Northampton Saints 28 - 12 Cardiff Rugby (18/10/2026)

Full-time Men's Senior Europe European Rugby Champions Cup R1
ENG
Northampton Saints
4 tries
Form L L W L W
No bonusNone
James Pater 11' E
Toby Thame 20' E
George Hendy 63' E
Fraser Dingwall 78' E
Anthony Belleau3Tr
James Pater1Tr
Stadium: Franklin's Gardens  ·  Cloudy 9°C
28-12
Half-time: 14-0
4 tries 2 tries
Broadcaster: beIN Sports 1
PDG
Cardiff Rugby
2 tries
Form W L W W L
No bonusNone
Harri Millard 46' E
Mason Grady 60' E
Jarrod Evans1Tr
Stadium
Franklin's Gardens
Broadcaster
beIN Sports 1
Weather
Cloudy 9°C

Quick summary

Northampton Saints beat Cardiff Rugby 28–12 in a 6-try match and 1 card. James Pater finishes as top scorer with 7 points (1 try, 1 conversion).
JP
Top scorer
James Pater
Northampton Saints · 7 pts (1 try, 1 con)
Key figures
4 Tries 2
4 Cons 1
1 Cards 0
14 1st half 0
14 2nd half 12

Match feed

Highlights All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
Northampton Saints
MIN
Cardiff Rugby
1st half 14 - 0
E
James Pater Try · converted by Anthony Belleau
11'7-0
E
Toby Thame Try · converted by Anthony Belleau
20'14-0
33'14-0
↔
Josh McNallyThomas Manz Replacement
40'14-0
↔
Thomas ManzJosh McNally Replacement
2nd half 14 - 12
46'14-7
E
Harri Millard Try · converted by Jarrod Evans
↔
Ed ProwseJuan John (JJ) van der Mescht Replacement
52'14-7
56'14-7
↔
Evan LloydTaulupe Faletau Replacement
↔
Fraser DingwallToby Thame Replacement
56'14-7
J
Anthony Belleau Yellow card
60'14-7
60'14-12
E
Mason Grady Try
↔
Curtis LangdonJordan Els Replacement
62'14-12
E
George Hendy Try · converted by James Pater
63'21-12
64'21-12
↔
Lucas De la RuaSam Wainwright Replacement
↔
Charlie UlcoqJosh Taylor Replacement
67'21-12
↔
Fin SmithJames Pater Replacement
69'21-12
↩︎
Anthony Belleau Back from sin bin
70'21-12
71'21-12
↔
Josh McNallyThomas Manz Replacement
E
Fraser Dingwall Try · converted by Anthony Belleau
78'28-12

Match stats

Northampton Saints Cardiff Rugby
28
Points scored
12
4
Tries
2
Northampton Saints Cardiff Rugby
4
Tries
2
Northampton Saints Cardiff Rugby
4
Conversions
1
0
Penalties scored — none
0
0
Drop goals — none
0
Northampton Saints Cardiff Rugby
1
Yellow cards
0
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Northampton Saints
0 matches played
Cardiff Rugby
0 matches played
Points scored
28
12
33
Tries
4
2
4.68
First try
11'
46'
13'48
Penalties scored
0
0
0.73
Yellow cards
1
0
0.59
% wins
—%
—%
—
% home wins
—%
—%
64%
% away wins
—%
—%
36%

Line-ups

Partial team sheet: not all players are listed.

Northampton Saints
Forwards
1 Danilo Fischetti Off at 62' 62'
2 Robbie Smith Off at 62' 62'
3 Cleopas Kundiona
4 Tom Lockett
5 Juan John (JJ) van der Mescht Off at 52' 52' Prowse
6 Josh Kemeny
7 Josh Taylor Off at 67' 67' Ulcoq
8 Callum Chick
Half-backs
9 Alex Mitchell Off at 56' 56'
10 Anthony Belleau Yellow card 60'3 T
Backs
11 George Hendy E 63'
12 Toby Thame E 20'Off at 56' 56'
13 Rory Hutchinson
14 Olly Sleightholme
15 James Pater E 11'1 TOff at 69' 69' Smith
Replacements
16 Curtis Langdon On at 62' 62'
17 Jordan Els On at 62' 62'
18 Ion Neculai
19 Ed Prowse On at 52' 52' John (JJ) van der Mescht
20 Charlie Ulcoq On at 67' 67' Taylor
21 Archie McParland On at 56' 56'
22 Fin Smith On at 69' 69' Pater
23 Fraser Dingwall E 78'On at 56' 56'
Cardiff Rugby
1 Danny Southworth Off at 56' 56'
2 Dafydd Hughes
3 Sam Wainwright Off at 64' 64'
4 Thomas Manz Off at 71' 71' McNally
5 Rory Thornton
6 Semisi Paea Off at 64' 64'
7 Daniel Thomas
8 Taulupe Faletau Off at 56' 56'
10 Jarrod Evans 1 TOff at 64' 64'
11 Tom Bowen
12 Steffan Emanuel
13 Harri Millard E 46'Off at 56' 56'
14 Mason Grady E 60'
15 Matty Young
Replacements (8)
16 Evan Lloyd On at 56' 56'
17 Rhys Barratt On at 56' 56'
18 Joe Cowell On at 64' 64'
19 Josh McNally On at 33' 33'
20 Lucas De la Rua On at 64' 64'
21 Sion Davies
22 Callum Sheedy On at 64' 64'
23 Josh Adams On at 56' 56'

Stats by player

Northampton Saints
15
7 pts69 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
7
Points
69'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
10
6 pts70 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
6
Points
70'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
12
5 pts56 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
56'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
5 pts24 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
24'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
62 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
62'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
62 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
62'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
5
52 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
52'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
67 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
67'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
8
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
9
56 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
56'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
13
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
14
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
16
18 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
18'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
18 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
18'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
—
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
—
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
28 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
28'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
13 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
13'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
24 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
24'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
11 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
11'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
Cardiff Rugby
13
5 pts56 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
56'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
14
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
10
2 pts64 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
2
Points
64'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
56 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
56'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
64 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
64'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
64 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
64'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
5
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
64 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
64'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
8
56 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
56'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
12
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
15
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
16
24 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
24'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
24 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
24'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
16 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
16'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
16 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
16'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
16 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
16'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
—
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
—
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
16 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
16'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
24 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
24'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red