United Rugby Championship quarter-finals: The fixtures, dates, kick-off times and how to watch

Adam Kyriacou 17 May 2026 10:50 AM

The Bulls will host Munster on Saturday, May 30.

The United Rugby Championship quarter-finals are now confirmed with eight teams from across Ireland, South Africa, Scotland and Wales still in the hunt for silverware.

The upcoming play-off fixtures will take place on Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30.

The most intense play-off race in the history of the URC went all the way to the final whistle of Round 18 where the result between Munster and the Lions put the rubber stamp on a fascinating slate of quarter-final ties.

The results from Round 18 ensured that the four home teams were ranked; Glasgow Warriors (1), Leinster (2), Stormers (3) and Bulls (4). The away teams will be Munster (5), Cardiff (6), Lions (7) and Connacht (8).

The 2024 champions, Glasgow Warriors, will get the play-offs underway on Friday, May 29 when they take on Connacht at Scotstoun (19:45 UK / 20:45 SA). This will be followed by three games on the Saturday with the Bulls taking on 2023 champions, Munster at 12:00 UK / 13:00 SA, the Stormers welcome Cardiff to Cape Town at 14:30 UK / 15:30 SA with defending champions Leinster hosting the Lions at 20:00 UK / 21:00 SA.

All games will be broadcast live on Premier Sports (UK) and SuperSport (South Africa) with TG4 (Glasgow Warriors v Connacht and Leinster v Lions) and S4C (Stormers v Cardiff) screening selected games Free-to-Air in the UK and Republic of Ireland.

The qualification of both Cardiff and the Lions means that 14 of the 16 teams in the league have reached the play-offs in the past five seasons, another sign of the competitive and unpredictable nature of the URC.