Dragons vs Cardiff Rugby | United Rugby Championship

Dragons

Cardiff Rugby

Thursday 26 Dec 2024

Rodney Parade

Dragons

Cardiff Rugby

Tries

Rhodri Williams 68'

Rio Dyer 19'

Aaron Wainwright 14'

Evan Lloyd 75'

Gabriel Hamer-Webb 56'

Josh Adams 44'

Teddy Williams 32'

Conversions

Angus O'Brien 69'; 15'

Callum Sheedy 57'; 45';

Penalties

Angus O'Brien 17'

03:11

Dragons v Cardiff Rugby | Match in 3 Minutes | URC

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Rory Jennings

Out: Ben Thomas

76'

Nick Thomas

Out: Joseph Davies

76'

Evan Lloyd

Try

75'

Rhys Litterick

Out: Keiron Assiratti

69'

Danny Southworth

Out: Corey Domachowski

69'

Alun Lawrence

Out: Alex Mann

69'

Angus O'Brien

Conversion

69'

Rhodri Williams

Try

68'

Cai Evans

Out: Huw Anderson

64'

Paula Latu

Out: Dmitri Arhip

59'

Aki Seiuli

Out: Rodrigo Martinez

59'

Callum Sheedy

Conversion

57'

Gabriel Hamer-Webb

Try

56'

Evan Lloyd

Out: Dafydd Hughes

54'

Shane Lewis-Hughes

Out: Dan Lydiate

51'

Elliot Dee

Out: Brodie Coghlan

51'

Callum Sheedy

Conversion

45'

Josh Adams

Try

44'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

42'

Teddy Williams

Try

32'

Rio Dyer

Try

19'

Angus O'Brien

Penalty

17'

Angus O'Brien

Conversion

15'

Aaron Wainwright

Try

14'

Taulupe Faletau

Out: Alun Lawrence

13'

Alun Lawrence

Out: Taulupe Faletau

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

See Full Stats

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Cardiff Rugby

-55

Dragons

-152

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

T. Basham

Ball Carries: 14

Tackles

A. Mann

Tackles: 20

Points

A. O'Brien

Points: 7

Insights

United Rugby Championship

Points per match

1922

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1111

Match Information

Rodney Parade

United Rugby Championship

Thursday 26 Dec 2024

Rodney Parade

Dragons

Cardiff Rugby

Tries

Rhodri Williams 68'

Rio Dyer 19'

Aaron Wainwright 14'

Evan Lloyd 75'

Gabriel Hamer-Webb 56'

Josh Adams 44'

Teddy Williams 32'

Conversions

Angus O'Brien 69'; 15'

Callum Sheedy 57'; 45';

Penalties

Angus O'Brien 17'

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Rory Jennings

Out: Ben Thomas

76'

Nick Thomas

Out: Joseph Davies

76'

Evan Lloyd

Try

75'

Rhys Litterick

Out: Keiron Assiratti

69'

Danny Southworth

Out: Corey Domachowski

69'

Alun Lawrence

Out: Alex Mann

69'

Angus O'Brien

Conversion

69'

Rhodri Williams

Try

68'

Cai Evans

Out: Huw Anderson

64'

Paula Latu

Out: Dmitri Arhip

59'

Aki Seiuli

Out: Rodrigo Martinez

59'

Callum Sheedy

Conversion

57'

Gabriel Hamer-Webb

Try

56'

Evan Lloyd

Out: Dafydd Hughes

54'

Shane Lewis-Hughes

Out: Dan Lydiate

51'

Elliot Dee

Out: Brodie Coghlan

51'

Callum Sheedy

Conversion

45'

Josh Adams

Try

44'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

42'

Teddy Williams

Try

32'

Rio Dyer

Try

19'

Angus O'Brien

Penalty

17'

Angus O'Brien

Conversion

15'

Aaron Wainwright

Try

14'

Taulupe Faletau

Out: Alun Lawrence

13'

Alun Lawrence

Out: Taulupe Faletau

Start of First Half

Top Stats

3Tries4

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

148

103

Offload

Metres Gained

354

357

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

108

150

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Head to Head

Previous 5 meetings

Won

30 Nov 2024

31 - 23

United Rugby Championship

26 Dec 2023

55 - 21

United Rugby Championship

29 Oct 2023

9 - 16

United Rugby Championship

26 Dec 2022

24 - 29

United Rugby Championship

15 Oct 2022

31 - 14

United Rugby Championship

Head to Head

Previous 5 meetings

Won

Last 5 Meetings

30 Nov 2024

31 - 23

United Rugby Championship

26 Dec 2023

55 - 21

United Rugby Championship

29 Oct 2023

9 - 16

United Rugby Championship

26 Dec 2022

24 - 29

United Rugby Championship

15 Oct 2022

31 - 14

United Rugby Championship

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Dragons

Newcastle Falcons 14 - 22 Dragons

15 Dec 2024 • EPCR Challenge Cup

Montpellier Herault 14 - 18 Dragons

6 Dec 2024 • EPCR Challenge Cup

Cardiff Rugby 31 - 23 Dragons

30 Nov 2024 • United Rugby Championship

Connacht 31 - 7 Dragons

26 Oct 2024 • United Rugby Championship

Benetton Rugby 21 - 31 Dragons

19 Oct 2024 • United Rugby Championship

Cardiff Rugb...

