2025–26 Scarlets season

Scarlets
2025–26 season
Head coachDwayne Peel
ChairmanSimon Muderack
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The 2025–26 season is the 23rd season in the history of the Scarlets, a Welsh regional rugby union side based in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. In this season, they will compete in the United Rugby Championship, its URC Welsh Shield competition and the European Rugby Champions Cup.

Friendlies

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
13 September 2025 Dragons A

United Rugby Championship

Main article: 2025–26 United Rugby Championship

League phase

Fixtures

The fixture schedule for the 2025–26 season was announced on 21 May 2025.[1]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Table
position
27 September 2025 Munster H
3 October 2025 Connacht A
10 October 2025 Stormers H
18 October 2025 Lions A
25 October 2025 Sharks A
29 November 2025 Glasgow Warriors H
19 December 2025 Cardiff A
26 December 2025 Ospreys H
1 January 2026 Dragons A
24 January 2026 Ulster H
30 January 2026 Benetton A
27 February 2026 Edinburgh A
20 March 2026 Zebre H
28 March 2026 Leinster A
18 April 2026 Cardiff H
25 April 2026 Bulls H
9 May 2026 Ospreys A
16 May 2026 Dragons H

Tables

Overall

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
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 Dragons 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 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.[2]


Welsh Shield

2025–26 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield tables
Wales Welsh Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
1 Wales Cardiff — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2 Wales Dragons — — — — — — — — — — — — —
3 Wales Ospreys — — — — — — — — — — — — —
4 Wales Scarlets — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 Rugby Champions Cup

Main article: 2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup

The Scarlets qualified for the 2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup as one of the top eight finishers in the 2024–25 United Rugby Championship. They were drawn in Pool 4 of the 2025-26 European Rugby Champions Cup alongside URC rivals Bulls (who they will not meet in the pool stage as per the rules of the competition) along with reigning European champions Union Bordeaux Bègles and Pau from France, and Bristol Bears and last year's Champions Cup runners up Northampton Saints from the English Premiership.

Pool stage

Fixtures

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Table
position
6 December 2025 Bristol Bears H
13 December 2025 Bordeaux Bègles A
10 January 2026 Pau H
18 January 2026 Northampton Saints A

Table

European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 4
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 France Bordeaux Bègles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Home Champions Cup round of 16.
2 England Bristol Bears 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 South Africa Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Away Champions Cup round of 16.
4 England Northampton Saints 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 France Pau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Away Challenge Cup round of 16.
6 Wales Scarlets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.

Statistics

(+ in the Apps column denotes substitute appearance, positions listed are the ones they have started a game in during the season)

Pos. Name United Rugby Championship URC play-offs European Champions Cup Total Discipline
Apps Try Con Pen Drop Pts Apps Try Con Pen Drop Pts Apps Try Con Pen Drop Pts Apps Try Con Pen Drop Pts
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Transfers

In

Date confirmed Pos. Name From Ref.
13 March 2025 CE Wales Joe Hawkins England Exeter Chiefs [5]
29 April 2025 LK Wales Jake Ball Unattached [6]
7 May 2025 SH Wales Dane Blacker Dragons [7]
16 May 2025 FB England Ioan Jones England Gloucester [8]
3 June 2025 FL Wales Tristan Davies Ospreys [9]

Out

Date confirmed Pos. Name To Ref.
10 March 2025 FH Wales Ioan Lloyd Cardiff [10]
23 April 2025 LK Scotland Alex Craig Scotland Glasgow Warriors [11]
25 April 2025 WG Wales Steff Evans Released [12]
HK Wales Shaun Evans [13]
SH Wales Efan Jones
LK Wales Ed Scragg
13 May 2025 FH England Charlie Titcombe England Leicester Tigers [14]
2 June 2025 PR Wales Sam Wainwright Cardiff [15]
3 July 2025 FL Tonga Vaea Fifita France Montauban [16]
4 July 2025 LK Wales Morgan Jones England Doncaster Knights [17]

References

  1. ^ "Welsh rugby's Judgement Day shelved for a season". BBC Sport. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Competition rules – United Rugby Championship". United Rugby Championship. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  3. ^ League Format (3) "Competition Rules". United Rugby Championship. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Pool Tables | Investec Champions Cup". www.epcrugby.com. European Professional Club Rugby. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Wales international Joe Hawkins signs for Scarlets". Scarlets Regional. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Jake Ball to return to Scarlets!". Scarlets Regional. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Scrum-half Dane Blacker heading back to Scarlets!". Scarlets Regional. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Welsh-qualified U20s World Cup winner Ioan Jones to join Scarlets". Scarlets Regional. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Scarlets sign back-rower Tristan Davies from Ospreys". Scarlets Regional. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Scarlets' Lloyd to join Cardiff next season". BBC Sport. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Scotland lock Craig joins Glasgow". BBC Sport. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Record scoring wing Evans to leave Scarlets". BBC Sport. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  13. ^ "Scarlets confirm players who will be leaving the club at the end of the season". Scarlets Regional. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Five signings confirmed for Season 25/26". Leicester Tigers. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Cardiff sign test props Sebastian and Wainwright". BBC Sport. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Tonga flanker Fifita leaves Scarlets for France". BBC Sport. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Knights sign Second Row, Morgan Jones from Scarlets". Doncaster Knights. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
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