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The 2024–25 United Rugby Championship was the 24th season of the professional rugby union competition currently known as the United Rugby Championship, the highest level domestic rugby competition in South Africa, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Italy. This season was the fourth season under that name, and the fourth with the current collection of teams. It began on 20 September 2024 and ended on 14 June 2025.[1]
Glasgow Warriors entered as the reigning champions, their second overall title, but were eliminated by Leinster in the semi-finals.
The first confirmed titles of the season were the four URC Regional Shields, which were won by Leinster (Irish Shield), Cardiff (Welsh Shield), Sharks (South African Shield) and Glasgow Warriors (Scottish-Italian Shield) respectively. Leinster's win, their fourth, extended their record within the championship for Shield wins.
During the season, records were set for overall and average attendance, highest attendance for a single game and (twice) highest aggregate attendance across a round of competition. Over 1.8 million fans attended United Rugby Championship matches during the season.
For the first time since the current format was commenced in 2021–22, the top two seeds from the regular season standings, Leinster and Pretoria's Bulls reached the United Rugby Championship Final, on 14 June in Croke Park, Dublin. It was also the first final in the most recent format held outside South Africa.
Leinster defeated the Bulls 32–7 in the grand final to win their ninth overall title, and their first under the current competition format.
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Format
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The 2024–25 season once again consisted of 21 rounds: 18 rounds of regular season play, followed by three rounds of play-offs. The competition ran from 20 September 2024 to 14 June 2025, with the regular season ending in mid May. The season also contained breaks for the 2024 end-of year internationals, the 2025 Men's Six Nations (though matches are played during 'fallow' weekends) and the various matchdays of the 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup. The season did not overlap with the summer internationals. Some South African teams played 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 were 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 served two functions; they guaranteed 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 awarded a minor Regional Shield trophy to the top team in each pool, which thereby functioned as a de facto national championship in three of the four pools, and a cross-border regional championship in the Scottish–Italian pool. The winner of each Shield was determined solely from the games played amongst the teams within their regional pool, mirroring the format of the old Interprovincial Championship in Ireland.
Teams therefore played six matches against their regional pool rivals, in a home and away double round-robin. The remaining twelve matches were made up of a full 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 played two of the teams in each of the other pools at home, and two away, with the matches of European teams away to South African teams usually held back to back as an eight-day 'mini-tour' to reduce travel. Each South Africa team played six away fixtures in Europe, again usually constructed around mini-tours of two or three matches. [2]
In Scotland, the two pool games involving both Scottish sides, played back to back over the Christmas and New Year period, also decided the 1872 Cup, effectively a Scottish national professional championship. The two Italian sides have no individual trophy to play for.[3]
For the Championship itself, there was one main league table. The top eight sides in that table at the end of the regular season qualified for the play-offs quarter-finals, followed by semi-finals and a grand final. The playoffs were 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 had home advantage. The Regional Shield pools had no direct link to the play-offs and by extension the Championship itself, and it was technically possible to win a Regional Shield but not contest the play-offs.[2]
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Teams
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United Rugby Championship
Locations
Location of Irish, Scottish and Welsh teams: | Location of Italian teams:
2024–25 United Rugby Championship (Northern Italy) Location of South African teams: |
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Administration of Cardiff Rugby
On 9 April 2025, the legal entity behind the Cardiff Rugby team was briefly placed into administration, after promised private funding did not materialise. The Welsh Rugby Union took over the running of the club on the same day, and bought the club's legal entity out of administration the day after, ensuring it continued as a going concern. Unlike the Gallagher Premiership, an administration event does not automatically lead to the punishment or expulsion of a club, and the Welsh union announced that they would seek new private owners for Cardiff forthwith.[6] In 2017, the Welsh union had taken over the Dragons RFC team, but avoided administration, returning the club fully to private ownership six years later. The South African side Southern Kings had been the last team to fall into administration, entering voluntary administration in September 2020; the team left the league and was wound up shortly afterwards by choice of the South African Rugby Union.
Regional Shield competitions
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Regional shield standings were based entirely on performances against other teams within the same conference.[3] Therefore, only six games for each team counted towards the regional shields. Leinster Rugby became the first team to win their regional shield for the season, in their case the Irish Shield, their fourth from four since the format was introduced. On 9 March 2024, the Sharks confirmed their first South African Shield. On 19 April 2025, at the Judgement Day fixture, Cardiff Rugby sealed the Welsh Shield title with a 34–18 victory against Ospreys while Glasgow Warriors sealed their third Scottish-Italian Shield with a 14–6 victory over Zebre Parma.
Final standings:
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URC league standings
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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.[8]
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.[8]
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European qualification
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Priority order for 2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup qualification was as follows:
- 2024–25 United Rugby Championship champions
- the 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup champions (if a URC team but not already qualified as above)
- the 2024–25 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 had been selected.
As a result of the priority order, the top five teams in the regular season standings were guaranteed qualification to the Champions Cup. The remaining three places would have depended on the winners of the three main competitions involving URC teams, followed if necessary by the teams finishing sixth to eighth in the regular URC standings, but as no URC teams reached the final of either European competition, the qualifiers were simply the top 8 teams in the URC.
The eight remaining teams automatically qualify for the 2025–26 EPRC Challenge Cup.
Leinster became the first side to guarantee qualification to the Champions Cup when they guaranteed themselves a top five finish in Round 14; at that point, their lead over sixth placed Ulster, 25 points with 20 to play for, became unassailable. In Round 15, Glasgow also assured themselves of Champions Cup rugby in 2025–26. As Leinster were the only remaining URC team that could win the Champions Cup, and they were already assured qualification, the sixth place finisher became assured of top-tier European rugby after the European Champions Cup quarter final. In Round 16, Bulls and Sharks, from South Africa, guaranteed themselves a top six finish, and Champions Cup rugby in 2025–26. With the elimination of the final URC team, Edinburgh, from the Challenge Cup, it was confirmed that all eight quarterfinalists for the United Rugby Championship will also qualify for the European Rugby Champions Cup in 2025–26. On 16 May, with five matches left in the final round of games, defeats for Cardiff and Benetton Rugby confirmed the final four European Rugby Champions Cup qualifiers for 2025–26 as Stormers, Munster, Edinburgh and Scarlets.
The EPCR Challenge Cup qualifiers for 2025–26 are therefore Cardiff, Ospreys, Dragons, Connacht, Ulster, Lions, Benetton and Zebre Parma.
