United Rugby Championship

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Benetton Treviso

Bulls

Cardiff

Connacht

Dragons

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Leinster

Lions

Munster

Ospreys

Scarlets

Sharks

Stormers

Ulster

Zebre

Scarlets 28-29 Cardiff Blues: Evans puts boot into Scarlets fightback

16 May 2021 1 comment

A LATE Jarrod Evans penalty put an end to a dramatic Scarlets comeback as Cardiff Blues came out on top in an exhilarating clash in […]

Tadhg Furlong allays fears of overseas move with new IRFU contract

11 May 2021 0 comments

The Ireland prop has reached a deal with the IRFU to stay with Leinster for the 2021-22 season

Exclusive: Scarlets snare Argentina back row star Tomas Lezana

9 May 2021 2 comments

Currently in Australia with the Western Force, for whom he helped reach the Super Rugby AU knockout final against the Brumbies

Preview: Josh Adams looks to fine-tune in time for Lions take-off

9 May 2021 0 comments

JOSH Adams has no thoughts about wrapping himself in cotton wool over the next few weeks after his selection for this summer’s Lions tour. […]

Munster 38-10: Ulster no match for Red Army

9 May 2021 0 comments

Will Addison’s long-awaited return for Ulster didn’t go quite according to plan as he was sent off in the second half, while ex-Sale teammate Mike Haley starred

Connacht 21-50 Leinster: Sidelined Hugo Keenan scores hat-trick

9 May 2021 0 comments

LEINSTER put their Champions Cup exit to La Rochelle behind them to come from 16-0 down to oust Connacht. Hugo Keenan brushed off his Lions […]

Scotland prop Rory Sutherland tracked by Worcester Warriors

2 May 2021 0 comments

Neil Fissler reports on Alan Solomons’ next international target at Worcester Warriors

Rainbow Cup: Hat-trick man Hugo is boss for Sharks

2 May 2021 0 comments

Adam Ellis reports on the first round of the Rainbow Cup for the South African franchises

Glasgow Warriors wing Tommy Seymour has retired

Scotland and Glasgow wing Tommy Seymour retires aged 32

28 April 2021 1 comment

The 2017 British & Irish Lions says his decision has been ‘made for some time’

Wales and Ospreys wing George North to miss Lions tour of South Africa

‘Heartbroken’ George North learns his Lions dream is over

28 April 2021 0 comments

Ospreys wing George North likely to be out for the rest of 2021 with ruptured ACL injury, ending his British & Irish Lions hopes

I’m confident Cardiff Blues will move forwards says Dai Young

25 April 2021 0 comments

Paul Rees meets with Dai Young to discuss how progress has fared since he took over at Cardiff Blues

Anxious wait for Ospreys wing and Lions hopeful George North

25 April 2021 0 comments

Wales wing George North hobbled off in Ospreys win over Cardiff Blues in the Rainbow Cup

Rainbow Cup in tatters as PRO14 cancel cross-hemisphere matches

21 April 2021 2 comments

Restrictions prohibiting travel between South Africa and the UK & Ireland forces PRO14 to offset Rainbow Cup dates

No deal yet between IRFU and Tadhg Furlong

20 April 2021 0 comments

Furlong, 28, is yet to come to an agreement with the IRFU and Leinster

Matt Sherratt quits Sixways for Cardiff Blues return

18 April 2021 3 comments

Backs coach Sherratt spent three years at Arms Park before making the short trip to the Principality to join Warren Gatland’s staff in 2017

Former Scotland prop Gordon Reid to walk 500 miles in honour of Dad

11 April 2021 0 comments

FORMER Scotland prop Gordon Reid is taking on a mammoth charity challenge in memory of his father, Gordon, who died last year from a heart […]

Jake Ball evades citing for contact with Faf de Klerk

7 April 2021 1 comment

The ball was deemed to be out at the ruck by referee Mathieu Raynal when Ball charged into de Klerk

Scarlets plan to prosper through New Zealand link

4 April 2021 0 comments

The Scarlets stand to net gains as part of the deal to let Brad Mooar return to New Zealand

Northampton Saints go shopping in Italy

4 April 2021 0 comments

Chris Boyd is looking to go talent-searching at Benetton

Ronan O’Gara rubbishes notion of rescuing Munster as a coach

2 April 2021 0 comments

The La Rochelle head coach states in his column for the Irish Examiner that he won’t come to the rescue of Munster, following their PRO14 final loss to Leinster

Scarlets and Wales fly-half Rhys Patchell

Rhys Patchell sidelined for eight weeks with hamstring injury

31 March 2021 0 comments

Wales fly-half Patchell to miss most of the Rainbow Cup

Jarrod Evans eager for action after ‘frustrating’ Six Nations

28 March 2021 2 comments

The Cardiff Blues fly-half saw Callum Sheedy overtake him in the Wales pecking order for the Six Nations, to the Welshman’s frustration

Cardiff Blues in talks over Dai Young extension

28 March 2021 1 comment

CARDIFF BLUES have offered Dai Young a two-year contract to turn his interim appointment as director of rugby into a fulltime arrangement from next […]

