2025–26 United Rugby Championship

2025–26 United Rugby Championship
Countries	Ireland Italy Scotland South Africa Wales
Date	26 September 2025 – 19 June 2026
Champions	Leinster Rugby (10th title)
Runners-up	Bulls
Matches played	151
Attendance	1,693,031 (average 11,212 per match)
Highest attendance	53,682 (Stormers v Bulls, Round 9)
Lowest attendance	1,711 (Lions v Scarlets, Round 4)
Tries scored	1003 (average 6.6 per match)
Top point scorer	Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (158)
Top try scorer	Evan Roos (12)
Official website
unitedrugby.com

The 2025–26 United Rugby Championship was the 25th season of the professional rugby union competition currently known as the United Rugby Championship, the highest level domestic club rugby competition in South Africa, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Italy. This season was also the fifth season under that name, and the fifth with the current collection of teams. It began on 26 September 2025 and will end on 20 June 2026.

Leinster entered the competition as the reigning champions, and holders of the URC Irish Shield and kicked off the competition with the first match away to Stormers. Glasgow Warriors, Sharks and Cardiff were defending the Scottish-Italian, South African and Welsh Shields respectively.

In a repeat of the 2025 Grand Final, Leinster beat Bulls 36–7 at Croke Park in the 2026 United Rugby Championship Grand Final to become the first two-time winner in the URC era, and a record ten-time winner of the competition in all its formats.

Format

The 2025–26 season once again consists of 21 rounds: 18 rounds of regular season play, followed by three rounds of play-offs. The competition runs from September 2025 to June 2026, with the regular season ending in mid May. The season also contains breaks for the 2025 end-of year internationals, the 2026 Men's Six Nations (though some matches are played during 'fallow' weekends) and the various matchdays of the 2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup. The season does not overlap with the 2026 Nations Championship. Some South African teams will play derby matches throughout the Men's Six Nations window, as this is a competition in which the South Africa national team are not involved.

There are four regional pools: The Irish Shield pool (featuring the four Irish teams), the Welsh Shield pool (featuring the four Welsh teams), the South African Shield pool (featuring the four South African teams) and the shared Italian-Scottish Shield pool (featuring the two Italian and two Scottish sides). The pools serve two functions; they guarantee a full slate of home-and-away derby matches for each team (which are often the best attended and most remunerative fixtures for the clubs involved), and they award a minor Regional Shield trophy to the top team in each pool, which thereby functions as a de facto national professional championship in three of the four pools, and a cross-border regional championship in the Scottish–Italian pool. The winner of each Shield will be determined solely from the games played amongst the teams within their regional pool, mirroring the format of the old Interprovincial Championship in Ireland.

In Scotland, the two pool games involving both Scottish sides, played back to back over the Christmas and New Year period, also decide the 1872 Cup, effectively a Scottish national professional championship. The two Italian sides have no individual trophy to play for.

Teams therefore play six matches against their regional pool rivals, in a home and away double round-robin. The remaining 12 matches are made up by a single round robin of the remaining teams, consisting of an even number of six home and six away matches against all the sides from the other pools, with home advantage alternating each year. Generally each team will play two of the teams in each of the other pools at home, and two away, with the matches away to South African teams usually held back to back as a 'mini-tour' to reduce travel. The South African teams in turn have six European matches, which again are often arranged as a series of 'mini-tours' of two or three matches to reduce air travel.

For the United Rugby Championship itself, there is one main league table. The top eight sides in that table at the end of the regular season will qualify for the play-off quarter-finals, followed by semi-finals and a grand final. The playoffs are seeded, with the top four seeds having home advantage at the quarter-final stage. In the semi-finals and final, the better ranked club in each tie has home advantage, so the number one team in the ladder will retain home advantage for as long as it progresses in the competition, including the final (unlike the Premiership Rugby competition in England where the final is held at the neutral Twickenham Stadium).

The Regional Shield pools have no direct link to the play-offs and by extension the Championship itself, or European qualification, and it is technically possible to win a Regional Shield but not contest the play-offs.

Teams

Team	Country	Coach / Director of Rugby	Captain	Stadium	Capacity	Position last season
Benetton	Italy	Calum MacRae	Michele Lamaro Sebastian Negri	Stadio Comunale di Monigo	5,000	10th
Bulls	South Africa	Johan Ackermann	Ruan Nortjé	Loftus Versfeld Stadium	51,762	Runner-up
Cardiff	Wales	Corniel van Zyl	Liam Belcher	Cardiff Arms Park	12,125	9th
Connacht	Ireland	Stuart Lancaster	Cian Prendergast	The Sportsground	12,129	13th
Dragons	Wales	Filo Tiatia	Ben Carter Angus O'Brien	Rodney Parade	8,700	16th
Edinburgh	Scotland	Sean Everitt	Magnus Bradbury	Edinburgh Rugby Stadium Murrayfield Stadium	7,800 67,144	Quarter-finalist
Glasgow Warriors	Scotland	Franco Smith	Kyle Steyn	Scotstoun Stadium Hampden Park	7,351 51,866	Semi-finalist
Leinster	Ireland	Leo Cullen	Caelan Doris	RDS Arena Aviva Stadium	18,500 51,700	Champion (9th title)
Lions	South Africa	Ivan van Rooyen	Francke Horn	Ellis Park Stadium	62,567	11th
Munster	Ireland	Clayton McMillan	Tadhg Beirne	Thomond Park Musgrave Park	25,600 8,008	Quarter-finalist
Ospreys	Wales	Mark Jones	Jac Morgan	Brewery Field	8,000	12th
Scarlets	Wales	Dwayne Peel	Josh Macleod	Parc y Scarlets	14,870	Quarter-finalist
Sharks	South Africa	John Plumtree	Siya Kolisi	Kings Park Stadium	52,000	Semi-finalist
Stormers	South Africa	John Dobson	Salmaan Moerat	Cape Town Stadium Danie Craven Stadium	55,000 16,000	Quarter-finalist
Ulster	Ireland	Richie Murphy	Iain Henderson	Ravenhill Stadium	18,196	14th
Zebre	Italy	Massimo Brunello	Giovanni Licata	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi	5,000	15th

Location of Irish, Scottish and Welsh teams: Ulster Connacht Leinster Munster Glasgow Warriors Edinburgh Scarlets Ospreys Dragons Cardiff 2025–26 United Rugby Championship (the United Kingdom and Ireland)

Location of Italian teams: Benetton Zebre 2025–26 United Rugby Championship (Northern Italy) Location of South African teams: Bulls Lions Sharks Stormers 2025–26 United Rugby Championship (South Africa)

URC league standings

Final standings:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Glasgow Warriors	18	13	0	5	479	338	+141	72	48	11	2	65	Qualification for the Champions Cup and knockout stage
2	Leinster (CH)	18	12	0	6	515	370	+145	77	51	13	2	63
3	Stormers	18	12	1	5	504	344	+160	63	48	9	1	60
4	Bulls (RU)	18	12	0	6	576	406	+170	82	59	10	1	59
5	Munster	18	11	0	7	396	376	+20	59	51	8	3	55
6	Cardiff	18	11	0	7	353	372	−19	52	52	7	4	55
7	Lions	18	10	1	7	532	473	+59	73	70	9	3	54
8	Connacht	18	10	0	8	442	395	+47	62	56	10	4	54
9	Ulster	18	9	1	8	494	420	+74	72	60	10	4	52	Qualification for the Challenge Cup
10	Sharks	18	8	1	9	467	428	+39	71	57	9	3	46
11	Ospreys	18	7	2	9	376	454	−78	55	69	4	3	39
12	Edinburgh	18	7	0	11	362	439	−77	57	66	6	4	38
13	Benetton	18	6	2	10	327	493	−166	41	71	4	1	33
14	Scarlets	18	4	2	12	361	460	−99	52	63	3	5	28
15	Dragons	18	3	4	11	350	481	−131	46	71	4	4	28
16	Zebre	18	2	0	16	312	587	−275	43	85	3	4	15

Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2026. Source: UnitedRugby.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won 2) The difference between points for and points against 3) The number of tries scored 4) The most points scored 5) The difference between tries for and tries against 6) The fewest red cards received 7) The fewest yellow cards received.

Regional shields

Regional shield standings are based entirely on performances against other teams within the same conference. Therefore, only six games for each team count towards the regional shields. Leinster, Glasgow Warriors, Sharks and Cardiff entered their respective Regional Shield competitions as reigning champions.

Glasgow Warriors became the first side to confirm their victory in their regional shield for the 2025–26 season following Round 10 and a 26-21 victory over Zebre. It is Glasgow's fourth, and fourth successive, URC Scottish-Italian Shield success briefly bringing them level with Leinster's record for regional shield titles.

In Round 12, Lions gained an unassailable lead to confirm their first ever URC South African Shield title. They became the fourth South African side to lift the trophy in five seasons.

In Round 15, Leinster's 29–21 victory over Irish rivals Ulster confirmed their record fifth URC Irish Shield title. Leinster remain the only side to lift the URC Irish Shield.

Finally, in Round 17, Ospreys claimed the URC Welsh Shield, beating Scarlets in their final Welsh Shield fixture 27-20 to pip rivals Cardiff by a single point. It was their third Welsh Shield title.

2025–26 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield tables
Irish Shield
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	Pts	Pos overall
1	Leinster	6	5	0	1	166	120	+46	23	15	4	0	24	2
2	Munster	6	3	0	3	126	91	+35	16	15	2	1	15	5
3	Connacht	6	2	0	4	131	157	–27	18	21	2	2	12	8
4	Ulster	6	2	0	4	131	147	–16	18	22	1	2	11	9
Italian x Scottish Shield
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	Pts	Pos overall
1	Glasgow Warriors	6	5	0	1	163	72	+91	25	9	4	1	25	1
2	Edinburgh	6	3	0	3	132	120	+12	20	17	3	1	16	12
3	Benetton	6	3	0	3	98	141	–43	10	19	1	1	14	13
4	Zebre Parma	6	1	0	5	130	190	–60	17	26	2	3	9	16
South African Shield
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	Pts	Pos overall
1	Lions	6	4	0	2	168	173	–5	21	25	2	1	19	7
2	Sharks	6	3	0	3	143	153	–10	21	19	3	1	16	10
3	Stormers	6	3	0	3	132	144	–12	16	19	2	0	14	3
4	Bulls	6	2	0	4	165	138	+27	24	19	3	1	12	4
Welsh Shield
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	Pts	Pos overall
1	Ospreys	6	4	1	1	145	117	+28	21	17	2	1	21	11
2	Cardiff	6	4	0	2	137	135	+2	20	20	3	1	20	6
3	Dragons	6	1	2	3	131	124	+7	17	19	2	3	13	15
4	Scarlets	6	1	1	4	124	161	–37	19	21	2	3	11	14
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: number of matches won the difference between points for and points against the number of tries scored the most points scored the difference between tries for and tries against the fewest red cards received the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams currently leading the regional shield. Upon the conclusion of the regular season, these teams win their respective regional shields. (S) : URC Shield champion

European qualification

Priority order for 2026–27 European Rugby Champions Cup qualification is as follows:

• 2025–26 United Rugby Championship champions
• the 2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup champions (if a URC team but not already qualified as above)
• the 2025–26 EPCR Challenge Cup champions (if a URC team but not already qualified as above)
• the next highest-ranked teams during regular season play not already qualified as above, until eight overall qualifiers have been selected.

As a result of the priority order, the top five teams in the regular season standings are guaranteed qualification to the Champions Cup, with the remaining three places dependant on cup results this season.

