| 2025–26 season | |||
| Head coach | Sean Everitt | ||
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| Managing director | Douglas Struth[1] | ||
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The2025–26 season is Edinburgh'sfifth season in theUnited Rugby Championship, their 32nd season of professional rugby. Along with competing in the URC and itsScottish–Italian Shield competition, the club will also participate in the2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup and the1872 Cup.
| 27 September 2025 | (1 BP)Zebre Parma | 31 – 28 | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma | ||
| 15:05 | Try:D Bartolomeo (3') Pitinari (12') Gesi (34') Fusco (44') Con:Da Re(4', 13', 35', 45') Pen:Roger (79') | Try:McConnell (17') Bradbury (23') Velacott (50') Harrison (75') Con:Healy (18', 24', 51', 76') Cards:Licata Pitinari | Attendance: 2 276 Referee:Ben Whitehouse |
| 3 October 2025 | Edinburgh | P - P | Edinburgh Rugby Stadium | ||
| 20:05 | Postponed due to weather conditions[2] |
| 10 October 2025 | (1 BP)Munster | 20–19 | Musgrave Park, Cork | ||
| 19:45 | Try:A. Smith (2') Milne (33', 58') F. Wycherley (72') | report | Try:Ashman (7') Vellacott (15') Graham (48') Con:Healy (16', 49') Cards: Young Rae Douglas Graham | Attendance: 8,800 Referee:Ben Whitehouse |
| 17 October 2025 | (1 BP)Edinburgh | 43 – 0 | Edinburgh Rugby Stadium | ||
| 19:45 | Try:van der Merwe (5') Richardson (11', 57') Graham (39', 78') O'Conor (65') Bradbury (73') Con:Scott (6', 11', 40') Thompson (66') | Report | Cards:Fekitoa Garbisi | Attendance: 6,763[3] |
| 25 October 2025 | Cardiff | 20 – 19 | Cardiff Arms Park | ||
| 19:45 | Try:Mulder (7' m) Adams (15' c) Sebastian (43' m) Con:Lloyd (16') Pen: Lloyd (74') | Try:Wells (3' m) Shiel (9' c) Ashman (19' c) Con:Scott (9') Lang (20') | Attendance: 7,189[4] |
| 29 November 2025 | Edinburgh | v | Edinburgh Rugby Stadium | ||
| 17:30 |
| 20 December 2025 | Glasgow Warriors | v | Hampden Park | ||
| 15:00 |
| 27 December 2025 | Edinburgh | v | Murrayfield Stadium | ||
| 15:00 |
| 3 January 2026 | Benetton | v | Stadio Comunale di Monigo | ||
| 17:30 |
| 23 January 2026 | Edinburgh | v | Edinburgh Rugby Stadium | ||
| 19:45 |
| 31 January 2026 | Leinster | v | TBC | ||
| 17:30 |
| 27 February 2026 | Edinburgh | v | Edinburgh Rugby Stadium | ||
| 19:45 |
| 21 March 2026 | Lions | v | Ellis Park Stadium | ||
| 12:45 |
| 28 March 2026 | Stormers | v | Cape Town Stadium | ||
| 17:00 |
| 17 April 2026 | Edinburgh | v | Edinburgh Rugby Stadium | ||
| 19:45 |
| 24 April 2026 | Edinburgh | v | Edinburgh Rugby Stadium | ||
| 19:45 |
| 9 May 2026 | Dragons | v | Rodney Parade | ||
| 19:45 |
| 15 May 2026 | Edinburgh | v | Edinburgh Rugby Stadium | ||
| 19:45 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 39 | +118 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 23 | Qualifies for home URC quarter-final; Qualification for the2026–27 Champions Cup | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 89 | +36 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 23 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 64 | +97 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 87 | +24 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 103 | +32 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 16 | Qualifies for URC quarter-final; Qualification for the2026–27 Champions Cup | |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 147 | −8 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 136 | −10 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 145 | −12 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 153 | −61 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 10 | Qualification for the2026–27 Challenge Cup | |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 71 | +38 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 129 | −41 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 74 | +2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 96 | 136 | −40 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 110 | 140 | −30 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 74 | 151 | −77 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 126 | −68 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts | Pos overall | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10th | ||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4th | ||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 57 | -41 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9th | ||||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6th | ||||
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[6]
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| Green background indicates teams currently leading the regional shield. Upon the conclusion of the regular season, these teams win their respective regional shields. (S) : URC Shield champion | |||||||||||||||||
Edinburgh have been drawn in Pool 2 of the European Rugby Champions Cup, along with URC colleaguesMunster (whom Edinburgh will not play in line with the rules of the competition), along withBath,Castres,Gloucester andToulon.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | HomeChampions Cup round of 16. | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AwayChampions Cup round of 16. | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | AwayChallenge Cup round of 16. | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |