It's festive derby time in the URC
- URC Media
- Dec 16, 2025
- 3 min read
After an exciting Round 6 of the United Rugby Championship, URC StatMaster has identified the top players from the set of fixtures along with the overall top team and player performances from the league so far.
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Top Players From R6
Carries: 19 Alun Lawrence (Cardiff Rugby)
Defenders Beaten: 8 Jude Postlethwaite (Ulster Rugby)
Line-outs Won: 12 Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby)
Metres: 118 Sebastian de Klerk (Vodacom Bulls)
Passes: 98 Ben Vellacott (Edinburgh Rugby)
Tackles: 29 Lewis Lloyd (Ospreys)
Overall Top Players After R6
Carries: 102 Alun Lawrence (Cardiff Rugby)
Defenders Beaten: 32 Sebastian de Klerk (Vodacom Bulls)
Kicks in Play: 48 Nathan Doak (Ulster Rugby)/Quan Horn (Lions)
Line-out Steals: 7 Alex Soroka (Leinster Rugby)
Line-outs Won: 42 Marvin Orie (Hollywoodbets Sharks)
Metres: 455 Sebastian de Klerk (Vodacom Bulls)
Passes: 385 Nico Steyn (Lions)
Tackles: 95 Alun Lawrence (Cardiff Rugby)
Tries: 6 Louis Lynagh (Benetton)
Turnover Won: 8 Jeandre Rudolph (Vodacom Bulls)
Overall Top Team Season Totals
Carries: 911 Glasgow Warriors
Defenders Beaten: 158 Lions
Kicks in Play: 195 Cardiff Rugby
Metres: 2 882 Glasgow Warriors
Points: 184 DHL Stormers
Tackles: 971 Vodacom Bulls
Tries: 26 Ulster Rugby/Vodacom Bulls
Turnover Won: 41 Cardiff Rugby/DHL Stormers/Munster Rugby
Visits To 22: 80 Glasgow Warriors
URC action returns this weekend with Friday night lights as Cardiff welcome Scarlets while Ulster make the trip to Leinster.
On Saturday, derby action will see DHL Stormers take on the Lions, Benetton host Zebre Parma, Glasgow Warriors face Edinburgh Rugby in Hampden Park, Hollywoodbets Sharks and Vodacom Bulls go head-to-head. Ospreys take on Munster and Dragons RFC welcome Connacht.
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Fixtures
FRIDAY
Cardiff Rugby v Scarlets
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff – KO 7.45pm IRE & UK/8.45pm ITA/9.45pm SA
Referee: Ben Breakspear (WRU, 15th league game)
AR 1: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) AR 2: Ben Connor (WRU)
TMO: Keith David (WRU)
Live on: BBC Wales, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Leinster Rugby v Ulster Rugby
Aviva Stadium, Dublin – KO 7.45pm IRE & UK/8.45pm ITA/9.45pm SA
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 111th league game)
AR 1: Andrew Fogarty (IRFU) AR 2: Tomás O’Sullivan (IRFU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
Live on: TG4, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
SATURDAY
DHL Stormers v Lions
DHL Stadium, Cape Town – KO 1.30pm IRE & UK/2.30pm ITA/3.30pm SA
Referee: Hanru van Rooyen (SARU, league debut)
AR 1: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU) AR 2: Stephan Geldenhuys (SARU)
TMO: Quinton Immelman (SARU)
Live on: SuperSport, Premier Sports, TG4, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Benetton v Zebre Parma
Stadio Monigo, Treviso – KO 2pm IRE & UK/3pm ITA/4pm SA
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR, 45th league game)
AR 1: Filippo Russo (FIR) AR 2: Luca Bisetto (FIR)
TMO: Stefano Penne (FIR)
Live on: Sky Italia, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh Rugby
Hampden Park, Glasgow – KO 3pm IRE & UK/4pm ITA/5pm SA
Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU, 32nd league game)
AR 1: David Sutherland (SRU) AR 2: Finlay Brown (SRU)
TMO: Mark Patton (SRU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Hollywoodbets Sharks v Vodacom Bulls
Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban – KO 4pm IRE & UK/5pm ITA/6pm SA
Referee: Griffin Colby (SARU, 9th league game)
AR 1: Aimee Barrett-Theron (SARU) AR 2: AJ Jacobs (SARU)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
Live on: Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Ospreys v Munster Rugby
Dunraven Brewery Field, Bridgend – KO 5.30pm IRE & UK/6.30pm ITA/7.30pm SA
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU, 57th league game)
AR 1: Craig Evans (WRU) AR 2: Andrew Moule (WRU)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
Live on: S4C, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
Dragons RFC v Connacht
Rodney Parade, Newport – KO 7.45pm IRE & UK/8.45pm ITA/9.45pm SA
Referee: Ru Campbell (SRU, league debut)
AR 1: Rob McDowell (WRU) AR 2: Jonny Mackenzie (WRU)
TMO: Mike Adamson (SRU)
Live on: Premier Sports, TG4, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv
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