The United Rugby Championship begins its 2024-2025 season with 14 teams ranked in the top 50 of FloRugby's inaugural Top 50 club rankings list. 

This is the fourth season of the URC in its current form, and the power of the league, has seen stalwart Leinster Rugby reach the Investec Champions Cup Final three years in a row and has seen different clubs win the URC Grand Final every year. 

The changes made in 2021 welcomed the South Africa Shield with the DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks and Emirates Lions joining the league. 

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The Stormers won the league the first year they were in it, and South African teams have made every final. But the diversity in the shields shows through, as Ireland's Munster Rugby won the league in 2023, and the Glasgow Warriors won in 2024. 

It's easier to list the teams that didn't make the top 50 from the URC (Zebra Parma and the RFC Dragons) than the ones that did, as 88% of the league made the rankings. 

The United Rugby Championship Round 1 begins Sept. 20 with Leinster Rugby taking on Edinburgh in Scotland and Cardiff Rugby hosting Zebra Parma. 

Here are all the teams from the URC that were ranked in the top 50:

URC Teams In The FloRugby Top 50

• 2. Leinster Rugby | Ireland | URC
• 6. Glasgow Warriors | Scotland | URC
• 8. Munster Rugby | Ireland | URC
• 11. Vodacom Bulls | South Africa | URC
• 15. DHL Stormers | South Africa | URC
• 22. Benetton | Italy | URC
• 24. Ulster Rugby | Ireland | URC
• 32. Hollywoodbets Sharks | South Africa | URC
• 33. Ospreys | Wales | URC
• 37. Emirates Lions | South Africa | URC
• 38. Edinburgh Rugby | Scotland | URC
• 39. Connacht Rugby | Ireland | URC
• 40. Cardiff Rugby | Wales | URC
• 50. Scarlets | Wales | URC

Leinster Rugby Over Glasgow Warriors?

Perhaps a sign of how strange it is that Leinster Rugby hasn't won a championship in the past three years is that the team still is ranked No. 2 on the list. Filled with Ireland Rugby team players, Leinster is the only top-5 club on the list without some sort of league championship last season. 

But the team from Dublin always is in position to win it and added a new crop of transfers this offseason, including New Zealand All Blacks star Jordie Barrett. 

At the same time, Glasgow falling just outside the top 5 is no indication that the Warriors can't beat Leinster. The Warriors beat Leinster in Glasgow in Week 1 of 2023, 43-25. 

The two clubs will face each other to end the regular season in Week 18 at 2:35 p.m. on May 17. 

2024-2025 URC Rugby Schedule

Check out the full United Rugby Championship schedule on FloRugby.

How To Watch The United Rugby Championship In The United States?

That would be on FloRugby. Every match of the URC is streaming live on FloRugby and the FloSports app this season. Replays, highlights and breaking news will be on both platforms. 

When Does The URC Season Begin And When Is The URC Grand Final?

Week 1 of the United Rugby Championship season begins Sept. 20. The URC quarterfinals will start May 30, 2025, and the URC Grand Final is scheduled for June 14, 2025. 

What Were The 2023-2024 URC Final Standings?

Here is the table from last season: 

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FloRugby also is home to match archives and match replays. 

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