United Rugby Championship

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Poster

Established
2001 (25 years old)

First Recorded Event
2008-09-05

Current Season
2025-2026

Current Round
18

Sport
Sport Icon

Rugby

Location
Worldwide

Gender
Male

TV Rights
US - ESPN [2018-2021]
Asia - Premier Sports [2020-present]
Germany - DAZN [2018-present]
Ireland - RTÉ Sport [2021-present]
Ireland - TG4 [2010-present]
Ireland - URC TV [2021-present]
Ireland - Premier Sports [2021-present]
Italy - Sky Sport [2023-present]
Latin America - Star+ [2022-present]
New Zealand - TVNZ [2023-present]
Northern Ireland - BBC [2021-present]
Rest of World - URC TV [2021–present]
South Africa - SuperSport [2017-present]
UK - Premier Sports [2018-present]
USA - FloSports [2022-present]
Wales - BBC [2021-present]
Wales - S4C [2001-present]

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Upcoming
29 May	GlasgowGlasgow	6:45pm	ConnachtConnacht
30 May	BullsBulls	11:00am	MunsterMunster
30 May	StormersStormers	1:30pm	Cardiff Cardiff Rugby
30 May	LeinsterLeinster	7:00pm	LionsLions
Results
16 May	MunsterMunster	24 - 17	LionsLions
16 May	ScarletsScarlets	35 - 35	DragonsDragons
16 May	LeinsterLeinster	68 - 14	OspreysOspreys
16 May	BullsBulls	45 - 19	BenettonBenetton
16 May	The SharThe Sharks	54 - 19	ZebreZebre
15 May	UlsterUlster	22 - 26	GlasgowGlasgow
15 May	EdinburgEdinburgh	5 - 26	ConnachtConnacht
15 May	Cardiff Cardiff Rugby	22 - 16	StormersStormers
09 May	ConnachtConnacht	26 - 7	MunsterMunster
09 May	DragonsDragons	15 - 24	EdinburgEdinburgh

Description

The United Rugby Championship is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa and Wales. The league is one of the three major professional leagues in Europe (along with the English Premiership and the French Top 14), the most successful European teams from which go forward to compete in the European Rugby Champions Cup, the pan-European championship which replaced the Heineken Cup after the 2013–14 season.

Beginning with the creation of the Welsh–Scottish League in 1999, the league would become known as the Celtic League when it grew to include teams from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The league was sponsored by Irish cider makers Magners from the 2006–07 season until 2010–11. At the start of the 2010–11 season, the league expanded from 10 to 12 teams, adding two Italian teams. Following the end of Magners' sponsorship, the league was sponsored by RaboDirect from 2011–12 through to 2013–14. The Pro12 name was adopted in 2011 to reflect that the league now included teams from outside the Celtic nations. A further expansion to 14 teams took place from the 2017–18 season, with two South African teams joining the Championship. The current sponsorship deal with Guinness commenced at the beginning of the 2014–15 season.

Seasons

2025-2026	2024-2025	2023-2024	2022-2023
2021-2022	2020-2021	2019-2020	2018-2019
2017-2018	2016-2017	2015-2016	2014-2015
2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011
2009-2010	2008-2009