URC champs head to Stellenbosch

NEWS: With less than a month to go ahead of the 2024/25 season the United Rugby Championship has finalised outstanding fixture information while several other games have been adjusted.

The Stormers will face reigning champions Glasgow Warriors at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch in one of the revised fixtures.

That match is scheduled for Round Six.

The URC also finalised several Round Two fixtures involving South African teams. They are the Lions v Ulster (Johannesburg), Bulls v Edinburgh (Pretoria) and Ospreys v Stormers in Bridgend.

The kick-off times for the derby matches over the festive period have also been confirmed.

Below is a comprehensive list of games which have either now been confirmed or had venues or kick-off times updated:

Round Two:

Saturday, September 28

Lions v Ulster
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 12.55

Bulls v Edinburgh
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Kick-off: 15.00

Ospreys v Stormers
Dunraven Brewery Field, Bridgend
Kick-off: 19.35

Round Four:

Saturday, October 12

Leinster v Munster
Croke Park, Dublin
Kick-off: 17:45

Ospreys v Bulls
Swansea Stadium, Swansea
Kick-off: 19:35

Round Six:

Saturday, October 26

Stormers v Glasgow Warriors
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Kick-off: 13:45

Ospreys v Edinburgh
Swansea Stadium, Swansea
Kick-off: 15.00

Round Eight:

Friday, December 20

Ulster v Munster
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
Kick-off: 19:35

Saturday, December 21

Stormers v Lions
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Kick-off: 15:45

Sharks v Bulls
Kings Park, Durban
Kick-off: 18.00

Ospreys v Scarlets
Swansea Stadium, Swansea
Kick-off: 17:15

Leinster v Connacht
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Kick-off: 17:30

Thursday, December 26

Dragons v Cardiff
Rodney Parade, Newport
Kick-off: 17:15

Round Nine:

Friday, December 27

Munster v Leinster
Thomond Park, Limerick
Kick-off: 19:35

Saturday, December 28

Stormers v Sharks
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Kick-off: 17.00

Connacht v Ulster
The Sportsground, Galway
Kick-off: 19:35

Saturday, February 22

Bulls v Lions
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Kick-off: 14.00

Round 10:

Friday, January 24

Ospreys v Benetton
Swansea Stadium, Swansea
Kick-off: 19:35

Round 11:

Friday, February 14

Ospreys v Leinster
Swansea Stadium, Swansea
Kick-off: 19:35

Saturday, February 15

Munster v Scarlets
Thomond Park, Limerick
Kick-off: 17:15

Sunday, February 16

Dragons v Glasgow Warriors
Rodney Parade, Newport
Kick-off: 14:00

Round 12:

Friday, February 28

Munster v Edinburgh
Musgrave Park, Cork
Kick-off: 19:35

Round 13:

Saturday, March 22

Ospreys v Connacht
Swansea Stadium, Swansea
Kick-off: 17:15

Round 14:

Saturday, March 29

Connacht v Munster
The Sportsground, Galway
Kick-off: 14:30

Round 16:

Saturday, April 26

Ospreys v Dragons
Swansea Stadium, Swansea
Kick: 15:00