United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years ago

Cardiff show their class to overcome problems

By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............... 21pts Tries: Parry 45, Thomas 63, Lake 67 Conversions: Anscombe 45, 63, 67 Cardiff ................ 38pts...

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

Dragons take chances to stun Scarlets

By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ............14pts Tries: Hardy 23, Tuipulotu 71 Conversions: Costelow 23, 71 Dragons............. 31pts Tries: Dee 4, J Williams...

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

Nohamba stars as Lions finish strong

Lions ............. 50 Zebre .............35 Sanele Nohamba scored 20 points as the Lions beat Zebre in Pretoria to end their URC...

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

Classy second half earns Stormers home quarter

Stormers ......38 Benetton ......22 Stormers turned on the style in the second half to claim a bonus-point victory over that sealed...

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

Munster get it right in the end

By TOM SHEEDY Sharks .............22 Munster ..........22 Munster head coach Graham Rowntree knew it would be another gruelling outing in Kings...

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

Ulster seal second spot

By JOHN FALLON Ulster ............... 18 Edinburgh .......14 John Cooney crowned his midweek contract extension with a stunning display to secure...

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

Morgan’s new deal a boost for Wales

By PETER JACKSON Jac Morgan has rejected a fistful of Anglo-French offers and signed a long-term deal to stay in Wales....

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

Ewels off to Bulls

England lock Charlie Ewels has joined South African URC side the Bulls for the remainder of the season before returning to...

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

Stewart sets try record as Ulster move up to second

By JOHN FALLON Ulster .................40pts Tries: Stewart 30, 38, 49; McCann 8, Timoney 68, Penalty 79 Conversions: Cooney 9, 39, 50,...

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

Do or die now for Ospreys as Edinburgh hit top gear

By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh.......... 45pts Tries: Conversions: Vellacott 4, Cherry 8, Skinner 17, Boffelli 19, Watson 40, Graham 58, 72 Boffelli...

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

Aki 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,...

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

Record-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...

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

Sharks 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...

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

Fagerson-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...

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

Debutant 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...

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

Munster 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...

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

Moriarty 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Champions Cup
/ 3 years ago

Irish 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Challenge Cup
/ 3 years ago

Cardiff 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...

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

Regions 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 3 years ago

Anscombe 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...

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

Stewart 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...

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

Costelow 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...

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

Alun 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,...

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

Sweet 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...

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

Lions 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...

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

Glasgow 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...

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

Connacht 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...

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

Draw 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team
International Rugby
/ 3 years ago

Cueto 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...

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

Cracknell 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,...

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

Polledri 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,...

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

Ospreys 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 3 years ago

Young: 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....

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

Ealing 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...

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

Cardiff 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:...

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

Nohamba 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...

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

Stormers 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...

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

Ospreys 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:...

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

Another 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...

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

Leinster make it 19 unbeaten

By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh .......27 Leinster .......... 47 Leinster extended their remarkable unbeaten run this season to 19 matches with a...

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

Brave fightback falls short

By JOHN FALLON Munster ......... 49 Scarlets ......... 42 DWAYNE Peel threw down the gauntlet to his Scarlets when they trailed...

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

Hat-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...

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

Muldoon in demand

Connacht have launched a bid to take Bristol forwards coach John Muldoon back to Galway, where he made over 300 appearances...

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

Ulstermen show heart in Durban

By DAN GILMORE Sharks ............ 24 Ulster ............... 31 Ulster proved their character with a superb bonus-point win in Durban in...

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

Home 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Championship
/ 3 years ago

Ealing 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...

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

Bosch 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...

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

Libbok 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...

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

Cardiff 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,...

By The Rugby Paper Team