About URC

The United Rugby Championship is a global club rugby league where 16 teams from five powerhouse nations compete across two hemispheres to become the URC champion. The URC is made up of four teams from Ireland, four from South Africa, four from Wales, two from Italy and two from Scotland.

The URC’s mission is to innovate and create new ways of bringing fans closer to the drama, using the power of rugby to create a purpose-driven league that allows our athletes and teams to amaze on the pitch and inspire change off it.

We are characterised by our national differences but unified by our passion. Diversity is in our DNA. Respect is inherent in our sport. URC’s ambition is to use the league’s platform to champion for a healthier, stronger, unified next generation, so they can Take on Tomorrow.

The programme will advance and celebrate the power of URC rugby as a tool for social change. By using our international platform to support the efforts of clubs, players, fans and leading charities as they change lives of young people across the five territories in which we play.