Scarlets v Cardiff Rugby 
United Rugby Championship - Round 1 
Sat 26th September 2026, 11:45am PDT 
Parc y Scarlets 
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Scarlets v Cardiff Rugby United Rugby Championship - Round 1 Sat 26th September 2026, 11:45am PDT Parc y Scarlets Adam Jones 
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Blair Murray 
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Daniel Thomas Blair Murray 
Johan Mulder Scarlets face off against Cardiff Rugby in United Rugby Championship Round 1 on Sat 26th September 2026 at Parc y Scarlets. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:45. In South Africa it’s at 20:45 SAST, 07:45 NZST in New Zealand, 04:45 AEST in Australia and 11:45 EST in the US.
Cardiff Rugby won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 6 places in the league table with Cardiff Rugby in 6th and Scarlets in 12th as such Cardiff Rugby are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Scarlets 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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