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Matches
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The following are the match results for the 2024–25 United Rugby Championship regular season:
Colours: Green: home team win; Yellow: draw; Red: away team win; Blue: upcoming matches
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Regular season
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Round 1
20 September 2024 | (1 BP) Cardiff ![]() |
22–17 | ![]() |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | |
19:35 | Try: Winnett 9' c Stephens 18' m D. Thomas 23' m McNally 56' m Con: Sheedy (1/4) 10' |
Try: Bertaccini 64' c Locatelli 81' c Con: Da Re (2/2) 65', 82' Pen: Montemauri 8' |
Attendance: 6,291[9] Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland) |
20 September 2024 | (2 BP) Edinburgh ![]() |
31–33 | ![]() |
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh | |
19:35 | Try: Schoeman 11' c van der Merwe (2) 32' m, 66' m Cherry 42' c M. Scott 80' c Con: Thompson (2/3) 11', 43' Healy (1/2) 80+1' |
Try: T. O'Brien 15' m Tector 26' c Larmour 46' c Gibson-Park 53' c Conan 56' c Con: Prendergast (4/5) 27', 47', 54', 58' |
Attendance: 7,774[10] Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy) |
21 September 2024 | Dragons ![]() |
23–21 | ![]() |
Rodney Parade, Newport | |
15:00 | Try: Keddie 26' c Yendle 83' c Con: L. Evans (2/2) 27', 84' Pen: L. Evans (3) 1', 23', 77' |
Try: K. Williams 19' c Conbeer 45' m Con: Edwards (1/2) 20' Pen: Edwards (3) 7', 33', 37' |
Attendance: 5,181[11] Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales) |
21 September 2024 | (1 BP) Munster ![]() |
35–33 | ![]() |
Thomond Park, Limerick | |
17:30 | Try: Nankivell 28' c Haley 31' c Hodnett 44' c Coombes 58' c Daly 69' c Con: Burns (3/3) 28', 32', 45' Butler (2/2) 59', 70' |
Try: Ioane 13' m B. Murphy (2) 20' c, 39' c Hawkshaw 53' c Forde 63' c Con: Ioane (3/4) 21', 54', 64' Forde (1/1) 40' |
Attendance: 15,705[12] Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland) |
21 September 2024 | Benetton ![]() |
20–20 | ![]() |
Stadio Monigo, Treviso | |
20:35 | Try: Ratave (2) 21' m, 78' m Smith 31' c Con: Umaga (1/3) 32' Pen: Umaga 48' |
Try: Page 40' c Taylor 52' c Con: Lloyd (2/2) 41', 53' Pen: Lloyd (2) 59', 67' |
Attendance: 3,243[13] Referee: Ian Kenny (Scotland) |
21 September 2024 | Ulster ![]() |
20–19 | ![]() |
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast | |
19:45 | Try: Morgan 18' c McCann 72' m Shanahan 84' m Con: Doak (1/1) 19' Pen: Doak 16' |
Report[14] | Try: Matthews 5' m Venter 25' c Steyn 74' c Con: Jordan (1/2) 26' Hastings (1/1) 75' |
Attendance: 11,533 Referee: Adam Jones (Wales) |
8 February 2025 | (2 BP) Stormers ![]() |
32–33 | ![]() |
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town | |
13:00 | Attendance: 47,171 |
8 Match 2025 (rearranged) | (1 BP) Sharks ![]() |
25–22 | ![]() |
Hollywoodbets Kings Park | |
Try: Williams Kolisi (2) Hatton Con: Hendrikse Pen: Hendrikse |
Report | Try: Mafura Kriel Marais Con: Lombard (2) Pen: Lombard |
Attendance: 19,417 |
Round 2
27 September 2024 | (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors ![]() |
42–10 | ![]() |
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow | |
19:35 | 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' |
Attendance: 6,441[15] Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) |
27 September 2024 | (1 BP) Leinster ![]() |
34–6 | ![]() |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin | |
19:35 | 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' |
Attendance: 18,397[16] Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland) |
28 September 2024 | (1 BP) Lions ![]() |
35–22 | ![]() |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | |
12:55 | 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' |
Attendance: 2,194 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) |
28 September 2024 | Bulls ![]() |
22–16 | ![]() |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | |
15:00 | 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' |
Attendance: 5,500[17] Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales) |
28 September 2024 | (1 BP) Zebre Parma ![]() |
42–33 | ![]() |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | |
16:00 | 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' |
Attendance: 2,300[18] Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) |
28 September 2024 | Scarlets ![]() |
15–24 | ![]() |
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli | |
17:15 | 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' |
Attendance: 7,355[19] Referee: Christopher Allison (South Africa) |
28 September 2024 | (1 BP) Connacht ![]() |
36–30 | ![]() |
The Sportsground, Galway | |
19:35 | 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 |
Attendance: 4,217[20] Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy) |
28 September 2024 | (1 BP) Ospreys ![]() |
37–24 | ![]() |
Brewery Field. Bridgend | |
19:35 | 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' |
Attendance: 3,781[21] Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland) |
Round 3
4 October 2024 | (1 BP) Scarlets ![]() |
23–24 | ![]() |
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli | |
19:35 | 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' |
Attendance: 5,080[22] Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) |
4 October 2024 | (1 BP) Cardiff ![]() |
36–52 | ![]() |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | |
19:35 | 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' |
Attendance: 6,237[23] Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa) |
5 October 2024 | (1 BP) Lions ![]() |
55–21 | ![]() |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | |
13:45 | 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' |
Attendance: 3,542 Referee: Adam Jones (Wales) |
5 October 2024 | (1 BP) Bulls ![]() |
47–21 | ![]() |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | |
16:00 | 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' |
Attendance: 6,319 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) |
5 October 2024 | Benetton ![]() |
5–35 | ![]() |
Stadio Monigo, Treviso | |
18:15 | 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' |
Attendance: 4,391[24] Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) |
5 October 2024 | (1 BP) Dragons ![]() |
30–33 | ![]() |
Rodney Parade, Newport | |
17:15 | 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 |
Attendance: 4,591[25] Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland) |
5 October 2024 | (1 BP) Munster ![]() |
23–0 | ![]() |
Musgrave Park, Cork | |
19:35 | Try: McCarthy 1' m Farrell 26' m Nash 39' m O'Donoghue 63' m Pen: Crowley 9' |
Attendance: 8,293[26] Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland) |
5 October 2024 | Zebre Parma ![]() |
5–36 | ![]() |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | |
20:35 | 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' |
Attendance: 1,867[27] Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland) |
Round 4
11 October 2024 | (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors ![]() |
33–3 | ![]() |
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow | |
19:35 | 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' |
Attendance: 6,499[28] Referee: Griffin Colby (South Africa) |
12 October 2024 | (1 BP) Benetton ![]() |
38–10 | ![]() |
Stadio Monigo, Treviso | |
16:00 | 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 (1/1) 80' Pen: Masuku 17' |
Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) |
12 October 2024 | (1 BP) Cardiff ![]() |
19–25 | ![]() |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | |
15:00 | Try: Millard 22' c, 43' m Penalty try 66' Con: De Beer (1/1) 23' |
Try: G. Davies (2) 32' m, 46' c J. Williams 59' c Con: Lloyd (2/3) 47', 60' Pen: Lloyd (2) 8', 16' |
Attendance: 12,125[29] Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) |
12 October 2024 | (1 BP) Edinburgh ![]() |
38–7 | ![]() |
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh | |
17:15 | 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 (1/1) 32' |
Attendance: 6,914[30] Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) |
12 October 2024 | (1 BP) Leinster ![]() |
26–12 | ![]() |
Croke Park, Dublin | |
17:45 | 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' |
Attendance: 80,468[31] Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland) |
12 October 2024 | Ospreys ![]() |
19–29 | ![]() |
Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea | |
19:35 | 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' |
Attendance: 3,901[32] Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland) |
12 October 2024 | (1 BP) Ulster ![]() |
32–27 | ![]() |
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast | |
20:00 | 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' |
Attendance: 12,442 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland) |
13 October 2024 | (1 BP) Dragons ![]() |
19–23 | ![]() |
Rodney Parade, Newport | |
14:30 | 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' |
Attendance: 4 237 [33] Referee: Fillipo Russo (Italy) |
Round 5
18 October 2024 | Scarlets ![]() |
23–22 | ![]() |
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli | |
19:35 | 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' |
Attendance: 5,274[34] Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy) |
18 October 2024 | (1 BP) Ulster ![]() |
36–12 | ![]() |
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast | |
19:35 | 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' |
Attendance: 12,272[32] Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy) |
19 October 2024 | (1 BP) Zebre Parma ![]() |
9–10 | ![]() |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | |
13:30 | Try: Montemauri (3/4) 14', 21', 46' |
Try: van der Merwe 27' c Con: Nohamba (1/1) 28' Pen: Nohamba (1/2) 42' |
Attendance: 1,187[35] Referee: Ben Connor (Wales) |
19 October 2024 | Sharks ![]() |
28–24 | ![]() |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban | |
15:45 | 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 |
Attendance: 10,799 Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland) |
19 October 2024 | Stormers ![]() |
34–19 | ![]() |
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town | |
18:00 | 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' |
Attendance: 28,013[36] Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland) |
19 October 2024 | (1 BP) Edinburgh ![]() |
27–8 | ![]() |
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh | |
17:15 | 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' |
Attendance: 6,507[29] Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa) |
19 October 2024 | Connacht ![]() |
12–33 | ![]() |
The Sportsground, Galway | |
19:35 | 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 (1/1) 6' R. Byrne (3/4) 16', 40', 66' |
Attendance: 6,117[37] Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland) |
19 October 2024 | Dragons ![]() |
21–31 | ![]() |
Rodney Parade, Newport | |
19:35 | 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' |
Attendance: 4,132[38] Referee: Peter Martin (Ireland) |
Round 6
25 October 2024 | (1 BP) Scarlets ![]() |
30–8 | ![]() |
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli | |
19:35 | 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' |
Attendance: 5,892[34] Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa) |
25 October 2024 | (1 BP) Benetton ![]() |
15–17 | ![]() |
Stadio Monigo, Treviso | |
19:35 | 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' |
Attendance: 4,312 Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland) |
26 October 2024 | Stormers ![]() |
17–28 | ![]() |
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch | |
13:45 | 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' |
Attendance: 12,976 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland) |
26 October 2024 | Ospreys ![]() |
22–13 | ![]() |
Brewery Field, Bridgend | |
15:00 | 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' |
Attendance: 3,294[32] Referee: Griffin Colby (South Africa) |
26 October 2024 | (1 BP) Sharks ![]() |
41–24 | ![]() |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban | |
16:00 | 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 |
Attendance: 19,465[39] Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) |
26 October 2024 | Leinster ![]() |
24–6 | ![]() |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin | |
17:15 | 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' |
Attendance: 20,945[40] Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) |
26 October 2024 | (1 BP) Connacht ![]() |
31–7 | ![]() |
The Sportsground, Galway | |
19:35 | 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' |
Attendance: 3,128[41] Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy) |
26 October 2024 | Cardiff ![]() |
21–19 | ![]() |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | |
19:35 | 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' |
Attendance: 8,312[42] Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) |
Round 7
29 November 2024 | Glasgow Warriors ![]() |
17–15 | ![]() |
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow | |
19:35 | Try: Matthews 35' c Venter 49' c Con: Weir (2/2) 36', 51' Pen: Weir 65' |
Try: Macleod 10' m Nicholas 46' c Con: Lloyd (1/2) 47' Pen: Lloyd 7' |
Attendance: 6,403[43] Referee: Fillipo Russo (Italy) |
29 November 2024 | (1 BP) Ulster ![]() |
20–27 | ![]() |
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast | |
19:35 | Try: Carson (2) 4' c, 55' c Con: Doak (2/2) 6', 56' Pen: Doak (2) 12', 29' |
Try: McGrath 9' c Larmour 49' c J. O'Brien 59' m Culhane 72' m Con: R. Byrne (2/4) 10', 49' Pen: R. Byrne 16' |
Attendance: 16,491[44] Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland) |
30 November 2024 | Sharks ![]() |
21–15 | ![]() |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban | |
16:00 | Try: Hooker 11' c Kolisi 16' c Esterhuizen 58' c Con: Masuku (2/2) 12', 17' Jo. Hendrikse (1/1) 60' |
Try: Zas 44' m penalty try 79' Drop: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 24' |
Attendance: 33,744[45] Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) |
30 November 2024 | (1 BP) Cardiff ![]() |
31–23 | ![]() |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | |
17:15 | Try: Mann 31' c Millard 42' c Sheedy 42' c Lee-Lo 49' c Con: Sheedy (4/4) 32', 43', 43', 50' Pen: Sheedy 7' |
Try: Lloyd 64' c Seiuli 71' c Con: O'Brien (2/2) 65', 72' Pen: O'Brien (3) 11', 23', 28' |
Attendance: 9,638[46] Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) |
30 November 2024 | Connacht ![]() |
14–28 | ![]() |
The Sportsground, Galway | |
17:30 | Try: Hawkshaw 61' c Blade 74' c Con: Forde (2/2) 62', 75' |
Try: de Klerk 5' c Papier 35' c Kriel 41' c Moodie 54' c Con: Goosen (4/4) 6', 37', 42', 55' |
Attendance: 3,109 Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland) |
30 November 2024 | Munster ![]() |
17–10 | ![]() |