The eight remaining teams qualify for the 2026–27 EPCR Challenge Cup.

The following teams have qualified for the stated 2026–27 European competition.

2026–27 European Rugby Champions Cup	2026–27 EPCR Challenge Cup
Bulls Cardiff Connacht Glasgow Warriors Leinster Lions Munster Stormers	Benetton Rugby Dragons Edinburgh Ospreys Scarlets Sharks Zebre Ulster

Match grid

The following are the fixtures and results for the 2025–26 United Rugby Championship regular season:

Home \ Away	BEN	BUL	CAR	CON	DRA	EDI	GLA	LEI	LIO	MUN	OSP	SCA	SHA	STO	ULS	ZEB
Benetton		—	—	—	—	14–15	16–14	29–26	41–15	15–45	31–19	20–20	—	16–31	—	21–15
Bulls	45–19		40–7	—	—	—	—	39–31	33–43	34–31	53–40	—	41–12	19–32	—	54–19
Cardiff	17–8	—		14–8	22–19	20–19	—	8–7	33–20	—	24–21	17–21	—	22–16	—	—
Connacht	26–15	27–28	—		—	—	15–10	23–34	—	26–7	21–14	31–14	44–17	—	24–29	—
Dragons	15–15	7–47	17–24	48–28		15–24	—	10–24	—	—	19–19	26–5	17–17	—	—	—
Edinburgh	43–0	17–19	—	5–26	—		3–21[b]	—	—	—	19–17	24–19	33–28	—	19–40	31–30
Glasgow Warriors	31–10	21–12	40–17	—	49–0	24–12[b]		38–17	—	31–22	—	—	35–19	—	—	47–10
Leinster	—	—	—	52–17	—	28–20	—		31–7	14–31[a]	68–14	36–19	31–5	—	24–20[c]	50–26
Lions	—	17–52	—	33–21	42–26	54–17	54–12	—		—	—	29–18	34–22	24–10	49–31	—
Munster	—	—	23–20	17–15	22–20	20–19	—	8–13[a]	24–17		—	—	—	21–27	41–14	21–7
Ospreys	—	—	33–22	—	19–13	—	17–42	—	24–24	10–26		27–20	21–17	—	21–10	24–0
Scarlets	—	21–23	24–28	—	35–35	—	23–0	—	—	21–34	19–26		—	0–34	27–22	36–17
Sharks	46–7	21–12	21–15	—	—	—	—	—	22–23	45–0		29–19		36–24	26–34	54–19
Stormers	—	13–8	—	24–33	29–21	33–14	48–12	35–0	34–27	—	26–10	—	19–30		—	—
Ulster	47–13	28–7	21–14	19–26	42–21	—	22–26	21–29[c]	—	28–3	—	—	—	38–38		—
Zebre	23–37	—	14–29	15–31	18–19	31–28	21–26	—	22–20	—	—	—	—	13–31	12–28

URC Shield fixtures in bold; Colours: Green: home team win; Yellow: draw; Red: away team win; Blue: upcoming matches

Regular season

The matches for the regular season were announced on 21 May 2025, the earliest fixture reveal in the competition's history. The first match was the visit of Leinster to South Africa to take on Stormers at Cape Town Stadium on Friday, 26 September 2025.

Round 1

26 September 2025	(1 BP) Stormers	35–0	Leinster	Cape Town Stadium
18:00	Try: Ungerer 45' c Roos (2) 63' c, 68' c Matthee 70' m Con: Matthee (3/4) 45', 64', 69' Pen: Matthee (3/5) 7', 33', 42'	Report Highlights	Cards: Deegan  63' T. O'Brien  67'	Attendance: 13,529 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

26 September 2025	(1 BP) Ulster	42–21	Dragons	Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
20:05	Try: Izuchukwu 12' c Timoney 28' c McCann 34' c Z. Ward 36' c Doak 42' c Stewart 80+3' c Con: Doak (5/5) 13', 29', 34', 38', 43' Flannery (1/1) 80+4'	Report Highlights	Try: Wainwright 1' Rosser 16' Lewis-Hughes 49' Con: De Beer (3/3) 2', 17', 50'	Attendance: 9,563 Referee: Griffin Colby (South Africa)

26 September 2025	(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	35–19	Sharks	Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
20:05	Try: Rowe 14' c McDowall 32' c Darge 49' c Dobie 70' c Penalty try 78' c Con: Horne (4/4) 15', 33', 51', 71'	Report Highlights	Try: Van der Merwe 9' m V. Tshituka 40' c Am 66' c Con: Hendrikse (2/3) 41', 67' Cards: Mavesere  77' Mazibujo  79'	Attendance: 6,775 Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

27 September 2025	(1 BP) Bulls	53–40	Ospreys (1 BP)	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
13:00	Try: Coetzee 8' c, 21' m Grobbelaar 39' c, 45' m, 58' c Jooste 51' m, 72' m Serfontein 61' m Else 68' c Con: Johannes (4/9) 9', 40', 59', 69'	Report Highlights	Try: Giles 2' m, 80' c Keiran Williams 6' c, 35' c Walsh 30' c Morse 66' c Con: Edwards (5/6) 6', 31', 36', 66', 80+1'	Attendance: 2,992 Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy)

27 September 2025	(1 BP) Zebre	31–28	Edinburgh (2 BP)	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
15:05	Try: D. Bartolomeo 3' c Pitinari 12' c Gesi 34' c Fusco 44' c Con: Da Re (4/4) 4', 13', 35', 45' Pen: Roger (1/1) 79' Cards: Licata  15' Pitinari  74'	Report Highlights	Try: McConnell 17' c Bradbury 23' c Velacott 50' c Harrison 75' c Con: Healy (4/4) 18', 24', 51', 76'	Attendance: 2,276 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

27 September 2025	Scarlets	21–34	Munster (1 BP)	Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
17:30	Try: Murray 48' c Mee 64' c Plumtree 75' c Con: Costelow (2/2) 49', 65' Hawkins (1/1) 76'	Report Highlights	Try: Casey 10' c Haley 42' c D. Kelly 59' c Ahern 69' c Con: Hanrahan (1/1) 12' Crowley (3/3) 43', 60', 70' Pen: Hanrahan (2/2) 23', 29'	Attendance: 9,078 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

27 September 2025	(1 BP) Cardiff	33–20	Lions	Cardiff Arms Park
19:45	Try: Thomas 9' c Winnet 23' c Mann 52' c Lloyd 60' c, 76' m Con: Sheedy (4/5) 10', 24', 53', 61' Cards: Thomas  30'	Report Highlights	Try: Venter 27' c Steenkamp 48' c Con: Dobela (2/2) 28', 49' Pen: Dobela (2/2) 17', 37'	Attendance: 5,711 Referee: Filippo Russo (Italy)

27 September 2025	(1 BP) Connacht	26–15	Benetton	The Sportsground, Galway
19:45	Try: Ioane 8' c Naughton 19' m Tierney-Martin 46' c Jansen 73' c Con: Forde (3/4) 9', 47', 74' Cards: Mullins  26'	Report Highlights	Try: Louis Lynagh 41' m Garbisi 80+1' c Con: Umaga (1/2) 80+2' Pen: Umaga (1/1) 16' Cards: Fekitoa  8' Lamaro  44'	Attendance: 3,928 Referee: Christopher Allison (South Africa)

Round 2

3 October 2025	Stormers	26–10	Ospreys	Cape Town Stadium
18:00	Try: Roos 10' m Simelane 58' c De Villiers 70' m Con: Matthee 59' Pen: Matthee (3) 41', 44', 57'	Report Highlights	Try: Hardy (2) 3' m, 29' m	Attendance: 13,668 Referee: Peter Martin (Ireland)

3 October 2025	Dragons	17–17	Sharks	Rodney Parade, Newport
20:05	Try: Wainwright 15' c O'Brien 26' c Con: De Beer (2) 16', 27' Pen: De Beer 66' Cards: Coleman  73'	Report Highlights	Try: Orie 8' c V. Tshituka 38' c Con: Smith (2) 9', 39' Pen: Smith 19'	Attendance: 4,889 Referee: Filippo Russo (Italy)

4 October 2025	Benetton	16–14	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)	Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
17:30	Try: Menoncello 51' c Con: Umaga 53' Pen: Umaga (2) 26', 71' Drop: R. Smith 80+1' Cards: Cannone  67'	Report Highlights	Try: Oguntibeju 19' c McKay 29' c Con: A. Hastings (2) 20', 30'	Attendance: 4,806 Referee: Ben Connor (Wales)

4 October 2025	(1 BP) Bulls	39–31	Leinster (1 BP)	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
17:30	Try: De Klerk 4' c Kriel (2) 16' m, 78' c Gumede 41' c Le Roux 58' m Jacobs 68' m Con: Johannes (2) 5', 42' Kriel 79' Pen: Johannes 35'	Report Highlights	Try: Clarkson 30' c Cooney 44' c T. O'Brien 46' c Penny 66' c Con: Prendergast (4) 31', 45', 47', 66' Pen: Prendergast 20' Cards: Connors  21'	Attendance: 6,937 Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)

4 October 2025	Munster	23–20	Cardiff (1 BP)	Thomond Park, Limerick
19:45	Try: Quinn 29' m Coombes 52' c Barron 61' m Con: Crowley 53' Pen: Crowley 67' Drop: Crowley 77'	Report Highlights	Try: J. Adams 15' m Bowen (3) 44' m, 57' m, 80+2' m	Attendance: 12,066 Referee: Griffin Colby (South Africa)

5 October 2025	Zebre	22–20	Lions (1 BP)	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
14:00	Try: Stavile 12' m Di Bartolomeo 35' c Nocera 79' c Con: Da Re 36' Roger 80' Pen: Roger 64'	Report Highlights	Try: Kotze 52' m Keyter 56' m Brandon 74' c Con: Dobela 75' Pen: C. Smith 17'	Attendance: 2,175 Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

13 March 2026	(1 BP) Connacht	31–14	Scarlets	The Sportsground, Galway
19:45	Try: Jansen (2) 16' c, 37' m Aungier 46' c Barrett 57' m De Buitlear 69' c Con: Naughton (3) 17', 47', 70'	Report Highlights	Try: Roberts 49' c Jones 53' c Con: Leggatt-Jones (2/2) 50', 54'	Attendance: 5,649 Referee: Ruairidh Campbell (Scotland)

13 March 2026	Edinburgh	19–40	Ulster (1 BP)	Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
19:45	Try: Thompson 6' c Paterson 21' c Goosen 31' m Con: Thompson (2/3) 6', 22' Cards: Morris	Report Highlights	Try: Irvine 10' c Augustus 35' c Flannery 50' m Wilson 62' c McKee 69' c Carson 74' c Con: Murphy (5/6) 11', 35', 63', 70', 75' Cards: Sheridan Z. Ward  1'	Attendance: 7,989 Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy)

Round 3

10 October 2025	(1 BP) Munster	20–19	Edinburgh (1 BP)	Musgrave Park, Cork
19:45	Try: A. Smith 2' Milne (2) 33', 58' F. Wycherley 72'	Report Highlights	Try: Ashman 7' Vellacott 15' Graham 48' Con: Healy (2) 16', 49' Cards: Young  28' Rae  30' Douglas  53' Graham  68'	Attendance: 8,800 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

10 October 2025	Scarlets	0–34	Stormers (1 BP)	Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
19:45	Cards: Plumtree  33' Page  72'	Report Highlights	Try: Roos 11' De Villiers 40' Van Heerden 57' Feinberg-Mngomezulu 65' Khan 74' Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2) 12', 40+1' Willemse 58' Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 17' Cards: Dixon  28' Feinberg-Mngomezulu  53'	Attendance: 6,114 Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy)

