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United Rugby Championship
/ 21 hours agoDragons get their act together in battling win
■ By ROGER PANTING Dragons ............ 48pts Tries: Burrows 17, Hope 25, 61; Rosser 32, Penalty 44, Dyer 51 Conversions: O’Brien...
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/ 21 hours agoLeinster get the better of Ulster
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Leinster ......... 24 Ulster ...............20 CHAMPIONS Leinster overturned a 10-point half-time deficit to claim a victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 21 hours agoCardiff 17-21 Scarlets: Blue and Blacks shocked as they are floored by Gareth Davies
Scarlets’ veteran scrum-half Gareth Davies rolled back the years to score two tries as his side pulled off a remarkable victory...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 21 hours agoWarriors take first blood in 1872 Cup
■ By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ........... 24pts Tries: M Fagerson 10, Darge 51, Hiddleston 54, Stephen 78 Conversions: Hastings 10, 52...
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/ 21 hours agoCrowley on song to give Munster that extra push
■ By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys ............ 10pts Try: Morris 54 Conversion: Edwards 55 Penalty: Edwards 10 Munster ...........26pts Tries: Daly 17,...
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/ 21 hours agoSharks stun the Bulls with dramatic late surge
■ By SAM JACKSON Sharks .............21 Bulls .................12 A DRAMATIC late surge from the Sharks stunned the Bulls as the Durban...
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/ 21 hours agoStormers’ bomb squad are too strong for Lions
■ By GEORGE LAWRENCE Stormers ........ 34 Lions.................27 A POWERFUL second-half surge from the Stormers proved decisive as they claimed a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 21 hours agoUmaga makes all the difference with boot
■ By ALEX WOODWARD Benetton .........21 Zebre ................15 BENETTON edged a tight Italian derby to maintain their early season momentum. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 21 hours agoOspreys move for South Africa’s Marco de Witt as cover
The Ospreys have moved quickly to reinforce their back row by signing South African forward Marco de Witt on a short-term...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 weeks agoDeadeye Sean’s on fire for Connacht
■By BEN JAYCOCK Connacht ...... 44 Sharks .............17 CONNACHT secured a much-needed win to get their season back on track courtesy...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 weeks agoDouglas leads from front as Scarlets seal maiden win
■By LUKE JARMYN Scarlets ...........23pts Tries: Macleod 15, Page 48 Conversions: Costelow 16, 49 Penalties: Costelow 24, 30, 66 Glasgow ................
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoEdinburgh 19-17: Sean Everitt’s side given scare by depleted Ospreys
Edinburgh stuttered their way to an unconvincing victory over a denuded Ospreys at Hive Stadium to cling onto the coat-tails of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 weeks agoLeinster rescue bonus win after Penny let off
■By ROGER PANTING Dragons ............. 10pts Tries: Screech 31 Conversions: de Beer 31 Penalties: O’Brien 47 Leinster ............ 24pts Tries: Soroka...
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/ 3 weeks agoMunster fall foul of ‘Nuke Squad’
■By SAM JACKSON Munster .........21 Stormers .........27 THE Stormers produced a stunning second-half fightback at Thomond Park to remain the only...
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/ 3 weeks agoBulls ………….33 Lions ………….43
LIONS’ resurgence in the URC gathered further momentum with an impressive victory in a lively Jukskei derby at Loftus Versfeld. Having...
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/ 3 weeks agoHat-trick for Hughes as Cardiff play power game
■By SIMON THOMAS Zebre .................14pts Tries: Licata 30, Zanon 74 Conversion: Farias 31, 75 Cardiff ..............29pts Tries: Hughes 13, 18, 40;...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 weeks agoMurphy proud of Ulster reaction
■By BEN JAYCOCK Ulster ............. 47 Benetton .........13 ULSTER reignited their URC challenge with a seven-try win after overcoming a disrupted...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoI loved watching Gavin Henson play, says Jacob Beetham
When Jacob Beetham thinks back to the players he most enjoyed watching when growing up, one name stands out – Gavin...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoWales captain Jac Morgan declares love for Ospreys amid uncertain club future
Jac Morgan has declared his love for the Ospreys, but the Wales captain faces an uncertain club future with his region...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoSaracens are leading the chase for Jac Morgan
Saracens are heading the race to sign Wales skipper Jac Morgan as he considers a move away from the Ospreys.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoWelsh regions to be cut to three, announces WRU
The number of professional men’s teams in Wales is to be cut from four to three within three years.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoMark Jones is tipping Morgan Morse to make a big impact with Wales
Few people know new Wales squad member Morgan Morse better than Mark Jones. He worked with him at Wales U20s and...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoScarlets put in the hard work but still prop up table
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks ..............29pts Tries: Tshituka 5, 19, Mazibuko 28, Kolisi 49 Conversions: Smith 20, 29, 50 Penalties: Smith...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoLloyd keeps his nerve to snatch it for Cardiff
■ By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ...............20pts Tries: Mulder 6, Adams 14, Sebastian 42 Conversion: Lloyd 15 Penalty: Lloyd 73 Edinburgh .........19pts...
