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Edinburgh face off against Lions in United Rugby Championship Round 4 on Fri 23rd October 2026 at Hive Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:45 and is broadcast on Premier Sports. In South Africa it’s at 20:45 SAST on SuperSport, 07:45 NZST on URC TV in New Zealand, 05:45 AEST on URC TV in Australia and 11:45 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.
Lions won the last encounter but Edinburgh are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 6 places in the league table with Lions in 1st and Edinburgh in 7th as such Lions are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Edinburgh vs Lions will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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