Match centre · This Saturday
Cardiff Rugby v Dragons
Sat 17:15 · Arms Park · From £20
Our call
Cardiff 27–20
Arms Park at 5.15, after the football. Dragons are 20 minutes down the road — this is a derby even if the marketing says otherwise. 4/9 Cardiff is short because derbies flatten. 27–20 if the home pack holds. Dragons 2/1 is the one if you think the east still has a scrum in the last quarter.
Bookies
4/9
18/1
2/1
Line-ups
Cardiff Rugby
Cardiff pack as named Tuesday; young 10 to start if the knee holds. Dragons travel a full 23.
Team news
Cardiff: one lock, dead leg, 50/50. Dragons: no new outs listed.
Preview
Kick-off and tickets
Cardiff Rugby v Dragons, Saturday 17:15 at Arms Park — the old ground, not the Principality next door. From £20. A derby in all but the marketing: Newport and the east of the old county will be in the away end.
How to get there
Five minutes from Cardiff Central. No car needed. If you are coming from Newport, the train is the one; the A465 overnight works do not sit on this kick-off. Last trains east still matter after 17:15 — check TfW before you have a second pint.
Before and after
City Arms is a football room on a 3pm Saturday; by 4.30 it has space again for this one. After the whistle you are already in the centre. Clwb if the night is still young.
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