Glasgow 40 - 17 Cardiff

Full time

08 May 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 17

Scotstoun Stadium

Glasgow Warriors secured a convincing 40-17 victory over Cardiff Rugby at Scotstoun Stadium. The home side opened the scoring early with a try from Dempsey, followed by conversions from Horne. Steyn and Matthews also crossed the line before halftime, establishing a commanding lead. Cardiff's Adams managed a response, but it was not enough to shift the momentum. Matthews scored twice more in the second half, showcasing his prowess. Southworth added a try for Cardiff, but Glasgow's Rowe capped off the scoring with another try late in the game. Horne's consistent kicking contributed significantly to the Warriors' dominant performance.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 12.5°C (Feels like 9.4°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 11.5 km/h, gusting to 22.1 km/h Humidity: 52% Cloud Cover: 95%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
18'

Try

Jack Dempsey · Glasgow

5 - 0
19'

Conversion

George Horne · Glasgow

7 - 0
23'

Try

Kyle Steyn · Glasgow

12 - 0
24'

Conversion

George Horne · Glasgow

14 - 0
27'

Try

Josh Adams · Cardiff

14 - 5
28'

Conversion

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

14 - 7
31'

Try

Johnny Matthews · Glasgow

19 - 7
32'

Conversion

George Horne · Glasgow

21 - 7
32'

Substitution

George Nott on for Josh McNally · Cardiff
40'

Substitution

Rory Jennings on for Josh Adams · Cardiff
Halftime 21 - 7
Second Half
44'

Substitution

Sione Vailanu on for Rory Darge · Glasgow
53'

Try

Johnny Matthews · Glasgow

26 - 7
54'

Conversion

George Horne · Glasgow

28 - 7
54'

Substitution

Patrick Schickerling on for Jamie Bhatti · Glasgow
57'

Substitution

Danny Southworth on for Rhys Barratt · Cardiff
57'

Substitution

Evan Lloyd on for Liam Belcher · Cardiff
57'

Substitution

Sam Wainwright on for Keiron Assiratti · Cardiff
57'

Substitution

Sam Talakai on for Zander Fagerson · Glasgow
58'

Try

Danny Southworth · Cardiff

28 - 12
58'

Substitution

Gregor Hiddleston on for Johnny Matthews · Glasgow
64'

Try

Patrick Schickerling · Glasgow

33 - 12
65'

Substitution

Ben Afshar on for George Horne · Glasgow
65'

Substitution

Alun Lawrence on for Dan Lancaster · Glasgow
65'

Substitution

Ollie Smith on for Johan Mulder · Glasgow
65'

Substitution

Ellis Bevan on for Matt Fagerson · Cardiff
65'

Substitution

Macenzzie Duncan on for Cameron Winnett · Glasgow
65'

Substitution

Ioan Lloyd on for Alex Samuel · Cardiff
73'

Try

Kyle Rowe · Glasgow

40 - 12
73'

Conversion

Ollie Smith · Glasgow

35 - 12
79'

Try

Jacob Beetham · Cardiff

40 - 17
Fulltime 40 - 17

Player ratings

Glasgow

15 Josh McKay 7.5
14 Kyle Steyn 7.9
13 Stafford McDowall 7.3
12 Sione Tuipulotu 7.0
11 Kyle Rowe 7.4
10 Dan Lancaster 7.1
9 George Horne 8.3
1 Jamie Bhatti 6.3
2 Johnny Matthews 9.6
3 Zander Fagerson 6.5
4 Ally Miller 6.9
5 Alex Samuel 6.1
6 Matt Fagerson 7.8
7 Rory Darge 6.6
8 Jack Dempsey 9.3
16 Gregor Hiddleston 6.3
17 Patrick Schickerling 7.5
18 Sam Talakai 6.7
19 Olujare Oguntibeju –
20 Macenzzie Duncan 6.3
21 Sione Vailanu 6.6
22 Ben Afshar 6.3
23 Ollie Smith 6.8

Cardiff

15 Cameron Winnett 6.1
14 Jacob Beetham 6.8
13 Josh Adams 6.4
12 Ben Thomas 5.5
11 Tom Bowen 5.0
10 Callum Sheedy 6.3
9 Johan Mulder 7.1
1 Rhys Barratt 6.1
2 Liam Belcher 7.3
3 Keiron Assiratti 6.1
4 Josh McNally 6.0
5 Rory Thornton 6.5
6 James Botham 7.4
7 Dan Thomas 6.3
8 Taine Basham 7.0
16 Evan Lloyd 6.6
17 Danny Southworth 6.9
18 Sam Wainwright 6.1
19 George Nott 6.1
20 Alun Lawrence 6.1
21 Ellis Bevan 6.0
22 Rory Jennings 5.4
23 Ioan Lloyd 5.3