Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby have learned their fixture schedule for next season's United Rugby Championship. The duo will kick off their 2025-26 campaigns on the last weekend of September before embarking on 18 rounds of fixtures that will conclude next May. Glasgow start with a home match against South African opposition in the shape of Sharks on Friday, September 26, with kick-off at Scotstoun scheduled for 8.05pm. Warriors then face Benetton in their first away fixture on Saturday October 4, at 5.30pm. First up for Edinburgh is a trip to Zebre Parma on Saturday, September 27, for a game which starts at 3.05pm. The capital club's home curtain-raiser will be against Ulster on Friday, October 3 at 8.05pm - the first of seven Friday night fixtures at Hive Stadium next season, while Glasgow have five. The 1872 Cup will again take place around the festive period with holders Glasgow, who will be bidding to retain the trophy for a fourth successive season, hosting the first leg at Hampden on Saturday, December 20 before Edinburgh stage the second leg at Murrayfield seven days later. The format of the URC competition remains unchanged with the top eight teams progressing to the play-offs beginning May 29. The semi-finals will be played on June 6, followed by the grand final on June 20. Sep 26 - Sharks (h); Oct 4 - Benetton (a), Oct 11 - Dragons (h), Oct 18 - Ospreys (a), Oct 24 - Bulls (h); Nov 29 - Scarlets (h); Dec 20 - Edinburgh (h), Dec 27 - Edinburgh (a); Jan 3 - Zebre (h), Jan 24 - Zebre (a), Jan 30 - Munster (h); Feb 28 - Connacht (a); Mar 21 - Leinster (h), Mar 27 - Benetton (h); Apr 18 - Lions (a), Apr 25 - Stormers (a); May 8 - Cardiff (h), May 15 - Ulster (a). Sep 27 - Zebre (a); Oct 3 - Ulster (h), Oct 10 - Munster (a), Oct 17 - Benetton (h), Oct 25 - Cardiff (a); Nov 29 - Ospreys (h); Dec 20 - Glasgow (a), Dec 27 - Glasgow (h); Jan 3 - Benetton (a), Jan 23 - Bulls (h), Jan 31 - Leinster (a); Feb 27 - Scarlets (h); Mar 21 - Lions (a), Mar 28 - Stormers (a); Apr 17 - Zebre (h), Apr 24 - Sharks (h); May 9 - Dragons (a), May 15 - Connacht (h).