Leinster 16-6 Munster: All-powerful Leinster seal fourth straight title

28 March 2021 2 comments

Leinster rule the roost to keep Munster waiting for their first taste of silverware in over a decade

Glasgow 46-25 Benetton: Warriors hit six to secure top four

28 March 2021 0 comments

GEORGE Horne scored a try on his return to action after injury as Glasgow all but secured fourth place in Conference A, with Dragons playing […]

Argentina flyer Sebastian Cancelliere wings in without Zoom

28 March 2021 0 comments

Cancelliere is one of two Pumas players heading to Scotstoun in the summer, Gavin Harper meets the ten-cap wing

Crusaders flanker Sione Havili is wanted by Ospreys

Ospreys chasing Crusaders star Havili

28 March 2021 1 comment

Havili is not the only Crusaders player the Ospreys are exploring bringing to Wales

Owen Williams waits on Welsh offer for return home from Top League

21 March 2021 0 comments

Wales fly-half/centre Owen Williams says his future remains totally flexible after taking the chance to head to Japan to represent NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes

Ireland back row CJ Stander counts himself out of Lions tour with retirement call

16 March 2021 0 comments

Munster back row makes shock retirement call after negotiations with IRFU over an extension fall through

PRO16 heading Skyward with South African franchises on board

14 March 2021 2 comments

How close could the PRO16 come to reaching the TV sums struck by the Premiership and Top 14 in recent deals?

Joey Carbery to return from long injury lay-off for Munster

11 March 2021 1 comment

The Ireland fly-half is back to start for the first time since January 2020 after an ankle injury nightmare

Halaholo: ‘I was involved in heavy drinking and in my last year at high school I had my daughter’

11 March 2021 1 comment

Halaholo opens up on the trials of his youth on the rough side of Auckland, his dark past with the bottle, and his salvation being the birth of his daughter

Jamie Roberts signs on for another season at the Dragons

10 March 2021 0 comments

The former Harlequins and Bath centre has signed a new deal to stay at Dean Ryan’s Dragons

Cardiff Blues want big pay-off for Dwayne Peel

7 March 2021 0 comments

CARDIFF BLUES are holding out for substantial compensation before allowing Dwayne Peel to make an emotional return to the Scarlets. The former Wales and Lions […]

Exclusive: Danny Cipriani and Alun Wyn Jones eye Japan’s Top League jackpot

7 March 2021 2 comments

Peter Jackson and Neil Fissler report on two more blockbuster moves potentially in the works for Cipriani and Alun Wyn Jones to join the Top League

Ealing Trailfinders beat Richmond 33-24 in pre-season match

Gordon will swap Edinburgh for Ealing

7 March 2021 2 comments

EALING Trailfinders have agreed a deal that will see Edinburgh centre Matt Gordon move to west London. The crash ball Australian, 26, played for Queensland […]

Sione Tuipulotu targets Scotland World Cup squad

7 March 2021 0 comments

Could the current Top League player be Scotland’s next centre?

Injury-stricken Keelan Giles finally reaches 50 for Ospreys

7 March 2021 1 comment

One of the most unfortunate players in Wales when it comes to injuries, but Keelan Giles says that is all in the past as he reaches a milestone for Ospreys

Mooar: Wales need their star names playing for the regions

7 March 2021 0 comments

Former Scarlets head coach Brad Mooar is still keeping a keen eye on events in Wales, while balancing his role in the All Blacks set-up

Wales & Scarlets scrum-half Kieran Hardy

Wales hit by Kieran Hardy Six Nations injury blow

4 March 2021 1 comment

Hardy will return to the Scarlets to receive treatment on the hamstring injury which forced him to be replaced late on against England

Scarlets plan to hijack Cardiff Blues deal with Dwayne Peel

3 March 2021 1 comment

Cardiff Blues issue hands-off warning to Welsh rivals planning to make room for Peel in their coaching structure with Glenn Delaney

Ex-Saracens flanker Kelly Brown to leave Glasgow Warriors this month

23 February 2021 2 comments

The specialist ruck coach will return to London after moving to Glasgow last summer with his family

Private ownership vital for regions’ future says Jones

19 February 2021 1 comment

Former chief executive of Sport Wales, Huw Jones, tells Steffan Thomas why it is imperative for the Dragons to become privately-owned by majority

Veteran prop WP Nel re-signs with Edinburgh

18 February 2021 2 comments

Scotland international tighthead prop WP Nel has signed a new two-year contract at PRO14 outfit Edinburgh, the club has announced. The 34-year-old has agreed a […]

Dai Young gets to know ‘talented’ young guns at Cardiff Blues

18 February 2021 1 comment

A little time off has allowed interim director of rugby Dai Young to survey the talent that ranges across all levels at Cardiff Blues, ahead of the return of the PRO14 next weekend

Confirmed: Rhys Priestland to depart Bath for Cardiff Blues

17 February 2021 0 comments

As revealed by TRP last month, Cardiff Blues have snapped up Rhys Priestland who will leave Bath at the end of the season

Fly-half Sam Davies agrees extension to stay with Dragons

17 February 2021 1 comment

The competition at fly-half for Wales will remain high with Davies’ committment to the Dragons leaving Wayne Pivac with Biggar, Anscombe, Evans, Sheedy, and Costelow all as options