuku Conversion 21–31
- 75′ Replacement Cardiff: Callum Sheedy On for Harry Millard
- 74′ Try Sharks: Ethan Bester Try 21–29
- 74′ Replacement Cardiff: Aled Davies On for Johan Mulder
- 71′ Replacement Sharks: Hanru Jacobs On for Thomas Du Toit
- 64′ Replacement Cardiff: Semisi Paea On for Alex Mann
- 63′ Conversion Sharks: Gianni Lombard Conversion 21–24
- 63′ Replacement Cardiff: Keiron Assiratti On for Javan Sebastian
- 63′ Replacement Cardiff: Evan Lloyd On for Liam Belcher
- 62′ Try Sharks: Thomas Du Toit Try 21–22
- 59′ Conversion Cardiff: Jarrod Evans Conversion 21–17
- 59′ Replacement Sharks: Vincent Tshikaya Tshituka On for Emmanuel Tshituka
- 58′ Try Cardiff: James Botham Try 19–17
- 52′ Replacement Sharks: Ivan Van Zyl On for Jaden Hendrikse
- 50′ Replacement Sharks: Stephan Lewies On for Jason Howell Jenkins
- 47′ Replacement Sharks: Thomas Du Toit On for Hanru Jacobs
- 47′ Replacement Sharks: Ethan Bester On for Eduan Swart
- 46′ Conversion Cardiff: Jarrod Evans Conversion 14–17
- 45′ Try Cardiff: James Botham Try 12–17
- 41′ Replacement Sharks: Siya Masuku On for Jurenzo Julius
- 41′ Replacement Cardiff: Danny Southworth On for Scott Sio
- Half-time7–17
- 40+3′ Try Sharks: Jason Howell Jenkins Try 7–17
- 40+1′ Replacement Cardiff: Tom Bowen On for Cameron Winnett
- 27′ Conversion Sharks: Gianni Lombard Conversion 7–12
- 26′ Replacement Sharks: Retshegofaditswe Ox Nché On for Phatu Ganyane
- 25′ Try Sharks: Matt Romao Try 7–10
- 11′ Conversion Cardiff: Jarrod Evans Conversion 7–5
- 10′ Try Cardiff: Josh Adams Try 5–5
- 2′ Try Sharks: Ethan Hooker Try 0–5
- 1′ Replacement Sharks: Jaco Williams On for Andre Esterhuizen
TRY 5 ptsCON 2PEN 3YC yellow card (10 min)RC red cardSUB replacement
Line-ups
Cardiff
Coach: Corniel van Zyl- 1 Scott Sio Prop
- 2 Liam Belcher (captain) Hooker
- 3 Javan Sebastian Prop
- 4 Josh McNally Lock
- 5 Teddy Williams Lock
- 6 Alex Mann Flanker
- 7 James Botham Flanker
- 8 Taine Basham No. 8
- 9 Johan Mulder Scrum-half
- 10 Jarrod Evans Fly-half
- 11 Harry Millard Wing
- 12 Steffan Emanuel Centre
- 13 Le Roux Malan Centre
- 14 Josh Adams Wing
- 15 Cameron Winnett Full-back
Replacements
- 16 Evan Lloyd on at 63′
- 17 Danny Southworth on at 41′
- 18 Keiron Assiratti on at 63′
- 19 Tom Manz not used
- 20 Semisi Paea on at 64′
- 21 Aled Davies on at 74′
- 22 Callum Sheedy on at 75′
- 23 Tom Bowen on at 40′
Sharks
Coach: JP Pietersen- 1 Phatu Ganyane Prop
- 2 Eduan Swart Hooker
- 3 Hanru Jacobs Prop
- 4 Jason Howell Jenkins Lock
- 5 Emile van Heerden Lock
- 6 Matt Romao Flanker
- 7 Emmanuel Tshituka Flanker
- 8 Nick Hatton No. 8
- 9 Jaden Hendrikse Scrum-half
- 10 Gianni Lombard Fly-half
- 11 Ethan Hooker Wing
- 12 Andre Esterhuizen (captain) Centre
- 13 Jurenzo Julius Centre
- 14 Edwill Van Der Merwe Wing
- 15 Zekethelo Siyaya Full-back
Replacements
- 16 Ethan Bester on at 47′
- 17 Retshegofaditswe Ox Nché on at 26′
- 18 Thomas Du Toit on at 47′
- 19 Stephan Lewies on at 50′
- 20 Vincent Tshikaya Tshituka on at 59′
- 21 Ivan Van Zyl on at 52′
- 22 Siya Masuku on at 41′
- 23 Jaco Williams on at 1′
Match stats · full-time
Possession: Cardiff 43%, Sharks 56%
Carries: Cardiff 94, Sharks 128
Metres made: Cardiff 380, Sharks 518
Line breaks: Cardiff 3, Sharks 8
Tackles made: Cardiff 199, Sharks 123
Tackles missed: Cardiff 41, Sharks 28
Turnovers won: Cardiff 9, Sharks 5
Lineouts won: Cardiff 5/9, Sharks 12/12
Scrums won: Cardiff 8/11, Sharks 2/2
Penalties conceded: Cardiff 11, Sharks 10
Yellow cards: Cardiff 0, Sharks 0
Red cards: Cardiff 0, Sharks 0
Passes: Cardiff 148, Sharks 145
Tries: Cardiff 3, Sharks 6
Try assists: Cardiff 1, Sharks 3
Conversions: Cardiff 3, Sharks 3
Penalty goals: Cardiff 0, Sharks 0
Drop goals: Cardiff 0, Sharks 0
Turnovers: Cardiff 12, Sharks 17
Offloads: Cardiff 5, Sharks 11
The leading value in each row is bold. Bars are relative to the combined total.
Head-to-head
- Cardiff wins
- 0
- Draws
- 0
- Sharks wins
- 1
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