Your guide to watching every game of this season’s United Rugby Championship
This guide explains how to watch a URC live streams during the 2025-26 season.
– Dates: 26 September 2025 – 20 June 2026
– Watch every URC fixture: Premier Sports (UK/Ireland)
– Watch FOR FREE: Select fixtures on S4C and BBC iPlayer (UK)/TG4 (Ireland)
– Watch from anywhere: Get 70% off NordVPN
The competition has reached its semi-final stage, with Glasgow Warriors playing Pretoria’s Bulls at Scottish Gas Murrayfield, and Cape Town’s Stormers heading to the Aviva Stadium to take on Leinster.
Leinster v Stormers is available for free on TG4 in Ireland. Scroll down to the end of the article for details of this weekend’s semi-final fixtures.
Are there any free URC live streams?
Yes, selected games will be available for free in both the UK and Ireland:
In the UK
Free-to-air Welsh channel S4C has continued its United Rugby Championship deal this season.
Every URC match broadcast by S4C will be available with commentary in Welsh and English via the S4C terrestrial channel, S4C Clic, BBC iPlayer and the S4C Chwaraeon YouTube channel.
BBC Wales also has the rights to occasional URC matches throughout the season.
There are no URC matches available free-to-air in the UK this weekend.
In Ireland
TG4 and its TG4 Player have exclusive free-to-air rights to URC live streams in Ireland. This weekend viewers in Ireland can watch:
- Leinster v Stormers on TG4 (kick-off: 5.30pm BST, Saturday 6 June)
If you’re away from home but want to watch your usual free URC live stream, it’s best to check out NordVPN so you can watch from overseas. Find out more below.
Stream United Rugby Championship matches in the UK
As they did last season, Premier Sports has the rights to every game in the URC. Subscribers can also enjoy coverage of the European Champions Cup, the European Challenge Cup, the French Top 14, US Major League Rugby and Japan Rugby One.
You can get a standalone online streaming subscription to Premier Sports, which works across a variety of apps and devices. It costs £16.99 a month on a rolling basis, £11.99 a month on a year-long contract, or £120 a year (equivalent to £10 per month) if you pay up front.
You can also get Premier Sports on your TV via Sky Q, Prime Video, STV Player and Virgin Media. The rolling monthly cost is, again, £16.99 though other deals are available on certain platforms.
As previously mentioned, some matches will also be available for free on Welsh service S4C.
How to watch the URC if you’re away from home
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URC live streams in South Africa
The Stormers, Bulls and Lions have all made it through to the URC quarter-finals, and fans in South Africa can watch them via SuperSport.
There are various SuperSport packages available, whether you want to watch via DStv or streaming.
Watch the URC in Ireland
While some games will be available for free on TG4, if you want to watch every game you’ll need to subscribe to Premier Sports.
If you’re an existing Sky Sports customer, you can add Premier Sports to your subscription as part of the Sports Extra pack (which also includes TNT Sports). This costs €10 per month for the first six months, before rising to €25 per month for the next six months.
Premier Sports is also available with a Now Sports Extra membership (day and month memberships are available from €11.99 per month), and through Virgin Media (check their website for details).
Stream the URC in the USA
Rugby fans who want to follow the URC in the United States need a subscription to FloRugby, where you can also watch the European Champions Cup, the Gallagher PREM and Super Rugby.
A rolling monthly FloRugby subscription costs $29.99, with an annual subscription costing $150. This effectively works out at $12.50 per month, and gets you access to the entire FloSports network, which is handy if you’re also into cycling, motorsport and American football.
URC fixtures this weekend
This weekend’s fixtures (semi-finals) are below. Check out our guide to United Rugby Championship fixtures and results in the 2025-26 season.
Saturday 6 June
- Glasgow Warriors v Bulls
Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 2.30pm BST - Leinster v Stormers – FREE ON TG4 IN IRELAND
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 5.30pm BST
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