2024–25 United Rugby Championship
2024–25 United Rugby Championship | |
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Countries | Ireland Italy Scotland South Africa Wales |
Date | 20 September 2024 – 14 June 2025 |
Matches played | 46 |
Attendance | 423,343 (average 9,203 per match) |
Official website | |
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The 2024–25 United Rugby Championship is the 24th season of the professional rugby union competition known as the United Rugby Championship, and the fourth season under that name. It began on 20 September 2024 and will end on 14 June 2025.[1]
Format
[edit]The season consists of 21 rounds: 18 rounds of regular season play, followed by three rounds of play-offs.
There are four regional pools: The Irish Shield pool (featuring the four Irish teams), the Italian x Scottish Shield pool (featuring the two Italian and two Scottish sides), the South African Shield pool (featuring the four South African teams) and the Welsh Shield pool (featuring the four Welsh teams). The pools serve two functions; they guarantee a full slate of derby matches for each team, and they award a minor Regional Shield trophy to the top team in each pool, which thereby functions as a national 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.[2]
Teams play six matches against their regional pool rivals home and away. The remaining twelve matches are made up by a single round robin, consisting of an even number of six home and six away matches against all the sides from the other pools.[3]
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. The Regional Shield pools have no direct link to the play-offs and by extension the Championship itself, and it is technically possible to win a Regional Shield but not contest the play-offs, as the Welsh sides showed in 2022 and 2023.[3]
Teams
[edit]United Rugby Championship
[edit]Locations
[edit]Location of Irish, Scottish and Welsh teams: | Location of Italian teams:
2024–25 United Rugby Championship (Northern Italy) Location of South African teams: |
Regional Shield competitions
[edit]Regional shield standing will be based entirely on performances against other teams within the same conference.[2] Therefore, only six games for each team will count towards the regional shields.
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Irish Shield | |||||||||||||||||
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts | Pos overall | ||||
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1 | Leinster | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 24 | +35 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
2 | Ulster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |||
3 | Munster | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 59 | –12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |||
4 | Connacht | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 100 | –28 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
Italian x Scottish Shield | |||||||||||||||||
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts | Pos overall | ||||
1 | Glasgow Warriors | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 13 | +62 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |||
2 | Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||
3 | Zebre Parma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33 | –30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||
4 | Benetton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 42 | –32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |||
South African Shield | |||||||||||||||||
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts | Pos overall | ||||
1 | Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
2 | Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
3 | Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||
4 | Stormers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |||
Welsh Shield | |||||||||||||||||
Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts | Pos overall | ||||
1 | Cardiff | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |||
2 | Dragons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | |||
3 | Scarlets | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 43 | –3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |||
4 | Ospreys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 23 | –2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |||
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[5]
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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 |
URC league standings
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Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | |||||
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1 | Leinster | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 72 | +113 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 29 | ||||
2 | Glasgow Warriors | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 198 | 114 | +84 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 23 | ||||
3 | Bulls | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 94 | +43 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 19 | ||||
4 | Lions | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 95 | +34 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 18 | ||||
5 | Connacht | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 163 | 160 | +3 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 18 | ||||
6 | Scarlets | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 136 | 117 | +19 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||||
7 | Ulster | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 161 | –11 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 16 | ||||
8 | Cardiff | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 155 | –25 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 16 | ||||
9 | Sharks | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 152 | –10 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 15 | ||||
10 | Edinburgh | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 146 | 147 | –1 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 13 | ||||
11 | Benetton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 119 | 145 | –26 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||||
12 | Munster | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 146 | 176 | –30 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 12 | ||||
13 | Stormers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 127 | -9 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||||
14 | Ospreys | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 111 | 148 | –37 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||
15 | Dragons | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 173 | –67 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||
16 | Zebre Parma | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 164 | –80 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[6]
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Green background indicates teams that are in play-off places and earn a place in the 2025–26 European Champions Cup Pink background indicates teams that are in play-off places and earn a place in the 2025–26 European Challenge Cup |
European qualification
[edit]Priority order for European Champions Cup qualification is:
- 2024–25 United Rugby Championship champions
- the European Rugby Champions Cup champions (if a URC team but not already qualified as above)
- the 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.
