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Scarlets pay price for lack of discipline

12 May 2024 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets ………….. 20pts Tries: Tuipulotu 60, Lewis 67 Conversions: Costelow 61, 68 Penalties: Costelow 10, 26 Ulster ………………. 31pts Tries: McCloskey 42, […]

It’s been a crazy six months, says new Welsh star

12 May 2024 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Alex Mann is the first to admit his “crazy” journey over the past six months hasn’t really sunk in yet. Before this […]

Glasgow gunning for top two spot

12 May 2024 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER Bulls …………….40 Glasgow……… 34 GLASGOW salvaged two bonus points from a stirring last-quarter comeback to maintain their hopes of a top-two finish. […]

We blew our chances to win, admits Thomas

12 May 2024 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Lions…………….. 34pts Tries: Venter 7, Q Horn 18, Tshituka 73, 79 Conversion: Nohamba 8, 19, Lombard 74, 80 Penalties: Nohamba 30, 43 […]

Flanagan can’t believe it as Dragons fall away

12 May 2024 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Dragons………….21ptsTries: Keddie 14, Wainwright 59 Conversions: O’Brien 59Penalties: Reed 7, 26, 49Stormers………. 44pts Tries: Davids 34, 66, Roos 73, Mngomezulu 76, 80 […]

Munster make it seven in a row

12 May 2024 0 comments

Munster ……… 47 Connacht……… 12By JOHN WILKINS MUNSTER made it seven wins on the spin with a seven-try victory over Connacht with seven different scorers […]

Leinster get in the mood for a double triumph

12 May 2024 0 comments

Leinster ……….. 61 Ospreys…………14By SAM JACKSON JORDAN Larmour scored a hat-trick as Leinster showcased their credentials of a possible Champions Cup and URC double by […]

Everitt set for Irish crunch

12 May 2024 0 comments

Edinburgh …….40 Zebre……………..14By BRYN PALMER EDINBURGH head coach Sean Everitt believes another five points will seal a URC play-off place as his side warmed up […]

Davies, 36, open to offers

12 May 2024 0 comments

Wales centre Jonathan Davies is leaving Scarlets at the end of the season and hopes for one final opportunity with another club before retirement. Davies, […]

Davies the leading light in Welsh quartet

12 May 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Four international fly-halves took flight from Wales last year, understandably so given the alternative of staying put […]

Am: Chance to win silverware shows we’re on right track

5 May 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK The Sharks have endured an emotional rollercoaster this season but, after booking their place in the Challenge Cup final with yesterday’s sensational […]

Scarlets move in to sign Hepburn

28 April 2024 0 comments

Scarlets have signed Scotland prop Alec Hepburn from Exeter for next season. The Australian-born 31-year-old helped the Chiefs win the Champions Cup in 2020 and […]

Leinster all-stars set for blockbuster battle

28 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Having finally toppled their Champions Cup bogey team La Rochelle, next up for Leinster is Premiership pacesetters Northampton Saints and flanker Will […]

Connacht work hard for valuable five points

28 April 2024 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Dragons………….27pts Tries: Hughes 5, R Williams 40, Dyer 54 Conversions: Evans 5, 40, 54 Penalties: Evans 49, 62 Connacht ……… 34pts Tries: […]

Leinster manage to stem the flow

28 April 2024 0 comments

By BRIAN FINN Stormers ……. 42 Leinster………..12 LEINSTER suffered another chastening experience in South Africa as their understrenth side were hammered by five tries to […]

Cardiff left in a mess by lively Edinburgh

28 April 2024 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ………………. 7pts Edinburgh………. 24pts Tries: Carre 43 Conversions: de Beer 43 Tries: Schoeman 26, Ashman 62, Venter 76 Conversions: Healy 26, […]

Kok hat-trick swings nail-biter Sharks’ way

28 April 2024 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets …………27ptsTries: Elias 18, Mathias 51, Nicholas 76 Conversions: Costelow 19, 52, 77 Penalties: Costelow 3, 9 Sharks ……………32pts Tries: Kok 5, […]

New low for Ospreys as Bulls go on rampage

28 April 2024 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Bulls ……………….61pts Tries: Grobbelaar 7, Kriel 21, Arendse 29, 54, Moodie 38, 42, Papier 44, Penalty 61, Le Roux 76 Conversions: C […]

Lions …………….13 Munster ………33

28 April 2024 0 comments

By KEVIN FALLON GRAHAM Rowntree was extremely proud of his men as the champions wrapped up a second bonus point in succession in South Africa. […]

Ulster …………..38 Benetton ……. 34

28 April 2024 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON ULSTER interim coach Richie Murphy is hopeful they have turned a corner and are poised to secure a knockout place in the […]

Glasgow finally get act together

28 April 2024 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER @therugbypaper Zebre …………….. 9 Glasgow……….40 GLASGOW overcame a stodgy first half in Parma to maintain their pursuit of a top-two finish with […]

Wales on a mission to survive or decline

28 April 2024 0 comments

Paul Rees asks whether the country which has won 12 Grand Slams can still afford to run four regional sides A chastening season for Welsh […]

Awayday struggles

28 April 2024 0 comments

Having endured more than their share of hard times in following a club which once described itself in all immodesty as ‘The Greatest’, Cardiff supporters […]

Edinburgh comeback too much for Scarlets

21 April 2024 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh………. 43ptsTries: Goosen 18, Van der Merwe 44, Currie 61, Schoeman 67, Bennett 72, Mata 76 Conversions: Healy 18, 45, 61, 68, […]

Domachowski has his eye on top spot

21 April 2024 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Corey Domachowski is a man on a mission to be Wales’ number one No.1. The Cardiff prop now has 10 caps to […]

