United Rugby Championship
This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s United Rugby Championship news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoAki leads the charge for Connacht
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..........38pts Tries: Kilgallen 13, Tierney-Martin 18, Oliver 28, Hansen 37, Penalty 45, Marmion 76 Conversions: Carty 14,...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRecord-breaking Bulls maul Zebre to boost play-off push
Bulls .............78 Zebre ............ 12 The Bulls recorded the most points ever scored in a URC fixture as they poured in...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoSharks win ding-dong battle to seal quarter-final spot
Sharks .........43 Benetton .....33 The Sharks made tough work of it but at the end of a helter-skelter evening at the...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoFagerson-led Warriors fight back to book home play-off
By CAM STEPHENS Glasgow...........12pts Tries: Vailanu 35, Brown 54 Conversions: Jordan 55 Scarlets .............9pts Penalties: Jones 5, 12, 49 Glasgow battled...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDebutant Prendergast inspires Leinster victory
By KEVIN FALLON Lions ................36 Leinster ..........39 Leinster's most promising young star Sam Prendergast said it was an honour to make...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoMunster put an end to Stormers’ 21-game run
By TOM SHEEDY Stormers ....... 24 Munster .........26 Graham Rowntree’s Munster got their URC knockout hopes and Champions Cup qualification back...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoMoriarty turns down Dragons and heads to Brive
Wales back row Ross Moriarty has left Dragons to join French side Brive. The 28-year-old British and Irish Lion, who made...
-
Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoIrish galacticos on song as Leicester are sent packing
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster............................. 55pts Tries: Ringrose 2, 16; Gibson-Park 52, Penalty 55, Penny 61, O’Brien 71, McKee 79 Conversions: Byrne...
-
Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoCardiff pay price for poor discipline
By BEN JAYCOCK Benetton ......................... 27pts Tries: Smith 20, Lamaro 56, Watson 68 Conversions: Umaga 21, 57; Albornoz 70 Penalties: Umaga...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRegions agree six year deal
A new six-year deal between the Welsh Rugby Union and the nation’s four professional teams has been signed. The deal involving...
-
Latest News
/ 3 years agoAnscombe offered a £100,000 cut in pay
By PETER JACKSON Ospreys have offered Gareth Anscombe a reduced contract for next season amounting to a pay cut of around...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoStewart hat-trick in Ulster fightback
By KEVIN FALLON Ulster ..............32 Bulls .................23 Ulster hooker Tom Stewart said this hard-earned win over the Bulls at Kingspan Stadium...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoCostelow on target to help Scarlets to season’s best
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ...........32pts Tries: Evans 8, 45 Conversions: Costelow 8, 45 Penalties: Costelow 14, 22, 52, 55, 71, 76...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoAlun Wyn shows his worth one more time
By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ...............37pts Tries: Smith 9, Lydiate 36, Morris 43, Hopkins 50, Williams 56 Conversions: Walsh 9, Scully 43,...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoSweet relief for Young as Cardiff cling on
By MATT LLOYD Zebre..................30pts Tries: Gesi 3, Krumov 29, Trulla 68, Kvesic 73 Conversions: Prisciantelli 3, 68 Penalties: Prisciantelli 39, 44...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLions find their feet in final 20
Benetton .........28 Lions.................32 The Lions kept alive their play-off hopes with a comeback win in Treviso having trailed 28-13 going into...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoGlasgow too good for Munster
By DAVE MURPHY Munster ..........26 Glasgow ..........38 Domingo Miotti led Glasgow to a stunning victory over Munster at Thomond Park to...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoConnacht make it a high five
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ........41 Edinburgh .......26 Hat-trick hero Caolin Blade said they knew they had to dig deep when Connacht...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDraw keeps Leinster at the top
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ...........22 Stormers .........22 Leinster's 19-match winning run was brought to an end but the leaders secured top...
-
International Rugby
/ 3 years agoCueto sad to see decline in Wales
By NICK POWELL Former England winger Mark Cueto has been sad to see the decline of the domestic and international game...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoCracknell fears for his old friends
By PAUL REES Olly Cracknell fears for the future of former team-mates at the Ospreys as the contract uncertainty in Wales,...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoPolledri quitting Gloucester and heads for Zebre
Gloucester back row Jake Polledri will leave the club at the end of the season to join URC side Zebre. Polledri,...
-
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoOspreys in talks to keep Williams
ON THE BLINDSIDE Wales fly-half Owen Williams is in advanced talks with the Ospreys about extending his stay at the URC...
-
Latest News
/ 3 years agoYoung: Smaller squads will affect player welfare
Cardiff head coach Dai Young has concerns over player welfare as the Welsh regions prepare to have their squads severely reduced....
