27 September 2025

14:00 Vodacom Bulls v Ospreys (Loftus Versfeld Stadium)
Bulls win 80%
Sports4Cast: Bulls 85%
Altitude + Loftus fortress; Bulls overwhelming favourites.

16:05 Zebre Parma v Edinburgh (Stadio Lanfranchi)
Edinburgh win 65%
Sports4Cast: Edinburgh 75%
Zebre at home keep it closer, but models still side with Edinburgh.

18:30 Scarlets v Munster (Parc Y Scarlets)
Munster win 65%
Sports4Cast: Munster 49%
Munster have the edge, but Scarlets at home can trouble them.

20:45 Cardiff v Emirates Lions (Cardiff Arms Park)
Cardiff win 55%
Sports4Cast: Cardiff 59%
Bookmakers and predictors see this as one of the tightest games; Cardiff’s surface/home edge just tips it.

20:45 Connacht v Benetton (Dexcom Stadium)
Connacht win 55%
Sports4Cast: Connacht 63%
Another near coin flip; Dexcom Stadium weather/home edge balances Benetton’s rise.

BACK

26 September 2025

19:00 DHL Stormers v Leinster (DHL Stadium)
Leinster win 55%
Sports4Cast: Leinster 64%
Away + injuries drag Leinster down from clear favourite status; basically a coin flip.

21:05 Ulster v Dragons (Ulster Rugby Stadium)
Ulster win 85%
Sports4Cast: Ulster 88%
One of the most lopsided fixtures; community + models firmly on Ulster.

21:05 Glasgow Warriors v Sharks (Scotstoun Stadium)
Glasgow win 60%
Sports4Cast: Glasgow 68%
Glasgow strong at home, but Sharks’ power game means real upset potential.

NEXT

United Rugby Championship 2025/6 Schedule

ROUND 1

26 September 2025
19:00 DHL Stormers v Leinster (DHL Stadium)
21:05 Ulster v Dragons (Ulster Rugby Stadium)
21:05 Glasgow Warriors v Sharks (Scotstoun Stadium)

27 September 2025
14:00 Vodacom Bulls v Ospreys (Loftus Versfeld Stadium)
16:05 Zebre Parma v Edinburgh (Stadio Lanfranchi)
18:30 Scarlets v Munster (Parc Y Scarlets)
20:45 Cardiff v Emirates Lions (Cardiff Arms Park)
20:45 Connacht v Benetton (Dexcom Stadium)

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Super 15

Sharks 31 – 16 Bulls
Cheetahs 20 – 21 Lions

French Top 14

Brive 28 – 12 Stade Français
Racing Metro 18 – 8 Bayonne
Montpellier 50 – 19 Perpignan
Biarritz 6 – 16 Toulouse
Toulon 19 – 13 Castres
Grenoble 16 – 13 Clermont Auvergne

Pro 12

Munster 36 – 8 Zebre
Cardiff Blues 20 – 27 Glasgow
Connacht 11 – 7 Edinburgh
Leinster 31 – 19 Dragons

Aviva Premiership

Exeter Chiefs 23 – 27 Bath
Northampton Saints 30 – 14 Worcester Warriors
London Wasps 20 – 23 London Irish
Harlequins 18 – 14 Newcastle Falcons
Sale Sharks 10 – 15 Saracens

Italy National Competition of Excellence

Rugby San Dona 3 – 35 Calvisano
Fiamme Oro Roma 18 – 33 Rovigo
Capitolina 3 – 43 Mogliano
Arix Viadana 24 – 0 Rugby Reggio

The Boks ran out comfortable 56-23 victors over Samoa. Pierre Spies was again the worst player for the home side – the efforts of Francois Louw and Willem Alberts to pick up the slack earned them the highest ratings for the Boks. Louw was a deserved Man of the Match.

Springboks in order of ratings from 3 sources:

Francois Louw 8.5 / 8 / 8.5
Willem Alberts 8 / 8 / 8
Bryan Habana 8 / 7 / 8
JJ Engelbrecht 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.5
Willie le Roux 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.5
Jean de Villiers 7.5 / 7 / 7.5
Eben Etzebeth 7 / 7.5 / 7.5
Jannie du Plessis 7.5 / 7 / 7.5
Morné Steyn 7 / 7 / 7
Adriaan Strauss 7 / 7 / 7
Tendai Mtawarira 7 / 7 / 7
Siya Kolisi 7 / 6 / 7
Bjorn Basson 7 / 6.5 / 6.5
Ruan Pienaar 6.5 / 6.5 / 6.5
Flip van der Merwe 6 / 7 / 6
Pierre Spies 4 / 5.5 / 4.5