2024–25 United Rugby Championship
| 2024–25 United Rugby Championship | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Ireland Italy Scotland South Africa Wales |
| Date | 20 September 2024 – 14 June 2025 |
| Champions | Leinster (9th title) |
| Runners-up | Bulls |
| Matches played | 151 |
| Attendance | 1,832,138 (average 12,133 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 80,468 – Leinster vs Munster (12 October 2024) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,187 – Zebre vs Lions (19 October 2024) |
| Tries scored | 990 (average 6.6 per match) |
| Top point scorer | Ross Thompson (128) |
| Top try scorer | 6 players tied (9) |
| Official website | |
| unitedrugby | |
The 2024–25 United Rugby Championship was the 24th season of the professional rugby union competition currently known as the United Rugby Championship, the highest level domestic rugby competition in South Africa, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Italy. This season was the fourth season under that name, and the fourth with the current collection of teams. It began on 20 September 2024 and ended on 14 June 2025.
Glasgow Warriors entered as the reigning champions, their second overall title, but were eliminated by Leinster in the semi-finals.
The first confirmed titles of the season were the four URC Regional Shields, which were won by Leinster (Irish Shield), Cardiff (Welsh Shield), Sharks (South African Shield) and Glasgow Warriors (Scottish-Italian Shield) respectively. Leinster's win, their fourth, extended their record within the championship for Shield wins.
During the season, records were set for overall and average attendance, highest attendance for a single game and (twice) highest aggregate attendance across a round of competition. Over 1.8 million fans attended United Rugby Championship matches during the season.
For the first time since the current format was commenced in 2021–22, the top two seeds from the regular season standings, Leinster and Pretoria's Bulls reached the United Rugby Championship Final, on 14 June in Croke Park, Dublin. It was also the first final in the most recent format held outside South Africa.
Leinster defeated the Bulls 32–7 in the grand final to win their ninth overall title.