URC Rugby Schedule This Weekend: Round 2 Fixtures, Times, How To Watch

The United Rugby Championship season is one week old, and already we've got a playoff rematch, a Welsh derby and the defending champions looking for their first win.

2d ago

Ciarán Frawley's Connacht Era Starts In Italy: Benetton vs. Connacht Kickoff, Lineups

Ciarán Frawley's first United Rugby Championship appearance in Connacht colors will come in Italy as the Irish international starts at fly-half against Benetton Rugby in Round 2.

2d ago

URC Rugby Schedule This Weekend: Round 1 Fixtures, Times, How To Watch

The wait is over. The 2026-27 United Rugby Championship season begins this weekend with eight Round 1 matches spread across Friday and Saturday.

Sep 24

Storm Chasers: Connacht Opens URC Season Against DHL Stormers

Two playoff teams from a season ago collide immediately in Round 1 as Connacht Rugby welcomes the DHL Stormers to Galway to begin the 2026-27 United Rugby Championship season.

Sep 24

FloRugby Power Rankings: Ranking All 40 PREM, URC And Top 14 Teams

There are 40 teams across the Gallagher PREM, United Rugby Championship and Top 14, but putting them into one ranking requires something more complicated than comparing league tables. Toulouse plays a different schedule from Leinster. Northampton does not have to survive 26 rounds of the Top 14. The Vodacom Bulls deal with travel challenges that Bath never will. The question here is simpler: Which clubs look strongest entering the 2026-27 season?

Sep 23

URC Predictions: Full Table, Playoff Picks And Championship Forecast

The United Rugby Championship enters 2026-27 with a familiar group of title contenders and what could be a brutal race just to make the playoffs.

Sep 23

Connacht Rugby 2026-27 Season Prediction: A Playoff Team With Top-Six Upside

Connacht Rugby enter 2026-27 facing a harder test of whether Stuart Lancaster’s first-season progress was real.

Sep 22

DHL Stormers 2026-27 Season Prediction: Can Cape Town Win The URC?

The DHL Stormers Rugby enter 2026-27 with a stronger roster and a higher bar. They finished third in the 2025-26 United Rugby Championship regular season at 12-1-5, beat Cardiff in the quarterfinal and lost 20-11 to Leinster in Dublin in the semifinal. Then they added Siya Kolisi, Cheslin Kolbe and Wilco Louw.

Sep 21

This Week On FloRugby: Sep 21 - Sep 27, 2026

European club rugby is officially back in full force. The United Rugby Championship and Gallagher PREM begin their 2026-27 seasons this weekend, joining the Top 14 for the first full week with all three major European leagues in action.

Sep 21

5 Biggest DHL Stormers Storylines For The 2026-27 URC Season

The DHL Stormers Rugby enter 2026-27 under pressure. They finished third in the United Rugby Championship last season, reached the semifinals after emphatic wins over Leinster and Glasgow. Then Cape Town brought Siya Kolisi, Cheslin Kolbe and Wilco Louw home.

Sep 19

5 Biggest Connacht Rugby Storylines For The 2026-27 URC Season

Connacht Rugby enter 2026-27 with expectations. Stuart Lancaster inherited a team that had finished 13th, then guided it to eighth, a 10-8 URC record and a URC playoff return in his first season.

Sep 17

3 Reasons To Watch The DHL Stormers In The 2026-27 URC Season

The DHL Stormers Rugby are not entering 2026-27 as a rebuilding project or a hopeful outsider. They finished third in the United Rugby Championship last season, reached the semifinals and produced stretches of rugby that looked good enough to win the competition. Then they added Siya Kolisi, Cheslin Kolbe and Wilco Louw

Sep 17

3 Reasons To Watch Connacht Rugby In The 2026-27 URC Season

Connacht Rugby enter 2026-27 with a fascinating “prove it” season. Stuart Lancaster’s first year produced an eighth-place finish, a return to the playoffs and a remarkable 7-1 closing run after a 3-7 start.

Sep 15

5 Connacht Rugby Players To Know For The 2026-27 URC Season

Connacht Rugby enter 2026-27 in a far different place than they occupied a year ago.

Sep 12

5 DHL Stormers Players To Know For The 2026-27 URC Season

The DHL Stormers Rugby enter the 2026-27 United Rugby Championship season with legitimate championship expectations after finishing third and reaching the semifinals last season.

Sep 11