Scottish rugby fans can officially start planning their season, as the full fixture list for the 2025\/26 BKT United Rugby Championship has been revealed \u2014 and both Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors have plenty to look forward to.<\/p>\n
Edinburgh Rugby \u2013 Friday Night Lights and Festive Fireworks<\/strong><\/p>\n Edinburgh kick off their campaign with an away trip to Zebre Parma on Saturday 27 September (kick-off 3:05pm), before returning to Hive Stadium for a Friday night opener against Ulster on 3 October (kick-off 8:05pm).<\/p>\n Next up is a home clash with Benetton on Friday 17 October (kick-off 7:45pm), followed by Ospreys on Saturday 29 November (kick-off 5:30pm).<\/p>\n The capital side\u2019s festive schedule is headlined by the 1872 Cup, with the second and deciding leg set for Saturday 27 December at Scottish Gas Murrayfield (kick-off 3:00pm).<\/p>\n In the new year, Vodacom Bulls return to the capital for a rematch of last season\u2019s quarter-final on Friday 23 January (kick-off 7:45pm), with home fixtures against Zebre Parma on 17 & 24 April and Connacht on 15 May rounding off the regular season.<\/p>\n Glasgow Warriors \u2013 Big Openers and Hampden Showdown<\/strong><\/p>\n Glasgow begin their season at home to the Hollywoodbets Sharks on Friday 26 September (kick-off 8:05pm), before heading to Treviso to face Benetton in round two.<\/p>\n Dragons RFC visit Scotstoun on Saturday 11 October (kick-off 5:30pm), while Vodacom Bulls return on Friday 24 October (kick-off 7:45pm) to close out the opening block before the Autumn Nations Series break.<\/p>\n December sees the Warriors host the opening leg of the 1872 Cup at a new venue \u2014 Hampden Park \u2014 on Saturday 20 December (kick-off 3:00pm), before travelling to Murrayfield for the return leg a week later.<\/p>\n The Warriors\u2019 2026 opens with a home tie against Zebre Parma on Saturday 3 January (kick-off 7:45pm), followed by trips to Parma and Connacht, and a key home fixture against Munster on Friday 30 January.<\/p>\n A double-header against South African sides Lions and Stormers follows in April, before the home finale at Scotstoun against Cardiff on Friday 8 May (kick-off 7:45pm) and a regular-season closer away to Ulster on Friday 15 May.<\/p>\n Season Highlights and What\u2019s Next<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 The 1872 Cup will again be contested over two legs, with Hampden Park hosting its first-ever match in the competition. Season tickets are on sale now, offering guaranteed access to all home URC fixtures \u2014 including the unmissable 1872 Cup clashes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scottish rugby fans can officially start planning their season, as the full fixture list for the 2025\/26 BKT…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":120023,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,1123,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-120022","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-featured","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-scotland","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114546333701730711","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u2022 Both clubs will learn their Investec Champions Cup schedules at a later date.
\u2022 The top eight teams will progress to the URC Play-Offs, beginning 29 May, with the Grand Final set for 20 June.
\u2022 Special themed rounds \u2014 including Kids Round, Origin Round, and Unity Round \u2014 are set to enhance matchday experiences across the season.<\/p>\n