11 October 2025	(1 BP) Benetton	41–15	Lions	Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
15:00	Try: R. Smith 8' Lynagh (4) 14', 30', 71', 80+3' Ferrari 20' Con: Umaga (3) 21', 31', 72' R. Smith 80+4' Pen: Umaga 42' Cards: Gallo  53' Avaca  80'	Report Highlights	Try: Ntlabakanye 27' Van Vuuren 78' Con: C. Smith 28' Pen: C. Smith 2' Cards: Jonker  69' Horn  80+2'	Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

11 October 2025	Ospreys	24–0	Zebre	Brewery Field, Bridgend
15:00	Try: Cokanasiga 15' Morse 18' Ratti 74' Con: Edwards (3) 16', 18', 75' Pen: D. Edwards 59'	Report Highlights		Attendance: 4,519 Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)

11 October 2025	(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	49–0	Dragons	Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
17:30	Try: Steyn 10' Horne (2) 25', 62' Brown 43' Hiddleston 47' Matthews 67' Con: Hastings (4) 11', 26', 43', 48' Horne 62' Lancaster 68'	Report Highlights	Cards: Dyer  80+2'	Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Peter Martin (Ireland)

11 October 2025	(1 BP) Leinster	31–5	Sharks	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
17:30	Try: Jamie Osborne 12' Jimmy O'Brien 23' Van der Flier 27' Deegan 49' Gus McCarthy 71' Con: Harry Byrne (3) 13', 23', 28' Cards: Boyle  74'	Report Highlights	Try: Hooker 30'	Attendance: 17,549 Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

11 October 2025	(1 BP) Ulster	28–7	Bulls	Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
19:45	Try: McCloskey 22' Augustus 49' Herring 54' Izuchukwu 57' Con: Doak (4) 22', 50', 55', 58' Cards: Herring  27'	Report Highlights	Try: Louw 27' Con: Pollard 28' Cards: Rudolph  47'	Attendance: 10,629 Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

11 October 2025	Cardiff	14–8	Connacht (1 BP)	Cardiff Arms Park
19:45	Try: Bowen (2) 14', 75' Con: Sheedy 15' Lloyd 76'	Report	Try: O'Connor 80+2' Pen: Forde 11'	Attendance: 7,092 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

Round 4

17 October 2025	(1 BP) Edinburgh	43–0	Benetton	Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
19:45	Try: Van der Merwe 5' Richardson (2) 11', 57' Graham (2) 39', 78' O'Conor 65' Bradbury 73' Con: Scott (3) 6', 11', 40' Thompson 66'	Report Highlights	Cards: Fekitoa  44' Garbisi  57'	Attendance: 6,763 Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)

17 October 2025	(1 BP) Connacht	27–28	Bulls	The Sportsground, Galway
19:45	Try: Ioane 10' Blade 45' Naughton 68' Hansen 79' Con: Ioane (2) 11', 46' Pen: Naughton 74' Cards: Murphy  19'	Report Highlights	Try: De Wet (2) 13', 54' Le Roux 20' Con: Johannes (2) 21', 55' Pen: Johannes (2) 63', 72' Drop: Johannes 43'	Attendance: 3,928 Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

17 October 2025	(1 BP) Dragons	17–24	Cardiff (1 BP)	Rodney Parade, Newport
19:45	Try: Coghlan 7' Carter 72' Con: De Beer (2) 8', 73' Pen: O'Brien 80'	Report Highlights	Try: Mann 2' Faletau 14' Dan Thomas 20' Southworth 61' Con: Sheedy 14' Ben Thomas 62'	Attendance: 7,483 Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy)

18 October 2025	(1 BP) Lions	29–18	Scarlets	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
12:45	Try: Horn 25' Marais 58' Brandon (2) 70', 74' Pen: C. Smith 47' Lombard (2) 53', 80+1' Cards: Landsberg  38'	Report Highlights	Try: Penalty try 68' Roberts 77' Pen: Costelow (2) 12', 50'	Attendance: 1,771 Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)

18 October 2025	(1 BP) Sharks	26–34	Ulster (1 BP)	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
15:00	Try: Kolisi 33' Mapimpi 49' Penalty try 63' Esterhuizen 71' Con: Masuku 50' Hendrikse 72' Cards: Mapimpi Koch  51'	Report Highlights	Try: Lowry 6' Werner Kok 21' Stewart 56' Reid 66' Con: Doak (4) 7', 21', 57', 68' Pen: Doak (2) 16', 37' Cards: O'Toole  61'	Attendance: 11,280 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

18 October 2025	Leinster	14–31	Munster (1 BP)	Croke Park, Dublin
17:15	Try: Kelleher 7' Penny 79' Con: Prendergast (2) 8', 80+1' Cards: Frawley  77'	Report Highlights	Try: Gleeson 17' Tom Farrell 23' Coughlan 37' Penalty try 76' Con: Crowley (3) 18', 24', 38' Pen: Crowley 49' Cards: Coombes  79'	Attendance: 51,859 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

18 October 2025	Zebre	13–31	Stormers (1 BP)	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
19:45	Try: Belloni 20' Con: Da Re 21' Pen: Da Re (2) 63', 67' Cards: Nocero  59'	Report	Try: De Villiers 6' Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2) 37', 46' Gelant 58' Nel 80' Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (3) 38', 58', 80+1'	Attendance: 2,176 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

18 October 2025	Ospreys	17–42	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)	Brewery Field, Bridgend
19:45	Try: Morgan-williams 13' Morgan 45' Con: Edwards (2) 14', 46' Pen: Edwards 24' Cards: Lake  29'	Report	Try: Dobie (2) 9', 50' Steyn 16' Matthews 40+1' Ferrie 62' Duncan 76' Con: A. Hastings (5) 9', 17', 40+2', 51', 63' Lancaster 77'	Attendance: 4,861 Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

Round 5

24 October 2025	Glasgow Warriors	21–12	Bulls	Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
19:45	Try: Tuipulotu 5' c Penalty try 65' McBeth 70' c Con: Hastings (2) 6', 71' Cards: McBeth  53'	Report Highlights	Try: Jacobs 11' m Le Roux 49' c Con: Johannes 49' Cards: Klopper  65'	Attendance: 6,848 Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

25 October 2025	(1 BP) Lions	49–31	Ulster (1 BP)	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
12:45	Try: Kotze 2' c Keyter 8' c Venter 46' c du Plessis 61' c Van Wyk 71' m Van Vuuren 76' m Brandon 80+1' m Con: C. Smith (4) 3', 9', 47', 62' Pen: C. Smith (2) 33', 50' Cards: Ntlabakanye  27'	Report Highlights	Try: Baloucoune (3) 5' c, 40' m, 52' m Hume 24' c McCann 67' c Con: Doak (2) 6', 24' Flannery 67'	Attendance: 4,061 Referee: Ben Connor (Wales)

25 October 2025	(1 BP) Sharks	29–19	Scarlets	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
15:00	Try: V. Tshituka 5' m E. Tshituka 19' c Mazibuko 28' c Kolisi 49' c Con: Jean Smith (3) 20', 29', 50' Pen: Jean Smith 64'	Report Highlights	Try: Van der Merwe 16' c Murray 21' c Rogers 45' m Con: Costelow (2) 17', 22' Cards: Plumtree  72'	Attendance: 9,528 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

25 October 2025	(1 BP) Leinster	50–26	Zebre (1 BP)	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
17:30	Try: Kenny (2) 2' c, 27' c Soroka (2) 7' m, 12' c Cahir 48' c Byrne 55' m Snyman 68' c Connors 78' m Con: Byrne (5) 2', 13', 27', 49', 69' Cards: A. Osborne  30'	Report Highlights	Try: Belloni 10' c Dominguez 20' c Quattrini 32' c Marco Zanon 73' m Con: Da Re (3) 11', 21', 33' Cards: Dominguez  37'	Attendance: 14,128 Referee: Ian Kenny (Scotland)

25 October 2025	Benetton	16–31	Stormers	Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
17:30	Try: Lynagh 30' c Con: Umaga 31' Pen: Umaga (3) 15', 18', 35'	Report Highlights	Try: Sandi 6' m Matthee 48' c Porthen 80' c Con: Matthee (2) 49', 80+1' Pen: Matthee (4) 20', 45', 53', 72'	Attendance: 4,903 Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

25 October 2025	Dragons	19–19	Ospreys	Rodney Parade, Newport
17:30	Try: R. Williams 38' c Coghlan 60' c Burrows 76' m Con: De Beer (2) 40', 61'	Report Highlights	Try: Deaves 15' m Cokanasiga 20' c Hopkins 46' c Con: Edwards (2) 20', 47' Cards: Kasende  80'	Attendance: 5,511 Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)

25 October 2025	Munster	17–15	Connacht (1 BP)	Thomond Park, Limerick
19:45	Try: O'Donoghue (2) 15' m, 67' m Kilgallen 33' c Con: JJ Hanrahan 33'	Report Highlights	Try: Ralston (2) 20' m, 28' m Boyle 42' m	Attendance: 16,512 Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

25 October 2025	Cardiff	20–19	Edinburgh (1 BP)	Cardiff Arms Park
19:45	Try: Mulder 7' m Adams 15' c Sebastian 43' m Con: Lloyd 16' Pen: Lloyd 74'	Report Highlights	Try: Wells 3' m Shiel 9' c Ashman 19' c Con: Scott 9' Lang 20'	Attendance: 7,189 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

Round 6

28 November 2025	(1 BP) Ulster	47–13	Benetton	Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
19:45	Try: Baloucoune (2) 10' m, 77' c Kok (2) 21' c, 58' c Hume 52' c Penalty try 63' Sheridan 68' c Con: Doak (3) 22', 53', 59' Flannery (2) 68', 78'	Report	Try: Bernasconi 28' c Con: Umaga 29' Pen: Umaga (2) 15', 43' Cards: Ratave  63'	Attendance: 11,517 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

28 November 2025	Dragons	10–24	Leinster (1 BP)	Rodney Parade, Newport
19:45	Try: Screech 31' c Con: De Beer 32' Pen: O'Brien 47'	Report	Try: Soroka 4' m Kenny (2) 44' c, 59' m Snyman 78' c Con: Byrne (2) 45', 79' Cards: Mangan  29' Penny  38' McGrath  80'	Attendance: 4,244 Referee: Morne Ferreira (South Africa)

29 November 2025	(1 BP) Bulls	33–43	Lions (1 BP)	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
12:00	Try: Papier (2) 30' c, 33' c A. van der Merwe 40' m Johannes 76' c De Klerk 78' c Con: Johannes (4/5) 31', 34', 76', 78'	Report	Try: Mpeku 18' c Steyn (2) 23' c, 74' c Cairns 37' m E. Oosthuizen 52' c Keyter 72' c Con: C. Smith (5/6) 19', 24', 53', 73', 75' Pen: C. Smith 11'	Attendance: 14,122 Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

29 November 2025	Zebre	14–29	Cardiff (1 BP)	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
13:00	Try: Licata 30' c Zanon 74' c Con: Roger (2/2) 31', 74' Cards: Licata  16' Ruggeri  49' Zanon  80+2'	Report	Try: Hughes (3) 13' c, 18' m, 40' c Basham 80+3' c Con: Lloyd (2/3) 19', 41' Wilde (1/1) 80+4' Pen: Lloyd 48' Cards: Basham  69'	Attendance: 2,392 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

