URC GRAND FINAL 2025 – ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

URC GRAND FINAL 2025. 1st time finalists Leinster against 3rd time finalists the Bulls. One will become a first time winner at Croke Park in Dublin on Saturday. All you need to know about the Big Dance.

URC GRAND FINAL 2025

• A new BKT URC winner will be crowned
• Fourth different winner in four seasons
• First URC final outside of South Africa
• Third consecutive cross-hemisphere final

 

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Croke Park – First-ever rugby final at Croke Park – Leinster have a 100% win record at the venue (4/4) – Only previous South African team to play at Croke Park: Springboks (lost 15-10 to Ireland, Nov 2009)

URC HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Leinster: 8-time league champions (URC Preceding format of Pro12 and Pro14) , most recently in 2021 (beat Munster 16–6 in PRO14 final)
• Bulls: SA’s most successful team in terms of finals appearances, (3 Super Rugby titles, 25 Currie Cups)

Leinster Notes: – Last trophy: 2021 (beat Munster in PRO14 final) – RG Snyman: URC Players’ Player of the Season – 12 British & Irish Lions selections – Snyman & Jamie Osborne in URC Elite XV – Record vs Bulls: Played 6 | Won 2 | Lost 4 | Points For: 151 | Against: 152

Vodacom Bulls Notes: – Two-time URC Grand Finalists: Lost 2022 (Stormers), 2024 (Glasgow) – Key Players: Willie Le Roux, Canan Moodie, Marcell Coetzee, Cameron Hanekom (injured) – URC Elite XV: Hanekom, Wessels, Louw – Record vs Leinster: Played 6 | Won 4 | Lost 2 | Points For: 152 | Against: 151

MATCH STATS

Leinster: – Gainline success: 45.1% (1st) – Tries/game: 4.5 (1st) – Offloads/game: 11.9 (2nd) – Most successful 22m entries/game: 6.9 – Points per 22m entry: 2.4 (2nd) – Fewest entries conceded: 8.2 – Turnovers won: 144 (1st) – Tackle turnovers: 31 – Lineout steals: 33 (1st) – Jackals: 64 (2nd)

Vodacom Bulls: – Scrum penalties won (own feed): 47 (1st) – Against the feed: 15 (1st) – Scrum success rate: 94.7% (3rd) – Metres per carry: 3.7 (1st) – Gainline success: 44.5% (3rd) – Canan Moodie: 9 tries (joint-top), 734m carried, 14 line breaks

PERFORMANCE STATS SNAPSHOT

KEY PLAYERS

Top Carries: 1. Embrose Papier (Bulls) – 733 2. Luke McGrath (Leinster) – 657

Top Offloads: 1. RG Snyman (Leinster) – 43 2. Cameron Hanekom (Bulls) – 27

Top Metres Gained: 1. Canan Moodie (Bulls) – 730 2. Jamie Osborne (Leinster) – 709

Try Assists: 1. Cameron Hanekom (Bulls) – 39 2. Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster) – 10

Defenders Beaten: 1. Canan Moodie (Bulls) – 19 2. Sebastian de Klerk (Bulls) – 18

Turnovers Won: 1. Cameron Hanekom (Bulls) – 65 2. Jack Conan (Leinster) – 60

Tackles Made: 1. Cameron Hanekom (Bulls) – 173 2. Scott Penny (Leinster) – 163

Lineout Throws Won: 1. Johann Grobbelaar (Bulls) – 137 2. Akker van der Merwe (Bulls) – 111

Lineout Steals: 1. JF van Heerden (Bulls) – 6 2. RG Snyman (Leinster) – 6

Points Scored: 1. David Kriel (Bulls) – 90 2. Ross Byrne (Leinster) – 78

Tries Scored: 1. Canan Moodie (Bulls) – 9 2. David Kriel (Bulls) – 8

ROUND-BY-ROUND HEAD-TO-HEAD

• Sep 2021: Leinster 31–3 Bulls
• Jun 2022 (SF): Bulls 27–26 Leinster
• Apr 2023: Bulls 62–7 Leinster
• Mar 2024: Leinster 47–14 Bulls
• Jun 2024 (SF): Bulls 25–20 Leinster
• Mar 2025: Bulls 21–20 Leinster

TEAM FORM – LAST 6 MATCHES

Leinster: – W Ulster 41–17 – L Scarlets 22–35 – W Zebre 76–5 – W Glasgow 13–5 – W Scarlets 33–21 – W Glasgow 37–19

Vodacom Bulls: – W Munster 16–13 – W Glasgow 26–19 – W Cardiff 45–21 – W Dragons 55–15 – W Edinburgh 42–33 – W Sharks 25–13

MATCH OFFICIALS

• Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
• Assistant Referees: Mike Adamson & Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
• TMO: Matteo Liperini (Italy)
• Note: No Irish or SA officials (neutrality policy)

GRAND FINAL BACKGROUND

• First rugby final at Croke Park
• Bulls could become first South African URC champions
• Leinster chasing redemption after years of near-misses

ATTENDANCE HISTORY

Top destination finals: – 2019: 47,128 – Celtic Park, Glasgow – 2018: 46,092 – Aviva Stadium, Dublin – 2017: 45,556 – Aviva Stadium, Dublin

URC-era finals (Merit-hosted): – 2022: DHL Stadium, Cape Town – 31,000 – 2023: DHL Stadium, Cape Town – 56,344 – 2024: Loftus Versfeld – 50,388

Tickets: From €20 at Ticketmaster Ireland
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