Cardiff Rugby 21 - 36 Sharks (23/10/2026)

Full-time Men's Senior Europe United rugby championship R4
PDG
Cardiff Rugby
3 tries
Form L W W L L
No bonusNone
Josh Adams 9' E
James Botham 44', 57' E
Jarrod Evans3Tr
Stadium: Cardiff Arms Park  ·  Rain 13°C 22.8 mm
21-36
Half-time: 7-17
3 tries 6 tries
Head-to-head
D 15-21 27/03/2026
D 22-42 25/01/2025
V 36-14 18/05/2024
V 35-0 27/11/2022
SA
Sharks
6 tries
Form L W W L W
Coach: JP Pietersen
Try bonusAtt. bonus
Ethan Hooker 1' E
Matt Romao 26', 79' E
Jason Howell Jenkins 40' E
Thomas Joubert du Toit 61' E
Ethan Bester 73' E
Gianni Dean Lombard2Tr
Siya Masuku1Tr
Stadium
Cardiff Arms Park
Coach
JP Pietersen (Sharks)
Weather
Rain 13°C 22.8 mm

Quick summary

Sharks beat Cardiff Rugby 36–21 in a 9-try match. Matt Romao finishes as top scorer with 10 points (2 tries).
MR
Top scorer
Matt Romao
Sharks · 10 pts (2 tries)
Key figures
3 Tries 6
3 Cons 3
7 1st half 17
14 2nd half 19

Match feed

Highlights All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
Cardiff Rugby
MIN
Sharks
1st half 7 - 17
1'0-5
E
Ethan Hooker Try
1'0-5
↔
Jaco WilliamsAdriaan Peter Esterhuizen Replacement
E
Josh Adams Try · converted by Jarrod Evans
9'7-5
25'7-5
↔
Retshegofaditswe NchePhatu Ganyane Replacement
26'7-12
E
Matt Romao Try · converted by Gianni Dean Lombard
↔
Tom BowenScott Sio Replacement
40'7-12
40'7-12
↔
Siya MasukuJurenzo Julius Replacement
40'7-17
E
Jason Howell Jenkins Try
2nd half 14 - 19
E
James Botham Try · converted by Jarrod Evans
44'14-17
45'14-17
↔
Thomas Joubert du ToitEduan Swart Replacement
49'14-17
↔
Joseph Stephanus Theuns LewiesJason Howell Jenkins Replacement
51'14-17
↔
Ivan van ZylJaden Hendrikse Replacement
E
James Botham Try · converted by Jarrod Evans
57'21-17
58'21-17
↔
Vincent Tshikaya TshitukaEmmanuel Tshituka Replacement
61'21-24
E
Thomas Joubert du Toit Try · converted by Gianni Dean Lombard
↔
Evan LloydKeiron Assiratti Replacement
62'21-24
↔
Semisi PaeaAlex Mann Replacement
63'21-24
70'21-24
↔
Hanro JacobsThomas Joubert du Toit Replacement
73'21-31
E
Ethan Bester Try · converted by Siya Masuku
↔
Aled DaviesJohan Mulder Replacement
73'21-31
↔
Callum SheedyHarri Millard Replacement
74'21-31
79'21-36
E
Matt Romao Try

Match stats

Cardiff Rugby Sharks
21
Points scored
36
3
Tries
6
Cardiff Rugby Sharks
3
Tries
6
Cardiff Rugby Sharks
3
Conversions
3
0
Penalties scored — none
0
0
Drop goals — none
0
Cardiff Rugby Sharks
0
Yellow cards — none
0
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Cardiff Rugby
3 matches played
Sharks
3 matches played
Points scored
21 ▼
avg. 22
36 ▲
avg. 29.7
26.4
Tries
3 ▼
avg. 3.33
6 ▲
avg. 4
3.9
First try
9'
avg. 16'18
1'
avg. 16'42
18'18
Penalties scored
0 =
avg. 0
0 ▼
avg. 1
0.56
% wins
67%
67%
—
% home wins
100%
100%
58%
% away wins
50%
0%
42%

