The 2023/24 United Rugby Championship fixture list in FULL

Jared Wright
URC: Munster celebrate winning the United Rugby Championship during the United Rugby Championship 2022/23 Grand Final between Stormers and Munster held at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town

Peter O'Mahony and Keith Earls lift the URC trophy after the 2022/23 Grand Final.

The United Rugby Championship (URC) fixtures for the 2023/24 season has been confirmed in full ahead of the October 21 kick off.

The tournament organisers have released the full schedule 102 days ahead of the opening match – the earliest release of the league’s fixtures in the competition’s history.

Six games will take place on the opening day of the league’s 23rd season, kicking off on Saturday, October 21, followed by a further two on Sunday, October 22. 

Defending URC champions, Munster begin their title defence on the opening day when they host the Sharks from Durban at Thomond Park.

The first fixture of the regular season will take place in Italy when Zebre host Ulster before Connacht clash with Ospreys at the same time that the Lions and Stormers contest the first derby of the year.

In Wales, the Dragons host Edinburgh, while Cardiff welcome Benetton to the Arms Park. On Sunday, the Bulls take on the Scarlets in Pretoria before Leinster visit Scotstoun to take on Glasgow Warriors.

URC format shake-up

The set-up of the league has also been refreshed.

“The home and away sequence from this season will be reversed for the 2024/25 campaign to ensure a fair balance of home and away games against the same opponents over a two-year cycle,” a URC statement read.

“In a new approach aimed at reducing long-haul travel across the league, the South African teams will tour twice rather than three times. This means a four-match tour to Europe in the early part of the season, followed by a two-game tour after the Six Nations (a balance of two three-game tours will be implemented if future calendars allow for it). 

“Additionally, the earlier generation of fixtures will assist all teams in their cross-hemisphere travel with improved access to different seat classes and cost efficiencies related to bookings made further in advance.”

 

Full 2023/24 United Rugby Championship (URC) fixture list

Round 1

Saturday, October 21 

Zebre Parma v Ulster 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA & SA  
Connacht v Ospreys | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA & SA  
Emirates Lions v DHL Stormers | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA & SA 
Dragons RFC v Edinburgh | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA & SA 
Cardiff Rugby v Benetton | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA & SA  
Munster v Cell C Sharks | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA & SA 

Sunday, October 22
Vodacom Bulls v Scarlets | 14h00 IRE & UK / 15h00 ITA & SA  
Glasgow Warriors v Leinster | 16h00 IRE & UK / 17h00 ITA & SA 

Round 2

Saturday, October 28 
Ospreys v Zebre Parma | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA & SA 
Connacht v Glasgow Warriors | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA & SA  
DHL Stormers v Scarlets | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA & SA 
Leinster v Cell C Sharks | 16h55 IRE & UK / 17h55 ITA & SA  
Edinburgh v Emirates Lions | 17h00 IRE & UK / 18h00 ITA & SA 

Sunday, October 29
Benetton v Munster | 14h00 IRE & UK / 15h00 ITA & SA 
Dragons RFC v Cardiff Rugby | 14h30 IRE & UK / 15h30 ITA & SA 
Ulster v Vodacom Bulls | 17h00 IRE & UK / 18h00 ITA & SA 

Round 3

Friday, November 3
Glasgow Warriors v DHL Stormers | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 
Ospreys v Cell C Sharks | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 

Saturday, November 4
Zebre Parma v Vodacom Bulls | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA / 15h00 SA 
Leinster v Edinburgh | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA / 17h05 SA 
Scarlets v Cardiff Rugby | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA  
Munster v Dragons RFC | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA 
Connacht v Ulster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 

Sunday, November 5
Benetton v Emirates Lions | 13h30 IRE & UK / 14h30 ITA / 15h30 SA 

Round 4

Friday, November 10
Zebre Parma v Cell C Sharks | 17h30 IRE & UK / 18h30 ITA / 19h30 SA 
Cardiff Rugby v Vodacom Bulls | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA  
Ulster v Munster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 