Matches
[edit]The following are the match results for the 2024–25 United Rugby Championship regular season:
Home \ Away | BEN | BUL | CAR | CON | DRA | EDI | GLA | LEI | LIO | MUN | OSP | SCA | SHA | STO | ULS | ZEB |
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Benetton | 15-17 | R14 | R13 | R17 | 5-35 | 20-20 | 38-10 | R11 | R8 | |||||||
Bulls | R17 | R18 | 22-16 | R13 | R9 | R11 | R12 | 47-21 | R14 | |||||||
Cardiff | R7 | 36-52 | R13 | R16 | R9 | 19-25 | R10 | 21-19 | 22-17 | |||||||
Connacht | R12 | R7 | R11 | 31-7 | R17 | 12-33 | R14 | 36-30 | R9 | |||||||
Dragons | 21-31 | R8 | R11 | 19-23 | R10 | 23-21 | R15 | 30-33 | R13 | |||||||
Edinburgh | R7 | 27-8 | R14 | R9 | 31-33 | R15 | 38-7 | R18 | R11 | |||||||
Glasgow Warriors | 42-10 | R16 | R10 | R8 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R7 | 33-3 | |||||||
Leinster | R12 | R8 | 34-6 | R18 | 24-6 | 26-12 | R10 | R15 | R17 | |||||||
Lions | R15 | R10 | R16 | 55-21 | R18 | R17 | R12 | R11 | 35-22 | |||||||
Munster | R18 | R15 | 35-33 | R12 | R9 | R7 | 23-0 | R11 | R17 | |||||||
Ospreys | R10 | 19-29 | R15 | R13 | R16 | 22-13 | R11 | R8 | 37-24 | |||||||
Scarlets | 23-22 | 15-24 | 23-24 | R9 | R10 | R16 | R14 | R13 | 30-8 | |||||||
Sharks | R8 | 28-24 | R14 | TBC | 41-24 | R17 | R18 | R7 | R13 | |||||||
Stormers | R16 | TBC | R18 | R15 | R17 | 17-28 | R8 | 34-19 | R9 | |||||||
Ulster | 32-27 | 20-19 | R7 | R8 | 36-12 | R12 | R16 | R14 | R10 | |||||||
Zebre Parma | R9 | R18 | R12 | R16 | R15 | 9-10 | 42-33 | R7 | 5-36 |
Colours: Green: home team win; Yellow: draw; Red: away team win; Blue: upcoming matches
Regular season
[edit]Round 1
[edit]20 September 2024 19:35 |
(1 BP) Cardiff | 22–17 | Zebre Parma (1 BP) |
Try: Winnett 9' Stephens 18' D. Thomas 23' McNally 56' Con: Sheedy 10' | Try: Bertaccini 64' Locatelli 81' Con: Da Re (2) 65', 82' Pen: Montemauri 8' |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 6,291[7] Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland) |
20 September 2024 19:35 |
(2 BP) Edinburgh | 31–33 | Leinster (1 BP) |
Try: Schoeman 11' van der Merwe (2) 32', 66' Cherry 42' M. Scott 80' Con: Thompson (2) 11', 43' Healy 81' | Try: T. O'Brien 15' Tector 26' Larmour 46' Gibson-Park 53' Conan 56' Con: Prendergast (4) 27', 47', 54', 58' |
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 7,774[8] Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy) |
21 September 2024 15:00 |
Dragons | 23–21 | Ospreys (1 BP) |
Try: Keddie 26' Yendle 83' Con: L. Evans (2) 27', 84' Pen: L. Evans (3) 1', 23', 77' | Try: K. Williams 19' Conbeer 45' Con: Edwards 20' Pen: Edwards (3) 7', 33', 37' |
Rodney Parade, Newport Attendance: 5,181[9] Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales) |
21 September 2024 17:30 |
(1 BP) Munster | 35–33 | Connacht (2 BP) |
Try: Nankivell 28' Haley 31' Hodnett 44' Coombes 58' Daly 69' Con: Burns (3) 28', 32', 45' Butler (2) 59', 70' | Try: Ioane 13' B. Murphy (2) 20', 39' Hawkshaw 53' Forde 63' Con: Ioane (3) 21', 54', 64' Forde 40' |
Thomond Park, Limerick Attendance: 15,705[10] Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland) |
21 September 2024 20:35 |
Benetton | 20–20 | Scarlets |
