Cardiff 32 - 13 Racing

Full time

10 Jan 2026

Stage: Pool 3 Round 3

Cardiff Arms Park

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Cardiff Rugby secured a convincing 32-13 victory over Racing 92 in the Challenge Cup. The match started with an early yellow card for Racing's Ravutaumada, which set the tone for Cardiff's dominance. Tom Bowen opened the scoring with a try, quickly converted by Callum Sheedy. Racing responded through Ravutaumada, who scored after returning from the sin bin, but Cardiff's Thornton scored just before half-time to lead 19-8. In the second half, Cardiff continued to apply pressure, with Assiratti and Thomas adding tries, showcasing their attacking prowess. Sheedy's kicking was on point, contributing significantly to the scoreline. Despite Racing's efforts, they struggled to keep pace, and Cardiff comfortably closed out the match.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 5.3°C (Feels like 6.3°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 4.0 km/h, gusting to 9.5 km/h Humidity: 83% Cloud Cover: 65%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
0'

Yellow Card

Selestino Ravutaumada · Racing
0'

Substitution

James Botham on for Alun Lawrence · Cardiff
5'

Penalty

Antoine Gibert · Racing

0 - 3
6'

Try

Tom Bowen · Cardiff

5 - 3
7'

Conversion

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

7 - 3
10'

Yellow Card Complete

Selestino Ravutaumada · Racing
13'

Try

Selestino Ravutaumada · Racing

7 - 8
14'

Substitution

Alun Lawrence on for James Botham · Cardiff
19'

Substitution

Lekima Tagitagivalu on for Jordan Joseph · Racing
31'

Try

Geronimo Prisciantelli · Racing

7 - 13
40'

Try

Rory Thornton · Cardiff

12 - 13
40'

Substitution

Romain Taofifenua on for Noa Zinzen · Racing
Halftime 12 - 13
Second Half
45'

Try

Keiron Assiratti · Cardiff

17 - 13
46'

Conversion

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

19 - 13
51'

Substitution

Corey Domachowski on for Rhys Barratt · Cardiff
51'

Substitution

Javan Sebastian on for Keiron Assiratti · Cardiff
51'

Substitution

Ellis Bevan on for Aled Davies · Cardiff
55'

Penalty

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

22 - 13
56'

Substitution

Janick Tarrit on for Lehopa Leota · Racing
56'

Substitution

Arthur Espeut on for Antoine Gibert · Racing
58'

Substitution

James Botham on for Alex Mann · Cardiff
61'

Substitution

Lino Julien on for Edouard-Junior Jabea Njocke · Racing
61'

Substitution

Gia Kharaishvili on for Demba Bamba · Racing
63'

Substitution

Kleo Labarbe on for Leo Carbonneau · Racing
63'

Substitution

Dafydd Hughes on for Liam Belcher · Cardiff
63'

Substitution

Josh McNally on for George Nott · Cardiff
67'

Penalty

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

25 - 13
71'

Substitution

Rory Jennings on for Callum Sheedy · Cardiff
71'

Substitution

Auguste Albuisson on for Junior Kpoku · Racing
73'

Substitution

Demba Bamba on for Gia Kharaishvili · Racing
77'

Try

Ben Thomas · Cardiff

32 - 13
77'

Conversion

Jacob Beetham · Cardiff

27 - 13
Fulltime 32 - 13

Player ratings

Cardiff

15 Jacob Beetham 6.6
14 Iwan Stephens 6.7
13 Cornel Smit 6.4
12 Ben Thomas 8.3
11 Tom Bowen 8.1
10 Callum Sheedy 6.7
9 Aled Davies 6.3
1 Rhys Barratt 6.5
2 Liam Belcher 7.4
3 Keiron Assiratti 7.4
4 George Nott 6.5
5 Rory Thornton 7.6
6 Alex Mann 5.0
7 Taine Basham 6.4
8 Alun Lawrence 7.3
16 Dafydd Hughes 6.5
17 Corey Domachowski 6.4
18 Javan Sebastian 6.3
19 Josh McNally 6.4
20 James Botham 6.4
21 Ellis Bevan 5.8
22 Rory Jennings –
23 Harri Millard –

Racing

15 Geronimo Prisciantelli 7.2
14 Selestino Ravutaumada 6.9
13 Sam James 6.3
12 Vladi Ashvetia 8.0
11 Nolann Donguy 6.0
10 Antoine Gibert 6.3
9 Leo Carbonneau 5.8
1 Edouard-Junior Jabea Njocke 7.1
2 Lehopa Leota 6.4
3 Demba Bamba 6.5
4 Junior Kpoku 6.7
5 Jordan Joseph 6.0
6 Maxime Baudonne 5.8
7 Noa Zinzen 5.6
8 Hacjivah Dayimani 7.4
16 Janick Tarrit 5.6
17 Lino Julien 5.9
18 Gia Kharaishvili 5.5
19 Romain Taofifenua 5.7
20 Auguste Albuisson –
21 Lekima Tagitagivalu 5.5
22 Kleo Labarbe 6.0
23 Arthur Espeut 5.8