The 2023/24 United Rugby Championship fixture list in FULL (2024)

The United Rugby Championship (URC) fixtures for the 2023/24 season has been confirmed in full ahead of the October 21 kick off.

The tournament organisers have released the full schedule 102 days ahead of the opening match – the earliest release of the league’s fixtures in the competition’s history.

Six games will take place on the opening day of the league’s 23rd season, kicking off on Saturday, October 21, followed by a further two on Sunday, October 22.

Defending URC champions, Munster begin their title defence on the opening day when they host the Sharks from Durban at Thom*ond Park.

The first fixture of the regular season will take place in Italy when Zebre host Ulster before Connacht clash with Ospreys at the same time that the Lions and Stormers contest the first derby of the year.

In Wales, the Dragons host Edinburgh, while Cardiff welcome Benetton to the Arms Park. On Sunday, the Bulls take on the Scarlets in Pretoria before Leinster visit Scotstoun to take on Glasgow Warriors.

URC format shake-up

The set-up of the league has also been refreshed.

“The home and away sequence from this season will be reversed for the 2024/25 campaign to ensure a fair balance of home and away games against the same opponents over a two-year cycle,” a URC statement read.

“In a new approach aimed at reducing long-haul travel across the league, the South African teams will tour twice rather than three times. This means a four-match tour to Europe in the early part of the season, followed by a two-game tour after the Six Nations (a balance of two three-game tours will be implemented if future calendars allow for it).

“Additionally, the earlier generation of fixtures will assist all teams in their cross-hemisphere travel with improved access to different seat classes and cost efficiencies related to bookings made further in advance.”

Full 2023/24 United Rugby Championship (URC) fixture list

Round 1

Saturday, October 21

Zebre Parma v Ulster 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA & SA
Connacht v Ospreys | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA & SA
Emirates Lions v DHL Stormers | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA & SA
Dragons RFC v Edinburgh | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA & SA
Cardiff Rugby v Benetton | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA & SA
Munster v Cell C Sharks | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA & SA

Sunday, October 22
Vodacom Bulls v Scarlets | 14h00 IRE & UK / 15h00 ITA & SA
Glasgow Warriors v Leinster | 16h00 IRE & UK / 17h00 ITA & SA

Round 2

Saturday, October 28
Ospreys v Zebre Parma | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA & SA
Connacht v Glasgow Warriors | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA & SA
DHL Stormers v Scarlets | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA & SA
Leinster v Cell C Sharks | 16h55 IRE & UK / 17h55 ITA & SA
Edinburgh v Emirates Lions | 17h00 IRE & UK / 18h00 ITA & SA

Sunday, October 29
Benetton v Munster | 14h00 IRE & UK / 15h00 ITA & SA
Dragons RFC v Cardiff Rugby | 14h30 IRE & UK / 15h30 ITA & SA
Ulster v Vodacom Bulls | 17h00 IRE & UK / 18h00 ITA & SA

Round 3

Friday, November 3
Glasgow Warriors v DHL Stormers | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA
Ospreys v Cell C Sharks | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Saturday, November 4
Zebre Parma v Vodacom Bulls | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA / 15h00 SA
Leinster v Edinburgh | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA / 17h05 SA
Scarlets v Cardiff Rugby | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA
Munster v Dragons RFC | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA
Connacht v Ulster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Sunday, November 5
Benetton v Emirates Lions | 13h30 IRE & UK / 14h30 ITA / 15h30 SA

Round 4

Friday, November 10
Zebre Parma v Cell C Sharks | 17h30 IRE & UK / 18h30 ITA / 19h30 SA
Cardiff Rugby v Vodacom Bulls | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA
Ulster v Munster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Saturday, November 11

Benetton v DHL Stormers | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA
Ospreys v Glasgow Warriors | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA
Scarlets v Emirates Lions | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA
Edinburgh v Connacht | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Sunday, November 12
Dragons RFC v Leinster | 13h15 IRE & UK / 14h15 ITA / 15h15 SA

Round 5

Friday, November 17
Edinburgh v Vodacom Bulls | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA
Ulster v Emirates Lions | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA
Zebre Parma v Cardiff Rugby | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Saturday, November 18
Cell C Sharks v Connacht | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA
Dragons RFC v Ospreys | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA
Munster v DHL Stormers | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA
Leinster v Scarlets | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA
Glasgow Warriors v Benetton | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35

Round 6

Friday, November 24
Cardiff Rugby v DHL Stormers | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA
Edinburgh v Benetton | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Saturday, November 25
Emirates Lions v Zebre Parma | 12h55 IRE & UK / 13h55 ITA / 14h55 SA
Vodacom Bulls v Connacht | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA
Cell C Sharks v Dragons RFC | 17h05 IRE & UK / 18h05 ITA / 19h05 SA
Leinster v Munster | 18h30 IRE & UK / 19h30 ITA / 20h30 SA
Glasgow Warriors v Ulster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Sunday, November 26
Ospreys v Scarlets | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA

Round 7

Friday, December 1
Munster v Glasgow Warriors | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Saturday, December 2
Vodacom Bulls v Cell C Sharks | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA / 15h00 SA
Cardiff Rugby v Scarlets | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA
Emirates Lions v Dragons RFC | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA / 17h05 SA
DHL Stormers v Zebre Parma | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA
Ulster v Edinburgh | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA
Connacht v Leinster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA
Benetton v Ospreys | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Round 8

Friday, December 22
Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA
Ulster v Connacht | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Saturday, December 23
Zebre Parma v Benetton | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA / 15h00 SA
DHL Stormers v Vodacom Bulls | 17h00 IRE & UK / 18h00 ITA / 19h00 SA

Tuesday, December 26
Cardiff Rugby v Dragons RFC | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA
Scarlets v Ospreys | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA
Munster v Leinster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Saturday, January 6
Cell C Sharks v Emirates Lions | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA

Round 9

Saturday, December 30
Benetton v Zebre Parma | 13h30 IRE & UK / 14h30 ITA / 15h30 SA
Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA
DHL Stormers v Cell C Sharks | 17h00 IRE & UK / 18h00 ITA / 19h00 SA

Monday, January 1
Ospreys v Cardiff Rugby | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA
Dragons RFC v Scarlets | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA
Leinster v Ulster | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA
Connacht v Munster | TBC

Saturday, January 27
Vodacom Bulls v Emirates Lions | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA

Round 10

Friday, February 16
Scarlets v Munster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA
Zebre Parma v Edinburgh | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Saturday, February 17
Emirates Lions v Vodacom Bulls | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA / 15h00 SA
Leinster v Benetton | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA
Cell C Sharks v DHL Stormers | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA / 17h05 SA
Cardiff Rugby v Connacht | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA
Glasgow Warriors v Dragons RFC | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Sunday, February 18
Ospreys v Ulster | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA

Round 11

Friday, March 1
Edinburgh v Ospreys | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA
Munster v Zebre Parma | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Saturday, March 2
Emirates Lions v Cell C Sharks | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA / 15h00 SA
Benetton v Glasgow Warriors | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA
Vodacom Bulls v DHL Stormers | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA / 17h05 SA
Connacht v Scarlets | 17h05 IRE & UK / 18h05 ITA / 19h05 SA
Cardiff Rugby v Leinster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA
Ulster v Dragons RFC | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Round 12

Friday, March 22
Glasgow Warriors v Cardiff Rugby | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA
Ospreys v Munster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Saturday, March 23
Cell C Sharks v Ulster | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA / 15h00 SA
Scarlets v Benetton | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA
DHL Stormers v Edinburgh | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA / 17h05 SA
Connacht v Emirates Lions | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA
Zebre Parma v Leinster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA
Dragons RFC v Vodacom Bulls 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA s

Round 13

Friday, March 29
Dragons RFC v Zebre Parma | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA
Leinster v Vodacom Bulls | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Saturday, March 30
Benetton v Connacht | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA / 15h00 SA
Cell C Sharks v Edinburgh | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA / 15h00 SA
Ospreys v Emirates Lions | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA / 17h05 SA
DHL Stormers v Ulster | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA
Munster v Cardiff Rugby | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA
Scarlets v Glasgow Warriors | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Round 14

Friday, April 19Ulster v Cardiff Rugby | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA
Glasgow Warriors v Cell C Sharks | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA

Saturday, April 15
Emirates Lions v Leinster | 14h00 IRE & UK / 15h00 ITA & SA
Benetton v Dragons RFC | 14h00 IRE & UK / 15h00 ITA & SA
Vodacom Bulls v Munster | 16h05 IRE & UK / 17h05 ITA & SA
DHL Stormers v Ospreys | 18h15 IRE & UK / 19h15 ITA & SA
Connacht v Zebre Parma | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA
Edinburgh v Scarlets | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA

Round 15

Friday, April 26
Scarlets v Cell C Sharks | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA
Ulster v Benetton | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA

Saturday, April 27
Zebre Parma v Glasgow Warriors | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA & SA
Vodacom Bulls v Ospreys | 14h00 IRE & UK / 15h00 ITA & SA
Cardiff Rugby v Edinburgh | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA & SA
Emirates Lions v Munster | 16h00 IRE & UK / 17h00 ITA & SA
DHL Stormers v Leinster | 18h05 IRE & UK / 19h05 ITA & SA
Dragons RFC v Connacht | 20h00 IRE & UK / 21h00 ITA & SA

Round 16

Friday, May 10
Dragons RFC v DHL Stormers | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA
Edinburgh v Zebre Parma | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA

Saturday, May 11
Vodacom Bulls v Glasgow Warriors | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA & SA
Cell C Sharks v Benetton | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA & SA
Scarlets v Ulster | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA & SA
Emirates Lions v Cardiff Rugby | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA & SA
Munster v Connacht | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA & SA
Leinster v Ospreys | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA

Round 17

Friday, May 17
Zebre Parma v Scarlets | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA
Edinburgh v Munster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA

Saturday, May 18
Vodacom Bulls v Benetton | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA & SA
Ospreys v Dragons RFC | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA & SA
Emirates Lions v Glasgow Warriors | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA & SA
Connacht v DHL Stormers | 17h05 IRE & UK / 18h05 ITA & SA
Cell C Sharks v Cardiff Rugby | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA & SA
Ulster v Leinster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA

Round 18

Friday, May 31
Glasgow Warriors v Zebre Parma | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA
Leinster v Connacht | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA

Saturday, June 1
Benetton v Edinburgh | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA & SA
DHL Stormers v Emirates Lions | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA & SA
Scarlets v Dragons RFC | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA & SA
Cell C Sharks v Vodacom Bulls | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA & SA
Cardiff Rugby v Ospreys | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA & SA
Munster v Ulster | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA & SA

Finals

Quarter-finals – Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8
Semi-finals – Saturday, June 15
Grand Final – Saturday, June 2

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The 2023/24 United Rugby Championship fixture list in FULL (2024)

FAQs

The 2023/24 United Rugby Championship fixture list in FULL? ›

For the Championship itself, there is one main league table. The top eight sides in the table will qualify for the quarter-finals, followed by semi-finals and a grand final, with teams seeded 1 to 4 with home advantage for the lowest seeded side.

What is the URC format 2023 24? ›

For the Championship itself, there is one main league table. The top eight sides in the table will qualify for the quarter-finals, followed by semi-finals and a grand final, with teams seeded 1 to 4 with home advantage for the lowest seeded side.

How many fixtures are there in United Rugby Championship? ›

These teams are nominated by the unions. (3.) The Championship will be played over 18 rounds of Matches.

Where is the urc final in 2023? ›

The Glasgow Warriors defeat Munster Rugby to book their place in the 2023/24 BKT United Rugby Championship final against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria.

Who are the current urc champions? ›

How is the URC tournament structured? ›

Teams play each of the other teams in their pool twice (home and away) and each team from the other pools once (either home or away). This ensures that Irish, South African and Welsh teams each play six derby matches. For Italy and Scotland, their respective clubs play their own nations' sides only twice.

What did the URC used to be called? ›

The 2021–22 United Rugby Championship was the twenty-first season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League.

How many rounds are in the United rugby championship? ›

The regular season will consist of 18 rounds followed by three rounds of knock-outs including the Grand Final to provide an overall total of 21 game weekends per season.

What is the biggest international rugby tournament? ›

Rugby World Cup is the flagship tournament of the global game in both men's and women's rugby and is typically staged in four-yearly cycles for teams who have passed specified qualification criteria.

How many games are played in the rugby championship? ›

Normally, the Rugby Championship sees a total of 12 games with each team playing each other home and away. However, as is the tradition in World Cup years, each nation will only play each other once to allow a sufficient break before the quadrennial showpiece, which begins in France in early September.

Where can I watch Munster v. Glasgow? ›

You can see live coverage of Bulls v Leinster from 2.25pm on Saturday on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player (kick-off 3pm). Munster v Glasgow (Saturday, 6pm) is live on TG4 and Premier Sports. All games are also shown live on URC.tv. Listen to live commentary of both games on RTÉ Radio 1's Saturday Sport.

How to watch urc rugby in USA? ›

United Rugby Championship games can be accessed via FloSports.

How many Irish teams are in the urc? ›

The United Rugby Championship is a global club rugby league where 16 teams from five powerhouse nations compete across two hemispheres to become the URC champion. The URC is made up of four teams from Ireland, four from South Africa, four from Wales, two from Italy and two from Scotland.

Who won the urc rugby last year? ›

What is URC form? ›

Form URC-1 is an application form used for the Registration of various business entities, such as limited liability partnerships, partnership firms, societies, cooperative societies, and other entities, as different types of companies under Section 366 of the Companies Act of 2013 and Rule 3(2) of the Companies ( ...

How many games do you play in the URC? ›

Every team will play 18 games in the regular season comprising of: 6 Home AND away fixtures against their regional pool opponents. 12 Home OR away fixtures against the other 12 teams in the league.

How many URC rounds are there? ›

UFC fights last either three or five rounds. Regular fights are usually three rounds, while championship fights and main events are five rounds. Each round in the UFC lasts five minutes with a one-minute break in between rounds.

Does URC have quarter finals? ›

It's the third season in a row since the start of the Vodacom URC that the teams from Pretoria and Cape Town have made the quarter-finals. The DHL Stormers beat the Vodacom Bulls in the grand final in the 2021/2022 season, and last year the Capetonians were pipped by Munster in the final.

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