29 November 2025	(1 BP) Munster	21–27	Stormers	Thomond Park, Limerick
17:30	Try: Beirne 8' c Hodnett 20' Crowley 27' Con: Crowley (3/3) 8', 20', 28' Cards: Coombes  58'	Report	Try: A. Smith 58' Maart 68' Nel 72' Con: Matthee (3/3) 59' c, 69' c, 72' c Pen: Matthee (2) 6', 12' Cards: Evans  3' Theunissen  20'	Attendance: 14,421 Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

29 November 2025	Edinburgh	19–17	Ospreys (1 BP)	Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
17:30	Try: Currie 33' m Morris 54' c Paterson 71' c Con: Thompson (1/2) 55' Scott (1/1) 71'	Report	Try: Davies 25' m Cokanasiga 45' m Boshoff 75' c Con: Walsh 76'	Attendance: 6,502 Referee: Peter Martin (Ireland)

29 November 2025	(1 BP) Connacht	44–17	Sharks	The Sportsground, Galway
19:45	Try: Boyle 17' c Mullins 31' c Gavin 58' c Devine 72' c Illo 79' c Con: Naughton (5) 19', 32', 58', 73', 80' Pen: Naughton (3) 8', 27', 42'	Report	Try: Mbatha 15' m Mapimpi 66' m Van Heerden 75' c Con: Jordan Hendrikse 75' Cards: Jenkins  28'	Attendance: 3,928 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

29 November 2025	Scarlets	23–0	Glasgow Warriors	Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
19:45	Try: MacLeod 16' c Page 49' c Con: Costelow (2/2) (2) 17', 50' Pen: Costelow (3) 25', 31', 67' Cards: Cuckson  71'	Report		Attendance: 5,444 Referee: Christopher Allison (South Africa)

Round 7

19 December 2025	(1 BP) Cardiff	17–21	Scarlets	Cardiff Arms Park
19:45	Try: Grady 29' c Adams 54' c Con: Sheedy (2) 30', 55' Pen: Sheedy 41'	Report	Try: James 23' c Davies (2) 51' c, 57' c Con: Hawkins (3) 24', 52', 58' Cards: Macleod  25' Davies  28' Williams  60'	Attendance: 11,278 Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)

19 December 2025	(1 BP) Leinster	24–20	Ulster (1 BP)	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
19:45	Try: Ioane 27' c Kenny 54' m Lowe 66' m Sheehan 74' c Con: Prendergast 27' Byrne 75' Cards: Ryan  59'	Report	Try: Kok (2) 14' m, 34' c Stewart 38' m Con: Doak 35' Pen: Doak 62' Cards: McCann  72'	Attendance: 20,013 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

20 December 2025	(1 BP) Stormers	34–27	Lions (1 BP)	Cape Town Stadium
13:30	Try: Maart 27' c Simelane 42' c De Villiers 53' c Roos 64' c Con: Matthee (4/4) (4) 28', 42', 54', 65' Pen: Matthee (2/2) (2) 38', 60'	Report	Try: Venter (2) 1' c, 40' c Mpeku 69' c Con: C. Smith (3/3) (3) 2', 40+1', 70' Pen: C. Smith (2/2) (2) 19', 57'	Attendance: 28,205 Referee: Hanru Van Rooyen (South Africa)

20 December 2025	Benetton	21–15	Zebre (1 BP)	Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
14:00	Try: Mendy 26' c Gasperini 65' m Con: Umaga 26' Pen: Umaga (3) 17', 30', 46' Cards: Menoncello  51'	Report	Try: Ferrari 52' m Gesi 68' c Con: Montemauri 69' Pen: Montemauri 38'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

20 December 2025	(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	24–12	Edinburgh	Hampden Park, Glasgow
15:00	Try: Fagerson 10' c Darge 51' c Hiddleston 55' m Stephen 77' m Con: Hastngs (2) 11', 51'	Report	Try: Richardson 28' m Gilchrist 72' c Con: Thompson 72' Cards: Hunter-Hill  77'	Attendance: 21,093 Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)

20 December 2025	Sharks	21–12	Bulls	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
16:00	Try: Kunene 15' c Kolisi 71' c Van der Merwe 77' c Con: Hendrikse 16' Whitehead (2) 72', 78'	Report	Pen: Pollard (4) 19', 24', 38', 57' Cards: Kriel  29'	Attendance: 44,517 Referee: Griffin Colby (South Africa)

20 December 2025	Ospreys	10–26	Munster (1 BP)	Brewery Field, Bridgend
17:30	Try: Morris 54' c Con: Edwards 55' Pen: Edwards 11' Cards: Nagy  15'	Report	Try: Daly 17' m Baron 36' c Crowley 40+1' c Haley 48' c Con: Crowley (3/4) 37', 40+1', 49 Cards: O'Donoghue  54'	Attendance: 4,715 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

20 December 2025	(1 BP) Dragons	48–28	Connacht (1 BP)	Rodney Parade, Newport
19:45	Try: Burrows 17' c Hope (2) 25' c, 61' c Rosser 32' c Penalty try 40+4' Dyer 51' c Con: O'Brien (5/5) 18', 26', 33', 52', 62' Pen: O'Brien (2/2) 43', 46'	Report	Try: Gilbert 10' c Prendergast (2) 66' c, 74' c Jansen 80+2' c Con: Gilbert (4) 11', 67', 74', 80+3' Cards: Boyle  40+5'	Attendance: 4,188 Referee: Ruairidh Campbell (Scotland)

Round 8

26 December 2025	Cardiff	22–19	Dragons (1 BP)	Cardiff Arms Park
15:00	Try: Sebastian 20' c Mann 30' m J. Adams 47' c Con: Sheedy (2) 21', 48' Pen: Sheedy 70' Cards: McNally  78'	Report	Try: Hope (2) 7' m, 32' c Penalty try 78' Con: O'Brien 32' Cards: Keddie  57'	Attendance: 12,125 Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)

26 December 2025	(1 BP) Scarlets	19–26	Ospreys (1 BP)	Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
17:30	Try: Roberts (2) 35' c, 69' m Taylor 80' c Con: Hawkins (2) 35', 80' Cards: Douglas  75'	Report	Try: Watkin 24' c Lake 29' c Hardy 63' c Hopkins 77' m Con: Edwards (3) 25', 30', 64' Cards: Williams  18' Giles  64'	Attendance: 12,105 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

27 December 2025	Zebre	23–37	Benetton (1 BP)	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
14:30	Try: Gesi 43' c Faissal 79' c Con: Da Re 44' Dominguez 80' Pen: Da Re (3) 8', 13', 31' Cards: Ferrari  7' Mazza  53'	Report	Try: Mendy 2' c Penalty try 53' Odogwu 62' c Werchon 70' c Con: Umaga (3) 3', 63', 71' Pen: Umaga (3) 7', 18', 40+1' Cards: Lamaro  25'	Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)

27 December 2025	Edinburgh	3–21	Glasgow Warriors	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
15:00	Pen: Scott 6'	Report	Try: Dobie (2) 32' c, 79' c Horne 76' c Con: Adam Hastings 33' Horne 77' Lancaster 80' Cards: Fraser  21'	Attendance: 38,179 Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

27 December 2025	(1 BP) Connacht	24–29	Ulster (1 BP)	The Sportsground, Galway
17:30	Try: Treacy 24' c Jansen 66' c Devine 77' c Con: Gilbert (3) 25', 67', 77' Pen: Gilbert 31' Cards: Aki  43' Joyce  51'	Report	Try: Zac Ward (2) 34' c, 41' m Kok 47' c Penalty try 53' Con: Jack Murphy (2/3) 34', 48' Cards: Jack Murphy  16' McCloskey  43'	Attendance: 3,928 Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)

27 December 2025	(1 BP) Munster	8–13	Leinster	Thomond Park, Limerick
19:45	Try: Kelly 70' m Pen: Crowley 55'	Report	Try: Van der Flier 6' c Con: Byrne 7' Pen: Byrne (2) 53', 59'	Attendance: 26,006 Referee: Peter Martin (Ireland)

21 February 2026	(1 BP) Lions	34–22	Sharks	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
12:00	Try: Ntlabakanye 30' c Van den Berg 33' c Mahashe 44' c Venter 52' c Con: C. Smith (4/4) 31', 34', 45', 53' Pen: C. Smith (2/2) 4', 19' Cards: Mills  40' Marais  65'	Report	Try: Mbatha 15' c Tino Masere 48' m Julius 80+1' c Con: Masuku (1/2) 16' Jo Hendrikse (1/1) 80+2' Pen: Masuku 40+1 Cards: Ja Hendrikse  29'	Attendance: 7,841 Referee: Griffin Colby (South Africa)

14 March 2026	Bulls	19–32	Stormers (1BP)	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
12:00	Try: Penalty try 19' Burger 67' c Arendse 79' m Con: Pollard (1/2) 68' Cards: Wiese  64' Van Staden  66'	Report	Try: Willemse 31' c De Villiers 57' m Penalty try 66' Daymani 70' c Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2/3) 31', 70' Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2/4) 40', 51' Cards: A. Smith  14' Dixon  19'	Attendance: 33,280 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Round 9

1 January 2026	(1 BP) Dragons	28–5	Scarlets	Rodney Parade, Newport
15:00	Try: De Beer 8' c Burrows 43' c Richards 48' c Roberts 75' Con: O'Brien (4/4) 9', 44', 49', 76'	Report	Try: Mee 35' m Cards: Cuckson  23' Douglas  42'	Attendance: 8,369 Referee: Ben Connor (Wales)

1 January 2026	(1 BP) Ospreys	33–22	Cardiff (1 BP)	Brewery Field, Bridgend
17:30	Try: Giles 14' c Hardy (2) 25' m, 51' c Parry 42' c Hopkins 69' c Con: Edwards (4/5) 15', 43', 51', 70' Cards: Morse  80'	Report	Try: Adams (2) 22' c, 74' m Faletau 76' m Sebastian 80+1' m Con: Sheedy (1/3) 23' Cards: Belcher  31'	Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)

2 January 2026	Ulster	28–3	Munster	Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
19:45	Try: Stewart 48' c Flannery 55' m B. Ward 72' c Con: Doak (2) 49', 72' Pen: Doak (3) 5', 25', 43'	Report	Pen: Hanrahan 28'	Attendance: 18,196 Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

3 January 2026	(2 BP) Sharks	22–23	Lions	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
13:30	Try: E. Tshituka 15' m Kolisi 25' c Jenkins 39' m Van der Merwe 58' m Con: Jo. Hendrikse (1/4) 26'	Report	Try: Oosthuizen 7' c F. Horn 10' m Pead 80+1' m Con: Smith (1/3) 8' Pen: Smith (2/2) 4', 32' Cards: Venter  39'	Attendance: 20,622 Referee: Christopher Allison (South Africa)

3 January 2026	Stormers	13–8	Bulls (1 BP)	Cape Town Stadium
16:00	Try: Roos 39' m Mchunu 79' m Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 35'	Report	Try: Pollard 31' Pen: Pollard 44' Cards: Le Roux  35'	Attendance: 53,862 Referee: Griffin Colby (South Africa)

3 January 2026	(1 BP) Benetton	14–15	Edinburgh	Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
17:30	Try: Gallo 52' c Fekitoa 57' c Con: Umaga (2/2) 53', 58'	Report	Try: Vellacott 21' c Graham 48' m Con: Thompson (1/2) 22' Pen: Thompson 29'	Attendance: 4,857 Referee: Peter Martin (Ireland)

3 January 2026	(1 BP) Leinster	52–17	Connacht	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
17:30	Try: Sheehan 4' c Tector (2) 8' c, 62' c Prendergast 39' m Deeny 44' c O'Brien (2) 52' c, 67' c Kenny 75' Con: Prendergast (6/8) 5', 8', 45', 52', 63', 67' Cards: Joe McCarthy  26'	Report	Try: Tierney-Martin 19' c Bealham 36' c Con: Gilbert (2/2) 20', 37' Pen: Gilbert 28'	Attendance: 21,422 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

