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2024 Rugby Union Calendar - Key Dates For Club & International Rugby

Bill Gaine on Dec 29, 2023 at 12:00 AM
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In this post we take a look at the 2024 Rugby Union calendar and bring you all the key dates for in club and international rugby for the year ahead.

2023 was a massive year for the sport of rugby union with the highlight being South Africa winning their second successive Rugby World Cup by beating New Zealand 11-12 in the Rugby World Cup Final.

In the Northern Hemisphere, Ireland were the big winners in the spring as they secured their first-ever Grand Slam on home soil.

Despite there being no Rugby World Cup in 2024 there will be the usual annual competitions along with Rugby Sevens taking place at the 2024 Summer Olympics in July plus a new look Pacific Nations Cup which takes place from August to September.

NOTE: Key dates/events are highlighted in bold.

Rugby Calendar 2024

January 2024

1st | Leinster vs Ulster, United Rugby Championship, RDS Arena, RTÉ 2

1st | Connacht vs Munster, United Rugby Championship, Galway Showgrounds, TG4

12-14th | Challenge Cup Round 3, TNT Sports

13th | Leinster vs Stade Francais, Champions Cup, Aviva Stadium, RTÉ 2

13th | Toulon vs Munster, Champions Cup, Stade Mayol, TNT Sports

13th | Ulster vs Toulouse, Champions Cup, Ravenhill Stadium, TNT Sports

13th | Lyon vs Connacht, Champions Cup, Matmut Stadium, TNT Sports

19th, 20th, 21st | Challenge Cup Round 4, TNT Sports

19th | Connacht vs Bristol Bears, Champions Cup, Galway Showgrounds, TNT Sports

20th | Leicester Tigers vs Leinster, Champions Cup, Mattioli Woods Welford Road, RTÉ 2

20th | Munster vs Northampton, Champions Cup, Thomond Park, RTÉ 2

February 2024

2nd-16th March | Men’s Six Nations, BBC, ITV, Virgin Media, RTÉ 2

2nd-15th March | U20 Six Nations, RTÉ

2nd | France vs Ireland, Six Nations, Stade Vélodrome, TBC

3rd | Italy vs England, Six Nations, Stadio Olimpico, TBC

3rd | Wales vs Scotland, Six Nations, Millenium Stadium, TBC

10th | Scotland vs France, Six Nations, Murrayfield Stadium, TBC

10th | England vs Wales, Six Nations, Twickenham Stadium, TBC

11th | Ireland vs Italy, Six Nations, TBC

3rd -17th March | Rugby Europe Championship, Rugby Europe

16th | Scarlets vs Munster, United Rugby Championship, Parc y Scarlets, BBC, TG4

17th | Leinster vs Benetton Treviso, United Rugby Championship, RDS Arena, TBC

17th | Cardiff vs Connacht, United Rugby Championship, Arms Park, BBC, RTÉ

18th | Ospreys vs Ulster, United Rugby Championship, TBC, TBC

24th | Ireland vs Wales, Six Nations, Aviva Stadium, TBC

24th | Scotland vs England, Six Nations, Murrayfield Stadium, TBC

25th | France vs Italy, Six Nations, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, TBC

March 2024

1st | Munster vs Zebre, United Rugby Championship, Musgrave Park, TG4

2nd | Cardiff vs Leinster, United Rugby Championship, Arms Park, BBC, RTÉ

2nd | Connacht vs Scarlets, United Rugby Championship, Galway Showgrounds, BBC, TG4

2nd | Ulster vs Dragons, United Rugby Championship, Ravenhill Stadium, TBC

9th | Italy vs Scotland, Six Nations, Stadio Olympico, TBC

9th | England vs Ireland, Six Nations, Twickenham Stadium, TBC

10th | Wales vs France, Millenium Stadium, TBC

16th | Wales vs Italy, Millenium Stadium, TBC

16th | Ireland vs Scotland, Six Nations, Aviva Stadium, TBC

16th | France vs England, Parc Olympique Lyonnais Stadium, TBC

22nd | Ospreys vs Munster, United Rugby Championship, Swansea.com Stadium, BBC, TG4

23rd | Zebre vs Leinster, United Rugby Championship, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, RTÉ

23rd | Connacht vs Lions, United Rugby Championship, Galway Showgrounds, RTÉ 2

23rd | Sharks vs Ulster, United Rugby Championship, Kingspan Stadium, TBC

23rd – 27th April | Women’s Six Nations, BBC, ITV, Virgin Media, RTÉ 2

29th | Leinster vs Bulls, United Rugby Championship, RDS Arena, TG4

30th | Munster vs Cardiff, United Rugby Championship, Thomond Park, BBC, RTÉ 2

30th | Stormers vs Ulster, United Rugby Championship, Cape Town Stadium, TBC

30th| Benetton Treviso vs Connacht, United Rugby Championship, Stadio Comunale di Monigo, TG4

April 2024

5-7th | Champions Cup Round of 16, TNT Sports

5- 7th | Challenge Cup Round of 16, TNT Sports

12-14th | Champions Cup Quarter Finals, TNT Sports

12-14th | Challenge Cup Quarter Finals, TNT Sports

19th | Ulster vs Cardiff, United Rugby Championship, Ravenhill Stadium, BBC, TG4

20th | Lions vs Leinster, United Rugby Championship, Ellis Park Stadium, RTÉ 2

20th | Bulls vs Munster, United Rugby Championship, Loftus Versfeld Pretoria, RTÉ 2

20th | Connacht vs Zebre, United Rugby Championship, Galway Showgrounds, TG4

26th | Ulster vs Benetton Treviso, United Rugby Championship, Ravenhill Stadium, BBC, RTÉ 2

27th | Stormers vs Leinster, United Rugby Championship, Cape Town Stadium, TG4

27th | Lions vs Munster, United Rugby Championship, Ellis Park Stadium, TG4

May 2024

3-5th | Champions Cup Semi-Finals, TNT Sports

3-5th | Challenge Cup Semi-Finals, TNT Sports

11th | Leinster vs Ospreys, United Rugby Championship, RDS Arena, BBC, TG4

11th | Munster vs Connacht, United Rugby Championship, Thomond Park, TBC

11th | Scarlets vs Ulster, United Rugby Championship, Parc y Scarlets Stadium, TBC

17th | Edinburgh vs Munster, United Rugby Championship, Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, TG4

18th | Ulster vs Leinster, United Rugby Championship, Ravenhill Stadium, TG4

18th | Connacht vs Stormers, United Rugby Championship, Galway Showgrounds, RTÉ 2

24th | Challenge Cup Final, TNT Sports

25th | Champions Cup Final, TNT Sports

31st | Leinster vs Connacht, United Rugby Championship, RDS Arena, TBC

June 2024

1st | Munster vs Ulster, United Rugby Championship, Thomond Park, TG4

7th | United Rugby Championship Quarter-Finals, TBC

15th | United Rugby Championship Semi-Finals, TBC

22nd | United Rugby Championship Final, TBC

July 2024

TBC (8-29th) | Rugby Championship, TNT Sports

TBC | Summer Internationals

24-30th | Rugby Sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics, BBC, ITV, RTÉ

August 2024

TBC | Pacific Nations Cup, Stan Sports

October 2024

TBC | 2024/25 United Rugby Championship Season Commences

November 2024

TBC | Autumn Internationals

December 2024

TBC | Champions Cup 2024/25 Begins

TBC | Challenge Cup 2024/25 Begins

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