Cheetahs 26 - 10 Cardiff Rugby

14 Dec 2024 • EPCR Challenge Cup

Lyon OU 37 - 26 Cardiff Rugby

7 Dec 2024 • EPCR Challenge Cup

Dragons 31 - 23 Cardiff Rugby

30 Nov 2024 • United Rugby Championship

Ulster 21 - 19 Cardiff Rugby

26 Oct 2024 • United Rugby Championship

Edinburgh 27 - 8 Cardiff Rugby

19 Oct 2024 • United Rugby Championship

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Line Up

Rodrigo Martinez

Brodie Coghlan

Dimitri Arhip

Joseph Davies

Ryan Woodman

Dan Lydiate

Taine Basham

Aaron Wainwright

Rhodri Williams

Angus O'Brien

Jared Rosser

Aneurin Owen

Joe Westwood

Rio Dyer

Huw Anderson

Corey Domachowski

Dafydd Hughes

Keiron Assiratti

Josh McNally

Teddy Williams

James Botham

Alex Mann

Taulupe Faletau

Aled Davies

Callum Sheedy

Gabriel Hamer-Webb

Ben Thomas

Rey Lee-Lo

Josh Adams

Cam Winnett

Substitutes

Elliot Dee

Aki Seiuli

Paula Latu

Nick Thomas

Shane Lewis-Hughes

Che Hope

Will Reed

Cai Evans

Evan Lloyd

Danny Southworth

Rhys Litterick

Seb Davies

Alun Lawrence

Ellis Bevan

Rory Jennings

Tom Bowen

Match Videos

03:11

Dragons v Cardiff Rugby | Match in 3 Minutes | URC

Commentary

80’

End of second half

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

80’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Rio Dyer bursts through to advance the Dragons RFC attack.

80’

Penalty Goal - Missed Right

Callum Sheedy has penalty kick attempt at goal but pushes it to the right hand side of the posts.

76’

Substitution on

Rory Jennings comes on.

76’

Substitution off

Ben Thomas comes off.

76’

Substitution on

Nick Thomas comes on.

76’

Substitution off

Joseph Davies comes off.

76’

Conversion

Cardiff Rugby go for goal with Callum Sheedy taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

75’

Try

Great forward play by Cardiff Rugby allows Evan Lloyd to score the try.

69’

Substitution on

Cardiff Rugby make a substitution with Rhys Litterick coming on.

69’

Substitution off

Cardiff Rugby make a substitution with Keiron Assiratti coming off.

69’

Substitution on

Cardiff Rugby make a substitution with Danny Southworth coming on.

69’

Substitution off

Cardiff Rugby make a substitution with Corey Domachowski coming off.

69’

Substitution on

Cardiff Rugby make a substitution with Alun Lawrence coming on.

69’

Substitution off

Cardiff Rugby make a substitution with Alex Mann coming off.

69’

Conversion

The Dragons RFC supporters go wild as Angus O'Brien successfully kicks the conversion.

68’

Try

Rhodri Williams scores the try from close range.

64’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Cai Evans goes through the gap.

64’

Substitution on

Dragons RFC sub Cai Evans comes onto the field.

64’

Substitution off

Huw Anderson departs for Dragons RFC.

59’

Substitution on

Paula Latu comes on for Dragons RFC.

59’

Substitution off

Dmitri Arhip leaves the field.

59’

Substitution on

Aki Seiuli comes on for Dragons RFC.

59’

Substitution off

Rodrigo Martinez leaves the field.

57’

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Callum Sheedy kicks the conversion.

56’

Try

A penetrating move by Cardiff Rugby results in a try for Gabriel Hamer-Webb.

56’

Clean break

What a run here by Gabriel Hamer-Webb as they get over the gainline!

55’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Cameron Winnett.

54’

Substitution on

Evan Lloyd comes on.

54’

Substitution off

Dafydd Hughes comes off.

51’

Substitution on

Shane Lewis-Hughes comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Dan Lydiate comes off.

51’

Substitution on

Elliot Dee comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Brodie Coghlan comes off.

45’

Conversion

Callum Sheedy adds the two points for Cardiff Rugby.

44’

Try

Slick passing by Cardiff Rugby leads to a try for Josh Adams.

44’

Clean break

Josh Adams makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

44’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Ben Thomas is finished off with a try.

40’

Start of second half

The second half kicks off.

42’

End of first half

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

33’

Conversion

The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Callum Sheedy will have to re-adjust the radar.

32’

Try

The pressure has finally told as Teddy Williams scores from close range.

32’

Try assist

Josh McNally sets up the try.

22’

Penalty Goal - Missed Left

The touch judges have waved away the attempt by Angus O'Brien as they hook it left.

20’

Conversion

Angus O'Brien takes the conversion but it hits the upright and bounces away, kick unsuccessful.

19’

Try

What a kick! Rio Dyer takes full advantage to score for Dragons RFC.

18’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Jared Rosser bursts through to advance the Dragons RFC attack.

17’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Angus O'Brien does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

15’

Conversion

Angus O'Brien converts the try.

14’

Try

A bit of individual brilliance by Aaron Wainwright leads to a try for Dragons RFC

14’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Rhodri Williams is finished off with a try.

13’

Substitution on

Cardiff Rugby sub Taulupe Faletau comes onto the field.

13’

Substitution off

Alun Lawrence departs for Cardiff Rugby.

3’

Substitution on

Alun Lawrence comes on.

3’

Substitution off

Taulupe Faletau comes off.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Cardiff Rugby

-55

Dragons

-152

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

T. Basham

Ball Carries: 14

Tackles

A. Mann

Tackles: 20

Points

A. O'Brien

Points: 7

Insights

United Rugby Championship

Points per match

1922

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1111

Match Information

Rodney Parade

United Rugby Championship