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2025–26 Edinburgh Rugby season

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The 2025–26 season is Edinburgh's fifth season in the United Rugby Championship, their 32nd season of professional rugby. Along with competing in the URC and its Scottish–Italian Shield competition, the club will also participate in the 2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup and the 1872 Cup.

Head coachSean Everitt
Managing directorDouglas Struth[1]
United Rugby Championship12th
Champions CupRound of 16
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Edinburgh Rugby
2025–26 season
Head coachSean Everitt
Managing directorDouglas Struth[1]
United Rugby Championship12th
Champions CupRound of 16
Highest home attendance38,179 v Glasgow (URC Rd 8)
Lowest home attendance6,502 v Ospreys (URC Rd 6)
Average home attendance9,959
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United Rugby Championship

Matches

27 September 2025 (1 BP) Zebre Parma Italy 31 – 28 Scotland Edinburgh (2 BP) 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 Red card 15'
Pitinari Yellow card 74'		 Attendance: 2 276
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
10 October 2025 (1 BP) Munster Ireland 20–19 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP) 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 Yellow card 28'
Rae Yellow card 30'
Douglas Yellow card 53'
Graham Yellow card 68'		 Attendance: 8,800
Referee: Ben Whitehouse Wales
17 October 2025 (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 43 – 0 Italy Benetton 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 Yellow card 44'
Garbisi Yellow card 57'		 Attendance: 6,763[2]
25 October 2025 Cardiff Wales 20 – 19 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP) 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[3]
29 November 2025 Edinburgh Scotland 19 – 17 Wales Ospreys (1 BP) Edinburgh Rugby Stadium  
17:30 Try: Currie (33' m)
Morris (54' c)
Paterson (71' c)
Con: Thompson (1/2) (55')
Scott (1/1) (71')
 Report Try: Davies (25' m)
Cokanasiga (45' m)
Boshoff (75' c)
Con: Walsh (76')
 Attendance: 6,502
Referee: Peter Martin Ireland
20 December 2025 (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 24 – 12 Scotland Edinburgh Hampden Park, Glasgow  
15:00 Try: Fagerson 10' c
Darge 51' c
Hiddleston 55' m
Stephen 77' m
Con: Hastngs (2) 11', 51'
 Report Try: Richardson 28' m
Gilchrist 72' c
Con: Thompson 72'
Cards: Hunter-Hill Yellow card 77'		 Attendance: 21,093[4]
Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)
27 December 2025 Edinburgh Scotland 3 - 21 Scotland Glasgow Warriors Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh  
15:00 Pen: Scott 6'
 Report Try: Dobie (2) 32' c, 79' c
Horne 76' c
Con: Adam Hastings 33'
Horne 77'
Lancaster 80'
Cards: Fraser Yellow card 21'		 Attendance: 38,179
Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
3 January 2026 (1 BP) Benetton Italy 14 – 15 Scotland Edinburgh Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso  
17:30 Try: Gallo 52' c
Fekitoa 57' c
Con: Umaga (2/2) 53', 58'
 Report Try: Vellacott 21' c
Graham 48' m
Con: Thompson (1/2) 22'
Pen: Thompson 29'
 Attendance: 4,857
Referee: Peter Martin (Ireland)
23 January 2026 (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 17 - 19 South Africa Bulls Edinburgh Rugby Stadium  
19:45 Try: v.d. Merwe 6' m
Schoeman 17' m
Rae 34' c
Con: Thompson (1/3) 25'
 Report Try: Coetzee 12' m
Grobbelaar 44' c
van Staden 70' c
Con: Pollard (2/3) 45', 71'
 Attendance: 6,648
Referee: Gnecchi
31 January 2026 (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 28 – 20 Scotland Edinburgh Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
17:30 Try: Deegan 13' c
Penny (3) 44' c, 68' c, 74' c
Con: Tector (4/4) 14', 45', 69', 75'
 Report Try: v.d. Merwe 20' m
Satala 39' c
Shiel 80+1' m
Con: Thompson 40'
Pen: Thompson 23'
Cards: Hunter-Hill Yellow card 10'		 Attendance: 18,505
27 February 2026 (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 24 – 19 Wales Scarlets (1 BP) Edinburgh Rugby Stadium  
19:45 Try: Vellacott (2) 30' c, 49' m
Bradbury 46' c
Paterson 69' m
Con: Thompson (2) 31', 47'
Cards: Paterson Yellow card 56'		 Report Try: Roberts (2) 22' c, 62' m
Lousi, 28' c
Con: Leggatt-Jones (2) 23', 28'
 Attendance: 6,657
Referee: Peter Martin (IRFU)
13 March 2026 Edinburgh Scotland 19 – 40 Ireland Ulster (1 BP) Edinburgh Rugby Stadium  
19:45 Try: Thompson 6' c
Paterson 21' c
Goosen 31' m
Con: Thompson (2/3) 6', 22'
Cards: Morris Red card		 Report Try: Irvine 10' c
Augustus 35' c
Flannery 50' m
Wilson 62' c
McKee 69' c
Carson 74' c
Con: Murphy (5/6) 11', 35', 63', 70', 75'
Cards: Sheridan Red card
Z Ward Yellow card 1'		 Attendance: 7,989
Referee: Federico Vedovelli Italy
21 March 2026 (1 BP) Lions South Africa 54 – 17 Scotland Edinburgh Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
12:45 Try: Venter 6' c
F. Horn 19'c
Landsberg 21' c
van den Berg 26' c
Mills 44' c
Davids (2) 54' c, 67' c
Pead 79' m
Con: CW Smith (7/7) 7', 20', 22', 27', 45', 55', 69'
Mills (0/1)
Cards: F. Horn Yellow card 39'		 Report Try: Ashman 49' m
Douglas 62' m
Currie 72' c
Con: Scott (1/3) 72'
 Attendance: 3,464
Referee: Gianluca Gnecci, (Italy)
28 March 2026 (1 BP) Stormers South Africa 33 – 14 Scotland Edinburgh Cape Town Stadium  
17:00 Try: Roos (2) 25' c, 68' c
Zas 49' m
Mchunu 63' c
Fourie 80' c
Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (4/5) 25', 63', 69', 81'
 Report Try: Lang 34' c
Venter 58' c
Con: Thompson (2) 35', 59'
 Attendance: 21,487
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
17 April 2026 (1BP) Edinburgh Scotland 31 – 30 Italy Zebre Parma (2 BP) Edinburgh Rugby Stadium  
19:45 Try: Boyle 5' c
Patterson 19' c
Ashman (2) 36' m, 61' m
Venter 79' c
Con: Thompson (2) 6', 20'
Scott 80'
 Report Try: Fusco 10' c
Gesi 14' m
Trulla 46' m
Nocera 73' c
Con: Montemauri (2/4) 11', 74'
Pen: Montemauri (2) 41', 67'
 Attendance: 6,818
Referee: Christopher Allison (South Africa)
24 April 2026 (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 33 – 28 South Africa Sharks (2 BP) Edinburgh Rugby Stadium  
19:45 Try: Ashman 15' c
Young 33' c
Tuipulotu 60' m
Patterson 63' c
Graham 69' c
Con: Scott (2/2) 16', 34'
Thompson (2/3) 64', 70'
 Report Try: v.d. Merwe 6' c
M Tshituka 20' c
Koch 56' c
V Tshituka 80' c
Con: J Smith (4/4) 7', 20', 57', 81'
 Attendance: 7,774
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)
9 May 2026 Dragons Wales 15 – 24 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP) Rodney Parade, Newport  
19:45 Try: Lewis 28' c
Keddie 44' m
Con: O'Brien (1/2) 29'
Pen: O'Brien 8'
 Report Try: Ashman 18' c
Currie 40' c
v.d. Merwe (2) 49' m, 74' m
Con: Thompson (2/4) 19', 41'
Cards: Richardson Yellow card 52'
Venter Yellow card 66'		 Attendance: 7,079
Referee: Filippo Russo (Italy)
15 May 2026 Edinburgh Scotland 5 – 26 Ireland Connacht (1 BP) Edinburgh Rugby Stadium  
19:45 Try: Ashman 72'
 Report Try: Ioane 24' m
Hurley-Langton (2) 36' c, 43' c
Devine 60' c
Con: Gilbert (3/4) 36', 44', 61'
 Attendance: 7,778
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

