Fixtures for 2026/27 BKT United Rugby Championship revealed
19 May 2026Glasgow Warriors will open their BKT United Rugby Championship campaign on the road in 2026/27, as Franco Smith’s squad travel to Thomond Park to take on Munster.
Glasgow Warriors will open their BKT United Rugby Championship campaign on the road in 2026/27, as Franco Smith’s squad travel to Thomond Park to take on Munster.
The season will kick off for the Warriors on Saturday 26 September, with Smith’s men running out in Limerick for a 5.30pm kick-off.
The Warriors then open their home campaign a week later, as they host Ulster at Scotstoun on Saturday 3 October (kick-off 7.45pm).
Connacht visit Scotstoun in Round Three for the first Friday night lights fixture of the campaign on Friday 9 October (kick-off 7.45pm), before the Warriors travel to Treviso to take on Benetton at 3pm on Saturday 24 October.
Home clashes against the Fidelity SecureDrive Lions (Friday 30 October, 7.45pm) and Benetton (Saturday 5 December, 7.45pm) sit either side of the autumn internationals, ahead of a first visit to the newly-redeveloped Laya Arena and a clash with Leinster on Saturday 19 December (kick-off 5.30pm).
Scottish Gas Murrayfield hosts the opening leg of the 1872 Cup as the Warriors take on Edinburgh on Sunday 27 December (kick-off 3pm), before Smith’s squad open the New Year with a visit to Zebre Parma on Saturday 2 January (kick-off 3pm).
A hat-trick of Welsh opponents then lie in wait for the Warriors, as back to back home ties with the Scarlets (Friday 22 January, kick-off 7.45pm) and Ospreys (Friday 29 January, kick-off 7.45pm) precede a trip to Cardiff during the Guinness Six Nations fallow week (Saturday 27 February, 3pm).
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Scotstoun hosts DHL Stormers and Zebre Parma on successive Friday nights (Friday 19 March and Friday 26 March respectively, both kicking off at 7.45pm) following the resumption of the BKT URC, ahead of Glasgow’s trip to take on the Dragons at Rodney Parade on Friday 16 April (kick-off 7.45pm).
The Warriors then return to Hampden Park for a third successive season to host the deciding leg of the 1872 Cup, welcoming Edinburgh to Glasgow’s southside on Saturday 24 April (kick-off 5.45pm) for one of the standout fixtures of the campaign.
Smith’s men close out the regular season with a South African double-header, travelling to the Rainbow Nation to take on the Vodacom Bulls (Saturday 8 May, kick-off 3pm) and the Hollywoodbets Sharks (Saturday 15 May, kick-off 3pm) in the final two rounds of the campaign.
Investec Champions Cup fixtures will be confirmed later this year following the draw for the 2026/27 competition.
All BKT URC regular season matches are covered by a 2026/27 Season Ticket – renewals close on 12pm on Thursday 21 May. Warrior Nation Members will have an exclusive pre-sale window from Monday 25 May, before Season Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Tuesday 26 May. For full timelines and information, click here!