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Ospreys face off against Cardiff Rugby in United Rugby Championship Round 9 on Thu 1st January 2026 at Brewery Field. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:30 and is broadcast on BBC, Premier Sports. In South Africa it’s at 19:30 SAST on SuperSport, 06:30 NZST on URC TV in New Zealand, 04:30 AEST on URC TV in Australia and 09:30 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.
Cardiff Rugby won the last encounter but Cardiff Rugby are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 11 places in the league table with Cardiff Rugby in 2nd and Ospreys in 13th as such Cardiff Rugby are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Ospreys vs Cardiff Rugby will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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Sign up for freeEdinburgh picked up a third win in the United Rugby Championship after they came from behind to beat Ospreys 19-17.
Dafydd Hughes’ first-half hat-trick of tries lifted Cardiff to a 29-14 victory over Zebre at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi.
Having played just one game in the last year, Mason Grady is straining at the leash to return to action this weekend.
Matt Sherratt admits much-changed Wales are in a race against time to be fully prepared to take on South Africa.
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