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/ 2 months agoWe should have won that, says Wainwright
■ By LUKE JARMYN Dragons ............... 19pts Tries: R Williams 37, Coghlan 59, Burrows 75 Conversions: De Beer 38, 60 Ospreys...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoMunster made to fight all the way
By TOM RICHARDS Munster ..........17 Connacht.........15 JACK O’Donoghue’s late try helped unbeaten Munster see out a hard-fought victory over their Irish...
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/ 2 months agoLeinster youngsters deliver for Cullen
By JIM CASEY Leinster............50 Zebre.................26 JOSHUA Kenny and Alex Soroka scored two tries apiece as a youthful Leinster returned to winning...
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/ 2 months agoThat was hard to take, says Murphy
By PETER STRONG Lions................ 49 Ulster................31 LIONS produced their best performance of the season to stun Ulster at Ellis Park. It...
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/ 2 months agoBattling Warriors come from behind
By GARY WRIGHT Glasgow...........21 Bulls..................12 GLASGOW Warriors moved top of the URC temporarily on Friday after a hard-fought victory at Scotstoun....
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/ 2 months agoMatthee stars as Stormers power up
Benetton..........16 Stormers..........31 STORMERS claimed a bonus-point victory to maintain their strong start to the season. In a contest dominated by penalties...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoA Life in Rugby: Jamie Bhatti’s journey of heart and hard work
Peter Ryan speaks to Jamie Bhatti about his remarkable rise from Hillfoots RFC to the international stage, reflecting on his love...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoOspreys flanker Harri Deaves is determined to prove his worth
Proving the doubters wrong has always been a motivation for Harri Deaves and it continues to drive him on now as...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoAlun Lawrence enjoying his whirlwind return at Cardiff
It’s safe to say Alun Lawrence has grabbed his second chance at Cardiff with both hands.
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoGlasgow on song to put Ospreys to the sword
By ROGER PANTING Ospreys .............17pts Tries: Morgan-Williams 13, Giles 45 Conversions: Edwards 14, 46 Penalty: Edwards 24 Glasgow ........... 42pts Tries:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoScarlets stuck at the bottom after Lions take revenge
By SIMON THOMAS Lions..................29pts Tries: Q Horn 25, Marais 58, Brandon 70, 75 Penalties: Smith 46, Lombard 53, 81 Scarlets ...........18pts...
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/ 2 months agoDragons in bother as Faletau has a field day
By ROGER PANTING Dragons ..............................17pts Tries: Coghlan 6, Carter 71 Conversions: de Beer 6, 71 Penalty: O’Brien 79 Cardiff................................24pts Tries: Mann...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoLeinster 14-31 Munster: Jack Crowley bosses it for Munster
Jack Crowley laid down a marker in the battle to be the starting Irish out-half as he inspired Munster to a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoDoak leads way for Ulster
By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks..............26 Ulster............... 34 NATHAN Doak kicked 14 points as Ulster secured an impressive win in Durban to maintain...
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/ 2 months agoGraham proves his worth
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh....... 43 Benetton............ 0 EDINBURGH coach Sean Everitt saluted “tough guy” Darcy Graham after the Scotland wing brushed...
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/ 2 months agoConnacht pipped at post
By SAM JACKSON Connacht.........27 Bulls..................28 CONNACHT were narrowly beaten by the Bulls at the Dexcom Stadium, as a first-half red card...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoZebre……………..13 Stormers……….31
SPRINGBOK star Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s 16-point haul guided the Stormers to a comfortable victory in Parma over Zebre to move to the...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoI’ve still got a lot to learn, admits Ospreys’ Dewi Lake
Wales star Dewi Lake insists he has only reached 70-80 per cent of his potential as he outlines the areas of...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoCardiff lock Josh McNally – I’ve still got a lot left in the tank
Josh McNally may be 35 now, but the Wales-based lock who won one England cap in 2021 has no intention of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoPoor start by Scarlets is no crisis, insists Peel
■By ROGER PANTING Scarlets .............. 0pts Stormers .......... 34pts Tries: Roos 11, de Villiers 39, van Heerden 56, Feinberg-Mngomezulu 65, Khan...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoBowen leads the way to calm Cardiff on nervy night
■By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ..............14pts Tries: Bowen 14, 76 Conversions: Sheedy 15, Lloyd 77 Connacht ...........8pts Try: O’Connor 80 Penalty: Forde...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoOspreys in charge as they break their duck
■By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys .............................24pts Tries: Cokanasiga 15, Morse 18, Ratti 74 Conversions: Edwards 16, 19, 75 Penalty: Edwards 59 Zebre......................................0pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoSmith rocket gets Glasgow in mood
■By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ........... 49pts Tries: Steyn 10, Horne 24, 61; Brown 42, Hiddleston 47, Matthews 67, Penalty Conversions: Hastings...
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/ 2 months agoMunster get the job done
■By BRYN PALMER Munster...........20 Edinburgh........19 MUNSTER will head to Croke Park to tackle Leinster on Saturday buoyed by a bonus-point win...
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/ 2 months agoLeinster enjoy Lions boost
■By KEVIN FALLON Leinster............31 Sharks................ 5 LEO Cullen said this was like starting the season all over again as the champions...
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/ 2 months agoUlster cash in on extra man
■By JOHN FALLON Ulster................28 Bulls.................... 7 ULSTER made the most of an extra man for ten minutes in the third quarter...
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