Table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Glasgow Warriors 18 13 0 5 479 338 +141 72 48 11 2 65 Qualification for the Champions Cup and knockout stage
2 Leinster (CH) 18 12 0 6 515 370 +145 77 51 13 2 63
3 Stormers 18 12 1 5 504 344 +160 63 48 9 1 60
4 Bulls (RU) 18 12 0 6 576 406 +170 82 59 10 1 59
5 Munster 18 11 0 7 396 376 +20 59 51 8 3 55
6 Cardiff 18 11 0 7 353 372 −19 52 52 7 4 55
7 Lions 18 10 1 7 532 473 +59 73 70 9 3 54
8 Connacht 18 10 0 8 442 395 +47 62 56 10 4 54
9 Ulster 18 9 1 8 494 420 +74 72 60 10 4 52 Qualification for the Challenge Cup
10 Sharks 18 8 1 9 467 428 +39 71 57 9 3 46
11 Ospreys 18 7 2 9 376 454 −78 55 69 4 3 39
12 Edinburgh 18 7 0 11 362 439 −77 57 66 6 4 38
13 Benetton 18 6 2 10 327 493 −166 41 71 4 1 33
14 Scarlets 18 4 2 12 361 460 −99 52 63 3 5 28
15 Dragons 18 3 4 11 350 481 −131 46 71 4 4 28
16 Zebre 18 2 0 16 312 587 −275 43 85 3 4 15
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Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2026. 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.[5]
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2025–26 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield tables view · watch · edit · discuss
Italy Scotland Italian x Scottish Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
1Scotland Glasgow Warriors 650116372+9125941251
2Scotland Edinburgh 6303132120+122017311612
3Italy Benetton 630398141–431019111413
4Italy Zebre Parma 6105130190–60172623916
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[6]
  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

