URC Quarter Finals Time

URC

28th May 2026

The BKT United Rugby Championship Quarter-Finals take place this weekend with eight teams from across Ireland, South Africa, Scotland and Wales reaching the Play-Offs.The most intense Play-Off race in the history of the BKT URC went all the way to final whistle of Round 18 where the result between Munster and the Fidelity SecureDrive Lions put the rubber stamp on a fascinating slate of Quarter-Final match-ups.

Three Irish teams are in action with Connacht first into the fray when they tey face table toppers Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun on Friday night (19:45).

There was a boost for the Westerners this week as Caolin Blade, Dylan Tierney-Martin and Finn Treacy all returned to training.

On Saturday afternoon Munster face the Vodacom Bulls, a side that finished just above them in the regular season table, at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria (12:00). Munster will be without Jack Crowley who has been sidelined with a leg injury while Fineen Wycherley and Alex Nankivell are both back in training.

Leinster close out the quarter finals with a home tie against Fidelity SecureDrive Lions in Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening (20:00) - tickets are on sale here from ticketmaster.ie

Leinster confirmed that Joshua Kenny and Brian Deeny have returned to full training and are available for selection this weekend, while Paddy McCarthy will be unavailable for the rest of the season after picking up an injury in the Investec Champions Cup final at the weekend.

While the four home Quarter-Finalists are best placed to reach the decider, history may yet deliver a twist — only one team ranked No 1 has ever lifted the BKT URC trophy. In past seasons, it was fourth-placed Glasgow Warriors (2024), fifth-placed Munster (2023), and second-placed DHL Stormers (2022) who emerged as champions before first-placed Leinster claimed the crown last year.