Line-ups

Cardiff RugbySharks
  1. 1S. SioOff at 40' 40'
  2. 2L. BelcherOff at 62' 62'
  3. 3J. SebastianOff at 62' 62'
  4. 4J. McNally
  5. 5T. Williams
  6. 6A. MannOff at 63' 63' Paea
  7. 7J. BothamE 44' 57'
  8. 8T. Basham
  9. 9J. MulderOff at 73' 73' Davies
  10. 10J. Evans3 T
  11. 11H. MillardOff at 74' 74' Sheedy
  12. 12S. Emanuel
  13. 13L. Roux Malan
  14. 14J. AdamsE 9'
  15. 15C. WinnettOff at 40' 40'
  1. 1P. GanyaneOff at 25' 25' Nche
  2. 2E. SwartOff at 45' 45'
  3. 3H. Jacobs
  4. 4J. Howell JenkinsE 40'Off at 49' 49' Stephanus Theuns Lewies
  5. 5E. van Heerden
  6. 6M. RomaoE 26' 79'
  7. 7E. TshitukaOff at 58' 58' Tshikaya Tshituka
  8. 8N. Hatton
  9. 9J. HendrikseOff at 51' 51' van Zyl
  10. 10G. Dean Lombard2 T
  11. 11E. HookerE 1'
  12. 12A. Peter EsterhuizenOff at 1' 1' Williams
  13. 13J. JuliusOff at 40' 40' Masuku
  14. 14E. Charl van der Merwe
  15. 15Z. Siyaya
Replacements
  1. 16E. LloydOn at 62' 62'
  2. 17D. SouthworthOn at 40' 40'
  3. 18K. AssirattiOn at 62' 62'
  4. 19T. Manz
  5. 20S. PaeaOn at 63' 63' Mann
  6. 21A. DaviesOn at 73' 73' Mulder
  7. 22C. SheedyOn at 74' 74' Millard
  8. 23T. BowenOn at 40' 40'
Replacements
  1. 16E. BesterE 73'On at 45' 45'
  2. 17R. NcheOn at 25' 25' Ganyane
  3. 18T. Joubert du ToitE 61'On at 45' 45'
  4. 19J. Stephanus Theuns LewiesOn at 49' 49' Howell Jenkins
  5. 20V. Tshikaya TshitukaOn at 58' 58' Tshituka
  6. 21I. van ZylOn at 51' 51' Hendrikse
  7. 22S. Masuku1 TOn at 40' 40' Julius
  8. 23J. WilliamsOn at 1' 1' Peter Esterhuizen
80'
Cardiff Rugby
Forwards
1 Scott Sio Off at 40' 40'
2 Liam Belcher Off at 62' 62'
3 Javan Sebastian Off at 62' 62'
4 Josh McNally
5 Teddy Williams
6 Alex Mann Off at 63' 63' Paea
7 James Botham E 44' 57'
8 Taine Basham
Half-backs
9 Johan Mulder Off at 73' 73' Davies
10 Jarrod Evans 3 T
Backs
11 Harri Millard Off at 74' 74' Sheedy
12 Steffan Emanuel
13 Le Roux Malan
14 Josh Adams E 9'
15 Cam Winnett Off at 40' 40'
Replacements
16 Evan Lloyd On at 62' 62'
17 Danny Southworth On at 40' 40'
18 Keiron Assiratti On at 62' 62'
19 Thomas Manz
20 Semisi Paea On at 63' 63' Mann
21 Aled Davies On at 73' 73' Mulder
22 Callum Sheedy On at 74' 74' Millard
23 Tom Bowen On at 40' 40'
Sharks
Forwards
1 Phatu Ganyane Off at 25' 25' Nche
2 Eduan Swart Off at 45' 45'
3 Hanro Jacobs
4 Jason Howell Jenkins E 40'Off at 49' 49' Stephanus Theuns Lewies
5 Emile van Heerden
6 Matt Romao E 26' 79'
7 Emmanuel Tshituka Off at 58' 58' Tshikaya Tshituka
8 Nick Hatton
Half-backs
9 Jaden Hendrikse Off at 51' 51' van Zyl
10 Gianni Dean Lombard 2 T
Backs
11 Ethan Hooker E 1'
12 Adriaan Peter Esterhuizen Off at 1' 1' Williams
13 Jurenzo Julius Off at 40' 40' Masuku
14 Edwill Charl van der Merwe
15 Zekethelo Siyaya
Replacements
16 Ethan Bester E 73'On at 45' 45'
17 Retshegofaditswe Nche On at 25' 25' Ganyane
18 Thomas Joubert du Toit E 61'On at 45' 45'
19 Joseph Stephanus Theuns Lewies On at 49' 49' Howell Jenkins
20 Vincent Tshikaya Tshituka On at 58' 58' Tshituka
21 Ivan van Zyl On at 51' 51' Hendrikse
22 Siya Masuku 1 TOn at 40' 40' Julius
23 Jaco Williams On at 1' 1' Peter Esterhuizen

Stats by player

Cardiff Rugby
7
10 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
10
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
10
6 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
6
Points
80'
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
1
40 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
40'
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
62 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
62'
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
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
63 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
63'
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
73 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
73'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
74 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
74'
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
13
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
15
40 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
40'
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
40 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
40'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
18 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
18'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
—
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
—
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
17 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
17'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
7 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
7'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
6 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
6'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
40 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
40'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
Sharks
6
10 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
10
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
5 pts49 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
49'
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
16
5 pts35 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
35'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
5 pts25 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
25'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
10
4 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
4
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
2 pts40 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
2
Points
40'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
25 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
25'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
45 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
45'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
55 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
55'
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
7
58 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
58'
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
51 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
51'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
12
1 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
1'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
13
40 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
40'
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
15
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
55 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
55'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
31 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
31'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
22 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
22'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
29 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
29'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
79 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
79'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red