Try: Ratave (2) 21', 78' Smith 31' Con: Umaga 32' Pen: Umaga 48' | Try: Page 40' Taylor 52' Con: Lloyd (2) 41', 53' Pen: Lloyd (2) 59', 67' |
Stadio Monigo, Treviso Attendance: 3,243[11] Referee: Ian Kenny (Scotland) |
21 September 2024 19:45 |
Ulster | 20–19 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
Try: Morgan 18' McCann 72' Shanahan 84' Con: Doak 19' Pen: Doak 16' | Report[12] | Try: Matthews 5' Venter 25' Steyn 74' Con: Jordan 26' Hastings 75' |
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast Attendance: 11,533 Referee: Adam Jones (Wales) |
Round 2
[edit]27 September 2024 19:35 |
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 42–10 | Benetton |
Try: Steyn 5' c, 63' c M. Fagerson 16' c Darge 46' c Dobie 50' Ferrie 80'+1 c Con: Hastings (2/2) 6', 17' Weir (4/4) 47', 51', 64' 80'+3 | Try: Spagnolo 32' Con: Umaga (1/1) 34' Pen: Umaga (1) 43' |
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 6,441[13] Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) |
27 September 2024 19:35 |
(1 BP) Leinster | 34–6 | Dragons |
Try: Conan 17' m R. Byrne 37' m Deegan 46' c McCarthy 64' m Larmour 68' c King 81' m Con: R. Byrne (2/6) 46', 65' | Pen: L. Evans (2/3) 25', 40' |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 18,397[14] Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland) |
28 September 2024 12:55 |
(1 BP) Lions | 35–22 | Ulster (1 BP) |
Try: Maxwane 10' m F. Horn 34' c Marais 46' m van Wyk 49' c Wolhuter 79' m Con: Wolhuter (2/4) 35', 51' Pen: Wolhuter (2/2) 14', 57' | Try: Cooney 40+3' m Morgan 42' m Kok 59' m Barrett 77' c Con: Doak (1/2) 78' |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 2,194 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) |
28 September 2024 15:00 |
Bulls | 22–16 | Edinburgh (1 BP) |
Try: Kirsten 29' c van der Walt 32' m Moodie 63' c Con: van der Walt (1/2) 29' Chamberlain (1/1) 65' Pen: Chamberlain (1/1) 68' | Try: Ashman 38' c Con: Thompson (1/1) 40' Pen: Thompson (3/3) 14', 47', 74' |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance: 5,500[15] Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales) |
28 September 2024 16:00 |
(1 BP) Zebre Parma | 42–33 | Munster (1 BP) |
Try: Trulla (2) 22' m, 41' m Fusco (2) 26' c, 59' c Licata 51' c Prisciantelli 62' m Con: Montemauri (3/6) 27', 52' 60' Pen: Montemauri 11' Da Re 80' | Try: Coombes (2) 19' c, 30' c Haley 33' c Fitzgerald 40' c McCarthy 76' m Con: Butler (4/5) 20', 31', 34', 41' |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma Attendance: 2,300[16] Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) |
28 September 2024 17:15 |
Scarlets | 15–24 | Cardiff (1 BP) |
Try: Page 1' c Plumtree 10' m Con: Costelow (1/2) 1' Pen: Costelow (1) 4' | Try: Belcher 17' m Grady 21' c Millard 56' B. Thomas 62' Con: Sheedy (2/4) 21', 63' |
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli Attendance: 7,355[17] Referee: Christopher Allison (South Africa) |
28 September 2024 19:35 |
(1 BP) Connacht | 36–30 | Sharks (1 BP) |
Try: Heffernan (2) 3' c, 50' m Forde 42' c Jennings 54' c Dowling 70' c Con: Ioane (1/1) 4' Forde (3/4) 43', 55', 71' Pen: Forde (1) 79' | Try: Esterhuizen (2) 21' c, 28' c Grobler 37' c Con: Masuku (3/3) 22', 30', 39' Pen: Jo. Hendrikse (2) 24', 34' Masuku 80'+1 |
