United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Stormers too good as Scarlets suffer

By ROB COLE Stormers...........52pts Tries: Theunissen 7,12, de Wet 25, 42, Blommetjies 28, Loader 35 Feinberg-Mngomezulu 58, Skosan 71 Cons: Blommetjies...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Cullen: There’s still plenty to do

Leinster .......... 34 Sharks ............. 13 By JOHN FALLON LEINSTER coach Leo Cullen says they have plenty of work to do...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Ewers set for home debut

PREVIEW... Ulster v Bulls Today. Kick-off 5pm By BEN JAYCOCK Kieran Treadwell, who hopes to pick up where he left off...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Rowntree makes double change

PREVIEW... Benetton v Munster (Today, Kick-off 2pm) By BEN JAYCOCK Munster will be hoping to secure back-to-back wins today as they...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years ago

Kleyn could never have imagined final with South Africa

Former Ireland player Jean Kleyn has revealed that being involved in a World Cup Final for his native South Africa was...

By Nick Powell
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Connacht make it tough for Ospreys

By JOHN FALLON Connacht ......... 34pts Tries: Blade 12, 24, 34, Forde 58 Conversions: Hanrahan 13, 25, 34, 59 Penalties: Hanrahan...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Stormers edge it in day of drama

Lions ................33 Stormers ........35 By MARK DOCHERTY The Stormers managed to edge the Lions 35-33 in a thrilling match that swung...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Penny ready for Glasgow clash

Preview... Glasgow v Leinster Today, ko 4pm By BEN JAYCOCK SCOTT Penny captains Leinster for the first time as the Irish...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Healy’s on target to take it for Edinburgh

By ROGER PANTING Dragons..............................17pts Tries: Tomkinson 2, Baldwin 17 Conversions: Evans 2, 17 Penalties: Evans 45 Edinburgh.......................... 22pts Tries: Vellacott 65...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Umaga holds nerve to cut down Cardiff

By ANDY HOWELL Cardiff...............22pts Tries: Belcher 18, Carre 27, Bevan 32 Conversions: De Beer 19, 27 Penalties: De Beer 59 Benetton.............23pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Zebre push Ulster all the way

Zebre ................36 Ulster ...............40 By BEN JACKSON Ulster survived a major scare on the opening day of the new URC season...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Carbery shows his worth

Munster ......... 34 Sharks ............. 21 By KEVIN FALLON Joey Carbery, who lost both his Munster and Ireland places last season,...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

New signings face tough test

Preview... Bulls v Scarlets Today, ko 2pm By BEN JAYCOCK NEW Scarlets signings Ioan Lloyd, Taine Plumtree and Alex Craig make...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Assiratti’s hard work is starting to pay off with Wales call-up

By ROB COLE Keiron Assiratti will never forget April Fools’ Day in 2023 – it was the day his career suddenly...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

Saracens keep eye on Carre

ON THE BLINDSIDE Premiership Champions Saracens could re-sign out-of-favour Wales loosehead Rhys Carre for next season. Carre, 25, made eight appearances...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

Grace aiming to get back in game

ON THE BLINDSIDE Regan Grace looks set to stay in Rugby Union after turning down approaches from several Super League clubs,...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

Sutherland on way to Oyonnax

ON THE BLINDSIDE Scotland and Lions star Rory Sutherland has joined Top 14 new boys Oyonnax, who have had a tough...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Peter Jackson
/ 2 years ago

Regions facing a battle to stay afloat

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW ACCORDING to the official blurb, Wales’ match against the Barbarians next month is...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Regions determined to fight their corner

Welsh outfits will be hoping to improve on last season with Ireland and SA teams still looking like the ones to...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

Winger Fricker flies in at Ospreys

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former Bristol Bears winger Toby Fricker, below, who left the Premiership side at the end...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

De Beer keen to drive Cardiff forward

By SIMON THOMAS Tinus de Beer is relishing being out of his comfort zone as he looks to make his mark...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Lloyd: I’m here to get back into Wales squad

By SIMON THOMAS Ioan Lloyd has arrived at the Scarlets with two big targets – playing No.10 and forcing his way...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

Madigan takes his skills to Blackrock

ON THE BLINDSIDE Former Bristol Bears fly-half Ian Madigan is starting a coaching career at his former club, Blackrock College, after...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

French keen to recruit yet more

The exodus of players from England and Wales to France is set to continue next summer, with one source claiming as...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

Bonjour a tous, je m’appelle Steve Diamond

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Steve Diamond is taking intensive French lessons as he eyes up a move across the...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Cardiff boosted by the arrival of Pirate Robson

By BEN JAYCOCK Cardiff have signed former Dragons fly-half Arwel Robson from English Championship club Cornish Pirates. Robson, 26, left Dragons...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Scarlets pay the ultimate tribute to Bennett

By BEN JAYCOCK The Scarlets honoured legend Phil Bennett with an impressive display of running rugby to beat the Barbarians 33-19....