3 January 2026	(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	47–10	Zebre	Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
19:45	Try: McDowall 13' c Smith 20' c Stephen 39' m Dobie 59' c, 78' c Hiddleston 74' c Weir 77' c Con: Hastings (2) 13', 21' Weir (3) 60', 74', 78' Lancaster 79'	Report	Try: Bertaccini 23' m Quattrini 48' m Cards: Reggeri  40'	Attendance: 6,476 Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)

Round 10

23 January 2026	(1 BP) Ospreys	24–24	Lions (1 BP)	Brewery Field, Bridgend
19:45	Try: Ratti 24' c Hopkins 34' m Morse 39' c Kasende 63' m Con: Edwards (2/4) 25', 39' Cards: Lake  27' Davies  53'	Report	Try: Francke Horn (2) 9' m, 40+4' c PJ Botha 48' m Quan Horn 59' c Con: Smith (2/4) 40+5', 59' Cards: SJ Kotze  38' Oosthuizen  66'	Attendance: 4,052 Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy)

23 January 2026	(1 BP) Edinburgh	17–19	Bulls	Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
19:45	Try: Van der Merwe 6' m Schoeman 17' m Rae 34' c Con: Thompson (1/3) 25'	Report	Try: Coetzee 12' m Grobbelaar 44' c Van Staden 70' c Con: Pollard (2/3) 45', 71'	Attendance: 6,648 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

23 January 2026	Munster	22–20	Dragons (1 BP)	Musgrave Park, Cork
19:45	Try: Gleeson 39' c Coombes (2) 57' m, 65' c Con: Butler (2/3) 40', 66' Pen: Butler 75'	Report	Try: Coghlan 17' c Richards 53' c Con: O'Brien (2/2) 18', 54' Pen: O'Brien (2) 11', 30' Cards: Beddall  19'	Attendance: 8,422 Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

24 January 2026	Scarlets	27–22	Ulster (1 BP)	Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
15:00	Try: Murray 10' c Macleod 32' c Mee 80+3' c Con: Costelow (3/3) 11', 33', 80+4' Pen: Costelow (2) 6', 72' Cards: Plumtree  67'	Report	Try: Stewart 20' m B. Ward 27' c Wilson 68' c Con: Doak (2/3) 28', 69' Pen: Doak 76' Cards: Kok  80+2'	Attendance: 6,695 Referee: Griffin Colby (South Africa)

24 January 2026	Connacht	23–34	Leinster (1 BP)	The Sportsground, Galway
17:30	Try: Tierney-Martin 12' c West 48' c Con: Gilbert (2/2) 13', 49' Pen: Gilbert (3) 23', 33', 67'	Report	Try: Gunne 8' c RG Snyman 57' c Tector 60' c Frawley 70' c Con: Byrne (4/4) 9', 58', 61', 71' Pen: Byrne (2) 27', 31'	Attendance: 12,481 Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)

24 January 2026	Stormers	19–30	Sharks (1 BP)	Cape Town Stadium
17:30	Try: Weillemse (2) 7' m, 27' c Penalty try 78' Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (1/2) 37' Cards: Moerat  47' Sandi  71'	Report	Try: Jenkins 5' c Williams 12' c Buthelezi 47' m Esterhuizen 73' m Con: Hendrikse (2/4) 6', 13' Pen: Hendrikse (2) 17', 68' Cards: V. Tshituka  78'	Attendance: 52,087 Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

24 January 2026	(1 BP) Zebre	21–26	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
19:45	Try: Carrera 31' c Bertaccini 47' c Pani 69' c Con: Roger Farias (2/2) 31', 48' Montemauri (1/1) 70' Cards: Odiase  19' Carrera  52' Krumov  64'	Report	Try: Penalty try 18' Hiddleston (2) 24' c, 33' c Hastings 66' m Con: Horne (2/3) 25', 34' Cards: Hastings  45'	Attendance: 1,803 Referee: Robbie Jenkinson (Ireland)

24 January 2026	Cardiff	17–8	Benetton	Cardiff Arms Park
19:45	Try: McNally 49' m Pen: Sheedy (3) 13', 16', 60' Lloyd 80+1' Cards: Mann  26'	Report	Try: Ruzza 66' m Pen: Smith 46'	Attendance: 8,052 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

Round 11

30 January 2026	Benetton	20–20	Scarlets	Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
19:45	Try: Odogwu 37' c Garbisi 71' c Con: Smith 38' Roger 72' Pen: Smith (2) 25', 30'	Report	Try: Davies 42' c Lewis 57' m Page 75' m Con: Leggatt-Jones (1/3) 43' Pen: Leggatt-Jones 15'	Attendance: 4,840 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

30 January 2026	(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	31–22	Munster (1 BP)	Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
19:45	Try: Smith 7' c Lancaster 8' c Oguntibeju 33' c McKay 40' c Con: Lancaster (4/4) 8', 9', 34', 40+1' Pen: Lancaster 74'	Report	Try: Coughlan 11' m Kelly 51' m Gleeson 61' m Kilgallen 67' c Con: Wood (1/2) 68' Cards: Abrahams  39' O'Donoghue  80+3'	Attendance: 7,321 Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

31 January 2026	Lions	17–52	Bulls (1 BP)	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
12:30	Try: Van den Berg 45' c Mills 80+1' c Con: C. Smith (2) 46', 80+2' Pen: Smith 23'	Report	Try: Vorster (2) 10' c, 55' c Grobbelaar 32' m Pollard 38' c Arendse 40' c Papier 66' c Gumede 75' m Johannes 78' c Con: Pollard (5) 11', 39', 40+1', 56', 67' Johannes 79' Cards: Arendse  16'	Attendance: 12,571 Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)

31 January 2026	(1 BP) Sharks	36–24	Stormers	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
15:00	Try: Williams 12' c Hooker 25' c Esterhuizen 48' c Williams 53' c, 72' m Con: Hendrikse (4/5) 13', 26', 49', 53' Pen: Hendrikse 69'	Report	Try: Reinach 1' m De Villiers 43' c Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (1/2) 44' Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (4) 16', 20', 39', 40+3' Cards: De Villiers  9' Van Heerden  49'	Attendance: 25,364 Referee: Christopher Allison (South Africa)

31 January 2026	Zebre	15–31	Connacht (1 BP)	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
15:00	Try: Garcia 56' m Stavile 74' c Con: Roger Farias 75' Pen: Roger Farias 26' Cards: Garcia  60' Zanon  80+10'	Report	Try: Joyce 41' Jansen (2) 50' c, 61' c McCormack 80+11' Con: Gilbert (4/4) 42', 51', 62', 80+12' Pen: Gilbert 78' Cards: Mullins  73'	Attendance: 2,545 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

31 January 2026	(1 BP) Leinster	28–20	Edinburgh	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
17:30	Try: Deegan 13' c Penny (3) 44' c, 68' c, 74' c Con: Tector (4/4) 14', 45', 69', 75'	Report	Try: Van der Merwe 20' m Satala 39' c Shiel 80+1' m Con: Thompson 40' Pen: Thompson 23' Cards: Hunter-Hill  10'	Attendance: 18,505 Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

31 January 2026	Ospreys	19–13	Dragons (1 BP)	Brewery Field, Bridgend
19:45	Try: Morgan-Williams 33' c Lloyd 74' m Giles 80' c Con: Walsh (2/3) 34', 80+1'	Report	Try: De Beer 18' c Con: O'Brien 19' Pen: O'Brien (2) 47', 58' Cards: Diamani  73'	Attendance: 5,281 Referee: Ben Connor (Wales)

31 January 2026	Ulster	21–14	Cardiff (1 BP)	Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
19:45	Try: Wilson 12' c Bell 19' c Irvine 66' c Con: Murphy (3/3) 12', 20', 67'	Report	Try: Mulder 54' c Emanuel 68' c Con: Sheedy (2/2) 55', 69'	Attendance: 12,012 Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Round 12

27 February 2026	(1 BP) Edinburgh	24–19	Scarlets (1 BP)	Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
19:45	Try: Vellacott (2) 30' c, 49' m Bradbury 46' c Paterson 69' m Con: Thompson (2) 31', 47' Cards: Paterson  56'	Report	Try: Roberts (2) 22' c, 62' m Lousi 28' c Con: Leggatt-Jones (2) 23', 28'	Attendance: 6,657 Referee: Peter Martin (Ireland)

27 February 2026	Cardiff	8–7	Leinster (1 BP)	Cardiff Arms Park
19:45	Try: Davies 54' m Pen: Sheedy 19' Cards: Beetham  66'	Report	Try: McGrath 68' c Con: Tector 68' Cards: Tector  12'	Attendance: 7,571 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

28 February 2026	Lions	24–10	Stormers	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
12:30	Try: Mahashe 22' c Van Wyk 26' c Cronjé 45' c Con: Smith (3/3) 23', 26', 46' Pen: Smith 58' Cards: Qoma  66' Van Vuuren  69'	Report	Try: JD Schickerling 55' c Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 55' Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 43'	Attendance: 10,791 Referee: Christopher Allison (South Africa)

28 February 2026	(1 BP) Bulls	41–12	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
15:00	Try: Moodie 15' De Klerk 27' Papier (2) 30', 37' Vorster (2) 65', 79' De Wet 69' Con: Pollard (3) 31', 66', 70'	Report	Try: Van der Merwe 48' Jacobs 62' Con: Hendrikse 63'	Attendance: 32,672 Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)

28 February 2026	Connacht	15–10	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)	The Sportsground, Galway
15:00	Try: J. Murphy 74' c Jansen 80+1' m Con: Gilbert 75' Pen: Gilbert 25' Cards: Joyce  63'	Report	Try: Rowe (2) 62' m, 67' m	Attendance: 8,654 Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)

28 February 2026	Munster	21–7	Zebre	Thomond Park, Limerick
17:30	Try: Daly 7' c Kendellen 65' c Barron 71' c Con: JJ Hanrahan (3/3) 8', 66', 72'	Report	Try: Stavile 32' c Con: Da Re, 33' Cards: Bertaccini  3'	Attendance: 12,558 Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

28 February 2026	Dragons	15–15	Benetton	Rodney Parade, Newport
17:30	Try: Douglas 11' c Inisi 80+1' m Con: O'Brien 12' Pen: O'Brien 69' Cards: Douglas  33' Inisi  39'	Report	Try: Ratave (2) 2' m, 29' m Gallagher 50' m Cards: Fekitoa  15'	Attendance: 7,106 Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)

28 February 2026	Ospreys	21–10	Ulster	Brewery Field, Bridgend
19:45	Try: Foley 3' c Ratti 68' c Kasende 77' c Con: Walsh (3/3) 4', 69', 78'	Report	Try: Zac Ward 9' m Stewart 12' m Cards: Rea  72'	Attendance: 3,761 Referee: Filippo Russo (Italy)

Round 13

20 March 2026	(1 BP) Bulls	40–7	Cardiff	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
17:00	Try: Coetzee 9' c Grobbelaar 14' m Kriel 27' c Papier 35' c Louw 40' c Vermaak 57' c Con: Pollard (4/5) 10', 28', 36', 41' Kriel (1/1) 58'	Report	Try: Millard 3' c Con: Sheedy (1/1) 4' Cards: Lawrence  8'	Attendance: 6,603 Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)

