The 2026–27 season is scheduled to be the 24th 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 EPCR Challenge Cup.
Friendlies DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance5 September 2026Exeter ChiefsA36–15Tries: Page (2) 28' c, 66' m, J. Roberts (2) 40' c, 68' m, McDonald 52' m, Davis 71' cConversions: McDonald (3) 28', 40', 71'11 September 2026DragonsH14–80Tries: I. Jones 15' c, S. O'Connor 25' cConversions: Anscombe (2) 15', 22'18 September 2026SaracensH14–26Tries: James 21' c, Morse 72' cConversions: Costelow 21', Anscombe 72'
United Rugby Championship
League phase Fixtures The fixture schedule for the 2026–27 United Rugby Championship season was announced on 19 May 2026.
DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceTableposition26 September 2026Cardiff RugbyH15–21Tries: Roberts 6' m, Murray 23' cConversions: Anscombe 24'Penalties: Hawkins 52'7,07313th3 October 2026DragonsA26–38Tries: Page (2) 2' c, 28' c, S. O'Connor 58' c, Jones 73' mConversions: Costelow (3) 3', 29', 59' 7,163 14th10 October 2026BenettonH24 October 2026StormersA31 October 2026BullsA5 December 2026ConnachtH18 December 2026MunsterA26 December 2026OspreysA2 January 2027DragonsH22 January 2027Glasgow WarriorsA30 January 2027EdinburghH27 February 2027ZebreA20 March 2027LionsH26 March 2027LeinsterH17 April 2027UlsterA24 April 2027SharksH8 May 2027OspreysH15 May 2027Cardiff RugbyA
Tables Overall
Welsh Shield
EPCR Challenge Cup Having finished in 14th in the 2025–26 United Rugby Championship, the Scarlets qualified for the 2026–27 EPCR Challenge Cup. The draw for the pool stage took place on 1 July 2026; the Scarlets were drawn into pool 2 along with fellow URC sides Benetton and Sharks, French Top 14 sides Lyon OU and Castres, and English PREM Rugby side Newcastle Red Bulls.
Teams will play four pool matches, the first taking place on the weekend of 16 October 2026.
Pool stage Fixtures DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceTableposition17 October 2026Newcastle Red BullsH12 December 2026SharksA9 January 2027LyonH16 January 2027CastresA
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Transfers
In Date confirmedPos.NameFromRef.30 April 2026PR Corey DomachowskiCardiff Rugby6 May 2026LK Harvey Cuckson Bath14 May 2026HK John McKee Leinster21 May 2026 George RobertsDragons4 June 2026LK Alex Groves StormersFB Isaac Murray-Macgregor Crusaders26 June 2026LK Cullen Grace16 July 2026 Tom Allen Hurricanes28 July 2026FH Gareth Anscombe Bayonne12 August 2026PR Chris Apoua Moana Pasifika
Out Date confirmedPos.NameToRef.20 February 2026HK Marnus van der Merwe Munster10 April 2026WG Tom RogersOspreys30 April 2026PR Alec Hepburn Edinburgh13 May 2026LK Jake BallRetired Max Douglas Shizuoka Blue Revs16 May 2026N8 Ben WilliamsPontypool RFC17 June 2026LK Jarrod Taylor Ealing Trailfinders4 September 2026PR Chris ApouaReleased
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