By Ben Jaycock
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Young Guns: Glasgow Warriors fly-half Richie Simpson

Former Scotland U20s fly-half Richie Simpson is hoping to earn some minutes at URC franchise Glasgow Warriors this season. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Smith commits future to Warriors until 2026

Coach Franco Smith has signed a new contract with Glasgow Warriors, extending his stay until 2026. The 51-year-old South African –...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

Bristol set to revive big match

Bristol are looking to revive plans to play a ‘big match’ across the Severn Bridge in Cardiff ’s Principality Stadium next...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

Neild on road to Scotland

Cover: Cam Neild Former Sale and Worcester flanker Cameron Neild is moving back to Scotland on a short-term deal at Edinburgh....

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

Burgess makes Bath switch

Former agent and England team manager Rob Burgess, who was head of recruitment at the Dragons, is leaving to take up...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years ago

Davies: I almost gave up on Wales career

By ROB COLE Scarlets scrum-half Gareth Davies has revealed he came close to giving up on his international career before Warren...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

Arms Park set for a pay day

Cardiff Rugby could get a much-needed cash boost with the Arms Park being considered to host Joe Cordina’s IBF super-featherweight title...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

Ex-Zebre players ask URC bosses for help

The United Rugby Championship could be called in to settle a dispute between Zebre and a group of former players who...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years ago

Playing in both hemispheres helps Springboks – Le Roux

1995 Rugby World Cup winner Hennie Le Roux feels South Africa have had the best of both worlds in having their...

By Nick Powell
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

Gold adds his experience to the Blue Bulls

ON THE BLINDSIDE Former Bath boss Gary Gold is back in coaching after agreeing to join Jake White’s coaching staff at...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

Howley keen on replacing Young

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Rob Howley is interested in replacing Dai Young as the next...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Young leaves Cardiff following investigation

Dai Young has left Cardiff Rugby despite being cleared after an independent investigation into bullying allegations against him. Young was suspended...

By Nick Powell
Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years ago

Anscombe the latest to head for Japan

By SAM JACKSON Fly-half Gareth Anscombe is the latest Wales player to head to Japan by signing for Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Edinburgh appoint ex-Sharks supremo Everitt

Edinburgh have appointed experienced South African Sean Everitt as their senior coach for the 2023-24 season. The former Sharks head coach...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 2 years ago

Exeter sign O’Connor from Munster

By BEN JAYCOCK Exeter Chiefs have signed Munster second row Eoin O’Connor. The 22-year-old moves to Sandy Park after four years...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 3 years ago

Prem and URC to make October starts

The Premiership and United Rugby Championship (URC) will both start in October for the upcoming season, with each of their finals...

By Nick Powell
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years ago

Dragons get their man

The Dragons have won a three-way battle royale to land Ospreys full-back Cai Evans, who was named in Warren Gatland’s World...

By Nick Powell
Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years ago

Gatland calls up uncapped Plumtree

Uncapped back row Taine Plumtree, who Scarlets last week unveiled as a new signing, has been called up to the Wales...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years ago

Cardiff land prop Litterick

Cardiff have signed Harlequins prop Rhys Litterick for next season. The 24-year-old front row from West Sussex is Wales-qualified through his...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years ago

Dragons to go private

Dragons RFC will return to private ownership this summer after a takeover deal for the Newport-based region was agreed on Friday...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years ago

Akker’s on way to Bulls

Former Sale Sharks hooker Akker van der Merwe is set to return to South Africa, where he has been offered a...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years ago

Kiss weighing up his options

Former London Irish boss Les Kiss appears to be in demand after speaking to clubs in Super Rugby and United Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years ago

We are not going anywhere, say Ospreys

By PETER JACKSON Ospreys are adamant they will be open for business as usual in Swansea next season despite talks about...

By The Rugby Paper Team