Thomond Park, Limerick | |
19:35 | Try: Abrahams 15' c S. Daly 42' m Kendellen 53' m Con: Burns (1/3) 16' |
Try: van Wyk 27' c Con: Wolhuter (1/1) 28' Pen: Wolhuter 32' |
Attendance: 11,836[36] Referee: Adam Jones (Wales) |
30 November 2024 | Zebre Parma ![]() |
22–17 | ![]() |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | |
20:35 | Try: Gesi (2) 6' c, 25' m Trulla 43' c Con: Da Re (2/3) 7', 44' Pen: Da Re 57' |
Try: Kasende 18' c Lloyd 72' m Con: O. Williams (1/2) 19', 73' Pen: O. Williams 39' |
Attendance: 2,395[47] Referee: Ian Kenny (Scotland) |
30 November 2024 | (1 BP) Edinburgh ![]() |
50–33 | ![]() |
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh | |
19:35 | Try: van der Merwe 1' c Muncaster (2) 14' c, 74' c Bradbury (2) 19' c, 23' c Hill 42' c Price 56' m Con: Thompson (5/6) 2', 15', 20', 24', 42' Healy 75' Pen: Healy 80' |
Try: Odogwu 42' m Creevy (2) 47' c, 53' c Izekor 62' c Fekitoa 69' c Con: Umaga (4/5) 48', 54', 63', 70' Pen: Fekitoa 80' |
Attendance: 6,057[48] Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales) |
Round 8
20 December 2024 | (1 BP) Ulster ![]() |
19–22 | ![]() |
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast | |
19:35 | Try: O'Toole 7 c' Sheridan 64' m McNabney 75' c Con: Cooney (2/3) 8' 76 |
Report | Try: Farrell 27', 51', 78' c S. Daly 66' Con: Crowley (1/4) 80' |
Attendance: 14,313[39] Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) |
21 December 2024 | Benetton ![]() |
11–10 | ![]() |
Stadio Monigo, Treviso | |
14:00 | Try: Marin 29' m Pen: Marin 58' Smith 81' |
Report | Try: Zambonin 71' c Con: Da Re 72' Pen: Da Re 37' |
Attendance: 5,000[49] Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy) |
21 December 2024 | (1 BP) Stormers ![]() |
29–10 | ![]() |
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town | |
15:45 | Try: Dweba 12' m Hartzenberg 24' m Dweba 33' m Zas 47' c Fouché 75' c Con: Libbok (2/5) 48', 76' |
Report | Try: van der Merwe 43' m Marais 63' m |
Attendance: 22,410[49] |
21 December 2024 | Sharks ![]() |
20–17 | ![]() |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban | |
17:00 | Try: Ja. Hendrikse 18' c Penalty try Con: Jo. Hendrikse (1/1) 19' Pen: Jo. Hendrikse (2) 6', 69' |
Report | Try: Wiese 24' c Vorster 28' c Penalty try 52' Con: Goosen (2/2) 24', 28' Pen: Goosen (2) 47', 52' |
Attendance: 34,827[49] Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa) |
21 December 2024 | Ospreys ![]() |
23–22 | ![]() |
Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea | |
17:15 | Try: Parry 36' m Tipuric 46' c Hopkins 80' m Con: Edwards (1/3) 47' Pen: Edwards (2) 09', 58' |
Report | Try: Mee 41' c Con: Lloyd (1/1) 42' Pen: Lloyd (4) 15', 18', 26', 32' Costelow 56' |
Attendance: 6,836[50] |
21 December 2024 | Leinster ![]() |
20–12 | ![]() |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin | |
17:30 | Try: A. Osbourne 19' c Tector 26' c Con: R. Byrne (2/2) 19', 27' Pen: R. Byrne (2) 42', 79' |
Report | Try: Dowling 52' m Jennings 60' c Con: Forde (1/2) 60' |
Attendance: 33,963[51] Referee: Chris Busby (Scotland) |
22 December 2024 | (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors ![]() |
33–14 | ![]() |
Hampden Park, Glasgow | |
15:00 | Try: Matthews (2) 05' c, 26' c Jones 12' c Steyn 41' m Dobie 63' c Con: Horne (4/5) 07', 13', 27', 65' |
Try: Venter (2) 74', 78' Con: Healy (2/2) 74', 78' |
Attendance: 27,538[52] |
26 December 2024 | (1 BP) Dragons ![]() |
22–24 | ![]() |
Rodney Parade, Newport | |
15:00 | Try: Wainwright 14' c Dyer 19' m R. Williams 68' c Con: O'Brien (2/3) 15', 69' Pen: O'Brien 17' |
Report | Try: Williams 32' m Adams 44' c Hamer-Webb 56' c Lloyd 75' m Con: Sheedy (2/4) 45', 57' |
Attendance: 8,511[53] Referee: Adam Jones |
Round 9
27 December 2024 | Munster ![]() |
7–28 | ![]() |
Thomond Park, Limerick | |
19:35 | Try: Ahern 44' Con: Burns (1/1) 46' |
Report | Try: McGrath 8' Prendergast 32' van der Flier 53' Doris 73' Con: Prendergast (3/3) 9', 33', 53' R. Byrne 74' |
Attendance: 26,267[54] |
28 December 2024 | (1 BP) Stormers ![]() |
24–20 | ![]() |
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town | |
17:00 | Try: Senatla 09' m Fourie 53' m Libbok 66' c J. du Plessis 77' c Con: Libbok (2/4) 68', 79' |
Report | Try: Penxe 32' c Jo. Hendrikse 70' c Con: Jo. Hendrikse (2/2) 33', 72' Pen: Jo. Hendrikse (2) 05', 74' |
Attendance: 46,002[55] Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron |
28 December 2024 | Zebre Parma ![]() |
12–24 | ![]() |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | |
16:00 | Try: Fischetti 19' c Gesi 47' m Con: Da Re (1/2) 21' |
Report | Try: Maile (2) 24' m, 36' m Brex 65' c Marin 85' c Con: Smith (2/4) 66', 86' |
Attendance: 5,000[56] |
28 December 2024 | Edinburgh ![]() |
10–7 | ![]() |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | |
15:00 | Try: Schoeman 69' c Con: Healy (1/1) 71' Pen: Thompson 22' |
Report | Try: Penalty try 67' |
Attendance: 40,063[57] Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland) |
28 December 2024 | Connacht ![]() |
7–17 | ![]() |
The Sportsground, Galway | |
19:35 | Try: Hansen 35' c Con: Carty (1/1) 36' |
Report | Try: O'Sullivan 10' c Timoney 54' c Con: Doak (2/2) 11', 55' Pen: Doak 14' |
Attendance: 6,129 Referee: Andrew Brace |
1 January 2025 | Cardiff ![]() |
13–13 | ![]() |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | |
15:00 | Try: Botham 6' Hughes 53' Pen: Thomas 70' |
Report | Try: Edwards 49' Con: Edwards 50' Pen: Edwards (2) 31', 68' |
Attendance: 12,125 [58] |
1 January 2025 | Scarlets ![]() |
32–15 | ![]() |
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli | |
17:15 | Try: Murray (2) 7', 15' Macleod 29' Mee 42' Con: Costelow (3/4) 8', 16', 31' Pen: Costelow 11' Lloyd 69' |
Report | Try: Basham 49' Anderson 66' Con: O'Brien (1/2) 50' Pen: O'Brien 14' |
Attendance: 7,605 |
22 February 2025 | Bulls ![]() |
31–19 | ![]() |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | |
14:00 | Attendance: 17,501 |
Round 10
24 January 2025 | Ospreys ![]() |
43–0 | ![]() |
Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea | |
19:35 | Try: Walsh (2) 9' c, 62' c Kasende 21' c K. Williams 27' c Morse 75' m Hardy 80' c Con: O. Williams (4/4) 9', 22', 28', 63' Walsh (1/2) 81' Pen: O. Williams 15' |
Attendance: 2,832 |
25 January 2025 | Lions ![]() |
22–35 | ![]() |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | |
14:45 | Try: Van Wyk 33' m Oosthuizen 61' m Pen: Francis (4) 19', 28', 46', 52' |
Try: Kriel 15' c Wiese 54' c Coetzee 65' c van der Merwe 69' m Con: Chamberlain 15' Kriel (2/3) 54', 66' Pen: Chamberlain (2) 9', 50' Kriel 58' |
Attendance: 19,881 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen |
25 January 2025 | Scarlets ![]() |
30–24 | ![]() |
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli | |
15:00 | Try: van der Merwe 24' c Macleod 46' c Nicholas 59' c Con: Lloyd (3/3) 24', 47', 60' Pen: Lloyd (3) 6', 13', 80' |
Try: Skinner 30' c Harrison 39' m Healy 69' c Morris 76' m Con: Healy (2/4) 31', 70' |
Attendance: 5,756 |
25 January 2025 | Leinster ![]() |
36–12 | ![]() |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin | |
17:00 | Try: A. Osbourne (2) 10' c, 67' c Sheehan (2) 40' m, 61' c Barrett 57' c Con: R. Byrne (4/5) 11', 58', 62', 68' Pen: R. Byrne 3' |
Report[60] | Try: Loader 20' c Roos 78' m Con: Libbok (1/1) 21' |
Attendance: 18,892 Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland) |
25 January 2025 | Cardiff ![]() |
22–42 | ![]() |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | |
17:15 | Try: Mann 6' m Bowen (2) 36' m, 43' c Hamer-Webb 57' m Con: Sheedy (1/4) 44' |
Try: Mbonambi (2) 14' c, 41' c Julius 17' c Mapimpi 31' c F. Venter 72' c Penxe 75' c Con: Jo. Hendrikse (6/6) 14', 18', 32', 41', 73', 76' |
Attendance: 11,687 |
25 January 2025 | Dragons ![]() |
19–38 | ![]() |
Rodney Parade, Newport | |
19:35 | Try: Christian Coleman 41' m Harry Wilson 67' c Blacker 73' c Con: L. Evans (1/2) 67' Reed 74' |
Try: Kilgallen 2' m Kendellen 16' c O'Connor 18' c penalty try 19' Bleuler 32' m Hodnett 53' c Con: Burns (2/4) 17', 19' Butler 54' |
Attendance: 4,562 |
26 January 2025 | Glasgow Warriors ![]() |
22–19 | ![]() |
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow | |
15:30 | Try: Cancelliere 21' c Afshar 31' c Cancelliere 57' m Con: Weir (2/3) 22', 32' Pen: Weir 8' |
Try: Hawkshaw (2) 18' m, 41' c O'Conor 77' c Con: Hanrahan (2/3) 42', 78' |
Attendance: 6,277 |
26 January 2025 | Ulster ![]() |
14–15 | ![]() |
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast | |
17:30 | Try: Barrett (2) 56' c, 75' c Con: Doak (2/2) 56', 76' |
Try: Stavile 46' m Da Re 49' c Con: Montemauri (1/2) 50' Pen: Montemauri 28' |
Attendance: 11,792 |
Round 11
14 February 2025 | (1 BP) Edinburgh ![]() |
17–22 | ![]() |
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh | |
19:35 | Try: McCann 11' m Tuipulotu 55' c Crosbie 68' m Con: Thompson (1/3) 56' |
Report | Try: Trulla 6' m García 24' c Di Bartolomeo 63' c Con: Da Re (2/3) 25', 64' Pen: Da Re 47' |
Attendance: 5,494 [61] |
14 February 2025 | (1 BP) Ospreys ![]() |
19–22 | ![]() |
Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea | |
19.35 | Try: Deaves 35' c Lewis 47' m C. Jones 73' c Con: O. Williams 36' Walsh 73' |
Report | Try: McGrath 12' m Tector 38' c Slimani 64' c Con: Frawley (1/2) 39' R. Byrne (1/1) 65' Pen: Frawley 16' |
Attendance: 3,492 [32] |
15 February 2025 | Lions ![]() |
30–23 | ![]() |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | |
14:30 | Try: van den Berg 19' c van Wyk 22' c Louw 34' c Con: Lombard (3/3) 20', 23', 35' Pen: Lombard (3/3) 14', 47', 59' |
Report | Try: Gelant 44' c Roos 69' c Con: Matthee (2/2) 45', 70' Pen: Matthee (3/3) 17', 31', 81' |
Attendance: 10,919 |
15 February 2025 | Bulls ![]() |
19–29 | ![]() |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | |
17:00 | Try: Wessels 3' c Grobbelaar (2) 45' m, 77' c Con: Kriel (1/2) 3' Chamberlain (1/1) 77' |
Report | Try: Hooker 8' c Jo. Hendrikse 55' m Mavesere 67' c Penxe 71' c Con: Jo. Hendrikse (1/2) 8' Masuku (2/2) 68', 72' Pen: Jo. Hendrikse 32' |
Attendance: 23,307 |
15 February 2025 | (1 BP) Benetton ![]() |
34–19 | ![]() |
Stadio Monigo, Treviso | |
18:15 | Try: Gallagher 11' c Mendy 38' c Spagnolo 64' c Izekor 79' c Con: Albornoz (4/4) 12', 39', 65', 80' Pen: Albornoz (2) 25', 57' |
Report | Try: Doak 3' c Lowry 16' c Stockdale 29' m Con: Doak (2/3) 3' Doak 17' |
Attendance: 4,474 |
15 February 2025 | (1 BP) Munster ![]() |
29–8 | ![]() |
Thomond Park, Limerick | |
17:15 | Try: McCarthy 20' G. Coombes (2) 44', 63' Kendellen 51' Farrell 81' Con: Burns (2/5) 21', 52' |
Report | Try: Page 57' Pen: Lloyd 17' |
Attendance: 13,714 |
15 February 2025 | (1 BP) Connacht ![]() |
24–19 | ![]() |
The Sportsground, Galway | |
19:35 | Try: J. Murphy 7' c Hurley-Langton 17' c Heffernan 47' m Tierney-Martin 75' m Con: Ioane (2/4) 8', 18' |
Report | Try: Lee-Lo 52' c Donnell 63' m Braley 69' c Con: (2/3) Sheedy 53', 70' |
Attendance: 3,648 |
16 February 2025 | Dragons ![]() |
20–45 | ![]() |
Rodney Parade, Newport | |
14:00 | Try: Benjamin 10' c Lewis-Hughes 41' c Con: Evans (2/2) 11', 42' Pen: Evans, 2', 26' |
[ Report] | Try: Matthews 22' c Mann 27' m Horne (2) 29' m, 46' c Weir 37' c McBeth 41' c Cancelliere 71' c Con: Weir (5/7) 23', 37', 42', 47', 72' |
Attendance: 4,109 |
Round 12
28 February 2025 | (2 BP) Munster ![]() |
28–34 | ![]() |
Musgrave Park, Cork | |
19:35 | Try: Nankivell (2) 14' c, 51' c O'Connor 64' c O'Brien 80' c Con: Burns (3/3) 15', 52', 81' Butler 65' |
Report | Try: Thompson 23' c Currie (3) 28' c, 34' m, 57' m Bradbury 39' c Con: Thompson (3/5) 24', 29', 40' Pen: Thompson 5' |
Attendance: 8,800[62] |
28 February 2025 | (1BP) Zebre Parma ![]() |
31–21 | ![]() |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | |
20:35 | Try: Licata 15' c Stavile 39' c Prisciantelli 41' c Paea 59' c Con: Da Re (4/4) 16', 40', 41', 59' Pen: Prisciantelli 79' |
Report | Try: Coghlan (2) 12' c, 25' c Westwood 29' c Con: Reed (3/3) 13', 26', 30' |
Attendance: 2,348 |
1 March 2025 | (1 BP) Lions ![]() |
38–14 | ![]() |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | |
14:30 | Try: Botha 6' c F. Horn 14' c van der Merwe 37' m Kriel 41' m Cairns 59' c Lombard 70' c Con: Lombard (3/5) 7', 15', 60' Steyn (1/1) 71' |
Report | Try: Hooker 77' c Kolisi 80' c Con: Jo. Hendrikse (2/2) 78', 80' |
Attendance: 11,542 |
1 March 2025 | (1 BP) Bulls ![]() |
16–19 | ![]() |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | |
17:00 | Try: Vermaak 60' c Con: Kriel (1/1) 61' Pen: Kriel (3) 5', 24', 26' |
Report | Try: Simelane 67' c Con: Matthee (1/1) 68' Pen: Matthee (4) 1', 15', 32', 37' |
Attendance: 34 225 Referee: Griffin Colby |
1 March 2025 | (1 BP) Leinster ![]() |
42–24 | ![]() |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin | |
15:00 | Try: McKee 14' c Boyle 40' c Deegan 42' c McGrath 50' c Tector 53' c Russell 75' c Con: R. Byrne (6/6) 15', 41', 42', 51', 54', 77' |
Report | Try: Millard 16' m Young 29' c Millard 57' m Bevan 69' c Con: Sheedy (1/3) 30' de Beer (1/1) 70' |
Attendance: 17,951 Referee: Andrea Piardi |
1 March 2025 | Ulster ![]() |
30–28 | ![]() |
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast | |
17:15 | Try: Timoney 22' c Reid 53' c A. O'Connor 77' c Con: Murphy (2/2) 23', 53' Doak 78' Pen: Murphy (3) 27', 37', 43' |
Report | Try: Page 4' c Nicholas 10' m Fifita 57' c Con: Lloyd (2/3) 5', 58' Pen: Lloyd (3) 41', 46', 70' |
Attendance: 11,717[34] |
1 March 2025 | (1 BP) Connacht ![]() |
38–30 | ![]() |
The Sportsground, Galway | |
19:35 | Try: Treacy 5' c Bolton 12' m Boyle 38' c Hurley-Langton 47' Bolton 66' m Devine 72' c Con: Ioane (3/4) 6', 39', 47' Hanrahan (1/2) 73' |
Report | Try: Mendy 19' c Uren 25' c Zanon 30' c Con: Albornoz (3/3) 20', 26', 31' Pen: Albornoz (3) 16', 34', 59' |
Attendance: 4,217 |
1 March 2025 | (2 BP) Glasgow Warriors ![]() |
31–32 | ![]() |
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow | |
19:35 | Try: Mann 20' c Schickerling (2) 35' m, 40' c Cordero 70' m McBeth 78' c Con: Weir (3/5) 21', 41', 79' |
Report | Try: Morse 3' m Hardy (2) 13' m, 74' c Parry 17' m Giles 37' c Con: Edwards (1/4) 38' Walsh (1/1) 74' Pen: Walsh 81' |
Attendance: 6,617[63] |
Round 13
21 March 2025 | Cardiff ![]() |
20–17 | ![]() |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | |
19:35 | Try: Donnell 20' c Millard 63' c Con: Sheedy (2) Pen: Sheedy 31', 50' |
Report | Try: Ntlabakanye 11' c Horn 57' c Con: Lombard (2) Pen: Lombard 44' |
Attendance: 6,235[64] Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy) |
21 March 2025 | (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors ![]() |
28–25 | ![]() |
Scotstoun Stadium | |
19:35 | Try: Horne 27' c Steyn 35' c Fagerson 68' c McBeth 75' c Con: Hastings (4) |
Report | Try: Hodnett 16' c O'Brien 22' m, 65' c Con: Butler Scannell Pen: Butler 32', 55' |
Attendance: 7,321 Referee: Morne Ferreira (South Africa) |
22 March 2025 | (1 BP) Sharks ![]() |
35–34 | ![]() |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban | |
14:45 | Try: Kolisi 3' c, 31' c Julius 11' c Koch 36' c Hooker 74' c Con: Hendrikse (5) |
Report | Try: Gesi 13' c Ferrari 22' c Prisciantelli 46' c, 49' c Con: Montemauri (4) Pen: Montemauri, 29', 52' |
Attendance: 9,935 |
22 March 2025 | Benetton ![]() |
21–18 | ![]() |
Stadio Monigo, Treviso | |
16:00 | Try: Mendy 32' Odogwu 62' Pen: Umaga 6', 36' |
Report | Try: McCann 17' c Ashman 48' Con: Thompson Pen: Thompson 29', 43' |
Attendance: 4,985 |
22 March 2025 | Bulls ![]() |
21–20 | ![]() |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | |
17:00 | Try: Grobbelaar 70' m Penalty try 57' Pen: Johannes 2', 40' Kriel 80+4' |
Report | Try: Berrett 3' c Osborne 43' c Con: R. Byrne (2) Pen: R. Byrne 17', 77' |
Attendance: 15,299 Referee: Ben Whitehouse |
22 March 2025 | (1 BP) Dragons ![]() |
30–34 | ![]() |
Rodney Parade, Newport | |
17:15 | Try: Owen 1' c Anderson 20' c Williams 34' c Con: Reed (3) Pen: Reed 14', 47', 63' |
Report | Try: Hume 9' c Herring, 28' c, 44' c Wilson, 70' c Con: Doak (3) Cooney Pen: Cooney 65', 80' |
Attendance: 5,950 |
22 March 2025 | (1 BP) Ospreys ![]() |
43–40 | ![]() |
Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea | |
17:15 | Try: Giles 16' c, 32' c Hardy 34' c Kasende 35' c, 56' Walsh 43' c Con: Edwards (5/6) Pen: Edwards 4' |
Report | Try: Treacy 1' c Hurley-Langton 13' c, 69' m Heffernan 47' c O'Conor 48' c Murphy 67' c Con: Ioane (2/2) Hanrahan (3/4) |
Attendance: 3,416 |
22 March 2025 | Scarlets ![]() |
17–29 | ![]() |
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli | |
15:35 | Try: Mee 29' c Nicholas 47' c Con: Lloyd (2/2) Pen: Lloyd 58' |
Try: Loader 13' Fourie 17' c Zas 64' c Venter 78' c Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (3/4) Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 43' |
Attendance: 5,783 Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland) |
Round 14
28 March 2025 | (1 BP) Ulster ![]() |
38–34 | ![]() |
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast | |
19:35 | Try: Baloucoune 11' Warwick 29' c Murphy 40' Stockdale 44' c Ward 55' c Moore 66' c Con: Cooney 30', 45' Murphy, 56' Doak 67' |
Report:ESPN Report:BBC |
Try: Roos 2' c, 75' c Loader 7' c Engelbrecht 62' c Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 3', 8', 63', 76' Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 6', 51' |
Attendance: 11,672 |
28 March 2025 | (1 BP) Edinburgh ![]() |
38–5 | ![]() |
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh | |
19:35 | Try: Harrison 16', 19' c Graham 24' c Schoeman 37' c Venter 65' c Currie 79' Con: Thompson 20', 25', 38' Scott 65' |
Report | Try: Wainwright 47' |
Attendance: 6,240 |
29 March 2025 | (2 BP) Connacht ![]() |
24–30 | ![]() |
MacHale Park, Castlebar | |
14:30 | Try: Jansen 21', 62' Blade 45' Ioane 73' Con: Ioane 45' Hanrahan 63' |
Report:ESPN | Try: Ahern 24', Casey 23' Crowley 51' Barron 59' Con: Crowley 52', 13' Pen: Crowley 7', 38' |
Attendance: 27,580 |
29 March 2025 | (1 BP) Bulls ![]() |
63–24 | ![]() |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | |
14:45 | Try: Petersen 3', 73' Burger 13' Jacobs 30' Wessels 36' Van Staden 47' Coetzee 59' Vorster 65' Kriel 75' Con: Johannes 4', 14', 31', 37', 48', 60', 66' Chamberlain 74', 76' |
Report:ESPN | Try: Trulla 20' Montemauri 41' Bartolomeo 57' Con: Montemauri 20', 41' Da Re 58' Drop: Fusco 27' |
Attendance: 7,673 |
29 March 2025 | (1 BP) Scarlets ![]() |
38–22 | ![]() |
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli | |
15:00 | Try: Murray 21' Fifita 40' Roberts 44' James 50' Plumtree 61' Con: Lloyd 45', 51', 62' |
Report:BBC Report:ESPN |
Try: Morris 1' Hopkins 14' Edwards 75' Con: Edwards 1', 15' Pen: Edwards 8' |
Attendance: 11,384 |
29 March 2025 | (1 BP) Sharks ![]() |
7–10 | ![]() |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban | |
19:15 | Try: Mbonambi 52 Con: Hendrikse 53' |
Report:ESPN Report:The Citzen |
Try: McErlean 19' Penny 48' |
Attendance: 28,229 |
29 March 2025 | Benetton ![]() |
20–19 | ![]() |
Stadio Monigo, Treviso | |
20:35 | Try: Albornoz 20' Con: Albornoz 21' Pen: Albornoz 9', 77' |
Report:ESPN | Try: Botham 6' Bevan 16' Lloyd 68' Con: Sheedy 7', 17' |
Attendance: 4,715 |
29 March 2025 | (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors ![]() |
42–0 | ![]() |
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow | |
19:35 | Try: McBeth 6' Dobie 18', 26' Horne 30' Hastings 38' Stewart 44' Con: Hastings 7', 19', 27', 31', 39', 44' |
Report:ESPN | Attendance: 6,629[65] |
Round 15
18 April 2025 | (1 BP) Edinburgh ![]() |
17–18 | ![]() |
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh | |
19:35 | Try: Lang 11' Ritchie 27' Ashman 47' c Con: Ashamn (1/3) 47' |
Report | Try: Fassi 41' Mapimpi 80' Con: Hendrikse (1/2) 41' Pen: Hendrikse 3', 38' |
Attendance: 7,774 Referee: Andrew Brace |
19 April 2025 | (1 BP) Lions ![]() |
31–42 | ![]() |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | |
13:45 | Try: Venter 27' Louw 41' E. van der Merwe 61' Pretorius 77' Con: Wolhuter 28', 42', 62', 77' Pen: Wolhuter 6' |
Report | Try: Umaga 7' Mendy 13', 38' Marin 23' Ruzza 44' Con: Umaga 8', 24', 39', 44' Pen: Umaga 18', 35', 65' |
Attendance: 3 740 Referee: Craig Evans |
19 April 2025 | Ospreys ![]() |
19–36 | ![]() |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | |
15:00 | Try: Williams 11' Spencer 60' Hardy 76' Con: Edwards 11', 77' |
Try: Mann 15', 35' Hamer-Webb 20', 29', 80' Penalty try 79' Con: Sheedy 16' Thomas 81' |
Attendance: 28,328 Referee: Ben Connor |
19 April 2025 | (1 BP)Stormers ![]() |
34–29 | ![]() |
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town | |
16:00 | Try: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 3', 19', 26' Roos 14' Hartzenberg 48' Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 4', 15', 20 Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 72' |
Try: Jennings 7', 41' Oliver 17' Tierney-Martin 36' Murphy 66' Con: Carty 8', 18' |
Attendance: 18,211 Referee: Sam Grove-White |
19 April 2025 | (1 BP) Munster ![]() |
13–16 | ![]() |
Thomond Park, Limerick | |
17:15 | Try: Abrahams 37' Con: Crowley 38' Pen: Crowley 9', 51' |
Report | Try: Coetzee 16' Con: Goosen 16' Pen: Goosen 23', 49' Johannes 73' |
Attendance: 14,733 Referee: Andrea Piardi |
19 April 2025 | Dragons ![]() |
23–31 | ![]() |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | |
17:30 | Try: Rosser 26', 46' Hewitt 42' Con: O'Brien 43' Pen: O'Brien 40', 58' |
Report | Try: Thomas 20' Hepburn 51' Fifita 55' Murray 72' Con: Lloyd 21', 51', 56', 73 Pen: Lloyd 80+1' |
Attendance: 28,328 Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron |
19 April 2025 | (1 BP) Leinster ![]() |
41–17 | ![]() |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin | |
19:35 | Try: O'Brien 20' Clarkson 27' c Penalty try 33' Ringrose 42' Sheehan 58', 69' c, 78' Con: Frawley 28' Prendergast 70' |
Reports:1 2 |
Try: Izuchukwu 36' McCann 73' Con: Murphy 37', 74' Pen: Murphy 8' |
Attendance: 18,422 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi |
19 April 2025 | Zebre Parma ![]() |
6–14 | ![]() |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | |
20:35 | Pen: Da Re 8', 31' |
Report | Try: McKay 43' McDowall 52' Con: Jordan 44', 52' |
Attendance: 2,067[66] |
Round 16
25 April 2025 | (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors ![]() |
19–26 | ![]() |
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow | |
19:35 | Try: Dobie 34' Steyn 77' McDowall 79' Con: Horne 38', 80' |
Report, 2 | Try: Greobbelaar 52' Kriel 59' Con: Goosen 53', 60' Pen: Goosen 17', 24', 40', 55' |
