Munster to start 25/26 season with Welsh double 

Leinster, meanwhile, will kick off the 2025/26 season with a double-header in South Africa

ALL OVER AGAIN: A view of the URC logo on a Scarlets jersey. Pic: Steve Haag Sports/Darren Stewart, Inpho

It's a Welsh double for Munster to begin next season's BKT United Rugby Championship campaign. A trip to Scarlets on Saturday, September 27 is followed by the province's first home game of the new season the weekend after, when they host Cardiff on October 4.

Leinster, favourites to go all the way this season, will kick off the 2025/26 season with a double-header in South Africa. They first play Stormers in Cape Town in the opening game of the competition on Friday, September 26, before meeting the Bulls in Pretoria the following week.