The 2024–25 season is Cardiff's fourth season in the United Rugby Championship. Along with competing in the URC and its Welsh Shield competition, the club also participate in the 2024-25 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
Senior squad
Cardiff Rugby United Rugby Championship squadProps Keiron Assiratti Rhys Barratt Ed Byrne Will Davies-King Corey Domachowski Joe Cowell Rhys Litterick* Danny Southworth*
Hookers Liam Belcher (c) Efan Daniel Dafydd Hughes Evan Lloyd
Locks Seb Davies Ben Donnell Josh McNally Rory Thornton Teddy WilliamsBack row James Botham Gwilym Bradley Lucas de la Rua Taulupe Faletau Alun Lawrence Alex Mann Mackenzie Martin Dan Thomas Thomas Young
Scrum-halves Ellis Bevan Aled Davies Johan Mulder
Fly-halves Tinus de Beer Callum Sheedy Harri WildeCentres Steffan Emanuel Mason Grady Rory Jennings Rey Lee-Lo Harri Millard Ben Thomas
Wings Josh Adams Tom Bowen Theo Cabango Regan GraceST Gabriel Hamer-Webb* Iwan Stephens*
Fullbacks Jacob Beetham Cameron Winnett (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. * denotes players qualified to play for Wales on residency or dual nationality. ST denotes a player on a short-term deal at the club, Players and their allocated positions from the Cardiff Rugby website.
Academy squad Cardiff Rugby Academy squadProps Dylan Barratt Harrison Rock Cameron Tyler-Grocott
Hookers Tom Howe
Locks Lucca Alexander-White Sonny McCabeBack row Alfie Prygodzicz Evan Rees
Scrum-halves Sion Davies
Fly-halves Ben CoomerCentres Osian Darwin-Lewis Elijah Evans Ioan Leyshon
Wings Ollie Das Joseff Jones Kodie Stone
Fullbacks Matty Young (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. * denotes players qualified to play for Wales on residency or dual nationality. Players and their allocated positions from the Cardiff Rugby website.
United Rugby Championship
Main table
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Administration and sale
In the fallow week following elimination from the 2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup, Cardiff Rugby were placed in administration for 24 hours following the failure of private funding. The club were bought out of administration the following day by the Welsh Rugby Union, who took over ownership of the professional club. The club and its staff remained in place.
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18 Cardiff are eliminated from the Championship.
URC Welsh Shield
Cardiff win their first URC Welsh Shield.
European Challenge Cup
Pool matches
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Cardiff qualified as the 16th and final seed from the pool stages and will meet top seed Connacht Rugby in the round of 16.
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