Attendance: 7,431 Referee: Andrew Brace |
25 April 2025 | (1 BP) Cardiff ![]() |
26–21 | ![]() |
Cardiff Arms Park | |
19:35 | Try: Hamer-Webb 26' Millard 28' Penalty try 54' Mulder 63' Con: Sheedy 28', 64' |
Report, 2 | Try: Nash 12' Haley 37' Farrell 50' Con: Crowley 13', 38', 51' |
Attendance: 11,253 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi |
25 April 2025 | Zebre Parma ![]() |
25–25 | ![]() |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | |
20:35 | Try: Fusco 27', 38' Trulla 40' Con: Da Re 29', 42' Pen: Montemauri 73', 79' |
Report, 2 | Try: Venter 53', 63 Currie 80' Con: Thompson 64' Scott 80+1' Pen: Thompson 22', 24' |
Attendance: 2,568[67] Referee: Ben Connor |
26 April 2025 | Lions ![]() |
26–7 | ![]() |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | |
16:00 | Try: Du Plessis 14' Pretorius 70' Van der Merwe 80+3' Con: Dobela 80+4' Pen: Wolhuter 19', 37', 43' |
Report, 2 | Try: De Buitlear 74' Con: Hawkshaw 74' |
Attendance: 3,454 Referee: Hollie Davidson |
26 April 2025 | (1 BP) Ospreys ![]() |
57–24 | ![]() |
Swansea.com Stadium | |
15:00 | Try: Spencer 25' Lake 34' Warren 45' Giles 50', 78' Dan Edwards 56', 59' Hardy 71' Morgan-Williams 79' Con: Edwards 26', 35', 46', 51', 60' Walsh 79' |
Report, 2 | Try: Rees-Weldon 23' R. Williams 55' Rosser 65' Con: O'Brien 24', 55', 66' Pen: O'Brien 18' |
Attendance: 4,677 |
26 April 2025 | (1 BP) Stormers ![]() |
56–5 | ![]() |
Cape Town Stadium | |
18:15 | Try: Sandi 4' Du Plessis 16' Senatla 33' Theuinssen 43' Zas 65' De Villiers 70' Feinberg-Mngomezulu 79' Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 4', 17', 34', 44', 66', 80' Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 10', 20' Drop: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 14' |
Report, [ 2] | Try: Umaga 41' |
Attendance: 18,474 Referee: Adam Jones |
26 April 2025 | (1 BP) Scarlets ![]() |
35–22 | ![]() |
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli | |
17:15 | Try: Davies 9' Rogers 22' Plumtree 30' Roberts 42' Con: Costelow 9', 31', 43' Pen: Costelow 13' Lloyd 55' 79' |
Try: J. Osborne 24' Mangan 35' Culhane 48' Con: Byrne 25', 49' Pen: Byrne, 18' |
Attendance: 7,381 Referee: Mike Adamson |
26 April 2025 | (1 BP) Ulster ![]() |
19–22 | ![]() |
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast | |
19:35 | Try: Murphy 7' Postlethwaite 10' Doak 30' Con: Murphy 10', 31' |
Report, 2 | Try: Mapimpi 34' Tshituka 61' Julius 70' Con: Hendrikse 62', 71' Pen: Hendrikse 78' |
Attendance: 16,350 Referee: Ben Whitehouse |
Round 17
9 May 2025 | (1 BP) Sharks ![]() |
29–10 | ![]() |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban | |
19:00 | Try: Jenkins 10' Esterhuizen 33' Hooker 51' Buthelezi 65' Con: Masuku 11', 52' Pen: Fassi 34' Masuku, 81' |
Report | Try: Parry 60' Con: Edwards 61' Pen: Edwards 2' |
Attendance: 11,599 |
9 May 2025 | (1 BP) Munster ![]() |
38–20 | ![]() |
Thomond Park, Limerick | |
19:35 | Try: Milne 13' Farrell 24', 55' Beirne 28' Scannell 35' O'Mahony 58' Con: Crowley 29', 36', 56', 59' |
Report, 2 | Try: McCloskey 6' Postlethwaite 26' Con: Murphy 7', 27' Pen: Murphy 18', 41' |
Attendance: 17,684 |
10 May 2025 | (1 BP) Bulls ![]() |
45–21 | ![]() |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | |
16:45 | Try: Vorster 7' Louw 16' Moodie 21' Hanekom 38' De Klerk 42', 52' Con: Goosen 8' Johannes 17', 22', 39', 43', 53' Pen: Goosen 3' |
Try: Mann 47' T. Williams 72' Hamer-Webb 76' Con: B. Thomas 48', 73', 77' |
Attendance: 11,497 |
10 May 2025 | (1 BP) Stormers ![]() |
48–12 | ![]() |
Cape Town Stadium | |
18:15 | Try: Simelane 2', 80' Senatla 36' Ungerer 50', Willemse 56' Hartzenberg 73' De Wet 78' Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 2', 37', 57' Willemse 74', 79 Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 48' Cards: Moerat ![]() |
Report | Try: Wainwright 44' Blacker 71' Con: Evans 71' |
Attendance: 13,864 |
10 May 2025 | (1 BP) Leinster ![]() |
76–5 | ![]() |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin | |
17:15 | Try: Kelleher 3' McGrath 5' Baird 18' Barrett 25', 30' Lowe 40' Prendergast 43' Van der Flier 48' J. Osborne 55', 80' Frawley 60' Culhane 76' Con: Prendergast 4', 19', 26', 30', 44', 50' Frawley 76', 80+1' |
Report | Try: Garcia 66' |
Attendance: 14,681 |
10 May 2025 | (1 BP) Benetton ![]() |
33–7 | ![]() |
Stadio Monigo, Treviso | |
18:15 | Try: Odogwu 6' Maile 8' Smith 26' Menoncello 52' Umaga 57' Con: Umaga 6', 9', 53', 58' |
Report | Try: Jones 64' Con: Horne 65' |
Attendance: 5,000 |
10 May 2025 | Connacht ![]() |
21–31 | ![]() |
The Sportsground, Galway | |
19:35 | Try: Treacy 42', 52' Con: Hanrahan 42', 53' |
Try: Schoeman 8' Watson 27' Muncaster 58' Con: Thompson 9', 28' |
Attendance: 6,056 |
11 May 2025 | Lions ![]() |
19–32 | ![]() |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | |
15:00 | Attendance: 2,522 |
Round 18
16 May 2025 | (1 BP) Stormers ![]() |
34–24 | ![]() |
Cape Town Stadium | |
19:00 | Try: Zas 10', 33' Hartzenberg 25', 47' Evans 72' Con: Willemse (2/4) 25', 34' Feinberg-Mngomezulu (1/1) 73' Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 80' Cards: Willemse ![]() |
Report | Try: Southworth 14' Hamer-Webb 37' Millard 57' Hughes 77' Con: Sheedy (2/4) 15', 78' Cards: Southworth ![]() |
Attendance: 19,256 |
16 May 2025 | (1 BP) Edinburgh ![]() |
47–17 | ![]() |
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium | |
19:35 | Try: Graham 9', 74', 81' Bradbury 16', 53' Ashman 34' Schoeman 59' Con: Thompson 10', 35', 54', 60' Healy 75', 82' |
Report, 2 | Try: Kok 29' Postlethwaite 73' Penalty try |
Attendance: 7,989 |
16 May 2025 | (1 BP) Munster ![]() |
30–21 | ![]() |
Musgrave Park, Cork | |
20:00 | Try: Crowley 14' Barron 44' Abrahams 49' Wycherley 73' Con: Crowley (1/2) 15' Casey (1/2) 50' Pen: Crowley 21' Casey 57' |
Try: Smith (2) 19', 28' Bernasconi 69' Con: Umaga (3/3) 20', 29', 70' |
Attendance: 8,800 |
17 May 2025 | (1 BP) Bulls ![]() |
55–15 | ![]() |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | |
15:00 | Try: Kriel 5' Wises 8' De Klerk 22' Van der Merwe 40', 51' Petersen 58', 62' Coetzee 64' Williams 69' Con: Johannes (6/9) 9', 23', 41', 58', 65', 70' |
Report, 2 | Try: Anderson 43' Williams 49' Morgan 75' |
Attendance: 6,836[68] |
17 May 2025 | (1 BP) Lions ![]() |
29–28 | ![]() |
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | |
17:15 | Try: Van der Merwe 10' Visagie 31', 54' Van Wyk 71' Dobela 82' Con: Dobela, 32', 72' |
Report | Try: Griffiths 11' Ratti 52' Walsh 62' Parry 78' Con: Edwards 12', 53', 63', 79' |
Attendance: 3,494 |
17 May 2025 | Zebre Parma ![]() |
12–22 | ![]() |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | |
18:00 | Try: Stavile 37' Trulla 70' Con: Montemauri 38' |
Report | Try: Prendergast 17' Bolton 28' Hurley-Langton 61' Con: Hanrahan 18', 61' Pen: Hanrahan 79' |
Attendance: 3,753 |
17 May 2025 | Sharks ![]() |
12–3 | ![]() |
Kings Park Stadium, Durban | |
19:30 | Pen: Masuku 39' Fassi 53', 69', 80' |
Report | Pen: Costelow 41' |
Attendance: 12,109 |
17 May 2025 | Leinster ![]() |
13–5 | ![]() |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin | |
19:35 | Try: O'Brien 27' Con: Prendergast 28' Pen: Prendergast 54' Frawley 79' |
Report | Try: Horne 56' |
Attendance: 17,654[69] |
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Knockout stage
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The top eight teams in the regular season standings advanced to the knockout stage, a single-elimination tournament culminating in a Grand Final to crown the overall champion.