Envious eyes fall on Leinster’s recruits

21 April 2024 0 comments

Leinster’s ability to cherry-pick two of the 2023 World Cup final’s biggest stars, signing All Black centre Jordie Barrett to augment the arrival of Springbok […]

Robertson will cash in on Barrett move

21 April 2024 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED LOOKING at it from Leinster’s point of view, the signing of the world’s best inside centre is a proper coup. Jordie […]

Long wait for away win goes on for Dragons

21 April 2024 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Benetton………..36pts Tries: Smith 7, Lucchesi 30, Uren 35, Ratave 45, Iachizzi 71, Lamaro 75 Conversions: Albornoz 8, 36, Umaga 76 Dragons………….19pts Tries: […]

Goosen red card is game changer

21 April 2024 0 comments

By BRIAN FINN Bulls …………….22 Munster ……….27 GRAHAM Rowntree was pleased with the way his men came from behind to carve out victory at Loftus […]

Faletau injured again in gutting defeat to Ulster

21 April 2024 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Ulster ……………..19pts Try: McCann 58 Conversion: Cooney 59 Penalties: Doak 28, 35, Cooney 65, 79 Tries: Cabango 11, 42 Conversions: De Beer […]

Leinster seconds suffer a mauling

21 April 2024 0 comments

By JIM COUCH Lions …………… 44 Leinster ……….12 LEINSTER crashed to a heavy defeat at Emirates Airline Park. Leo Cullen’s side had won 11 of […]

Warriors miss out on bonus point

21 April 2024 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Glasgow ………21Sharks ………… 10 GLASGOW kept themselves firmly in the playoff hunt with a convincing win at Scotstoun to stay second in […]

Morgan at the double for Ospreys history boys

21 April 2024 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Stormers………..21pts Try: Du Plessis 13, Roos 43, Penalty 80 Conversions: Libbok 14, 44 Ospreys………….27pts Tries: Morgan 8, 40; Parry 25, Deaves 63 […]

Livewire Devine the star of show

21 April 2024 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON @therugbypaper Connacht …… 54 Zebre …………..16 CONNACHT skipper Dave Heffernan said they need to build on this easy win to keep their […]

Barrett, the man for every occasion

21 April 2024 0 comments

As a centre-three-quarter par excellence, there is nothing Jordie Barrett cannot do. Nobody in his position can truck it up the way he does, make […]

The Sheriff will be sorely missed

21 April 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON The gods played a dirty trick in denying Ken Owens a farewell appearance for his beloved Wales and equally beloved Scarlets but […]

Wales legend Owens retires at 37

17 April 2024 0 comments

Former Wales captain Ken Owens has retired from professional rugby aged 37. The ‘Sheriff’ was the oldest ever-player to hold the role, as he played […]

Leinster sign Barrett for 2024/25 season

15 April 2024 0 comments

Leinster have confirmed the signing of experienced All Black utility back Jordie Barrett on a short-term deal from December to the end of next season. […]

Another year for O’Mahony

14 April 2024 0 comments

Ireland skipper Peter O’Mahony has signed a new one-year contract at Munster after speculation he was set to retire. The 34-year-old has won two league […]

Leicester ace adds power to Ospreys midfield

7 April 2024 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Ospreys have signed Phil Cokanasiga from Leicester Tigers for the 2024-25 season. Cokanasiga, the younger brother of England and Bath wing Joe, […]

Loader still has England in sight

7 April 2024 0 comments

Ben Loader still dreams of playing for England and is hoping his performances in Cape Town for the Stormers will one day offer a route […]

Montpellier lead chase for Munster ace Frisch

7 April 2024 0 comments

Montpellier are leading the chase for Munster centre Antoine Frisch, who has declared his allegiance to France over Ireland. Born in Fontainebleau, France, Frisch qualifies […]

Kitshoff set for return to Stormers

7 April 2024 0 comments

After weeks of speculation South Africa’s two-time World Cup winning prop Steven Kitshoff has decided to leave Ulster at the end of his first season […]

Hill looking forward to Edinburgh challenge

7 April 2024 0 comments

England prop Paul Hill will leave Northampton in the summer to join Edinburgh. The tighthead has made 187 appearances for Saints, having joined in 2015 […]

Scarlets prop star Thomas set for Ospreys

7 April 2024 0 comments

PROP Steffan Thomas will leave Scarlets at the end of the season to join Ospreys. Thomas, 26, will join his cousin and fellow loosehead Gareth […]

I’ve loved my time at Bath – Gallagher

31 March 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Matt Gallagher admits it will be a wrench to leave Bath at the end of the season and is doing so to […]

This is a dream come true, says Winnett

31 March 2024 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Cam Winnett admits he is still pinching himself after his “unbelievable” Six Nations experience with Wales. The young full-back had started just […]

Craig enjoying new lease of life at Scarlets

31 March 2024 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Alex Craig is an “old school” rugby player enjoying a new lease of life. The second row’s move to the Scarlets has […]

Cardiff fall just short as Crowley hits winner

31 March 2024 0 comments

■By JOHN FALLON Munster ………… 20ptsTries: Beirne 48, Crowley 64 Conversions: Crowley 49, 65 Penalties: Crowley 38, 75 Cardiff …………… 15pts Tries: Thomas 55, Belcher […]

Morris finds his form to help Ospreys see off Lions

31 March 2024 0 comments

■By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys …………36pts Tries: Botha 5, Parry 17, Morris 49, Lloyd 58, K Williams 80 Conversions: O Williams 18, 50, 59, Walsh 80Lions……………… […]

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