The Sportsground, Galway Attendance: 4,217[18] Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy) |
28 September 2024 19:35 |
(1 BP) Ospreys | 37–24 | Stormers |
Try: J. Morgan 25' c Morgan-Williams48' c Edwards 64' c Penalty try 80' Con: Edwards (3/3) 26', 49', 65' Pen: Edwards (2) 8', 36' Drop: Edwards 52' | Try: Zas 5' c Schickerling 70' m Con: Matthee (1/2) 6' Pen: Matthee (3/3) 11', 22', 41' Drop: Willemse 44' |
Brewery Field. Bridgend Attendance: 3,781[19] Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland) |
Round 3
[edit]4 October 2024 19:35 |
(1 BP) Scarlets | 23–24 | Connacht |
Try: G. Davies (2) 21' c, 29' c Con: Costelow (2/2) 22', 30' Pen: Costelow (2) 42', 73' Lloyd 52' | Try: O'Conor 9' c Hansen 15' c J. Murphy 37' c Con: Carty (3/3) 10', 16', 38' Pen: Forde 77' |
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli Attendance: 5,080[20] Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) |
4 October 2024 19:35 |
(1 BP) Cardiff | 36–52 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
Try: D. Thomas 11' c Winnett 19' m Byrne 46' c Martin 52' c Donnell 67' c Con: Sheedy (1/2) 12' de Beer (3/3) 47', 54' 69' Pen: de Beer (1/1) 59' | Try: Dobie 5' c Rowe (2) 21' m, 74' m Jordan (2) 29' c, 74' m Tuipulotu 34' c Jones 37' c M. Fagerson 74' m Con: Jordan (5/6) 6', 30', 35', 39', 64' Weir (1/2) 72' |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 6,237[21] Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa) |
5 October 2024 13:45 |
(1 BP) Lions | 55–21 | Edinburgh |
Try: Q. Horn 5' m Maxwane (3) 12' c, 31' c, 71' c van der Merwe (2) 20' c, 39' c Jonker 26' c F. Horn 35' m Con: Wolhuter (4/5) 13', 21', 27', 31' Nohamba (2/3) 40', 73' Pen: Wolhuter (1/1) 2' | Try: Gilchrist 44' c Harrison 50' c Muncaster 66' c Con: Healy (2/2) 44', 51' Ross Thompson (1/1) 67' |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 3,542 Referee: Adam Jones (Wales) |
5 October 2024 16:00 |
(1 BP) Bulls | 47–21 | Ulster |
Try: Arendse 5' c Kriel 13' c Grobbelaar 33' c Moodie 41' c Hanekom 55' m Chamberlain 60' c E. Louw 77' c Con: Chamberlain (3) 6', 14', 34' Kriel (2) 42', 61' Johannes 78' | Try: Stockdale 8' c Carson 68' c Moore 71' c Con: Doak (1/1) 9' Humphreys (2/2) 69', 72' |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance: 6,319 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) |
5 October 2024 18:15 |
Benetton | 5–35 | Leinster (1 BP) |
Try: Manfredi 65' m | Try: Penalty try 9' Frawley 11' c Conan 18' c Doris 25' c Barron 79' c Con: Frawley (3/3) 11', 19', 26' R. Byrne (1/1) 80' |
Stadio Monigo, Treviso Attendance: 4,391[22] Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) |
5 October 2024 17:15 |
(1 BP) Dragons | 30–33 | Sharks (1 BP) |
Try: Basham 17' c Coleman 26' m R. Williams 37' c Carter 54' m Con: L. Evans (2/3) 17', 38' Pen: L. Evans 3' Reed 58' | Try: V. Tshituka 21' m Ja. Hendrikse 39' c Julius 44' c Hooker 48' c Mbatha 80'+4 Con: Masuku (4/5) 40', 45', 49', 80'+7 |
Rodney Parade, Newport Attendance: 4,591[23] Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland) |
5 October 2024 19:35 |
