Dragons RFC face rivals Cardiff Rugby in the BKT United Rugby Championship fixture this Boxing Day (kick-off 3pm). Ahead of the game, we bring all the information you need to know for the capital clash…
TV: Premier Sports, BBC Wales, Super Sport and URC TV.
Officials: Referee: Adam Jones (WRU, 47th game) Assistant: Ben Connor (WRU) & Amber Stamp-Dunstan (WRU) TMO: Aled Griffiths (WRU)
Overall URC head-to-head record: Played 44, Dragons won 8, Connacht won 36
Did you know?
- Cardiff Rugby’s 17-21 defeat to Scarlets last Friday ended a run of four successive BKT United Rugby Championship victories. That defeat was also their first at the Arms Park since January.
- Cardiff have defeated Dragons on Boxing Day for the past three years. Dragons ended their winless start to the 2025/26 URC season with their 48-28 home triumph over Connacht on Saturday.
- The Welshmen have not won away from home in the competition since beating Connacht in Galway in October 2021.
- Dragons have lost their last seven matches against fellow Welsh sides since beating Ospreys in the opening round of last season.
- Cardiff have won their last twenty encounters with Dragons since Dragons’ 25-21 win at Rodney Parade In the European Challenge Cup in April 2015. Dragons’ most recent success at the Arms Park was on Boxing Day 2014.
