Cardiff 17 - 8 Benetton

Full time

24 Jan 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 10

Cardiff Arms Park

Cardiff Rugby defeated Benetton Rugby 17-8 in a tightly contested match at Cardiff Arms Park. Callum Sheedy opened the scoring with two early penalties, showcasing his kicking accuracy. Despite Alex Mann receiving a yellow card, Cardiff managed to maintain their lead, with Josh McNally scoring a crucial try shortly after halftime. Benetton responded with a try from Federico Ruzza, narrowing the gap but failing to capitalize on their momentum. Ioan Lloyd added another penalty for Cardiff, solidifying their position. The home team displayed strong defense, preventing Benetton from converting opportunities into points. Ultimately, Cardiff emerged victorious, reversing their previous defeat to Benetton.

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Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 7.2°C (Feels like 0.4°C) Condition: Drizzle Wind: 24.7 km/h, gusting to 45.2 km/h Humidity: 91% Cloud Cover: 93%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
12'

Penalty

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

3 - 0
15'

Penalty

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

6 - 0
24'

Yellow Card

Alex Mann · Cardiff
30'

Substitution

Mason Grady on for Iwan Stephens · Cardiff
34'

Yellow Card Complete

Alex Mann · Cardiff
40'

Substitution

Ioan Lloyd on for Jacob Beetham · Cardiff
Halftime 6 - 0
Second Half
44'

Penalty

Rhyno Smith · Benetton

6 - 3
45'

Substitution

Mirco Spagnolo on for Destiny Aminu · Benetton
48'

Try

Josh McNally · Cardiff

11 - 3
54'

Substitution

Bautista Bernasconi on for Siua Maile · Benetton
54'

Substitution

Corey Domachowski on for Rhys Barratt · Cardiff
54'

Substitution

Javan Sebastian on for Keiron Assiratti · Cardiff
55'

Substitution

Scott Scrafton on for Giulio Marini · Benetton
59'

Penalty

Ioan Lloyd · Cardiff

14 - 3
59'

Substitution

Alessandro Garbisi on for Andy Uren · Benetton
59'

Substitution

So'otala Fa'aso'o on for Manuel Zuliani · Benetton
62'

Substitution

Marcos Gallorini on for Tiziano Pasquali · Benetton
65'

Try

Federico Ruzza · Benetton

14 - 8
67'

Substitution

Evan Lloyd on for Liam Belcher · Cardiff
68'

Substitution

Filippo Drago on for Rhyno Smith · Benetton
68'

Substitution

Jadin Kingi on for Riccardo Favretto · Benetton
69'

Substitution

Rory Thornton on for Josh McNally · Cardiff
70'

Substitution

Dan Thomas on for James Botham · Cardiff
72'

Substitution

Johan Mulder on for Aled Davies · Cardiff
80'

Penalty

Ioan Lloyd · Cardiff

17 - 8
Fulltime 17 - 8

Player ratings

Cardiff

15 Jacob Beetham 6.0
14 Josh Adams 6.8
13 Harri Millard 7.1
12 Ben Thomas 7.2
11 Iwan Stephens 6.8
10 Callum Sheedy 6.2
9 Aled Davies 6.2
1 Rhys Barratt 7.1
2 Liam Belcher 8.2
3 Keiron Assiratti 6.6
4 Josh McNally 6.6
5 George Nott 7.2
6 Alex Mann 5.3
7 James Botham 7.2
8 Alun Lawrence 7.7
16 Evan Lloyd 6.5
17 Corey Domachowski 6.0
18 Javan Sebastian 6.9
19 Rory Thornton 6.5
20 Dan Thomas 6.2
21 Johan Mulder –
22 Ioan Lloyd 6.5
23 Mason Grady 6.1

Benetton

15 Rhyno Smith 6.1
14 Ignacio Mendy 7.5
13 Tommaso Menoncello 6.4
12 Leonardo Marin 6.5
11 Paolo Odogwu 6.7
10 Nicolas Roger 6.1
9 Andy Uren 6.1
1 Destiny Aminu 5.5
2 Siua Maile 6.5
3 Tiziano Pasquali 6.4
4 Giulio Marini 6.4
5 Federico Ruzza 7.6
6 Riccardo Favretto 6.7
7 Manuel Zuliani 5.5
8 Lorenzo Cannone 5.6
16 Bautista Bernasconi 6.2
17 Mirco Spagnolo 6.0
18 Marcos Gallorini 6.3
19 Scott Scrafton 6.5
20 So'otala Fa'aso'o 6.0
21 Jadin Kingi 5.8
22 Alessandro Garbisi 6.2
23 Filippo Drago 6.2