(1 BP) Munster | 23–0 | Ospreys |
Try: McCarthy 1' m Farrell 26' m Nash 39' m O'Donoghue 63' m Pen: Crowley 9' |
Musgrave Park, Cork Attendance: 8,293[24] Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland) |
5 October 2024 20:35 |
Zebre Parma | 5–36 | Stormers (1 BP) |
Try: Gesi 75' m | Try: Zas 40' c, 72' m Hartzenberg 59' m Davids 78' Con: Matthee 41' Willemse 79' Pen: Matthee (4) 2', 23', 27', 43' |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma Attendance: 1,867[25] Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland) |
Round 4
[edit]11 October 2024 19:35 |
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 33–3 | Zebre Parma |
Try: Matthews 13' c Dobie 17' c Jones (2) 33' c, 52' c Stewart 60' m Con: Hastings (4/5) 14', 18', 34', 52' | Pen: Da Re (1/1) 27' |
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 6,499[26] Referee: Griffin Colby (South Africa) |
12 October 2024 16:00 |
(1 BP) Benetton | 38–10 | Sharks |
Try: Odogwu 23' c Smith (2) 29' c, 68' c Mendy 37' c Marin 75' c Con: Umaga (5/5) 24', 31', 38', 69', 76' Pen: Umaga (1) 10' | Try: Mchunu 80' c Con: Cronjé 80' (1/1) Pen: Masuku 17' |
Stadio Monigo, Treviso Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) |
12 October 2024 15:00 |
(1 BP) Cardiff | 19–25 | Scarlets |
Try: Millard 22' c, 43' m Penalty try 66' Con: de Beer 23' (1/1) | Try: G. Davies (2) 32' m, 46' c J. Williams 59' c Con: Lloyd (2/3) 47', 60' Pen: Lloyd (2) 8', 16' |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 12,125[27] Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) |
12 October 2024 17:15 |
(1 BP) Edinburgh | 38–7 | Stormers |
Try: Harrison 18' c Muncaster (2) 21' c, 79' c Graham 58' c Gilchrist 62' c Con: Thompson (4/4) 19', 22', 58', 63' C. Scott (1/1) 80' Pen: Thompson (1) 74' | Try: Nel 31' c Con: Willemse 32' (1/1) |
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 6,914[28] Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) |
12 October 2024 17:45 |
(1 BP) Leinster | 26–12 | Munster |
Try: Lowe 5' c' Doris 10' c Keenan 14' c Snyman 40' m Con: Frawley (3/4) 6', 11', 15' | Try: O'Brien 34' m Haley 65' c Con: Crowley (1/2) 66' |
Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 80,468[29] Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland) |
12 October 2024 19:35 |
Ospreys | 19–29 | Bulls (1 BP) |
Try: Lake 26' m Conbeer 54' c Morris 79' c Con: Edwards (1/2) 55' Walsh (1/1) 79' | Try: E. Louw 2' c' Arendse (2) 10' m, 22' c Papier 12' c Con: Chamberlain (3/4) 3', 13', 23' Pen: Chamberlain 76' |
Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea Attendance: 3,901[30] Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland) |
12 October 2024 20:00 |
(1 BP) Ulster | 32–27 | Connacht (2 BP) |
Try: Andrew 2' c Postlethwaite 20' m Cooney 27' c McCann 49' m Timoney 75' m Con: Cooney (2/5) 3', 28' Pen: Cooney 71' | Try: Bolton 10' m Joyce 30' m B. Murphy 40' c Tierney-Martin 60' c Con: Ioane (2/4) 42', 62' Pen: Ioane 79' |
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland) |
13 October 2024 14:30 |
(1 BP) Dragons | 19–23 | Lions |
Try: Keddie 14' c Basham (2) 24' m, 42' c Con: Evans (2/3) 15', 43' | Try: Q. Horn 10' c Cairns 51' c Con: Steyn (1/1) 11' Nohamba (1/1) 52' Pen: Steyn (2/2) 28', 40+1' Nohamba (1/1) 49' |
