Rugby Results & Fixtures

Two windows, one title race. The Nations Championship July window is done; it resumes with the November window (Rounds 4–6, 6–21 Nov), then Finals Weekend at Twickenham (27–29 Nov 2026). In between, the Springboks have beaten Argentina (17–10, 8 Aug) and now host New Zealand in the four-Test Rugby's Greatest Rivalry Tour (22 Aug–12 Sep).

Junior Boks reign again. 🌱 South Africa beat France 16–5 in Tbilisi to become the first Junior Springboks side to go back-to-back at the World Rugby U20 Championship, matching France on three titles. The 2026 tournament (hosted in Georgia) is complete — the next edition is in 2027. The U20 Six Nations (won by France) and the southern-hemisphere U20 Rugby Championship return early 2027; no U20 fixtures until then.

Run to the play-offs. The Currie Cup round-robin finishes on 30 August; the top four then contest the semi-finals (early September) and the Final on 12 September 2026. SA's franchises return to the BKT United Rugby Championship from 25 September; Champions Cup / Challenge Cup pools begin in December.

The full French pyramid — Top 14 → Pro D2 → Nationale → Nationale 2 → Fédérale 1 → Fédérale 2 → Fédérale 3 — all above. 2025-26 Top 14 champions: Toulouse. Amateur-tier pairings load as each pool's draw is published on the FFR (ffr.fr) / Mon Club House. Champions Cup / Challenge Cup pools return in December.

All of English rugby. Gallagher PREM 25–27 Sep (R1 above, Final at Twickenham 19 Jun 2027); CHAMP Rugby w/e 19 Sep; National Leagues & regional divisions from 5 Sep; PWR Cup 19–20 Sep with the PWR league from 21–22 Nov; women's & RFU ACE age-grade leagues from September. Every tier's pairings load as they're published on England Rugby (englandrugby.com). England's national side is live under International above.

Sky Super Rugby Aupiki — NZ's women's Super Rugby (Blues, Chiefs Manawa, Hurricanes Poua, Matatū) — is complete for 2026 (Blues champions) and returns in early 2027; the full draw loads once NZ Rugby confirms it.

NPC to the play-offs. Hilux NPC (30 July–24 October 2026, 50th anniversary season) — Round 1 complete, Rounds 2–5 above. Remaining round-robin: R6 3–6 Sep, R7 10–13 Sep, R8 17–20 Sep, R9 24–27 Sep, R10 1–4 Oct. Then quarter-finals 9–11 Oct, semi-finals 16–17 Oct, Final 24 October 2026. Super Rugby Pacific returns February 2027; the All Blacks feature under International above.

Sydney's Blue Crane Capital Shute Shield is into the finals. Eastern Suburbs finished minor premiers (16–2) ahead of Warringah, Gordon and Sydney University; Southern Districts ended the season winless. Preliminary finals fall on 29–30 August and the Grand Final is Saturday 5 September at Leichhardt Oval (Colts Grand Final, Coogee Oval, Sunday 6 September). Week-2 pairings and venues load here once Sydney Rugby Union confirms them. The Wallabies feature under International above.

MLR back in 2027. 🇺🇸 The 2026 Major League Rugby season is done (Final 21 June 2026); it returns Feb–June 2027. The USA Eagles are in the inaugural World Rugby Nations Cup — the July Americas leg is complete, with cross-pool matches in the November window (7, 14 & 21 Nov 2026), which load once venues are confirmed.

Back next season! 🇪🇸 2025-26 champions: VRAC Valladolid (25–24 v Recoletas Burgos). The División de Honor resumes October 2026. Los Leones are in the inaugural World Rugby Nations Cup — the July leg is done, with remaining matches in the November window (7, 14 & 21 Nov 2026).

The BKT United Rugby Championship 2026-27 — featuring South African, Irish, Welsh, Scottish and Italian sides — opens the weekend of 25 September 2026. The Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup pool stages (English, French, South African, Irish, Welsh, Scottish and Italian clubs) begin in December 2026.

France (men) and Poland (women) are the 2026 Rugby Europe 7s Championship champions after the Split finale. France's men thumped Italy 43–0 in the Split Cup Final; in the women's Cup Final Ireland beat Poland 26–12 to win the Split leg, but Poland's overall points haul (36) edged France (32) for the season title. Rugby sevens was cut from the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games (reduced 10-sport programme). The HSBC SVNS World Series wrapped up in Bordeaux (June 2026); the 2026/27 season opens in Dubai on 28–29 November, then Cape Town 5–6 Dec, Singapore 30–31 Jan, Perth 6–7 Feb, Vancouver 6–7 Mar and New York 13–14 Mar, with the World Championship legs in Hong Kong (9–11 Apr), Valladolid (21–23 May) and Bordeaux (28–30 May). The Ultimate Sevens season-opening Madrid leg, pencilled in for 5 September, was cancelled on 20 August — the series now starts at Cardiff Arms Park on 12 September.

The WXV Global Series runs 12 September–31 October 2026 (more fixtures load as dates lock in), alongside the WXV Global Series Challenger in Hong Kong (13–26 September) featuring Brazil, Fiji, Hong Kong China, Netherlands, Samoa and Spain. Black Ferns, Red Roses and Springbok Women all in action.