Cardiff v Benetton Live: Kick-off time, team news and score updates from URC clash

Lloyd Williams will become Cardiff's most-capped player in the professional era when they host Benetton this evening.

Dai Young's side will be looking to put another testing week in Welsh rugby to one side and push towards the top half of the United Rugby Championship table.

That won't be easy, given the past few days that has seen the threat of strike action as Welsh players rally against the uncertainty that has hung over them for too long in a contract dispute with Welsh rugby bosses. Cardiff are further hindered by the fact they are without all eight of their international players - after Wales opted not to release any Welsh-based players back to the regions.

However, the return of Max Llewellyn, making his first appearance since he suffered an ankle injury during the European Challenge Cup win at Newcastle in December, in midfield is a major positive for the Arms Park side.

Cardiff sit 11th in the table, five points behind seventh-placed Benetton who have won three of their last four games.

Kick-off is at 5.15pm and you can follow the action in our live blog below.

Cardiff: Ben Thomas, Owen Lane, Rey Lee-Lo, Max Llewellyn, Jason Harries; Jarrod Evans, Lloyd Williams; Corey Domachowski, Kristian Dacey, Dmitri Arhip, Lopeti Timani, Seb Davies, Josh Turnbull, Ellis Jenkins, James Ratti.

Replacements: Kirby Myhill, Brad Thyer, Keiron Assiratti, Rory Thornton, Shane Lewis-Hughes, Ellis Bevan, Aled Summerhill, Matthew Morgan.

Benetton: Rhyno Smith, Onisi Ratave, Marco Zanon, Filippo Drago, Mattia Bellini, Tomas Albornoz, Dewaldt Duvenage (capt); Nahuel Tetaz, Siua Maile, Tiziano Pasquali, Marco Lazzaroni, Riccardo Favretto, Giovanni Pettinelli, Alessandro Izekor, Henry Time-Stowers.

Replacements: Bautista Bernasconi, Thomas Gallo,