United Rugby Championship: How to watch in the UK

The final group stage weekend of the United Rugby Championship begins tonight (Friday 16 May) and an action-packed weekend will decide the final playoff places.

The matches will be live streamed on RTE in Ireland and on Premier Sports in the UK. You can add Premier Sports to your Amazon Prime subscription by adding a month package here. Adding the package will allow you to live stream the games up to and including the final weekend.

Irish side Leinster are guaranteed a spot as winners of the league phase, while Bulls, Glasgow Warriors, Sharks and Stormers are all in pole position to finish in the top eight places and secure a playoff spot in June.

In sixth place Scarletts will need to secure a result against Sharks to confirm their playoff spot, while seventh and eighth place Munster and Benetton will face off in a huge match that could see the loser drop out on the final weekend. That depends on Cardiff getting a result against South African side Stormers in Cape Town and if they do win they could leapfrog the loser between the other game.

Stormers secured qualification themselves last week and are on a three game winning streak in what will be a tough test for Cardiff, who have off-pitch issues with reduced budgets despite strong on-field performances.

Edinburgh in tenth are the final team who can secure a playoff berth with a win against twelfth place Ulster in an action-packed weekend with three games live on Premier Sports tonight followed by five on Saturday 17 May.

You can watch the action here.

The final dates will be:

Quarter-Finals – Friday and Saturday, May 30 & 31

QF1: No 1 v No 8

QF2: No 2 v No 7

QF3: No 3 v No 6

QF4: No 4 v No 5

Semi-Finals – Saturday, June 7

SF1: Winner QF1 v Winner QF4

SF2: Winner QF2 v Winner QF3

Grand Final – Saturday, June 14

Winner SF1 v Winner SF2