Cardiff Rugby

26 – 21

Halftime: 12 – 14

Attendance: 11253

Munster Rugby

Halftime: 12 – 14

Attendance: 11253

Friday 25th April 2025

KO 19:35 BST Europe/London

Cardiff Arms Park

Ref: Gianluca Gnecchi

United Rugby Championship

Match Stats

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Match stats

Summary

Stat.	Cardiff Rugby	Munster Rugby
Tries	Gabe Hamer-Webb (25) Harri Millard (28) Johan Mulder (62)	Calvin Nash (12) Mike Haley (36) Tom Farrell (49)
Conversions	Callum Sheedy (28) Ben Thomas (63)	Jack Crowley (13), (37), (50)
Penalties

Match Stats

Stat.	Cardiff Rugby	Munster Rugby
Posession First Half	56%	44%
Posession Second Half	43%	57%
Territory First Half	42%	58%
Territory Second Half	64%	36%
Tries	3	3
Conversions	2	3
Penalties Conceded	6	11
Turnovers Conceded	12	16
Passes	216	232
Tackles	202	150
Scrums Won	6	8
Lineouts Won	18	7
Yellow Cards	0	2

Player Stats

C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won

No.	Cardiff Rugby	C	CB	DB	M	O	P	T	TW
1	Danny Southworth	6	1	2	17	1	3	9	0
2	Liam Belcher	7	2	1	22	0	4	9	0
3	Keiron Assiratti	2	0	0	0	0	2	9	0
4	Josh McNally	8	0	0	10	0	6	12	0
5	Teddy Williams	12	0	0	19	0	6	16	0
6	James Botham	6	0	0	14	0	3	24	0
7	Thomas Young	6	0	2	5	0	2	15	1
8	Taulupe Faletau	17	0	2	67	2	10	19	0
9	Johan Mulder	5	0	1	32	0	95	5	0
10	Callum Sheedy	6	0	3	24	1	35	5	2
11	Gabe Hamer-Webb	11	2	1	36	1	3	5	0
12	Ben Thomas	12	0	1	33	1	24	9	0
13	Harri Millard	5	0	0	33	0	5	10	0
14	Josh Adams	11	2	2	86	0	3	5	0
15	Cam Winnett	11	0	1	41	0	9	2	0

Replacements

C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won

No.	Cardiff Rugby	C	CB	M	P	T	TW
16	Evan Lloyd	1	0	0	0	5	0
17	Corey Domachowski	4	0	2	0	9	0
18	Rhys Litterick	1	0	7	0	5	0
19	Rory Thornton	0	0	0	1	6	0
20	Alun Lawrence	2	1	13	3	7	1
21	Ben Donnell	0	0	0	1	11	0
22	Aled Davies	0	0	0	1	5	0
23	Tinus de Beer	0	0	0	0	0	0

No.	Munster Rugby	C	CB	DB	M	O	P	T	TW
1	Michael Milne	7	1	2	19	0	1	11	0
2	Niall Scannell	6	0	1	12	0	2	13	0
3	John Ryan	6	0	0	5	0	2	10	0
4	Fineen Wycherley	6	0	0	4	0	2	10	0
5	Tadhg Beirne	8	0	1	12	1	9	8	1
6	Jack O'Donoghue	2	0	0	0	0	5	10	0
7	Alex Kendellen	5	0	1	19	0	4	9	1
8	Gavin Coombes	15	0	4	37	2	6	11	0
9	Craig Casey	6	0	1	33	1	107	4	0
10	Jack Crowley	9	0	1	14	0	47	14	0
11	Thaakir Abrahams	11	1	3	89	0	1	5	0
12	Alex Nankivell	9	0	2	7	1	9	5	1
13	Tom Farrell	12	2	2	46	2	7	6	0
14	Calvin Nash	14	1	2	26	1	4	9	1
15	Mike Haley	11	1	4	64	0	4	5	0

Replacements

C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won

No.	Munster Rugby	C	DB	M	O	P	T
16	Diarmuid Barron	4	0	1	1	3	5
17	Mark Donnelly	3	0	5	0	2	3
18	Ronan Foxe	3	0	0	0	1	0
19	Jean Kleyn	3	0	0	1	5	5
20	Ruadhan Quinn	1	0	7	0	0	3
21	Paddy Patterson	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Tony Butler	5	0	4	0	8	0
23	Sean O'Brien	3	1	4	0	3	4

Match Line-up

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Line-up

	Cardiff Rugby	Munster Rugby
1	Danny Southworth	Michael Milne
2	Liam Belcher	Niall Scannell
3	Keiron Assiratti	John Ryan
4	Josh McNally	Fineen Wycherley
5	Teddy Williams	Tadhg Beirne
6	James Botham	Jack O'Donoghue
7	Thomas Young	Alex Kendellen
8	Taulupe Faletau	Gavin Coombes
9	Johan Mulder	Craig Casey
10	Callum Sheedy	Jack Crowley
11	Gabe Hamer-Webb	Thaakir Abrahams
12	Ben Thomas	Alex Nankivell
13	Harri Millard	Tom Farrell
14	Josh Adams	Calvin Nash
15	Cam Winnett	Mike Haley

Replacements

	Cardiff Rugby	Munster Rugby
16	Evan Lloyd	Diarmuid Barron
17	Corey Domachowski	Mark Donnelly
18	Rhys Litterick	Ronan Foxe
19	Rory Thornton	Jean Kleyn
20	Alun Lawrence	Ruadhan Quinn
21	Ben Donnell	Paddy Patterson
22	Aled Davies	Tony Butler
23	Tinus de Beer	Sean O'Brien

Team Stats

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Team stats

The season so far

P: Played . W: Won D: Drawn L: Lost F: For A: Against Diff: Difference BP: Bonus Points Pts: Points (Total)

No.		Team Name	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	BP	Pts
6		Munster Rugby	18	9	0	9	444	429	15	15	51
9		Cardiff Rugby	18	8	1	9	409	477	-68	13	47

Form Guide

Cardiff Rugby	Played	Score	Win/Loss
Munster Rugby	Home	26-21	Win
Ospreys	Away	19-36	Win
Connacht Rugby	Away	35-20	Loss
Benetton Rugby	Away	20-19	Loss

Munster Rugby	Played	Score	Win/Loss
Cardiff Rugby	Away	26-21	Loss
Vodacom Bulls	Home	13-16	Loss
Bordeaux-Begles	Away	47-29	Loss
La Rochelle	Away	24-25	Win

Past Meetings

Sat 30th Mar 2024
KO 19:35 GMT

Thomond Park

Europe/Dublin

United Rugby Championship

Munster Rugby

20

V

15

Cardiff Rugby

Match report

Sat 17th Sep 2022
KO 15:05 BST

Cardiff Arms Park

Europe/London

United Rugby Championship

Cardiff Rugby

20

V

13

Munster Rugby

Match report

Fri 29th Apr 2022
KO 19:35 IST

Virgin Media Park

Europe/Dublin

United Rugby Championship

Munster Rugby

42

V

21

Cardiff Rugby

Match report

Head-to-head

	Cardiff Rugby	Munster Rugby
Played	42	42
Wins	14	26
Wins at home	10	16
Wins away	4	10
Draws	2	2

From data since 2003