Rodney Parade, Newport Attendance: 4 237 [31] Referee: Fillipo Russo (Italy) |
Round 5
[edit]18 October 2024 19:35 |
Scarlets | 23–22 | Bulls (1 BP) |
Try: Macleod 11' c Murray 41' m Rogers 71' m Con: Lloyd 12' Pen: Lloyd (2) 40', 52' | Try: Moodie 1' c Burger 15' m Arendse 29' c Con: Chamberlain 2', 30' Pen: Chamberlain 49' |
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli Attendance: 5,274[32] Referee: Federico Vedovelli, Italy |
18 October 2024 19:35 |
(1 BP) Ulster | 36–12 | Ospreys |
Try: McCormick (2) 4' m, 50' m Stockdale (2) 9' m, 64' c Penalty try Mar. Rea 31' c Con: Cooney 33' Doak 65' | Try: Parry 39' c Giles 61' m Con: Edwards 40' |
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast Attendance: 12,272[33] Referee: Andrea Piardi, Italy |
19 October 2024 13:30 |
(1 BP) Zebre Parma | 9–10 | Lions |
Try: Montemauri (3/4) 14', 21', 46' | Try: van der Merwe 27' c Con: Nohamba (1/1) 28' Pen: Nohamba (1/2) 42' |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma Attendance: 1,187[34] Referee: Ben Connor, Wales |
19 October 2024 15:45 |
Sharks | 28–24 | Glasgow Warriors (2 BP) |
Try: Kolisi 26' c Fassi 33' m Williams 70' Con: Jo. Hendrikse (2/3) 27', 71' Pen: Jo. Hendrikse (3/4) 11', 45', 66' | Try: Horne (2) 17' c, 36' Darge 79' m Matthews 80'+1 c Con: Horne (1/2) 18' Hastings (1/2) 80'+2 |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban Referee: Chris Busby, Ireland |
19 October 2024 18:00 |
Stormers | 34–19 | Munster |
Try: Hartzenberg 5' c Theunissen 33' c R. Nel (2) 46' c, 80'+2 Con: Willemse (4/4) 6', 34', 47', 80'+3 Pen: Willemse 75' Drop: Willemse 76' | Try: Farrell 17 c' Clarke 26' m Coombes 67' c Con: Crowley (2/3) 19', 68' |
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 28,013[35] Referee: Mike Adamson, Scotland |
19 October 2024 17:15 |
(1 BP) Edinburgh | 27–8 | Cardiff |
Try: van der Merwe 45' c Schoeman 61' m Graham 64' m Ashman 78' c Con: Thompson (2/4) 46', 79' Pen: Thompson 6' | Try: Young 28' m Pen: Sheedy 57' |
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 6,507[36] Referee: Morné Ferreira, South Africa |
19 October 2024 19:35 |
Connacht | 12–33 | Leinster (1 BP) |
Try: O'Brien 33' m Forde 64' c Con: Ioane (1/2) 64' | Try: J. Osborne 5' c Turner 15' c Snyman 38' c Deegan 45' m A. Osborne 65' c Con: Frawley 6' (1/1) R. Byrne (3/4) 16', 40', 66' |
The Sportsground, Galway Attendance: 6,117[37] Referee: Eoghan Cross, Ireland |
19 October 2024 19:35 |
Dragons | 21–31 | Benetton (1 BP) |
Try: Westwood 26' c L. Evans 49' c Lewis-Hughes 72' c Con: L. Evans (2/2) 28', 50'. O'Brien 73' | Try: Bernasconi 36' c Avaca 45' c Manfredi 60' c Cannone 67' c Con: Umaga (2/2) 37', 47' Albornoz (2/2) 61', 68' Pen: Umaga 32' |
Rodney Parade, Newport Attendance: 4,132[38] Referee: Peter Martin, Ireland |
Round 6
[edit]25 October 2024 19:35 |
(1 BP) Scarlets | 30–8 | Zebre Parma |
Try: Rogers 27'm Page 42' m Murray 46' c Macleod 56' c Con: Lloyd (2/4) 44', 58' Pen: Lloyd (2) 4', 23' | Try: Cambriani 8' m Drop: Prisciantelli 5' |
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli Attendance: 5,892[39] Referee: Morné Ferreira, South Africa |
