Cardiff 24 - 21 Ospreys

Full time

24 Apr 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 16

Cardiff Arms Park

Cardiff Rugby narrowly defeated Ospreys 24-21 in a tightly contested match at Cardiff Arms Park. The home side capitalized on an early yellow card to Liam Belcher, eventually scoring a try through Rory Thornton after Ospreys' Daniel Kasende received a red card. Callum Sheedy's accurate kicking kept Cardiff in the lead, converting all three tries. Ospreys responded with a try from Keiran Williams, and Dan Edwards added another shortly after. Tension mounted as Ospreys scored again through Jack Walsh and Dan Edwards, narrowing the gap. Despite conceding a late try to Edwards, Cardiff held on for the win. This match showcased a fierce rivalry with both teams displaying resilience and skill throughout the game.

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Where to watch in: United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 17.6°C (Feels like 17.6°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 9.8 km/h, gusting to 21.3 km/h Humidity: 48% Cloud Cover: 2%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Substitution

Max Nagy on for Luke Morgan · Ospreys
5'

Yellow Card

Liam Belcher · Cardiff
8'

Substitution

Dafydd Hughes on for Dan Thomas · Cardiff
9'

Substitution

Ross Moriarty on for Morgan Morris · Ospreys
12'

Substitution

Luke Morgan on for Max Nagy · Ospreys
15'

Yellow Card Complete

Liam Belcher · Cardiff
16'

Penalty

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

3 - 0
16'

Substitution

Dan Thomas on for Dafydd Hughes · Cardiff
17'

Red Card

Daniel Kasende · Ospreys
20'

Substitution

Morgan Morris on for Ross Moriarty · Ospreys
20'

Substitution

Max Nagy on for Dan Edwards · Ospreys
23'

Try

Rory Thornton · Cardiff

8 - 0
23'

Yellow Card

Owen Watkin · Ospreys
24'

Conversion

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

10 - 0
31'

Substitution

Dan Edwards on for Max Nagy · Ospreys
33'

Yellow Card Complete

Owen Watkin · Ospreys
36'

Try

Keiran Williams · Ospreys

10 - 5
37'

Conversion

Dan Edwards · Ospreys

10 - 7
Halftime 10 - 7
Second Half
44'

Yellow Card

Dan Edwards · Ospreys
45'

Try

Liam Belcher · Cardiff

15 - 7
46'

Conversion

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

17 - 7
46'

Substitution

Ben Warren on for Tom Botha · Ospreys
50'

Substitution

Danny Southworth on for Rhys Barratt · Cardiff
50'

Substitution

Keiron Assiratti on for Javan Sebastian · Cardiff
54'

Yellow Card Complete

Dan Edwards · Ospreys
55'

Try

Dan Thomas · Cardiff

22 - 7
56'

Conversion

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

24 - 7
57'

Substitution

Kieran Hardy on for Max Nagy · Ospreys
57'

Substitution

Cameron Jones on for Steffan Thomas · Ospreys
60'

Substitution

Harri Deaves on for Jac Morgan · Ospreys
60'

Substitution

Efan Daniel on for Sam Parry · Ospreys
60'

Substitution

Ross Moriarty on for Rhys Davies · Ospreys
61'

Substitution

Dafydd Hughes on for Liam Belcher · Cardiff
61'

Substitution

George Nott on for Rory Thornton · Cardiff
67'

Try

Jack Walsh · Ospreys

24 - 12
68'

Conversion

Dan Edwards · Ospreys

24 - 14
69'

Substitution

Evan Lloyd on for Dan Thomas · Cardiff
71'

Substitution

Alex Mann on for Johan Mulder · Cardiff
73'

Yellow Card

Josh McNally · Cardiff
75'

Try

Dan Edwards · Ospreys

24 - 19
76'

Conversion

Dan Edwards · Ospreys

24 - 21
Fulltime 24 - 21

Player ratings

Cardiff

15 Cameron Winnett 7.3
14 Jacob Beetham 7.8
13 Ben Thomas 6.2
12 Rory Jennings 6.5
11 Tom Bowen 7.4
10 Callum Sheedy 6.8
9 Johan Mulder 7.4
1 Rhys Barratt 6.8
2 Liam Belcher 7.1
3 Javan Sebastian 5.9
4 Josh McNally 6.3
5 Rory Thornton 7.1
6 Alun Lawrence 7.4
7 Dan Thomas 6.4
8 Taine Basham 8.0
16 Dafydd Hughes 7.8
17 Danny Southworth 6.6
18 Keiron Assiratti 5.4
19 George Nott 6.1
20 Evan Lloyd 6.5
21 Alex Mann –
22 Ellis Bevan –
23 Ioan Lloyd –

Ospreys

15 Jack Walsh 7.4
14 Daniel Kasende 2.6
13 Owen Watkin 4.6
12 Keiran Williams 7.6
11 Luke Morgan 6.1
10 Dan Edwards 7.1
9 Reuben Morgan-Williams 6.3
1 Steffan Thomas 6.0
2 Sam Parry 6.7
3 Tom Botha 5.5
4 Rhys Davies 6.9
5 Ryan Smith 7.0
6 James Ratti 5.9
7 Jac Morgan 6.4
8 Morgan Morris 7.2
16 Efan Daniel 6.2
17 Cameron Jones 7.3
18 Ben Warren 5.9
19 Huw Owen-Sutton –
20 Ross Moriarty 6.1
21 Harri Deaves 5.9
22 Kieran Hardy 6.1
23 Max Nagy 5.8