The Lions travel to Wales this weekend where they will aim to maintain their unbeaten record against Cardiff in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

Overall URC head-to-head record: Played 1, Lions won 1.

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When they last met:

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Did you know?

• Cardiff have lost two of their last three United Rugby Championship encounters.
• Cardiff have won their last two matches at the Arms Park, against Zebre and Munster, and have not won three in succession at the venue for over twelve months.
• Cardiff’s only victory over South African opposition since November 2019 was against the Cell C Sharks, 23-17, at the Arms Park on 16 October 2021.
• Emirates Lions have lost only one of their last four URC matches: 15-31 at the Bulls in the opening round this season.
• The Lions have won their last two away games in the URC, their best sequence on the road in the Championship.
• The Lions have lost only one of their five previous fixtures against Welsh regions: 12-36 to the Scarlets in Llanelli on 1 October 2021.
• The two sides only previous meeting was in Johannesburg in March, with the home side running out 37-20 victors.

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