-
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoEaling close in on Ospreys merger
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Ealing Trailfinders are close to completing the paperwork for a merger with the Ospreys, which...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoCardiff get a lesson in finishing from Ulster
By ROB COLE Cardiff ...............20pts Tries: Lane 8, 63; Summerhill 68 Conversions: Evans 69 Penalties: Evans 17 Ulster ................ 42pts Tries:...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoNohamba boots life out of Bulls
Bulls ................25 Lions ................29 Sanele Nohamba scored 24 points as the Lions produced a shock derby win over the Bulls. The...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoStormers keep the Sharks at bay
Stormers ........29 Sharks ............23 The Stormers completed a double over their South African opposition with a hard-fought win at Cape Town...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoOspreys go close but can’t catch Benetton
By HAMISH STUART Ospreys ............................. 20pts Tries: Morgan 6, Parry 73, Morgan-Williams 80 Conversions: Walsh 74 Penalties: Myler 25 Benetton.............................21pts Tries:...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoAnother luckless night for Dragons
By ROGER PANTING Dragons.............20pts Tries: Wainwright 11, Rosser 42 Conversions: Reed 11, 42 Penalties: Reed 24, 47 Connacht ..........22pts Tries: Prendergast...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLeinster make it 19 unbeaten
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh .......27 Leinster .......... 47 Leinster extended their remarkable unbeaten run this season to 19 matches with a...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoBrave fightback falls short
By JOHN FALLON Munster ......... 49 Scarlets ......... 42 DWAYNE Peel threw down the gauntlet to his Scarlets when they trailed...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoHat-trick for hooker Matthews
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ..........50 Zebre .................. 8 Johnny Matthews scored a first-half hat-trick as Glasgow maintained their push for a...
-
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoMuldoon in demand
Connacht have launched a bid to take Bristol forwards coach John Muldoon back to Galway, where he made over 300 appearances...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoUlstermen show heart in Durban
By DAN GILMORE Sharks ............ 24 Ulster ............... 31 Ulster proved their character with a superb bonus-point win in Durban in...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoHome joy at long last for the Lions
By SEB EVANS Lions ................35 Glasgow ......... 24 The Lions finally gave their fans something to shout about and end a...
-
English Championship
/ 3 years agoEaling hold merger talks with Ospreys
By NEIL FISSLER EXCLUSIVE Ospreys are the Welsh region that Ealing Trailfinders have sounded out about a potential merger that would...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoBosch guides the way for Sharks
By BEN JAYCOCK Lions .................. 7 Sharks ............29 Curwin Bosch inspired the Sharks to a crucial bonus-point victory over the struggling...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLibbok drops in to seal Stormers win
By SAM JACKSON Bulls ................19 Stormers ........23 The Stormers secured a narrow victory at a packed Lotus Versfield to do the...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoCardiff ride luck to stay in the race
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................. 30pts Tries: Lane 2, 6; Ratti 49, Thomas 80 Conversions: Thomas 49, 80 Penalties: Thomas 13,...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDelight for Peel as Scarlets romp home
By ROB COLE Scarlets ........... 42pts Tries: Conbeer 5, 46; Fifita 11, Evans 30, Davies 49, James 75 Conversions: Costelow 6,...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRuddock leads way for Leinster
By TOM SHEEDY Leinster .......... 43 Dragons ...........14 Leo Cullen praised his men as their second string side maintained their perfect...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoWarriors move into top four
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ..........17 Ulster ............... 11 Scotland lock Scott Cummings impressed on his return after a three-month lay-off with...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLate try flurry saves Connacht
By JOHN FALLON Zebre ............... 34 Connacht ........57 Hooker Dylan Tierney-Martin became the fourth Connacht player in a row to score...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoOspreys suffer nine-try mauling
By JOHN FALLON Munster ..........58 Ospreys.............. 3 Ospreys head coach Toby Booth is hopeful that their heaviest defeat ever in the...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoScarlets No.8 off to play in France
Tonga No.8 Sione Kalamafoni will leave Scarlets at the end of the season for an opportunity in France. The 34-year-old, who...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoChampion Stormers earn away-day bonus
By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks ............... 19pts Tries: Grobler 38, 69: Jooste 62 Conversions: Bosch 39, 63 Stormers.......... 46pts Tries: Jantjies 1,...
-
International Rugby
/ 3 years agoCritics pile in as shell-shocked WRU faces ‘worst crisis ever’
By PETER JACKSON Wales kick the Six Nations off on Saturday with their employers ‘shellshocked’ by explosive public anger over the...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoSmith leads depleted Ospreys
Preview Zebre v Ospreys Today. 3pm PROP Nicky Smith leads a much-changed Ospreys side to face the URC basement boys Zebre....
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRowntree delight at crucial comeback win
By KEVIN FALLON Benetton ........30 Munster .........40 Munster boss Graham Rowntree praised his men for the way they recovered from a...
International Rugby
Chris Robshaw: England are ready to take Six Nations title
Features
OSCAR WILSON
BUCS Super Rugby
Cardiff Met’s Gus Patterson on becoming Bridgend’s next rugby star
The best betting sites
