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- 1872 Cup: Saturday, December 20 & 27, 2025
- GAME 1: Glasgow Warriors vs Edinburgh | 10am ET / 7am PT / 3pm GMT / 2am AEDT (Sun)
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The 1872 Cup live streams will showcase club rugby's oldest derby in its now-traditional slot as Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh face off over successive weekends in the 153-year-old battle for Scottish rugby bragging rights.
Edinburgh have been inconsistent all season, but with Scotland wingers Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Mauwe in a superb backline and Springbok Boan Venter up front, they can cause damage against anyone. Beaten 33-0 last time out in Europe against French side Castres, they'll be looking to employ the 33-20 display that delivered a win against Toulon before that.
The home sides tend to dominate, with Glasgow's 2022 win at Murrayfield the only time in the last eight encounters that an away side has picked up the victory. Can the Warriors go into next week's return fixture with enough of a lead to hold on to?
Here's where to watch the Glasgow vs Edinburgh 1872 Cup live streams in the 2025/26 United Rugby Championship online from anywhere.
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View DealHow to watch 1872 Cup live streams in the US
The live streams of the 1872 Cup, Glasgow Warriors vs Edinburgh, in the 2025/26 United Rugby Championship are on FloRugby in the USA. Indeed, so are each of the 151 matches in the URC 2025/26, which will be shown live and on-demand on the streaming platform.
Plans start from $29.99 a month, or you can opt for the $150 annual subscription.
On vacation outside the US? Use a VPN to watch FloRugby from abroad while you're away from home.
How to watch 1872 Cup live streams in the UK
In the UK, Premier Sports is the only destination to watch the 1872 Cup, plus all 151 matches the 2025/26 United Rugby Championship. Some 131 of these will be exclusively live, including Glasgow vs Edinburgh.
A subscription costs £15.99 per month, but if you're willing to commit to a year you'll pay £99.00, which works out at £8.25 each month.
Premier Sports also holds the rights to the Champions Cup, Top 14 and United Rugby Championship, La Liga and Coppa Italia soccer.
Free-to-air options S4C and BBC iPlayer will show 20 live matches involving Welsh sides during the season, but this match isn't one of those.
If you're a UK resident but traveling outside the country you can use a VPN to catch the action for on Premier Sports from abroad.
How to watch 1872 Cup live streams in South Africa
The 2025/26 United Rugby Championship will be televised on subscription service SuperSport. That includes the 1872 Cup, Glasgow Warriors vs Edinburgh.
You'll need to get a DStv access package to watch the URC on SuperSport with prices starting at R99 ($5.66) per month.
Abroad right now? Just use a VPN and tell your device that you're back home and you'll be good to go.
How to watch 1872 Cup live streams in Australia
Fans based in Australia can watch live streams of all 151 fixtures in the 2025/26 United Rugby Championship – including the 1872 Cup, Glasgow Warriors vs Edinburgh – on the competition's dedicated streaming platform URC TV.
A season's pass costs €59.99 (it's billed in Euros), and will let you watch all 151 fixtures from the United Rugby Championship 2025/26.
Away from Australia, or your home country, right now? Use a VPN to watch EPCR TV from abroad.
How to watch 1872 Cup live streams in Canada
Rugby fans in Canada can watch the 1872 Cup, Glasgow Warriors vs Edinburgh, on the competition's dedicated streaming platform URC TV. It will also stream each of the 151 fixtures in the 2025/26 United Rugby Championship
A season's pass costs €44.99 (it's billed in Euros), and will let you watch all 151 fixtures from the United Rugby Championship 2025/26. Or, if you prefer to stream on a month-by-month basis, it'll cost you €6.75 per month.
Traveling outside the Great White North right now? Use a VPN to watch URC TV from abroad.
Official 1872 Cup broadcasters by region
- Asia
Premier Sports has the rights to the 2025/26 United Rugby Championship, including the 1872 Cup, in Asian countries.
- Rest of the world
The 2025/26 United Rugby Championship, including the 1872 Cup, is being shown on URC TV in every country where the competition hasn't been picked up by a broadcaster.
1872 Cup Q+A
Can I watch the 1872 Cup for free?
Unfortunately not. Select matches of the 2025/26 United Rugby Championship will be available to viewers in the UK (S4C and BBC iPlayer) and Republic of Ireland (TG4) but Glasgow Warriors vs Edinburgh isn't one of them.
Fans away from home can use a VPN to watch the free coverage from abroad.
What is the 1872 Cup format?
It's relatively simple.
In the latest iteration of the derby since 2021/22, Glasgow and Edinburgh face off on back-to-back weekends over the Christmas period, with each side getting a home fixture – Glasgow at Hampden Park and the latter at Murrayfield.
The aggregate winner of the two matches takes home the famous old trophy for another 12 months.
Who are the recent 1872 Cup winners?
2024/25 – Glasgow Warriors win 40-21
Glasgow Warriors 33-14 EdinburghEdinburgh 10-7 Glasgow Warriors
2023/24 – Glasgow Warriors win 36-29
Glasgow Warriors 22-10 EdinburghEdinburgh 19-14 Glasgow Warriors
2022/23 – Glasgow Warriors win 48-35
Glasgow Warriors 16-10 EdinburghEdinburgh 25-32 Glasgow Warriors
2021/22 – Edinburgh win 45-41
Glasgow Warriors 30-17 EdinburghEdinburgh 28-11 Glasgow Warriors
What positions are Glasgow and Edinburgh in?
Glasgow have started the 2025/26 in generally good form, sitting fifth in the 16-team United Rugby Championship and topping their European Rugby Champions Cup pool with two wins from two.
Edinburgh are 10th in the URC table and fifth in their European pool after one win and one defeat.
Can I watch the 1872 Cup on my mobile?
Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access through mobile apps or via your phone's browser. It's no different for the 1872 Cup.
You can also stay up-to-date with all things United Rugby Championship on the official EPCR Challenge Cup social media channels on X (@URCOfficial), YouTube (@UnitedRugbyChampionship) and Instagram (@URC).
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