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2025–26 Lions (United Rugby Championship) season

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Lions 2025–26 rugby season
Lions
2025–26 season
Head coachIvan van Rooyen
←2024–252026–27 →

The2025–26 season is theLions'fifth season in theUnited Rugby Championship, their 30th season of professional rugby and their 136th season of representative rugby since the foundation of their provincial union, theTransvaal Rugby Union. Along with competing in the URC and itsSouth African Shield competition, the club will also participate in the2025–26 European Rugby Challenge Cup.

United Rugby Championship

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Matches

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The full fixture list for the URC season was released on 21 May 2025.

27 September 2025(1 BP)CardiffWales35 – 20South AfricaLionsCardiff Arms Park 
19:45Try:Thomas 9'c
Winnet 23'c
Mann 52'c
Loyd 60'c,76'
Con:Sheedy (4/5) 10', 24', 53',61,
Cards:ThomasRed card 30'		ReportTry:Venter 27'c,
Steenkamp 48'c
Con:Dobela (2/2) 28', 49'
Pen:Dobela (2/2) 17', 37'
Attendance: 5 711
Referee:Filippo Russo
11 October 2025(1 BP)BenettonItaly41 – 15South AfricaLionsStadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso 
15:00Try:R Smith(8')
Lynagh (14', 30', 71', 83')
Ferrari (20')
Con:Umaga (21', 31', 72')
R Smith(84')
Pen: Umaga (42')
Cards:GalloYellow card 53'
AvacaYellow card 80'		ReportTry:Ntlabakanye (27')
v. Vuuren (78')
Con:CW Smith(28')
Pen: CW Smith (2')
Cards:JonkerYellow card 69'
HornYellow card 80'+2
18 October 2025(1 BP)LionsSouth Africa29 – 18WalesScarletsEllis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 
12:45Try:Horn (25')
Marais (58')
Brandon (70', 74')
Pen:CW Smith (47')
Lombard (53', 81')
Cards:LandsbergYellow card 38'		Report
Scoreboard		Try:Roberts (77')
Pen:Costelow (12', 50')
Attendance: 1,771[1]
Referee:Eoghan Cross
25 October 2025(1 PT)LionsSouth Africa49 – 31IrelandUlster (1 PT)Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 
12:45Try:SJ Kotze (2'c)
Keyter (8'c)
Venter (46'c)
du Plessis (61'c)
van Wyk (71'm)
van Vuuren (76'm)
Brandon (81'm)
Con:CW Smith (3', 9', 47', 62')
Pen: CW Smith (33', 50')
Cards:NtlabakanyeYellow card 27'		Report
Highlights		Try:Baloucoune (5'c, 40'm, 52'm)
Hume (24'c)
McCann (67'c)
Con:Doak (6', 24')
Flannery (67')
Attendance: 4,061
Referee:Ben ConnorWales
29 November 2025BullsSouth AfricavSouth AfricaLionsLoftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 
12:00
20 December 2025StormersSouth AfricavSouth AfricaLionsCape Town Stadium 
13:30
TBCLionsSouth AfricavSouth AfricaSharksEllis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 
TBC
3 January 2026SharksSouth AfricavSouth AfricaLionsKings Park Stadium, Durban 
13:30
23 January 2026OspreysWalesvSouth AfricaLionsTBC 
19:45
31 January 2026LionsSouth AfricavSouth AfricaBullsEllis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 
12:30
28 February 2026LionsSouth AfricavSouth AfricaStormersEllis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 
12:30
21 March 2026LionsSouth AfricavScotlandEdinburghEllis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 
12:45
28 March 2026LionsSouth AfricavWalesDragonsEllis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 
14:30
18 April 2026LionsSouth AfricavScotlandGlasgow WarriorsEllis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 
14:45
25 April 2026LionsSouth AfricavIrelandConnachtEllis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 
15:00
9 May 2026LeinsterIrelandvSouth AfricaLionsTBC 
17:30
16 May 2026MunsterIrelandvSouth AfricaLionsThomond Park, Limerick 
19:45

Tables

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PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPtsQualification
1Stormers550015739+1182043023Qualifies for home URC quarter-final;
Qualification for the2026–27 Champions Cup
2Munster550012589+3618153023
3Glasgow Warriors540116164+972283120
4Cardiff540111187+2418113120
5Ulster4301135103+3219154016Qualifies for URC quarter-final;
Qualification for the2026–27 Champions Cup
6Bulls5302139147−821212014
7Leinster5203126136−1019192111
8Lions5203133145−1218212111
9Zebre Parma520392153−6112232010Qualification for the2026–27 Challenge Cup
10Edinburgh410310971+381711239
11Benetton520388129−411019109
12Connacht41037674+21210228
13Sharks511396136−401419208
14Ospreys5113110140−301621107
15Dragons502374151−771022015
16Scarlets400458126−68717000
Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2025. Source:UnitedRugby.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won 2) The difference between points for and points against 3) The number of tries scored 4) The most points scored 5) The difference between tries for and tries against 6) The fewest red cards received 7) The fewest yellow cards received.[2]


2025–26 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield tablesview ·watch ·edit ·discuss
South AfricaSouth African Shield
TeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBPLBPPtsPos overall
1South Africa Bulls—————————————
2South Africa Lions—————————————
3South Africa Sharks—————————————
4South Africa Stormers—————————————
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[3]
  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received
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

European Challenge Cup

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EPCR Challenge Cup Pool 2
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPtsQualification
1ItalyBenetton000000000000Homeround of 16
2WalesDragons000000000000
3South AfricaLions000000000000
4FranceLyon000000000000Awayround of 16
5EnglandNewcastle Red Bulls000000000000
6FrancePerpignan000000000000
Source: EPCR[4]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.

Pool Matches

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6 December 2025
LionsSouth AfricavItalyBenetton
Ellis Park Stadium
13 December 2025
Newcastle FalconsEnglandvSouth AfricaLions
Kingston Park
10 January 2026
LionsSouth AfricavFranceLyon
Ellis Park Stadium
17 January 2026
PerpignanFrancevSouth AfricaLions
Stade Aime Giral


Notes

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References

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  1. ^"Late surge secures win for Lions in Johannesburg".Scarlets Rugby. 18 October 2025. Retrieved18 October 2025.
  2. ^"Competition rules – United Rugby Championship".United Rugby Championship.Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved25 February 2025.
  3. ^League Format (3)"Competition Rules".United Rugby Championship. Retrieved23 October 2023.
  4. ^"Pool Tables | EPCR Challenge Cup". European Professional Club Rugby. Retrieved2 July 2024.
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