How To Watch Leinster Rugby Vs. Edinburgh Rugby Free Stream ...

Leinster Rugby travels to Scotland to face Edinburgh Rugby in one of the most anticipated matches of the United Rugby Championship Round 1 slate at 2:35 p.m. on Sept. 20. 

The Dublin-based club, which was ranked No. 2 in the first 2024-2025 FloRugby Top 50 Clubs in the world rankings, will face the No. 38-ranked club Edinburgh. 

The Scottish club went 11-0-7 last season and finished just outside the playoff picture. Meanwhile, Leinster finished third in the final table with a 13-0-5 record. 

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The URC match is one of two on Sept. 20, with Cardiff Rugby hosting Zebre Parma the same time. The rest of the Round 1 fixtures are Sept. 21. 

But Leinster vs. Edinburgh will be streamed for free as part of FloRugby's free URC match of the week on YouTube. Here's how to watch the free stream:

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United Rugby Championship Round 1 Fixtures and Streaming Schedule

September 20, 2024

2:35 PM ET:  Edinburgh vs Leinster at Hive Stadium · Scotland2:35 PM. ET: Cardiff vs Zebre Parma at Cardiff Arms Park · Wales

September 21, 2024

10:00 AM ET: Dragons vs Ospreys AT Rodney Parade · Wales12:30 PM ET: Munster vs Connacht AT Thomond Park · LK2:35 PM ET: Benetton vs Scarlets AT Stadio Comunale Monigo · Treviso, Veneto2:45 PM ET Ulster vs Glasgow Warriors at Kingspan Stadium · Northern IrelandHow To Watch URC Rugby In The United States

Every URC match is streaming live in the United States on FloRugby and the FloSports app. Replays, highlights and breaking news will be on both platforms.

What Is The United Rugby Championship Format?

The URC is 16 clubs divided into four shields: 

Irish Shield: Leinster Rugby Munster Rugby Ulster RugbyConnacht RugbyItalian And Scottish Shield: Glasgow Warriors Edinburgh Rugby Zebre Parma Benetton Rugby South African Shield: Vodacom BullsDHL StormersEmirates LionsHollywoodbets SharksWelsh Shield: Ospreys ScarletsCardiff Rugby Dragons RFC

The shields used to play a bigger role in the EPCR qualifications, but Investec Champions Cup more or less ignores the shield winners and takes the top eight teams. 

How Do URC Teams Make The Playoffs?

The top eight teams in the standings, or table, advance to the playoffs. The team with the best record in the regular season will host the playoff game. 

How Does The 2024-2025 URC Season Schedule Work?

The rugby schedule in general can be a difficult one to understand, especially for sports fans in the United States used to seeing teams play in one league for eight months straight. 

The URC plays 16 rounds from Sept. 20 to May 17. In that span, the league will enter several hiatuses.

The teams that finished in the top eight of the standings the previous season will play for the Investec Champions Cup-- the European Professional Club Championship. The bottom eight teams will play in the EPCR Challenge Cup. Last year, Leinster Rugby lost for the third straight year in the Champions Cup Final, while the Hollywoodbets Sharks won the Challenge Cup. 

This year there will be nearly a month between Round 7 and Round 8 (Nov. 30-Dec. 20) as the European championship tournaments pool play begins on Dec. 6. Another month gap will be between Round 9 and Round 10 (Jan. 1-Jan. 24).

The URC season also deal with international teams taking players for the Autumn Nations and Six Nations tournaments. 

Here's Where To Find The URC Schedule On FloRugby

Where Are The United Rugby Championship Teams From?

Some teams bear the name of the cities they are from. The Scottish teams are from Glasgow and Edinburgh. But the rest can be confusing. 