20 March 2026	(1 BP) Scarlets	36–17	Zebre	Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
19:45	Try: Taylor (2) 2' m, 65' c Lousi 13' c Page 25' c Mee 36' m Davis 57' m Con: Leggatt-Jones (3/6) 14', 26', 66'	Report	Try: Gesi 64' m Stavile 79' m Odiase 80+3' c Con: Da Re (1/3) 80+4'	Attendance: 5,029 Referee: Peter Martin (Ireland)

20 March 2026	(1 BP) Ulster	19–26	Connacht (1 BP)	Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
19:45	Try: Doak 24' c Zac Ward 65' m Bell 76' c Con: Doak 25' Jack Murphy 76'	Report	Try: Jansen 19' c Bealham 57' c Treacy (2) 61' m, 68' c Con: Naughton (3/4) 20', 58', 70' Cards: Bealham  38'	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

21 March 2026	(1 BP) Lions	54–17	Edinburgh	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
12:45	Try: Venter 6' c F. Horn 19' c Landsberg 21' c Van den Berg 26' c Mills 44' c Davids (2) 54' c, 67' c Pead 79' m Con: C. Smith (7/7) 7', 20', 22', 27', 45', 55', 69' Mills (0/1) Cards: F. Horn  39'	Report	Try: Ashman 49' m Douglas 62' m Currie 72' c Con: Scott (1/3) 72'	Attendance: 3,464 Referee: Gianluca Gnecci (Italy)

21 March 2026	(1 BP) Sharks	45–0	Munster	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
15:00	Try: Buthelezi 7' c Giliomee 28' m Ganyane 51' c Van Heerden 57' c Malan 77' c Mapimpi (2) 79' c, 80+1' m Con: Hendrikse (3/4) 8', 51', 58' J. Smith (2/3) 78', 80'	Report		Attendance: 14,539 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

21 March 2026	(1 BP) Benetton	31–19	Ospreys	Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
15:00	Try: Maile 4' c Mendy 29' c Ratave (2) 46' m, 54' m Umaga 66' c Con: Umaga (3/5) 5', 30, 67 Cards: Uren  71' Fekitoa  73'	Report	Try: K. Williams (2) 13' m, 43' c L. Davies 80' c Con: Walsh (2/3) 44', 80' Cards: Moriarty  51'  64'	Attendance: 4,879 Referee: Ian Kenny (Ireland)

21 March 2026	(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	38–17	Leinster	Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
17:30	Try: Duncan 27' c Hiddleston 31' m Horne (2) 34' c, 78' m Rowe 37' c Smith 69' c Con: Horne (4/6) 28', 35', 38', 70' Cards: Hastings  78'	Report	Try: Kenny 17' m Keenan 41' c Frawley 73' m Con: Prendergast (1/3) 42' Cards: Deeny  26' Kelleher  29' Slimani  79'	Attendance: 7,321 Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)

22 March 2026	(1 BP) Stormers	29–21	Dragons	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
15:00	Try: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2) 9' c, 17' c Roos 49' c Simelane 59' m Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (3/4) 10', 18', 50' Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 43'	Report	Try: Davies 25' c Young 53' c Dyer 72' c Con: O'Brien (3/3) 26', 54', 73'	Attendance: 15,079 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

Round 14

27 March 2026	Sharks	21–15	Cardiff (1 BP)	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
17:00	Try: Buthelezi 6' c, 32' c Penxe 38' c Con: Hendrikse 7', 39' Davids 33' Cards: Hendrikse  27'	Report	Try: Grady 17' c, 28' m Con: Sheedy 18' Pen: Lloyd 73'	Attendance: 11,578 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

27 March 2026	(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	31–10	Benetton	Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
19:45	Try: Matthews 38' c Watson 42' c Williamson 60' m Stephen 67' m Talakai 73' c Con: Hastings 39', 43' Lancaster 74'	Report	Try: Odogwu 15' c Con: Smith 16' Pen: Smith 40+1' Cards: Odogwu  23'	Attendance: 7,266 Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)

27 March 2026	(1 BP) Leinster	36–19	Scarlets	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
19:45	Try: Ringrose 29' c Kenny (2) 34' m, 75' c O'Brien (2) 43' m, 46' m Deegan 67' c Con: Byrne (3/6) 30', 67', 76' Cards: Deeny  17'	Report	Try: Roberts 17' Rogers 57' Douglas 72' Con: Hawkins (2/3) 18', 73' Cards: Roberts  23' Taylor  28'	Attendance: 15,301 Referee: Quinton Immelman (South Africa)

28 March 2026	(1 BP) Bulls	34–31	Munster (2 BP)	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
12:00	Try: Papier (2) 30' c, 47' c Moodie 35' c Jooste 58' c Con: Pollard (4/4) 31', 36', 47', 59' Pen: Pollard 61', 73' Cards: Nortje  33'	Report	Try: O'Brien 20' c Ahern (2) 42' m, 52' c O'Connor 67' c E. Edogbo 75' m Con: Crowley (3/5) 21', 53', 68'	Attendance: 9,561 Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

28 March 2026	Connacht	21–14	Ospreys (1 BP)	The Sportsground, Galway
14:15	Try: Hurley-Langton (2) 11' c, 45' c Devine 74' c Con: Naughton (3/3) 12', 46', 75' Cards: Murray  48'	Report	Try: Kasende 23' c L. Morgan 56' c Con: Edwards (2/2) 24', 57' Cards: J. Morgan  72'	Attendance: 7,943 Referee: Matteo Liperini (Italy)

28 March 2026	(1 BP) Lions	42–26	Dragons (1 BP)	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
14:30	Try: Mahashe 5' m Kriel 26' c C. Smith 50' c Steyn (2) 55' m, 63' c Cronjé 67' m Con: Smith (3/6) 27', 51', 63' Pen: Smith (2) 18', 39'	Report	Try: A. Owen (2) 15' c, 32' c Dyer (2) 47' c, 70' m Con: O'Brien (3//4) 16', 33', 47' Cards: Dyer  54'	Attendance: 3,212 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

28 March 2026	(1 BP) Stormers	33–14	Edinburgh	Cape Town Stadium
17:00	Try: Roos (2) 25' c, 68' c Zas 49' m Mchunu 63' c Fourie 80' c Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (4/5) 25', 63', 69', 80+1'	Report	Try: Lang 34' c Venter 58' c Con: Thompson (2) 35', 59'	Attendance: 21,487 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

28 March 2026	Zebre	12–28	Ulster (1 BP)	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
19:45	Try: Di Bertolomeo 11' c Trulla 75' c Con: Roger (1/2) 12' Cards: Gesi  28'	Report	Try: McAllister 20' c Herring 44' c Ward 52' c Kok 69' c Con: Humphreys (2/2) 21', 45' Doak (2/2) 53', 69' Cards: Wilson  84'	Attendance: 3,256 Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Round 15

17 April 2026	(1BP) Edinburgh	31–30	Zebre (2 BP)	Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
19:45	Try: Boyle 5' c Patterson 19' c Ashman (2) 36' m, 61' m Venter 79' c Con: Thompson (2) 6', 20' Scott 80'	Report	Try: Fusco 10' c Gesi 14' m Trulla 46' m Nocera 73' c Con: Montemauri (2/4) 11', 74' Pen: Montemauri (2) 41', 67'	Attendance: 6,818 Referee: Christopher Allison (South Africa)

17 April 2026	Ulster	21–29	Leinster (1 BP)	Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
19:45	Try: Bryn Ward 55' c Zac Ward (2) 62', 65' c Con: Doak (3/3) 56', 63', 66' Cards: Sheridan  46'	Report	Try: Culhane 17' c J. O'Brien 38' m Henshaw 45' c Prendergast 51' c Con: Prendergast (3/4) 17', 46', 52' Pen: Prendergast 24' Cards: Deegan  61'	Attendance: 18,196 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

17 April 2026	Dragons	7–47	Bulls (1 BP)	Rodney Parade, Newport
19:45	Try: Inisi 23' c Con: Evans 24'	Report	Try: Papier 11' c Grobbelaar 37' m Coetzee 44' c Van Staden (2) 57' c, 74' c Williams 77' c Petersen 80' c Con: Pollard (3/4) 11', 45', 58' Kriel (3/3) 75', 78', 80+1'	Attendance: 5,892 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

18 April 2026	Stormers	24–33	Connacht (1 BP)	Cape Town Stadium
13:45	Try: Roos 14' c Mchunu 47' c Feinberg-Mngomezulu 62' c Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (3/3) 14', 48', 63' Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 41' Cards: Fourie  4'	Report	Try: Hurley-Langton 7' c Boyle 51' c Devine 64' m Murphy 70' c Naughton 78' c Con: Gilbert (3/4) 7', 71', 79' Naughton 51'	Attendance: 13,903 Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy)

18 April 2026	(1 BP) Lions	54–12	Glasgow Warriors	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
16:00	Try: Van Wyk (2) 6' c, 19' c Cronjé 10' m SJ Kotze 40' c Venter 44' c Van den Berg 68' c Mahashe 72' c Q. Horn 75' Con: C. Smith (7/8) 7', 19', 41', 45', 69', 73', 76'	Report	Try: Lancaster 31' c McDowall 58' m Con: Lancaster (1/2) 32'	Attendance: 3,677 Referee: Peter Martin (Ireland)

18 April 2026	(2 BP) Scarlets	24–28	Cardiff (1 BP)	Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
17:30	Try: Plumtree 23' m J. Williams 46' c Blacker 48' m Murray 54' Con: Hawkins (2/4) 47', 55' Cards: Plumtree  70' Murray  76'	Report	Try: Thomas 10' c Sebastian (2) 71' c, 80+1' c Winnett 77' c Con: Sheedy (4/4) 10', 72', 77', 80+2'	Attendance: 9,025 Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)

18 April 2026	Benetton	15–45	Munster (1 BP)	Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
19:45	Try: Bernasconi 32' c Garbisi 80' m Con: Umaga (1/2) 52' Pen: Umaga 28'	Report	Try: Nash 7' c Farrell 17' m Coombes 34' c Kleyn 46' c Kendellen 56' m Beirne 59' c Gleeson 78' c Con: Crowley 8', 35', 46', 59', 79' Cards: Crowley  63' Casey  66'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

18 April 2026	Ospreys	21–17	Sharks (1 BP)	Brewery Field, Bridgend
19:45	Try: Edwards 11' c Morgan 30' c Phillips 54' c Con: Edwards (3/3) 12', 31', 55'	Report	Try: Buthelezi (2) 18' m, 69' m Hooker 40' c Con: Smith (1/3) 41'	Attendance: 3,917 Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Round 16

24 April 2026	(1 BP) Edinburgh	33–28	Sharks (2 BP)	Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
19:45	Try: Ashman 15' c Young 33' c Tuipulotu 60' m Patterson 63' c Graham 69' c Con: Scott (2/2) 16', 34' Thompson (2/3) 64', 70'	Report	Try: Van der Merwe 6' c E. Tshituka 20' c Koch 56' c V. Tshituka 80' c Con: J. Smith (4/4) 7', 20', 57', 80+1'	Attendance: 7,774 Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)

24 April 2026	(1 BP) Zebre	18–19	Dragons	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
19:45	Try: Di Bartolomeo 43' m Locatelli 70' c Con: Da Re (1/2) 71' Pen: Da Re (2) 14', 53'	Report	Try: Rosser 24' c Carter 68' c Richards 80+3' m Con: O'Brien (2/3) 25', 68' Cards: Douglas  43'	Attendance: 3,417 Referee: Ru Campbell (Scotland)

