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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoUlster are back – O’Connor
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ..............35 Stormers .......... 5 Skipper Alan O’Connor says his Ulster side are back in business after trouncing...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDouble for Brown as Warriors charge on
By PAUL ROSS Dragons ...............28pts Tries: R Williams 15, Tomkinson 18, Basham 56, Coleman 80 Conversions: Hanrahan 16, 19, 57, 80...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoScarlets seal first Welsh victory over Bulls
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ............37pts Tries: Davis 9, Mathias 16, G Davies 20, McNicholl 76 Conversions: Costelow 9, 16, 20, D...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLeinster academy boys step up
By TOM SHEEDY Leinster ...........38 Cardiff ............. 14 Max Deegan praised the attitude of an understrength side as they blew Cardiff...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoEdinburgh push Sharks all way
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh ....... 19 Sharks..............22 Edinburgh came up short in a pulsating contest as their hopes of a top-four...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoConnacht cut through Lions
Connacht ....... 43 Lions ............... 24 By JOHN FALLON Hat-trick hero Caolin Blade said this was the perfect way to finish...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoI don’t expect call from Warren, says Cardiff boss Young
By LUKE JARMYN It will be an unexpected surprise if Warren Gatland contacts the head coaches of the four Welsh regions...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoDrama as Williams steals it at the last
By ROGER PANTING Leicester .......................... 26pts Tries: van Poortvliet 15, Simmons 48 Conversions: Pollard 15, 48 Penalties: Pollard 3, 19, 67,...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoAll over for Sale as Ulster prove worth
By BEN JAYCOCK Ulster ................................. 22pts Tries: Lyttle 19, Herring 64, Vermeulen 76 Conversions: Cooney 65, 78 Penalties: Doak 38 Sale...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoClassy Leinster put Gloucester to sword
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........................14pts Tries: Penalty 25, 64 Leinster............................. 49pts Tries: Larmour 4, Ala’alatoa 11, Osborne 27, Doris 40, Keenan...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoA red for Slade but Chiefs in good shape
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Blue Bulls ......................... 39pts Tries: Louw 15, Kriel 24, Vermaak 36, Simelane 42 , 70; Grobbelaar 51 Conversions:...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoPriestland undecided if he will continue playing next season
Rhys Priestland will not be looking at his phone every few minutes this week to see whether he has been picked...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRhyno makes Ulster suffer
By KEVIN FALLON Benetton ........ 31 Ulster ...............29 Ulster's mid-season crisis deepened when they fell to a fifth defeat in six...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoMisery for Cardiff as Scarlets triumph
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff .................22pts Tries: Faletau 35, Carre 48, Adams 63 Conversions: Evans 35, 48 Penalties: Evans 2 Scarlets ..............28pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLeaders Leinster fight back to deny Ospreys
By ANDREW ROBERTS Ospreys ............. 19pts Tries: Giles 15 Conversions: C Evans 16 Penalties: C Evans 11, 43, 54, 73 Leinster...............
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoURC Friday and Saturday preview: Round 12
In a week where they suffered a chastening defeat at the hands of a 14-man Scarlets team and finally sealed the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoYoung fears Wales exodus
Some of Wales’ brightest stars are being allowed to fall through the cracks, while the WRU has leant heavily on player...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoOspreys win points to happier New Year
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Christmas certainly has come early in Welsh rugby. Firstly, Warren Gatland rides in on Santa’s...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoEdinburgh front up to keep their hopes alive
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh.......... 31pts Tries: Mata 19, Pen try 36, Savala 47, Vellacott 65 Conversions: Boffelli 19, 48, 66 Penalties:...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoCardiff cruise home as Williams hits 250 in style
By SIMON ROBERTS Cardiff............... 41pts Tries: Dacey 4, 18; Adams 22, L Williams 48, T Williams 60, Grady 77, Cabango 80...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoWeir keeps his cool to guide Glasgow home
By HAMISH STUART Bath....................... 19pts Tries: White 22, Lee-Warner 28, Gallagher 61 Conversions: Francis 29, 62 Glasgow...............22pts Tries: Bean 3, Turner...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoWorld Cup winner who is helping Lake
By ROB COLE An England World Cup winner is playing a key role in the emergence of one of Wales’ rising...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoBulls on rampage as Cardiff crumble
By ROB COLE Bulls..................... 45pts Tries: Moodie 30, 69, Arendse 39, Goosen 41, Nortje 59, Louw 76 Conversions: Goosen 31, 40,...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoDavies wants to win his Wales place back
By STEFFAN THOMAS Gareth Davies had no arguments at being left out of Wales’ autumn squad, but he is hoping to...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoWarriors end long wait for away win
By BRYN PALMER Zebre ................ 17 Glasgow.......... 45 Glasgow ended a run of 10 consecutive away URC defeats with victory over...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDecimated Ospreys put up a fight in Shark tank
