The 2025–26 season will be Cardiff's fifth season in the United Rugby Championship. Along with competing in the URC and its Welsh Shield competition, the club also participate in the 2025-26 EPCR Challenge Cup.

Transfers

United Rugby Championship

Matches

Tables

Play-offs For the first time in their history, Cardiff reached the United Rugby Championship play-offs, becoming the 14th of the current teams to do so in the URC era.

Quarter-final

URC Welsh Shield

European Challenge Cup Cardiff have been drawn in Pool 3 of the 2025–26 EPCR Challenge Cup, alongside Ulster, Cheetahs, Exeter Chiefs, Racing 92 and Stade Francais. As Ulster are the only fellow URC team in the pool, Cardiff will play each of the other teams once.

Pool standings

Pool matches

Knock-out stage

Round of 16

References