BUCS Super Rugby · 2026-27
Loughborough Men's Rugby (BUCS Super Rugby)
Checked 2026-09-02 against bucs.org.uk
The standard
| Division | BUCS Super Rugby |
|---|---|
| Season | 2026-27 |
| Playoffs | This division plays a post-season, dates below |
BUCS Super Rugby is the top tier of British university rugby. League standings and results live on BUCS's Playwaze platform, whose robots.txt disallows automated access, so they're genuinely not available here rather than a gap we intend to fill by working around that.
What the season involves
| League fixtures | 18 this season |
|---|---|
| Season runs | 23 September to 10 March |
| Match day | Wednesday (18 of 18 fixtures) |
Derived from the fixture calendar below, nothing assumed.
The programme
| Head coach | Martin Webdale |
|---|---|
| Scholarship | Loughborough sport scholarship support for rugby union ranges from Powerbase gym and AU Club membership through to thousands of pounds of direct financial support; coaching teams identify potential sport scholars during the admissions cycle, with no direct application process. |
| Training commitment | 3 team training sessions and 3-4 weekly tailored strength and conditioning sessions per week |
| Pro pathway | Formal partnership with the Rugby Football Union (RFU), alongside strong working relationships with England 7s and several Premiership clubs |
| Dual-career support | TASS accredited |
Scholarship detail and criteria: the university's own page. Facts above come from official university pages only.
2026-27 fixtures
| Round | Date | Fixture |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23/09/2026 | Bath vs Loughborough |
| 2 | 30/09/2026 | Loughborough vs Nottingham |
| 3 | 07/10/2026 | Loughborough vs Leeds Beckett |
| 4 | 14/10/2026 | Cardiff Met vs Loughborough |
| 5 | 28/10/2026 | Loughborough vs Durham |
| 6 | 04/11/2026 | Hartpury vs Loughborough |
| 7 | 11/11/2026 | Brunel vs Loughborough |
| 8 | 18/11/2026 | Loughborough vs Cardiff |
| 9 | 02/12/2026 | Exeter vs Loughborough |
| 10 | 09/12/2026 | Loughborough vs Brunel |
| 11 | 16/12/2026 | Cardiff vs Loughborough |
| 12 | 20/01/2027 | Loughborough vs Cardiff Met |
| 13 | 27/01/2027 | Nottingham vs Loughborough |
| 14 | 03/02/2027 | Loughborough vs Hartpury |
| 15 | 10/02/2027 | Leeds Beckett vs Loughborough |
| 16 | 24/02/2027 | Durham vs Loughborough |
| 17 | 03/03/2027 | Loughborough vs Exeter |
| 18 | 10/03/2027 | Loughborough vs Bath |
Playoffs
| Men's BUCS Super Rugby Milk Championship Quarter Finals | 31/03/2027 |
|---|---|
| Men's BUCS Super Rugby Milk Championship Semi Finals | 07/04/2027 |
| Men's BUCS Super Rugby Milk Championship Final | 21/04/2027 |
Sourced directly from bucs.org.uk, 18 fixtures for the 2026-27 season. See the methodology for the full sourcing policy.
More university rugby
See every BUCS Super Rugby team: the full list.