Teams were 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 were seeded so as not to meet until the Grand Final. The four home quarter finalists were confirmed as Leinster, Glasgow Warriors, Bulls and Sharks in Round 17 when Sharks defeated Ospreys 29-10. With a 76–5 victory over Zebre Parma, Leinster Rugby confirmed their number one seeding for a third year out of four, and home field advantage for the duration of their campaign in the play-offs.
Home field advantage for the semi-finals and Grand Final was awarded to the highest ranked team in each tie; the top two teams were therefore guaranteed home advantage until the final for as long as they remain in the tournament, and the top ranked team in the standings were awarded home advantage should they reach the Grand Final. In three seasons of the URC, no number one ranked team from the regular season had yet made the Grand Final, and of the three finals, two have been won by the visiting team. This season, however, for the first time since becoming the United Rugby Championship, the top seed, Leinster, succeeded in reaching the final where they would face the second seed, Bulls as the quarter- and semi-finals of the competition exactly followed the seeding. This also meant the first URC Grand Final to be held outside South Africa.
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 33 | ||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 21 | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 37 | ||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 19 | ||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 36 | ||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 18 | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 32 | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 7 | ||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 24 (6) | ||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 24 (4) | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 25 | ||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 13 | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 42 | ||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 33 |
Quarter-finals
30 May 2025 | Glasgow Warriors ![]() |
36–18 | ![]() |
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow | |
19:35 | Try: Darge 10' Rowe 15', 46' Venter 28' Horne 52' Con: Horne 11', 16', 47', 53' Pen: Horne 56' |
Report. 2 | Try: Senatla 26', 43' Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 27' Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 7', 19' Cards: Senatla ![]() |
Attendance: 6,867 | |
Line up :Josh McKay, Kyle Rowe, Stafford McDowall, Sione Tuipulotu, Kyle Steyn, Tom Jordan, George Horne, Jamie Bhatti, Gregor Hiddleston, Murphy Walker, Alex Samuel, Scott Cummings, Euan Ferrie, Rory Darge, Henco Venter Replacements : Johnny Matthews, Nathan McBeth, Sam Talakai, Max Williamson, Jack Mann, Macenzzie Duncan, Jamie Dobie, Adam Hastings |
31 May 2025 | Bulls ![]() |
42–33 | ![]() |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | |
12:30 | Try: Hanekom 19' Kriel 32' Vorster 37' Moodie 43' Johannes 47' Nortjé 52' Con: Johannes 44', 48', 53' Pen: Johannes 11', 62' Cards: De Klerk ![]() Van Heerden ![]() |
Try: Goosen 5', 64' Thompson 14', 29' Ashman 59' Con: Thompson 6', 15', 30', 60' Cards: Thompson ![]() |
Attendance: 20,056 |
31 May 2025 | Leinster ![]() |
33–21 | ![]() |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin | |
15:00 | Try: Lowe 5' Gibson-Park 10' Osborne 46' Keenan 60' Con: Prendergast 10', 46' Pen: Prendergast 36', 66', 74' |
Report | Try: Rogers 20' Murray 41' J. Williams 71' Con: Costelow 21', 42' Lloyd 71' Cards: Hepburn ![]() Fifita ![]() |
Attendance: 12,879[70] Referee: Andrew McMenemy (SRU) |
31 May 2025 | Sharks ![]() |
24–24 (a.e.t) ( 6-4 on pens.) |
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Kings Park Stadium, Durban | |
17:30 | Try: Hooker 46' Fassi 68' Mbatha 73' Con: Jaden Hendrikse 47', 69', 74' Pen: Jaden Hendrikse 55' Shootout Jordan Hendrikse ![]() Jaden Hendrikse ![]() Davids ![]() Jordan Hendrikse ![]() Jaden Hendrikse ![]() Davids ![]() |
Try: Nash 10' Josh Wycherley 57' Kilgallen 61' Con: Crowley 11', 58', 62' Pen: Murray 77' Shootout Crowley ![]() Scannell ![]() Murray ![]() Crowley ![]() Scannell ![]() |
Attendance: 22,247 |
Semi-finals
7 June 2025 | Leinster ![]() |
37–19 | ![]() |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin | |
Try: Sheehan, 3', 41' Osborne, 28', 54' Clarkson, 33' Frawley, 58' Con: Prendergast (2/6), 4', 55' Pen: Prendergast (1/2), 23' |
Report, 2 | Try: Horne, 5' Dobie, 72' Tuipulotu, 79' Con: Jordan (2/2), 72', 79' (Horne (0/1)) |
Attendance: 15,762 |
7 June 2025 | Bulls ![]() |
25–13 | ![]() |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | |
Try: de Klerk, 8' Moodie, 22' Kriel, 67' Con: Goosen, 9' Johannes, 68' Pen: Goosen, 36' Johannes, 57' Cards: Vorster, ![]() Hanekom, ![]() Coetzee ![]() |
Report | Try: Mapimpi, 45' Hooker, 53' Con: Jordan Hendrikse, 27' |
Attendance: 47,214[71] |
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URC Grand Final
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For the first time since it became the United Rugby Championship, the highest seeded team made the final, and faced the second seed, as all six knockout matches were won by the team with home advantage. Leinster hosted the Bulls in Croke Park, the first URC final to be held outside South Africa, and the first appearance of Leinster in a final since the format began. Bulls reached a record third final. Both teams needed their first URC title, although it would be Leinster's ninth total championship in all formats of the competition. and their twelfth play-off Grand Final. This final was the first between the two teams.
In their previous meeting this season, in Round 13, Bulls inflicted the first defeat of the season across all competitions on Leinster, 21-20 in Pretoria. In all previous URC meetings going back to 2021, Bulls lead Leinster four wins to two, including both previous play-off meetings.
In the final, Leinster proved much too strong for the Bulls in wet conditions, racing to a 19-0 lead at half time. A Bulls try early in the second half briefly raised hopes of a comeback, but Leinster saw out a dominant win with a further try and two penalties, confirming a 32–7 win for their nineth championship in total. The Bulls were consigned to a third URC final defeat in four years.
14 June 2025 | Leinster ![]() |
32–7 | ![]() |
Croke Park, Dublin | |
Try: Jack Conan, 6' Jordie Barrett, 14' Josh van der Flier, 23' Fintan Gunne, 73' Con: Sam Prendergast, 7', 14' Ross Byrne, 74' Pen: Prendergast, 45', 68' |
Try: Akker van der Merwe, 51' Con: Johan Goosen, 51' |
Attendance: 46,127 Referee: ![]() |
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2024-25 URC Awards
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In June 2025, the league announced its award winners for the year. The most prestigious award, the Player's Player of the Year, was won by RG Snyman of Leinster.[73][74]
URC 'Elite XV' Team of the Year
The League announced its 'Elite XV' team of the year in June 2025.[76] Munster and Stormers were the most represented teams, with three players each in the XV.
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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 7 June 2025[78]
Attendances
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Attendances by club
- Regular season[79]
- Play-offs
Highest attendances
By Round
The all-time attendance record for a single round was broken in round 8, and then again in round 9 with a total attendance of 153,398[80] and 160,780 respectively.[81]
- Individual matches
As in previous season, the largest attendances were broadly in 'derby' games which counted for the regional shields, the largest of which created a league record 80,468 for Leinster versus Munster at Croke Park, Dublin.
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