24 April 2026	Cardiff	24–21	Ospreys (1 BP)	Cardiff Arms Park
19:45	Try: Thornton 24' c Belcher 46' c Thomas 56' c Con: Sheedy (3/3) 25', 47', 57' Pen: Sheedy 17' Cards: Belcher  6' McNally 74'	Report	Try: Williams 37' c Walsh 68' c Edwards 76' c Con: Edwards (3/3) 38', 69', 77' Cards: Kasende  16' Watkin  24' Edwards  45'	Attendance: 12,036 Referee: Christopher Allison (South Africa)

25 April 2026	(1 BP) Stormers	48–12	Glasgow Warriors	Cape Town Stadium
12:30 (rearranged)	Try: Mchunu (2) 9' c, 14' c Roos 29' c Nel 49' c Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 72 c Morabe, 78' c Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (6/6) 10', 15', 30', 49', 73', 77' Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2) 5', 43' Cards: Reinach  37'	Report	Try: O. Smith 25' m Hiddleston 38' c Con: Hastings (1/2) 38' Cards: Dempsey  14' Hastings  42'	Attendance: 23,740 Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)

25 April 2026	(1 BP) Lions	33–21	Connacht	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
15:00	Try: Davids 5' c Van Wyk (2) 22' c, 72' m Mahashe 40' c Cronjé 44' c Con: C. Smith (4/5) 6', 23', 41', 45' Cards: SJ Kotze  47'	Report	Try: M. Devine (2) 49' c, 77' c Boyle 80+1' c Con: Gilbert (3/3) 49', 77', 80+2'	Attendance: 6,881 Referee: Filippo Russo (Italy)

25 April 2026	(1 BP) Munster	41–14	Ulster	Thomond Park, Limerick
17:30	Try: Hodnett (4) 24' m, 29' c, 55' m, 68' m Kendellen (3) 47' m, 53' c, 69' c Con: JJ Hanrahan (3/7) 30', 53', 70'	Report	Try: King 13' c Andrew 65' c Con: Flannery (2) 13', 66' Cards: Brigg  23'	Attendance: 17,364 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

25 April 2026	(1 BP) Scarlets	21–23	Bulls	Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
19:45	Try: Woolley 9' m James 20' m Anderson 50' m Pen: Hawkins (2) 63', 75'	Report	Try: Jooste 3' c Pollard 28' c Con: Pollard (2/2) 4', 29' Pen: Pollard (3) 57', 69', 80+1' Cards: Gans  44' Klopper  49'	Attendance: 5,180 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

25 April 2026	(1 BP) Benetton	29–26	Leinster (2 BP)	Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
19:45	Try: Garbisi 9' m Mendy 47' c Gasperini (2) 61' c, 71' c Con: Umaga (3/4) 48', 62', 72' Pen: Umaga 80+3'	Report	Try: O'Tighearnaigh 14' c Van der Flier 36' c Gibson-Park 43' m Frawley 66' c Con: Byrne (2/3) 15', 37' Prendergast (1/1) 67'	Attendance: 6,327 Referee: Ferreira (South Africa)

Round 17

8 May 2026	(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	40–17	Cardiff	Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
19:45	Try: Dempsey 19' c Steyn 24' c Matthews (2) 32' c, 54' c Schickerling 65' m Rowe 74' c Con: Horne (4/5) 20', 26', 33', 55' O. Smith (1/1) 74'	Report	Try: J. Adams 28' c Southworth 59' m Beetham 80' m Con: Sheedy (1/3) 29'	Attendance: 7,321 Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)

8 May 2026	(1 BP) Ulster	38–38	Stormers (1 BP)	Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
19:45	Try: Kok (3) 4' c, 28' c, 71' m Z. Ward 35' c Lowry 45' m O'Sullivan 75' c Con: Doak (4/6) 5', 30', 36', 77' Cards: Henderson  9' Doak  80'	Report	Try: Roos 6' c Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2) 14' c, 64' c Khan 49' c Penalty try 80' Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (4/4) 7', 15', 49', 64' Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 21' Cards: Matthee  76'	Attendance: 9,782 Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

9 May 2026	(1 BP) Bulls	54–19	Zebre	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
12:45	Try: Le Roux 3' c Moodie 14' c Jooste 23' m Petersen 30' c Vermaak 49' c Hanekom 63' c Vorster 69' c Rudolph 77' c Con: Le Roux (7/8) 4', 15', 31', 50', 63', 70', 78'	Report	Try: Trulla 20' c Ribaldi 41' m Dominguez 59' c Con: Roger (2/3) 21', 60'	Attendance: 5,685 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

9 May 2026	(1 BP) Sharks	46–7	Benetton	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
15:00	Try: Van der Merwe (2) 11' m, 40' m Julius (3) 21' m, 59' c, 62' c Kolisi 27' m Esterhuizen 43' c Bester 80' m Con: Davids (1/5) 44' J. Smith (2/3) 59', 63'	Report	Try: Tizzano 78' c Con: Garbisi 79' Cards: Umaga  37' Bernasconi  25'	Attendance: 11,809 Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)

9 May 2026	Ospreys	27–20	Scarlets (1 BP)	Brewery Field, Bridgend
17:30	Try: Edwards (2) 7' c, 37' c Morgan 74' c Con: Edwards (3/3) 7', 38', 75' Pen: Edwards (2) 26', 80+1' Cards: R. Smith  45'	Report	Try: Douglas 10' m Plumtree 47' m Murray 57' c Con: Hawkins (1/3) 58' Pen: Hawkins 42' Cards: Roberts  33' Mathias  41'	Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Ben Connor (Wales)

9 May 2026	(1 BP) Leinster	31–7	Lions	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
17:30	Try: J. Osborne 2' c Clarkson 24' c Keenan 70' c Ioane 74' m J. O'Brien 80' m Con: Prendergast (2/2) 3', 24' Frawley (1/3) 71'	Report	Try: F. Horn 35' c Con: C. Smith 36'	Attendance: 16,259 Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

9 May 2026	Dragons	15–24	Edinburgh (1 BP)	Rodney Parade, Newport
19:45	Try: Lewis 28' c Keddie 44' m Con: O'Brien (1/2) 29' Pen: O'Brien 8'	Report	Try: Ashman 18' c Currie 40' c Van der Merwe (2) 49' m, 74' m Con: Thompson (2/4) 19', 41' Cards: Richardson  52' Venter  66'	Attendance: 7,079 Referee: Filippo Russo (Italy)

9 May 2026	(1 BP) Connacht	26–7	Munster	The Sportsground, Galway
19:45	Try: B. Murphy 13' c Bolton 21' m Hurley-Langton 34' c Jansen 72' c Con: Gilbert (3/4) 13', 35', 73'	Report	Try: Casey 68' c Con: Hanrahan 69' Cards: Barron  16'	Attendance: 12,481 Referee: Peter Martin (Ireland)

Round 18

15 May 2026	(1 BP) Cardiff	22–16	Stormers (1 BP)	Cardiff Arms Park
19:45	Try: Beetham (2) 16' c, 49' m Bowen 20' m Lloyd 40' m Con: Lloyd (1/4) 17' Cards: Belcher  4' Hughes  80+1'	Report	Try: A. Smith 7' Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 8' Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (3) 30', 46', 80+2' Cards: A. Smith  38'	Attendance: 10,143 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

15 May 2026	(2 BP) Ulster	22–26	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)	Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
19:45	Try: Z. Ward (2) 19', 33' Mcilroy 59' Murphy 68' Con: Flannery 33'	Report	Try: McDowall 8' c McBeth 37' c Horne 40+2' c Rowe 76' m Con: Horne (3/4) 9', 38', 40+3' Cards: McBeth  22' McKay  45'	Attendance: 11,556 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

15 May 2026	Edinburgh	5–26	Connacht (1 BP)	Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
19:45	Try: Ashman 72'	Report	Try: Ioane 24' m Hurley-Langton (2) 36' c, 43' c Devine 60' c Con: Gilbert (3/4) 36', 44', 61'	Attendance: 7,778 Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

16 May 2026	(1 BP) Sharks	54–19	Zebre	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
12:45	Try: Wiliams 14' m Kolisi (2) 26' c, 41' c Siyaya 29' c Moyo 47' c E. Tshituka 54' c Malan 65' c Braude 68' c Con: Moyo (5/6) 27', 31', 42', 48', 55' J. Smith (2/2) 66', 68'	Report	Try: Faissal 20' c Gesi 63' c Quattrini 76' m Con: Montemauri (2/3) 21', 64' Cards: Fusco  40'	Attendance: 8,428 Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)

16 May 2026	(1 BP) Bulls	45–19	Benetton	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
15:00	Try: Petersen (2) 4' c, 57' c Le Roux 13' c Grobbelaar 29' m Wiese 38' c Gumede 63' c Nortjé 75' m Con: Pollard (5/7) 5', 13', 38', 58', 64'	Report	Try: Lynagh (2) 19' m, 42' c R. Smith 40' c Con: R. Smith (2/3) 40', 43' Cards: Garbisi  32'	Attendance: 10,521 Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

16 May 2026	(1 BP) Leinster	68–14	Ospreys	Aviva Stadium, Dublin
17:15	Try: J. McCarthy (3) 4' c, 55' m, 62' c Deegan 7' c Van der Flier 20' c J. O'Brien 23' c Ringrose 44' c Larmour (2) 53' c, 58' c Lowe 64' c Con: Byrne (4/4) 4', 7', 21', 24' Frawley (5/6) 45', 53', 58', 63', 65'	Report	Try: Owen-Sutton 31' c Edwards 78' c Con: Edwards (2/2) 32', 79'	Attendance: 15,401 Referee: Ru Campbell (Scotland)

16 May 2026	(1 BP) Scarlets	35–35	Dragons (1 BP)	Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
17:15	Try: Plumtree (2) 2' c, 15' c Macleod 51' c Taylor 59' c Page 75' c Con: Hawkins (5/5) 2', 16', 51', 59', 76' Cards: G. Davies  57' Leggatt-Jones  63'	Report	Try: Young 4' c Coghlan 12' c Wainwright 36' m Penalty try 58' Con: O'Brien (2/3) 5', 13' Pen: O'Brien (2) 9', 43', 64'	Attendance: 7,418 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

16 May 2026	Munster	24–17	Lions (1 BP)	Thomond Park, Limerick
19:45	Try: O'Connell 7' c Casey 41' c Ahern 54' c Con: JJ Hanrahan (3/3) 8', 42', 54' Pen: JJ Hanrahan 23' Cards: A. Smith  27' O'Brien  30'	Report	Try: Q. Horn 14' c Mpeku 35' c Con: C. Smith (2/2) 15', 36' Pen: C. Smith 60'	Attendance: 12,301 Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

Knockout stage

Bracket

The top eight teams in the regular season standings advance to the knockout stage, a single-elimination tournament culminating in a Grand Final to crown the overall champion.

Teams are seeded based on the regular season standings, with teams ranked 1–4 receiving home field advantage in the quarter-final, with 1 playing 8, 2 playing 7 etc. The top two teams in the standings are seeded so as not to meet until the Grand Final.

Home-field advantage for the semi-finals and Grand Final will be awarded to the highest-ranked team in each tie; the top two teams are therefore guaranteed home advantage until the final for as long as they remain in the tournament, and the top ranked team, Glasgow Warriors, in the standings will be awarded home advantage should they reach the Grand Final. In the build up to the final week of the regular season, it was reported that Glasgow Warriors may be forced to play a semi-final and final outside Scotland due to venue unavailability, although they would technically remain the home team. In the week of the quarter-final, it was announced they would, if they progressed, play their semi-final and Grand Final on home soil, at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh.

Cardiff and Lions both made the play-offs for the first time. Stormers, Glasgow Warriors, Leinster, Munster and Bulls reached their fifth URC play-off phase from five seasons. Glasgow Warriors became the first non-Irish team to top the regular season table and take the number one seeding since they did so themselves in 2019.