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European Champions Cup

Edinburgh have been drawn in Pool 2 of the European Rugby Champions Cup, along with URC colleagues Munster (whom Edinburgh will not play in line with the rules of the competition), along with Bath, Castres, Gloucester and Toulon.[7]

Pool 2

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European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 2
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 England Bath (4) 4 3 0 1 180 89 +91 25 10 4 0 16 Home Champions Cup round of 16
2 France Toulon (7) 4 3 0 1 123 106 +17 14 13 2 0 14
3 France Castres (12) 4 2 0 2 98 106 −8 13 15 2 0 10 Away Champions Cup round of 16
4 Scotland Edinburgh (14) 4 2 0 2 69 140 −71 9 18 2 0 10
5 Ireland Munster (10CC) 4 1 0 3 99 101 −2 15 13 2 2 8 Away Challenge Cup round of 16
6 England Gloucester 4 1 0 3 75 102 −27 8 15 1 1 6
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Source: EPCR[8]
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.
7 December 2025 (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 33–20 France Toulon Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh  
17:30 Try: Schoeman 14' c
Vellacott 29' m
Penalty try 59'
Venter 75' m
Con: Scott (1/3) 15'
Pen: Scott (3/3) 10', 34', 54'
 Report Try: White (2) 6' c, 21' c
Con: Jaminet (2/2) 7', 22'
Pen: Garcia (1/1) 55'
Drop: Jaminet (1/1) 2'
Cards: Ribbans Yellow card 56'		 Attendance: 7,008
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
14 December 2025 (1 BP) Castres France 33–0 Scotland Edinburgh Stade Pierre-Fabre, Castres  
14:00 Try: Ambadiang 12' m
Zarantonello 46' c
Ardron 53' c
Vargas 60' c
Botitu 63' c
Con: Popelin (4/5) 47', 54', 61', 63'
 Report Cards: O'Conor Yellow card 56' Attendance: 10,468
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
9 January 2026 (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 26 – 24 England Gloucester (1 BP) Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh  
20:00 Try: Vellacott 17' m
Ashman 53' c
McConnell 61' c
penalty try 67 '
Con: Thompson (2) 54', 62'
 Report Try: Hathaway 2' m
Atkinson 39' c
Con: Barton 40'
Pen: Barton (4) 15', 30', 57', 75'
Cards: Atkinson Yellow card 68'		 Attendance: 7,439
Referee: Luc Ramos (France)
16 January 2026 (1 BP) Bath England 63 – 10 Scotland Edinburgh The Rec, Bath  
20:00 Try: du Toit 14’ c
penalty try 17'
Obano 30’ c
Dunn 40’ c
Cokanasiga (2) 56’ cm 70' c
Spencer 60’ c
Arundell 67’ c
Ojomoh 73’ c
Con: Russell (8/8) 15', 39', 40+1', 57', 61', 68', 71'. 74'
 Report Try: O'Conor 35' c
Con: Thompson 36'
Pen: Thompson 2'
 Attendance: 14,509
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

Knockout stage

Edinburgh qualified for the round of 16 as the fourteenth seed. They will travel to Dublin to face third seed Leinster on 5 April 2026.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
1 France Bordeaux Bègles 64
16 England Leicester Tigers 14
1 France Bordeaux Bègles 30
8 France Toulouse 15
8 France Toulouse 59
9 England Bristol Bears 26
1 France Bordeaux Bègles 38
4 England Bath 26
4 England Bath 31
13 England Saracens 22
4 England Bath 43
5 England Northampton Saints 41
5 England Northampton Saints 49
12 France Castres 41
1 France Bordeaux Bègles 41
3 Ireland Leinster 19
2 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 25
15 South Africa Bulls 21
2 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 19
7 France Toulon 22
7 France Toulon 28
10 South Africa Stormers 27
3 Ireland Leinster 29
7 France Toulon 25
3 Ireland Leinster 49
14 Scotland Edinburgh 31
3 Ireland Leinster 43
11 England Sale Sharks 13
6 England Harlequins 17
11 England Sale Sharks 26
Round of 16
5 April 2026 Leinster Ireland (3) 49–31 (14) Scotland Edinburgh Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
17:30 Try: T. O'Brien (2) 1' c, 8' c
J. O'Brien 24' c
Keenan 36' c
van der Flier 55' c
Clarkson 62' c
Ioane 64' c
Con: Byrne (7/7) 2', 9', 25', 37', 56', 63', 65'
 Report Try: Shiel 15' m
Thompson (2) 19' c, 27' c
Currie 39' c
Graham 51' m
Con: Thompson (3/5) 20', 27', 40'
 Attendance: 21,491
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

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