2025–26 Dragons RFC season
2025–26 season | |||
Head coach | Filo Tiatia (interim) | ||
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President | David Wright | ||
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The 2025–26 season will be the Dragons RFC's fifth season in the United Rugby Championship, and their 24th season of professional representative rugby. Along with competing in the URC and its Welsh Shield competition, the club will also participate in the 2025–26 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
United Rugby Championship
Matches
26 September 2025 | Ulster | v | Dragons | Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast | |
20:05 |
3 October 2025 | Dragons | v | Sharks | Rodney Parade | |
20:05 |
11 October 2025 | Glasgow Warriors | v | Dragons | Scotstoun Stadium | |
17:30 |
17 October 2025 | Dragons | v | Cardiff | Rodney Parade | |
19:45 |
25 October 2025 | Dragons | v | Ospreys | Rodney Parade | |
17:30 |
28 November 2025 | Dragons | v | Leinster | Rodney Parade | |
19:45 |
20 December 2025 | Dragons | v | Connacht | Rodney Parade | |
19:45 |
26 December 2025 | Cardiff | v | Dragons | Cardiff Arms Park | |
15:00 |
1 January 2026 | Dragons | v | Scarlets | Rodney Parade | |
15:00 |
23 January 2026 | Munster | v | Dragons | Virgin Media Park | |
19:45 |
31 January 2026 | Ospreys | v | Dragons | TBC | |
19:45 |
28 February 2026 | Dragons | v | Benetton | Rodney Parade | |
17:30 |
21 March 2026 | Stormers | v | Dragons | TBC | |
17:30 |
28 March 2026 | Lions | v | Dragons | Emirates Airline Park | |
14:30 |
17 April 2026 | Dragons | v | Bulls | Rodney Parade | |
19:45 |
24 April 2026 | Zebre Parma | v | Dragons | Stadio Lanfranchi | |
19:45 |
9 May 2026 | Dragons | v | Edinburgh | Rodney Parade | |
19:45 |
16 May 2026 | Scarlets | v | Dragons | Parc y Scarlets | |
17:15 |
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Benetton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualifies for home URC quarter-final; Qualification for the 2026–27 Champions Cup |
2 | Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Cardiff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Connacht | 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 | Qualifies for URC quarter-final; Qualification for the 2026–27 Champions Cup | |
6 | Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Glasgow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Leinster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the 2026–27 Challenge Cup |
10 | Munster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Ospreys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Scarlets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | Stormers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | Ulster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | Zebre Parma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: unknown. 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.[1]
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.[1]
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Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts | Pos overall | ||||
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1 | Cardiff | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2 | Dragons | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
3 | Ospreys | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
4 | Scarlets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[2]
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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 |
European Challenge Cup
- Pool matches
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References
- ^ "Competition rules – United Rugby Championship". United Rugby Championship. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ League Format (3) "Competition Rules". United Rugby Championship. Retrieved 23 October 2023.