Cardiff Rugby vs Sharks — United Rugby Championship 23 Oct 2026: kick-off time, team news & prediction

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United Rugby Championship · Round 4
Friday 23 October 2026 · 18:45
Cardiff Arms Park

18:45

Fri 23 Oct

United Rugby Championship

Cardiff Rugby v Sharks

Locks in 2 months Fri 23 Oct, 18:45 UTC

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Form

Cardiff Rugby

L W L W W

21–44 v Stormers · 30 May
22–16 v Stormers · 15 May
17–40 v Glasgow Warriors · 8 May

Sharks

L W W L L

0–54 v New Zealand · 11 Aug
54–19 v Zebre Rugby · 16 May
46–7 v Benetton Treviso · 9 May

Head to head

Last 1 meetings in our data: Cardiff Rugby 0 – 1 Sharks · avg 36 total points

27 Mar 2026 · United Rugby Championship

Sharks

Cardiff Rugby

21
15 FT

United Rugby Championship

as of September 5, 2026 07:25

United Rugby Championship standings
#	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
1	Glasgow Warriors	18	13	0	5	479	338	+141	65
2	Leinster Rugby	18	12	0	6	515	370	+145	63
3	Stormers	18	12	1	5	504	344	+160	60
4	Vodacom Bulls XV	18	12	0	6	566	406	+160	59
5	Munster	18	11	0	7	396	376	+20	55
6	Cardiff Rugby	18	11	0	7	353	372	-19	55
7	Fidelity ADT Lions	18	10	1	7	532	473	+59	54
8	Connacht Rugby	18	10	0	8	442	395	+47	54
9	Ulster Rugby	18	9	1	8	494	420	+74	52
10	Sharks	18	8	1	9	467	428	+39	46
11	Ospreys	18	7	2	9	376	454	-78	39
12	Edinburgh Rugby	18	7	0	11	362	439	-77	38
13	Benetton Treviso	18	6	2	10	327	493	-166	33
14	Scarlets	18	4	2	12	361	460	-99	28
15	Dragons	18	3	4	11	350	481	-131	28
16	Zebre Rugby	18	2	0	16	312	587	-275	15

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