Saturday, November 11 

Benetton v DHL Stormers | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA  
Ospreys v Glasgow Warriors | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA 
Scarlets v Emirates Lions | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA 
Edinburgh v Connacht | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 

Sunday, November 12
Dragons RFC v Leinster | 13h15 IRE & UK / 14h15 ITA / 15h15 SA 

Round 5

Friday, November 17
Edinburgh v Vodacom Bulls | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA  
Ulster v Emirates Lions | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 
Zebre Parma v Cardiff Rugby | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA  

Saturday, November 18
Cell C Sharks v Connacht | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA  
Dragons RFC v Ospreys | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA  
Munster v DHL Stormers | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA  
Leinster v Scarlets | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 
Glasgow Warriors v Benetton | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 

Round 6

Friday, November 24
Cardiff Rugby v DHL Stormers | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 
Edinburgh v Benetton | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 

Saturday, November 25
Emirates Lions v Zebre Parma | 12h55 IRE & UK / 13h55 ITA / 14h55 SA  
Vodacom Bulls v Connacht | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA 
Cell C Sharks v Dragons RFC | 17h05 IRE & UK / 18h05 ITA / 19h05 SA 
Leinster v Munster | 18h30 IRE & UK / 19h30 ITA / 20h30 SA 
Glasgow Warriors v Ulster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Sunday, November 26
Ospreys v Scarlets | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA 

Round 7

Friday, December 1
Munster v Glasgow Warriors | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 

Saturday, December 2
Vodacom Bulls v Cell C Sharks | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA / 15h00 SA  
Cardiff Rugby v Scarlets | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA 
Emirates Lions v Dragons RFC | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA / 17h05 SA 
DHL Stormers v Zebre Parma | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA 
Ulster v Edinburgh | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA 
Connacht v Leinster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 
Benetton v Ospreys | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 

Round 8

Friday, December 22
Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 
Ulster v Connacht | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 

Saturday, December 23 
Zebre Parma v Benetton | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA / 15h00 SA 
DHL Stormers v Vodacom Bulls | 17h00 IRE & UK / 18h00 ITA / 19h00 SA  

Tuesday, December 26
Cardiff Rugby v Dragons RFC | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA  
Scarlets v Ospreys | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA 
Munster v Leinster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Saturday, January 6
Cell C Sharks v Emirates Lions | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA 

Round 9

Saturday, December 30 
Benetton v Zebre Parma | 13h30 IRE & UK / 14h30 ITA / 15h30 SA  
Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA 
DHL Stormers v Cell C Sharks | 17h00 IRE & UK / 18h00 ITA / 19h00 SA 

Monday, January 1
Ospreys v Cardiff Rugby | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA 
Dragons RFC v Scarlets | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA  
Leinster v Ulster | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA  
Connacht v Munster | TBC  

Saturday, January 27
Vodacom Bulls v Emirates Lions | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA  

Round 10

Friday, February 16
Scarlets v Munster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA  
Zebre Parma v Edinburgh | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Saturday, February 17
Emirates Lions v Vodacom Bulls | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA / 15h00 SA 
Leinster v Benetton | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA 
Cell C Sharks v DHL Stormers | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA / 17h05 SA 
Cardiff Rugby v Connacht | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA 
Glasgow Warriors v Dragons RFC | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 

Sunday, February 18
Ospreys v Ulster | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA  

Round 11

Friday, March 1
Edinburgh v Ospreys | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 
Munster v Zebre Parma | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 

Saturday, March 2
Emirates Lions v Cell C Sharks | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA / 15h00 SA 
Benetton v Glasgow Warriors | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA 
Vodacom Bulls v DHL Stormers | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA / 17h05 SA 
Connacht v Scarlets | 17h05 IRE & UK / 18h05 ITA / 19h05 SA  
Cardiff Rugby v Leinster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 
Ulster v Dragons RFC | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 

Round 12

Friday, March 22
Glasgow Warriors v Cardiff Rugby | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 
Ospreys v Munster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 