25 October 2024 19:35 |
(1 BP) Benetton | 15–17 | Bulls |
Pen: Albornoz (4) 1', 34', 62', 72' Smith 3' | Try: Ludwig 67' c van der Merwe 77' c Con: Kriel (2/2) 68', 79' Pen: Johannes 22' |
Stadio Monigo, Treviso Referee: Eoghan Cross, Ireland |
26 October 2024 13:45 |
Stormers | 17–28 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
Try: Willemse 33' c du Plessis 54' c Con: Libbok (2/2) 34', 55' Pen: Libbok 63' | Try: Matthews 37' c Tuipulotu 47' c Rowe 63' c Venter 70' c Con: Hastings (2/2) 38', 48' Jordan (2/2) 65', 72' |
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch Referee: Andrew Brace, Ireland |
26 October 2024 15:00 |
Ospreys | 22–13 | Edinburgh |
Try: Lake 3' c Thomas 52' m Parry 74' c Con: O. Williams (2/3) 5', 75' Pen: O. Williams 59' | Try: Vellacott 22' c Con: Thompson (1/1) 22' Pen: Thompson (2) 16', 65' |
Brewery Field, Bridgend Attendance: 3,294[40] Referee: Griffin Colby, South Africa |
26 October 2024 16:00 |
(1 BP) Sharks | 41–24 | Munster (1 BP) |
Try: Fassi 0' c Mapimpi 4' c Williams 23' c Esterhuizen 36' c Tshituka 65' c Con: Jo. Hendrikse (5/5) 1', 5', 24', 37', 66' Pen: Jo. Hendrikse (2) 13', 48' | Try: Ahern 18' m Haley 30' m Nash 73' c Beirne 80' Con: Burns (2/2) 73', 80'+1 |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 19,465[41] Referee: Hollie Davidson, Scotland |
26 October 2024 17:15 |
Leinster | 24–6 | Lions |
Try: van der Flier 31' c Doris 57' c Penalty try 80'+1 Con: Prendergast (2/2) 32', 58' Pen: Prendergast 2' | Pen: Wolhuter (2) 12', 17' |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 20,945[42] Referee: Craig Evans, Wales |
26 October 2024 19:35 |
(1 BP) Connacht | 31–7 | Dragons |
Try: Boyle 5' c Blade 19' c Prendergast 38' m Forde 73' c Devine 80' m Con: Forde (3/5) 7', 20', 74' | Try: Basham 77' c Con: O'Brien 78' |
The Sportsground, Galway Attendance: 3,128[43] Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi, Italy |
26 October 2024 19:35 |
Cardiff | 21–19 | Ulster (1 BP) |
Try: Stephens 48' c Hughes 64' c Young 67' c Con: Sheedy (3/3) 49', 65', 68' | Try: Izuchukwu 13' c Postlethwaite (2) 17' c, 23' m Con: Doak (2/3) 14', 18' |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 8,312[44] Referee: Sam Grove-White, Scotland |
Round 7
[edit]Round 8
[edit]Round 9
[edit]Round 10
[edit]Round 11
[edit]Round 12
[edit]Round 13
[edit]Round 14
[edit]Round 15
[edit]Round 16
[edit]Round 17
[edit]Round 18
[edit]Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
The play-off draw is seeded based on final positions in the regular season league table.
The higher-ranked teams have home advantage in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.
Quarter-finals
[edit]30/31 May 2025 |
TBC | v | TBC |
TBC |
30/31 May 2025 |
TBC | v | TBC |
TBC |
30/31 May 2025 |
TBC | v | TBC |
TBC |
30/31 May 2025 |
TBC | v | TBC |
TBC |
Semi-finals
[edit]7 June 2025 |
TBC | v | TBC |
TBC |
7 June 2025 |
TBC | v | TBC |
TBC |
Final
[edit]14 June 2025 |
TBC | v | TBC |
TBC |
Leading scorers
[edit]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.
As of 26 October 2024[45]
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