Irish Shield: 

Irish teams are named after their provinces in Ireland. Leinster in the east, Munster in the south, Connacht in the west and Ulster in the north. Here are the cities they call home:

Leinster Rugby: DublinMunster Rugby: Limerick and CorkUlster Rugby: BelfastConnacht Rugby: Galway

Italian And Scottish Shield: 

The Scottish clubs keep things easy. The Italians not so much. Zebra Parma is named after the town in which they play, Parma, Italy, but the first name comes from the Zebra-like stripes the club wears. Benetton is named after the clothing company that has owned the team since 1979. but it used to be named "Benetton Rugby Treviso" after the town in which it plays. Here's where the teams play:

Glasgow WarriorsEdinburgh RugbyZebre Parma: ParmaBenetton Rugby: Treviso

South African Shield: 

South African clubs have sponsorship deals that provide the names. Here's where the clubs play:

Vodacom Bulls: PretoriaDHL Stormers: Cape TownEmirates Lions: JohannesburgHollywoodbets Sharks: Durban

Welsh Shield: 

Here's where the clubs are from: 

Ospreys: SwanseaScarlets: LlanelliCardiff Rugby: Cardiff RFC Dragons: NewportWhat Were The 2023-2024 URC Final Standings?

Here is the table from last season: 

URC ClubsPLWDLBPPFPADIFFPTS1MUNSTER RUGBY18131414483318165682VODACOM BULLS18130514639433206663LEINSTER RUGBY18130513554350204654GLASGOW WARRIORS18130513519353166655DHL STORMERS18120611468348120596ULSTER RUGBY1811071043740928547BENETTON RUGBY181116841140011548OSPREYS18100810414449-35509EMIRATES LIONS18909145263981285010EDINBURGH RUGBY1811075416397194911CONNACHT RUGBY189099404432-284512CARDIFF RUGBY18411314389414-253213SCARLETS1850137313575-2622714HOLLYWOODBETS SHARKS1840149343431-882515DRAGONS RFC1830154300611-3111616ZEBRE PARMA1811169345643-29815When Does The 2024-2025  Investec Champions Cup Begin? When Is The Champions Cup Final?

The Investec Champions Cup and the EPCR Challenge Cup begin on Dec. 6 and the four-round pool play action ends on Jan. 19, 2025. The Round of 16 starts on April 4, while the quarterfinals are April 11-13 and the semifinals are May 2-4. 

The EPCR Championships weekend is in Cardiff, Wales at Principality Stadium. There are championship games on May 23 (EPCR Challenge Cup) and May 24 (Investec Champions Cup). 

What Are The Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup Pools?

Here are the pools. 

Investec Champions Cup: Toulouse (Stade Toulousain)Bordeaux-Bègles (Union Bordeaux-Bègles)Hollywoodbets SharksExeter ChiefsLeicester TigersUlster Rugby

Pool 2:

Leinster RugbyClermont Auvergne (ASM Clermont Auvergne)La Rochelle (Stade Rochelais)Bristol BearsBenetton RugbyBath Rugby

Pool 3:

Northampton SaintsMunster RugbyVodacom BullsStade Français ParisSaracensCastres Olympique

Pool 4:

Glasgow WarriorsRacing 92Sale SharksDHL StormersToulon (RC Toulon)HarlequinsEPCR Challenge Cup

Pool 1:

Cardiff RugbyConnacht RugbyToyota CheetahsPerpignan (USAP)Lyon Olympique Universitaire (Lyon O.U.)Zebre Parma

Pool 2:

Montpellier Hérault RugbyPau (Section Paloise)Newcastle FalconsDragons RFCEmirates LionsOspreys

Pool 3:

RC VannesBlack LionBayonne (Aviron Bayonnais)ScarletsEdinburgh RugbyGloucester RugbyHow To Watch Rugby Matches In the United States On FloRugby

FloRugby and FloSports also are the U.S. home to: 

Investec Champions CupEPCR Challenge CupCurrie CupTop 14Super RugbyAnd more

FloRugby also is home to match archives and match replays. 

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