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	1	Glasgow Warriors	33
	8	Connacht	21
						1	Glasgow Warriors	21
						4	Bulls	22
	4	Bulls	45
	5	Munster	14
											2	Leinster	36
											4	Bulls	7
	3	Stormers	44
	6	Cardiff	21
						2	Leinster	20
						3	Stormers	11
	2	Leinster	59
	7	Lions	10

Quarter-finals

All four quarter-finals went the way of the home teams, bringing the streak of knockout home wins in the competition to eleven over two seasons. The closest game was the Friday night showdown between top seeds Glasgow Warriors and form team Connacht, with the home side overcoming the opposition by 33 points to 21. The three quarter-finals held on Saturday all ended in comfortable blow-out wins for the home team, Stormers, Bulls and Leinster.

29 May 2026 19:45

Glasgow Warriors (1)	33–21	(8) Connacht
Try: Schickerling 10' c Steyn (2) 44' c. 74' m MvKay 55' c Oguntibeju 68' c Con: Horne 10', 44', 55', 69' Cards: Samuel  64'	Report Highlights	Try: Prendergast 4' c Heffernan 64' c Bealham 71' c Con: Gilbert 5', 65', 71' Cards: Sam Illo  13'

Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 7,321 Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)

30 May 2026 13:00

Bulls (4)	45–14	(5) Munster
Try: Papier (2) 5' c, 54' c Arendse 8' c Grobbelaar 35' c Hanekom 39' c Jacobs 59' c Con: Pollard (6/6) 5', 10', 36', 40', 54', 60' Pen: Pollard 23'	Report Highlights	Try: O'Donoghue 20' c Nankivell 32' c Con: Hanrahan (2/2) 20', 33'

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance: 18,756 Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

30 May 2026 15:30

Stormers (3)	44–21	(6) Cardiff
Try: Venter 24' c Mchunu 29' c Zas 36' c Feinberg-Mngomezulu 52' m De Villiers 64' m Kotze 78' c Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (3/4) 25', 30', 37' Jurie Matthee (1/2) 79' Pen: Matthee (2) 69', 80+1'	Report Highlights	Try: Winnett 19' c Basham 45' c Botham 60' c Con: Lloyd (3/3) 20', 46', 61' Cards: Assiratti  32' Sebastian  64'

Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 30,595 Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)

30 May 2026 19:45

Leinster (2)	59–10	(7) Lions
Try: Sheehan 10' c Keenan 15' c Ryan 40' c Penny 43' m Prendergast 46' c G. McCarthy 55' c O'Brien 64' c Lowe (2) 68' c, 80+1' m Con: Prendergast (7/9) 11', 16', 40+1', 47', 56', 65', 69' Cards: Clarkson  35'	Report Highlights	Try: Van Wyk (2) 36' m, 58' m Cards: Horn  54'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 9,493 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

Semi-finals

The home win streak in URC play-off matches ended at 11 at Murrayfield Stadium as top seeds Glasgow Warriors, despite an early 21–3 lead, succumbed to a comeback from three-time beaten finalists Bulls, who booked their fourth final in five for their fourth assault on the United Rugby Championship title. The venue for that assault would be decided by the result in the second semi-final as Leinster defeated Stormers by 20 to 11. With the win, Leinster created a second successive home final against the Bulls at Croke Park.

6 June 2026 14:30

Glasgow Warriors (1)	21–22	(4) Bulls
Try: Steyn (2) 15' c, 19' c Penalty try 35' Con: Lancaster (2/2) 16', 20' Cards: Cummings  44'	Report Highlights	Try: Grobbelaar 32' c Papier 45' m Klopper 53' c Con: Pollard (2/3) 32', 54' Pen: Pollard 7' Cards: Pollard  9' Nortjé  25'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 17,981 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

6 June 2026 17:30

Leinster (2)	20–11	(3) Stormers
Try: Ioane 8' c Gibson-Park 70' c Con: Prendergast 9' Byrne 71' Pen: Prendergast (2) 18', 24'	Report Highlights	Try: A. Smith 28' m Pen: Matthee (2) 35', 53' Cards: Zas  47' Ackermann  69' Moerat 70'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 15,346 Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Grand Final

Main article: 2026 United Rugby Championship Grand Final

19 June 2026 19:30 BST/IST 20:30 SAST

Leinster (2)	36–7	(4) Bulls
Try: T. O'Brien 6' c Ioane 16' m Conan 27' c Prendergast 46' c Byrne 76' c Con: Prendergast (3/4) 6', 27', 46' Byrne 77' Pen: Prendergast 32' Cards: Lowe  59'	Report Highlights	Try: Moodie 62' c Con: Pollard 63' Cards: Moodie  2' Le Roux  26'

Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 39,184 Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

2025–26 URC Awards

Award	Sponsor	Winner	Team	Notes
URC Players' Player of the Year	BTK	Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu	Stormers	Award by vote of URC players
URC Coaches' Coach of the Year	—N/a	Ivan van Rooyen	Lions	Award by vote of URC coaches.
URC Golden Boot	Gilbert	Chris Smith	Lions	Awarded to the top scorer from the boot, 149.
URC Top Try Scorer	OFX	Evan Roos	Stormers	Awarded to the top try scorer, 12.
URC Try of the Season	URC.tv	Angus Bell	Ulster	Awarded to the best regular season try as chosen by fan vote.
URC Playmaker of the Year	—N/a	Jack Walsh	Ospreys
URC 'Tackle Machine'	—N/a	Ben Carter	Dragons	Awarded to player that topped league tackle count – 97.6%
URC 'Ironman'	—N/a	Quan Horn	Lions	Awarded to player with most regular season minutes played, 1440 minutes
URC Next-Gen Player of the Year	—N/a	Tom Bowen	Cardiff	Awarded to young player of the year. Selected by rugby media.
URC South African Player of the Year	Vodacom	Embrose Papier	Bulls	Awarded to best player from a South African Shield. Sponsored by South African naming sponsor. Voted on by coaches and media in South Africa.
URC Innovation Award	—N/a	Bulls		Team award

URC 'Elite XV' Team of the Year

The League announced its 'Elite XV' team of the year in June 2026. Bulls and Stormers were the most represented teams, with three players each in the XV.

Position	Number	Player	Team
FB	15	Quan Horn	Lions
RW	14	Werner Kok	Ulster
OC	13	Stafford McDowall	Glasgow Warriors
IC	12	Stuart McCloskey	Ulster
LW	11	Kyle Rowe	Glasgow Warriors
FH	10	Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu	Stormers
SH	9	Embrose Papier	Bulls
N8	8	Evan Roos	Stormers
OF	7	Ruan Venter	Lions
BF	6	Cian Prendergast	Connacht
RL	5	Cobus Weise	Bulls
LL	4	Darragh Murray	Connacht
TP	3	Thomas Clarkson	Leinster
HK	2	Johann Grobbelaar	Bulls
LP	1	Ntuthuko Mchunu	Stormers

Leading scorers

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities. Includes post season points scored.

As of 18 June 2026

Most points

Rank	Player	Club	Points
1	Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu	Stormers	169
2	Chris Smith	Lions	154
3	Handré Pollard	Bulls	127
4	Dan Edwards	Ospreys	110
5	Nathan Doak	Ulster	97
6	Jacob Umaga	Benetton	96
7	Angus O'Brien	Dragons	94
8	Jurie Matthee	Stormers	92
9	Sam Gilbert	Connacht	90
10	Sam Prendergast	Leinster Rugby	83

Most tries

Rank	Player	Club	Tries
1	Embrose Papier	Bulls	12
	Evan Roos	Stormers
3	Zac Ward	Ulster	11
4	Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu	Stormers	10
	Johan Grobbelaar	Bulls
	Werner Kok	Ulster
	Sean Jansen	Connacht
8	Joshua Kenny	Leinster	9
9	Ewan Ashman	Edinburgh	8
	Louis Lynagh	Benetton
	Henco van Wyk	Lions

Attendances

Attendances by club

Regular season

Below are the total, average, highest and lowest attendances of each club in the regular season.

Club	Home games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest
Benetton	9	45,459	5,051	6,327	4,806
Bulls	9	122,373	13,597	33,280	2,992
Cardiff	9	81,197	9,022	12,125	5,711
Connacht	9	62,921	6,547	12,482	3,928
Dragons	9	54,671	6,074	8,369	4,188
Edinburgh	9	95,108	10,568	38,179	6,502
Glasgow Warriors	9	77,251	8,532	21,093	6,476
Leinster	9	190,437	21,160	51,859	14,128
Lions	9	54,269	6,030	12,571	1,771
Munster	9	128,450	14,272	26,006	8,422
Ospreys	9	46,506	5,167	7,700	3,761
Scarlets	9	66,089	7,343	12,105	5,029
Sharks	9	157,665	17,518	44,517	8,428
Stormers	9	235,380	26,153	53,682	13,688
Ulster	9	113,451	12,606	18,196	9,563
Zebre	9	24,540	2,727	4,500	1,803
Overall	144	1,555,767	10,804	53,682	1,771

Play-offs

Below are the total and average gates for those teams with home matches in play-offs. Teams in Italics have no further potential home matches to play.

Club	Home games	Total	Average
Bulls	1	18,756	18,756
Glasgow Warriors	2	25,302	12,651
Leinster	3	64,023	21,341
Stormers	1	30,595	30,595
Overall	6	99,492	16,582

Highest attendances

Individual matches

As in previous seasons, the largest attendances were broadly in 'derby' games which counted for the regional shields.

  Grand Final   Irish Shield tie   Welsh Shield tie   Scottish-Italian Shield tie   South African Shield tie

Rank	Attendance	Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
1	53,682	3 January 2026	Stormers	13–8	Bulls	Cape Town Stadium
2	52,087	24 January 2026	Stormers	19–30	Sharks	Cape Town Stadium
3	51,859	18 October 2025	Leinster	14–31	Munster	Croke Park, Dublin
4	44,517	20 December 2025	Sharks	21-12	Bulls	King's Park Stadium, Durban
5	39,184	19 June 2026	Leinster	36–7	Bulls	Croke Park, Dublin
6	38,179	27 December 2025	Edinburgh	3–21	Glasgow Warriors	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
7	33,280	14 March 2026	Bulls	19–32	Stormers	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
8	32,672	28 February 2026	Bulls	41–12	Sharks	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
9	30,595	30 May 2026	Stormers	44–21	Cardiff	Cape Town Stadium
10	28,205	20 December 2005	Stormers	34–27	Lions	Cape Town Stadium
11	26,006	27 December 2025	Munster	8–13	Leinster	Thomand Park, Limerick
12	23,740	25 April 2026	Stormers	48–12	Glasgow Warriors	Cape Town Stadium
13	21,093	20 December 2025	Glasgow Warriors	24–12	Edinburgh	Hampden Park, Glasgow

See also

European club rugby

• Major European leagues
  • 2025–26 Premiership Rugby, top level English rugby union competition
  • 2025–26 Top 14 season, top level French rugby union competition
• EPCR competitions
  • 2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup
  • 2025–26 EPCR Challenge Cup
• Rugby Europe club competitions
  • 2025–26 Rugby Europe Super Cup
• Women's club rugby in Europe
  • 2025–26 Premiership Women's Rugby in England
  • Élite 1 in France
  • 2025–26 Celtic Challenge in Ireland, Scotland and Wales
  • 2025 IRFU Women's Interprovincial Series in Ireland

Global club rugby

• 2026 Super Rugby Pacific
• 2026 Major League Rugby
• 2026 Super Rugby Americas

External links

• Official website