By SIMON ROBERTS Sharks...............25pts Tries: Notshe 48, Bosch 76, Venter 80 Conversions: Bosch 77, 83 Penalties: Bosch 11, 19 Ospreys............. 10pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDragons fightback earns four-try bonus point
By SIMON ROBERTS Stormers........... 34pts Tries: Pokomela 9, Dweba 17, Nel 23, Libbok 36 Conversions: Libbock 10, 17, 23; Blommetjies 37...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoPorter leads Leinster revival
By KEVIN FALLON Leinster ...........38 Ulster................29 Andrew Porter produced a superb display off the bench as Leinster came from 19 points...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoHard work paying off for Connacht
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ........38 Benetton.......... 19 Connacht's superb No.8 Paul Boyle was delighted that they finally made chances count as...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoQuickfire 21 puts Munster in control
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh........ 17 Munster...........38 Munster's five-try win, featuring 21 unanswered points from 17-7 down just before half-time, provided more...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoOspreys change three as South Africa trip concludes
Ospreys have made three changes as they look to end their five-match winless run, and two-match trip to South Africa, with...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoSmith gives a lesson in class
By BEN JAYCOCK Benetton ........ 24 Edinburgh........ 17 Edinburgh crashed to defeat despite the Italians playing with 14 men for 70...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoSmall wins for Ospreys but Bulls march on
By MATT LLOYD Bulls..................... 43pts Tries: Kriel 7, 32; Carr 12, Steenkamp 21, Louw 40+2, Nortje 68, Burger 75 Conversions: Smith...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoNo stopping Leinster but Smith sees hope
By TOM SHEEDY Leinster..............40pts Glasgow............... 5pts Glasgow Warriors head coach Franco Smith believes his players are improving despite another difficult defeat...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoStewart keeps Ulster going
By RONAN O’NEILL Ulster ...............36 Zebre................. 15 Ulster head coach Dan McFarland says a big improvement is needed if they are...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoMunster end run of derby defeats
By DARAGH SMALL Munster ......... 34 Connacht......... 17 Another encouraging URC win continued Munster’s turnaround in fortunes. Connacht left Thomond Park...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoWe lacked a cutting edge in final third, admits Peel
By STEFFAN THOMAS Stormers...........36pts Tries: Jantjies 14, Zas 18, van Rhyn 22, Dayimani 35, du Plessis 41 Conversions: Wolhuter 15, 19,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoWainwright and Screech cause stir
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sam Wainwright and Matthew Screech have caused a massive stir with their respective moves to...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoKvesic signs for Zebre
Matt Kvesic has signed for Italian side Zebre until the end of the season following the cancellation of his contract with...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDavies on fire as Dragons leave Zebre at the gate
By DELME PARFITT Dragons............ 47pts Tries: Williams 9, Richards 28, 66; Hughes 47, O’Brien 57 Conversions: S Davies 9, 28, 66,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoConnacht have the drop on Ospreys
By ROGER PANTING Ospreys............. 19pts Tries: Sutton 3, Morgan-Williams 8, Parry 68 Conversions: Walsh 3, 68 Connacht..........22pts Tries: Wootton 34, Blade...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDaunting trip to SA next for sorry Scarlets
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets............... 5pts Tries: S Evans 20 Leinster..............35pts Tries: Cosgrave 1, Russell 25, Clarkson 47, Penalty 56, 70 ...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoSix-try Warriors get revenge
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow .............. 37 Tries: Vailanu 10, 57; Cancelliere 36, McDowall 39, F Brown 48, McLean 72 Conversions: Miotti...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoCardiff act on pub rumpus
Cardiff have issued sanctions against a “small number” of players following an investigation into a disturbance at a pub on October...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoPriestland cuts down champions
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff................. 30pts Tries: Cabango 16, Harries 43 Conversions: Priestland 43 Penalties: Priestland 9, 15, 33, 52, 69, 80...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoSexton: There’s more to come
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ............... 27 Tries: Penny 27, Sheehan 49, McGrath 62, Russell 77. Conversions: Sexton 28, 50 Munster............... 13...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoMyler keeps his nerve as Ospreys find late leveller
By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............16pts Tries: Baldwin 75 Conversions: Myler 75 Penalties: Myler 35, 50, 68 Stormers ..........16pts Tries: De Wet...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoTwo-try Costelow puts his hand up for Wales
By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets ............36pts Tries: Costelow 7, 43; Lousi 29, Davies 40, Conbeer 79 Conversions: Halfpenny 8, 30, 40, 44,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoCardiff hit 15 wins in a row over Dragons
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................31pts Tries: Adams 12, Carre 15, Botham 28, Young 73 Conversions: Evans 12, 15, 28, 73 Penalties:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoYoung focuses on leadership after claims players threw eggs in pub
By STEFFAN THOMAS Dai Young has urged his Cardiff players to take more responsibility on and off the field and admits...
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