Scarlets will open their 2026-27 BKT United Rugby Championship season with two Welsh derbies.
First up at the Parc, Scarlets renew their rivalry with Cardiff on Saturday, September 26, then head east down the M4 to take on the Dragons at Rodney Parade a week later.
In round three, Guinness Pro12-winning coach Wayne Pivac will make a return to Llanelli with Benetton Rugby on Saturday, October 10 for a 5.30pm kick-off.
After a week of EPCR Challenge Cup action – taking place in an earlier slot next season – rounds four and five sees Scarlets in South Africa to take on the DHL Stormers in Cape Town and Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria.
Following the Autumn Nations Series, we have an Irish double header to contend with, sandwiching the second round of European action. First up it’s Connacht at the Parc on Saturday, December 5 (5.15pm), then Scarlets head to Cork for a festive Friday night battle with Marnus van der Merwe’s Munster on Friday, December 18.
The big Boxing Day West Wales derby is scheduled to take place at St Helen’s on Saturday, December 26 with a 5.30pm kick-off and for the first game of 2027, the Dragons are in Llanelli on Saturday, January 2 (3pm).
Glasgow in Scotstoun and Edinburgh in Llanelli provide the January opposition in rounds 10 and 11; Scarlets head to Parma to take on Zebre in round 12’s Six Nations fallow week, then on Saturday March 20, the Johannesburg-based Lions head to the Parc (5.30pm).
Six days later, Leinster are in Llanelli for a big Friday night clash (7.45pm). April throws up a trip to Belfast to face Ulster followed by a home tie with the Hollywoodbets Sharks and the URC season reaches a crescendo with two Welsh derbies against the Ospreys in Llanelli on Saturday May 8 (5.30pm), followed by Cardiff at the Arms Park on Saturday, May 15.
The 2026-27 BKT URC fixture list has been designed to provide greater balance across the regular season, with a more even spread of home and away fixtures and an optimised touring model for South African teams, who will each complete three two-game URC tours during the campaign.
As is now the norm, BKT URC supporters across the globe can download fixtures directly to their devices via the Ecal URC 26/27 calendar, ensuring they never miss a kick-off, no matter their time zone. Please note updates may take up to an hour to sync.
Download all fixtures to your device here https://ql.e-c.al/URCFixtures
Themed rounds will also return during the 2026/27 campaign, with further details to be confirmed by the BKT URC in the near future.
Scarlets Fixtures 2026-27
Rd 1: Sat, Sept 26 – Cardiff (H; Parc y Scarlets) 19:45
Rd 2: Sat, Oct 3 – Dragons (A; Rodney Parade) 15:00
Rd 3: Sat, Oct 10 – Benetton (H; Parc y Scarlets) 17:30
Rd 4: Sat, Oct 24 – DHL Stormers (A; DHL Stadium, Cape Town) 15:00
Rd 5: Sat, Oct 31 – Vodacom Bulls (A; Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria) 15:00
Rd 6: Sat Dec 5 – Connacht (H; Parc y Scarlets) 17:15
Rd 7: Fri Dec 18 – Munster (A; Virgin Media Park, Cork) 19:45
Rd 8: Sat Dec 26 – Ospreys (A; St Helen’s; 17:30)
Rd 9: Sat, Jan 2 – Dragons (H; Parc y Scarlets) 15:00
Rd 10: Fri, Jan 22 – Glasgow (A; Scotstoun Stadium) 19:45
Rd 11: Sat, Jan 30 – Edinburgh (H; Parc y Scarlets), 15:00
Rd 12: Sat, Feb 27 – Zebre Parma (A; Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma) 17:30
Rd 13: Sat March 20 – Lions (H; Parc y Scarlets) 17:30
Rd 14: Fri, March 26 – Leinster (H; Parc y Scarlets) 19:45
Rd 15: Sat, April 17 – Ulster (A; Affidea Stadium, Belfast) 19:45
Rd 16: Sat April 24 – Hollywoodbets Sharks (H; Parc y Scarlets) 15:00
Rd 17: Sat, May 8 – Ospreys (H; Parc y Scarlets) 17:30
Rd 18: Sat, May 15 – Cardiff (A; Arms Park) 15:00
Play-Off Schedule
Quarter-Finals: May 28/29
Semi-Finals: June 5
Grand Final: June 19