Saturday, March 23
Cell C Sharks v Ulster | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA / 15h00 SA  
Scarlets v Benetton | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA / 17h00 SA 
DHL Stormers v Edinburgh | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA / 17h05 SA 
Connacht v Emirates Lions | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA 
Zebre Parma v Leinster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 
Dragons RFC v Vodacom Bulls 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA s

Round 13

Friday, March 29
Dragons RFC v Zebre Parma | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 
Leinster v Vodacom Bulls | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA

Saturday, March 30
Benetton v Connacht | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA / 15h00 SA 
Cell C Sharks v Edinburgh | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA / 15h00 SA 
Ospreys v Emirates Lions | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA / 17h05 SA 
DHL Stormers v Ulster | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA / 19h15 SA
Munster v Cardiff Rugby | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 
Scarlets v Glasgow Warriors | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA / 21h35 SA 

Round 14

Friday, April 19 Ulster v Cardiff Rugby | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA
Glasgow Warriors v Cell C Sharks | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA 

Saturday, April 15
Emirates Lions v Leinster | 14h00 IRE & UK / 15h00 ITA & SA
Benetton v Dragons RFC | 14h00 IRE & UK / 15h00 ITA & SA
Vodacom Bulls v Munster | 16h05 IRE & UK / 17h05 ITA & SA
DHL Stormers v Ospreys | 18h15 IRE & UK / 19h15 ITA & SA 
Connacht v Zebre Parma | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA
Edinburgh v Scarlets | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA

Round 15

Friday, April 26
Scarlets v Cell C Sharks | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA
Ulster v Benetton | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA 

Saturday, April 27
Zebre Parma v Glasgow Warriors | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA & SA 
Vodacom Bulls v Ospreys | 14h00 IRE & UK / 15h00 ITA & SA
Cardiff Rugby v Edinburgh | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA & SA
Emirates Lions v Munster | 16h00 IRE & UK / 17h00 ITA & SA 
DHL Stormers v Leinster | 18h05 IRE & UK / 19h05 ITA & SA 
Dragons RFC v Connacht | 20h00 IRE & UK / 21h00 ITA & SA 

Round 16

Friday, May 10 
Dragons RFC v DHL Stormers | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA
Edinburgh v Zebre Parma | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA

Saturday, May 11 
Vodacom Bulls v Glasgow Warriors | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA & SA
Cell C Sharks v Benetton | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA & SA 
Scarlets v Ulster | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA & SA  
Emirates Lions v Cardiff Rugby | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA & SA  
Munster v Connacht | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA & SA 
Leinster v Ospreys | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA 

Round 17

Friday, May 17
Zebre Parma v Scarlets | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA  
Edinburgh v Munster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA 

Saturday, May 18 
Vodacom Bulls v Benetton | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA & SA  
Ospreys v Dragons RFC | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA & SA 
Emirates Lions v Glasgow Warriors | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA & SA  
Connacht v DHL Stormers | 17h05 IRE & UK / 18h05 ITA & SA 
Cell C Sharks v Cardiff Rugby | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA & SA
Ulster v Leinster | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA  

Round 18

Friday, May 31 
Glasgow Warriors v Zebre Parma | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA  
Leinster v Connacht | 19h35 IRE & UK / 20h35 ITA & SA 

Saturday, June 1
Benetton v Edinburgh | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA & SA  
DHL Stormers v Emirates Lions | 13h00 IRE & UK / 14h00 ITA & SA 
Scarlets v Dragons RFC | 15h00 IRE & UK / 16h00 ITA & SA  
Cell C Sharks v Vodacom Bulls | 15h05 IRE & UK / 16h05 ITA & SA  
Cardiff Rugby v Ospreys | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA & SA  
Munster v Ulster | 17h15 IRE & UK / 18h15 ITA & SA  

Finals

Quarter-finals – Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8
Semi-finals – Saturday, June 15
Grand Final – Saturday, June 2

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